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Prof O'Connell Now Walking on Water?

23rd April 2017
Prof O'Connell afloat in Kinsale Prof O'Connell afloat in Kinsale

Is he a Diamond geezer or isn’t he? Has he Juice Jumped? Is this the Prof walking on water? Or is he riding at least two horses at once? Maybe it’s an attempt to give the term “Dear Departed” a whole new meaning? You tell us.

All we know this pic in Kinsale today is of Prof O’Connell spreading it about a bit, as he was aboard the Quarter Tonner Diamond (that’s her he’s leaving) to get her tuned, yet was also seen at the helm of Jump Juice and doing a bit of winning.

He would probably also have liked to have had a hand in Justin Lucas’s Optimist performance, giving him the tactical advice which swept the board in the Youth Nationals today at Ballyholme. Why be on only two boats at once when you can be everywhere at the same time, a universal presence?

Published in Kinsale

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Kinsale Yacht Club located in Kinsale, County Cork lies just 120 nautical miles from Wales, 240 from North West France and only 500 from the Galician Coast of North Spain.

Kinsale Yacht Club is only a few minutes walk from every shop, hotel, pub and restaurant in Ireland’s gourmet capital but most significantly it is only 30 km by road from Cork, Ireland’s second city, and between the two lies one the region’s main assets - Cork International Airport - with its daily links to many European capitals.

Club members, of which there are more than 600, race Cruisers, One Design Keelboats and Dinghies.

The club runs inshore and offshore races, has an active cruising scene, a powerboat section and most significantly for any real club, a strong and dynamic junior training programme.

Beyond the club’s own marina is the club house itself and the dinghy park. Within the clubhouse are changing rooms, bar and restaurant all with full wheelchair access. The club’s full-time secretariat, steward and marina manager are there to look after sailing visitors and members alike in a relaxed, informal and fun environment.

The club welcomes new members and has always got room on its members’ yachts for new comers to the sport.