With so many people now gaining their first experiences afloat in alternative ways to sailing such as kayaking and paddleboarding, Howth Yacht Club is developing and expanding its Come Sailing initiative with the recruitment of a full-time On-the-water Coordinator to assist and support these newcomers in their chosen activity, while additionally offering them the opportunity to avail of the Club's Go Sailing initiative, which builds towards more advanced sailing in the HYC flotilla of J/80s.
The Coordinator is also seen as being able to provide encouragement for HYC members who may have stopped sailing for the entire duration of the pandemic, and thus feel that their skills in a boat may have become slightly rusty.
With the attractive island of Ireland's Eye right on its doorstep, and beaches and the cliffs of Howth Head nearby, the Howth area is proving to be a magnet for those availing of the newest international ranges of affordable self-propelled watercraft of all types and sizes. Howth Yacht Club's position of having been at the heart of the harbour for 126 years gives it unrivalled experience in the introduction and training of beginners, and ensuring the quiet but effective regulation of safety measures as a natural feature of life afloat.
Details of the new position – for which applications close on 26th May - are here