Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

Man of the Bay – Paul Kehoe at the helm of the Naomh Cronan in Dublin Bay

Paul Kehoe is “Sailor of the Month (Services to Sailing) for January

1st February 2022 Sailor of the Month

There are times when somebody is so skilled in doing good work by stealth that their achievements tend to be hidden in plain sight. We were all reminded of this is in mid-January at the annual international AGM of the…

Born again…..the classic DB21 revival has now taken on a new dimension

Dublin Bay OGA Classics to Take Us Back to the Future on Zoom

25th January 2022 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

It may well be that Zoom sessions will continue as a significant permanent element in communication within the sailing community. But if the emergence from the pandemic continues reasonably well on course, there are many who hope that traditional human…

Gaff rig leaders Stiofan O Laoire, Paul Keogh and Johnny Wedick in Poolbeg Y&BC. Paul Keogh was honoured by the international Old Gaffers Association at their AGM at the weekend with the prestigious Jolie Brise Trophy for his long years of dedicated service with the Clondalkin-built Galway Hooker Naomh Cronan

Dubliner Paul Keogh Receives Top Trophy For His Dedication to Promoting Traditional Gaff Rig

17th January 2022 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

For many years until her transfer to Galway in 2021, the Clondalkin community-built Galway Hooker Naomh Cronan was a feature of sailing life in Dublin’s River Liffey at Poolbeg Y&BC in Ringsend, and she was a regular attendee at traditional…

Doomed ships of the Spanish Armada at the Blasket Islands in September 1588. Four vessels sought shelter in the lee of the Great Blasket Island, and while two succeeded and eventually got safely back to Spain, two – the Rosa and Ragusa – were wrecked.

"The Spanish Armada In Ireland" Opens New Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Winter Zoom Session

25th October 2021 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

DBOGA invites you to join their 2021-2022 Winter Monthly Zoom Sessions, opening with "The Spanish Armada in Ireland", which will be given by Cormac Lowth on Thursday 28th October at 20.00hrs. In 1588, one hundred and thirty heavily armed ships…

Howth RNLI presented DBOGA with a Letter of thanks from the Institution for their generous support.

Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Donate €8,000 to Howth RNLI

6th September 2021 RNLI Lifeboats

When Covid 19 hit last year, fundraising for Howth RNLI Lifeboat through street flag day collections, St. Patrick’s Day Irish Coffee Mornings, Golf Classics, Boat Jumble Sales and Vintage Car Runs all came to an abrupt halt, Dublin Bay Old…

Action stations. The Howth Lifeboat at full power off the Baily Lighthouse

Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Raise €7,571 Online for Howth Lifeboat

24th May 2021 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

The many months of Lockdown in its various forms have prevented the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association from physically holding their regular monthly winter meetings at Poolbeg Yacht & Boat Club in Dublin Port. Each of these friendly gatherings –…

Christmas Eve, 1895, and the Dublin Bay lifeboat has capsized with tragic loss of life whole trying to reach the wrecked sailing ship Palme.

Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Will Show That Worse Things Can Happen at Sea

6th January 2021 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

If you think that life is tough under the current pandemic, then the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association has just the thing to put current national and personal problems into perspective, with a comprehensively illustrated Zoom talk by noted maritime…

Harry Donegan's famous Gull and her successor Sibyl off Cobh – both boats are somehow involved in the story of how the "genuine fake ketch" Betty Alan has so far failed to sail round Britain and Ireland

Dublin Old Gaffers Will Learn of How Not to Sail Round Britain & Ireland, & of Three Significant Boats

2nd December 2020 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

Frances Edwards & Ed Maggs are clearly the most incompetent cruisers, as Ed says himself, for they have completely failed in their modest ambition of a circumnavigation of the British Isles by stalling on the West Coast of Ireland, and…

Classic boat-building from an 1896 design – the 12ft Bray Droleen built by Michael Weed of Donegal during a recent course at the Boat Building Academy in Dorset

Howth RNLI to Benefit from Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Zoom Session On Building Bray Droleen Dinghy

22nd November 2020 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

The Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association winter talks series on Zoom continues on Thursday (November 26th) with a deeper insight into a classic boat-building story that has featured recently on Afloat.ie DBOGA member and a graduate of the Boat Building…

The 1937 Tyrrell-built 43ft ketch Maybird is now Crosshaven-based, but her owner-skipper Darryl Hughes somehow manages to be the new Honorary Secretary of the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association. In 2018, Maybird became the oldest boat ever to complete the Round Ireland Race

Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Spread Their Wings

11th November 2020 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

The recent 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association was a successful exchange of proposals and decision-making among enthusiasts who share a delight in classic and traditional craft which set rigs of the most ancient style.…

Old Gaffers Celebrate Dublin Port Riverfest With Annual Regatta

28th May 2015 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

#Riverfest - The Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association has timed its annual regatta to take place this weekend during the third Dublin Port Riverfest. Weather permitting, the DBOGA will race in Dublin Bay for the Leinster Plate Trophy on Saturday…

Old Gaffers Plan West Cork Cruise Along The Fastnet Coast

11th January 2015 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers

#westcork – The Irish President of the Old Gaffers Association is organising a sailing cruise along the West Cork coast in July with venues to include well known harbours and landmarks along the 'Fastnet coast' such as Skellig Michael via Baltimore, Schull,…