What is the Royal St George Yacht Club?

The Royal St George Yacht Club — often abbreviated as RStGYC and affectionately known as ‘the George’ — is one of the world’s oldest sailing clubs, and one of a number that ring Dublin Bay on the East Coast of Ireland.

Where is the Royal St George Yacht Club based?

The Royal St George Yacht Club is based at the harbour of Dun Laoghaire, a suburban coastal town in south Co Dublin around 11km south-east of Dublin city centre and with a population of some 26,000. The Royal St George is one of the four Dun Laoghaire Waterfront Clubs, along with the National Yacht Club, Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC) and Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC).

When was the Royal St George Yacht Club founded?

The Royal St George was founded by members of the Pembroke Rowing Club in 1838 and was originally known as Kingstown Boat Club, as Kingstown was what Dun Laoghaire was named at the time. The club obtained royal patronage in 1845 and became known as Royal Kingstown Yacht Club. After 1847 the club took on its current name.

What does the Royal St George Yacht Club do?

The George is first and foremost an active yacht club with a strong commitment to and involvement with all aspects of the sport of sailing, whether racing your one design on Dublin Bay, to offshore racing in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, to junior sailing, to cruising and all that can loosely be described as “messing about in boats”.

Who are the flag officers of the Royal St George Yacht Club?

As of November 2020, the Commodore of the Royal St George Yacht Club is Peter Bowring, with Richard O’Connor as Vice-Commodore. The club has two Rear-Commodores, Mark Hennessy for Sailing and Derek Ryan for Social.

How many members does the Royal St George Yacht Club have?

As of November 2020, the Royal St George has around 1,900 members.

What are the Royal St George Yacht Club’s burgee and ensign?

The Royal St George’s burgee is a red pennant with a white cross which has a crown at its centre. The club’s ensign has a blue field with the Irish tricolour in its top left corner and a crown towards the bottom right corner.

Does the Royal St George Yacht Club organise racing?

Yes, the club hosts regular weekly racing for dinghies and keelboats as well as a number of national and international sailing events each season. Major annual events include the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, hosted in conjunction with the three other Dun Laoghaire Waterfront Clubs.

Does the Royal St George Yacht Club cater for youth sailing?

Yes, the Royal St George has a vibrant junior sailing section that organises training and events throughout the year.

Does the Royal St George Yacht Club cater for sail training?

Sail training is a core part of what the George does, and training programmes start with the Sea Squirts aged 5 to 8, continuing through its Irish Sailing Youth Training Scheme for ages 8 to 18, with adult sail training a new feature since 2009. The George runs probably the largest and most comprehensive programme each summer with upwards of 500 children participating. This junior focus continues at competitive level, with coaching programmes run for aspiring young racers from Optimist through to Lasers, 420s and Skiffs.

What sailing classes does the Royal St George Yacht Club host?

The most popular boats raced at the club are one-design keelboats such as the Dragon, Shipman 28, Ruffian, SB20, Squib and J80; dinghy classes including the Laser, RS200 and RS400; junior classes the 420, Optimist and Laser Radial; and heritage wooden boats including the Water Wags, the oldest one-design dinghy class in the world. The club also has a large group of cruising yachts.

What facilities does the Royal St George Yacht Club have?

The Royal St George is based in a Victorian-style clubhouse that dates from 1843 and adjoins the harbour’s Watering Pier. The clubhouse was conceived as a miniature classical Palladian Villa, a feature which has been faithfully maintained despite a series of extensions, and a 1919 fire that destroyed all but four rooms. Additionally, the club has a substantial forecourt with space for more than 50 boats dry sailing, as well as its entire dinghy fleet. There is also a dry dock, four cranes (limit 12 tonnes) and a dedicated lift=out facility enabling members keep their boats in ready to race condition at all times. The George also has a floating dock for short stays and can supply fuel, power and water to visitors.

Does the Royal St George Yacht Club have a bar and/or dining facilities?

Yes, the Royal St George’s clubhouse offers a full bar and catering service for members, visitors and guests. Currently the bar is closed due to Covid-19 restrictions.

What are the opening hours of the Royal St George Yacht Club?

The Royal St George boathouse is open daily from 9.30am to 5.30pm during the winter. The office and reception are open Tuesdays to Fridays from 10am to 5pm. The bar is currently closed due to Covid-19 restrictions. Lunch is served on Wednesdays and Fridays from 12.30pm to 2.30pm, with brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 3pm.

Does the Royal St George Yacht Club host functions such as weddings, parties or corporate events?

Yes, the Royal St George regularly hosts weddings and family celebrations from birthdays to christenings, and offers a unique and prestigious location to celebrate your day. The club also hosts corporate meetings, sailing workshops and company celebrations with a choice of rooms. From small private meetings to work parties and celebrations hosting up to 150 guests, the club can professionally and successfully manage your corporate requirements. In addition, team building events can utilise its fleet of club boats and highly trained instructors. For enquiries contact Laura Smart at events@rsgyc.ie or phone 01 280 1811.

How do I become a member of the Royal St George Yacht Club?

The George is delighted to welcome new members. It may look traditional — and is proud of its heritage — but behind the facade is a lively and friendly club, steeped in history but not stuck in it. It is a strongly held belief that new members bring new ideas, new skills and new contacts on both the sailing and social sides

Do I need to own a boat to become a member of the Royal St George Yacht Club?

No — members can avail of the club’s own fleet of watercraft

How much does it cost to join the Royal St George Yacht Club?

There is currently no joining fee for new members of the Royal St George. The introductory ordinary membership subscription fee is €775 annually for the first two years. A full list of membership categories and related annual subscriptions is available

How long does membership of the Royal St George Yacht Club last?

Membership subscriptions are renewed on an annual basis

How do I contact the Royal St George Yacht Club?

Full contact details for the club and is staff can be found here

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28th July 2013

Hosts Give Ireland Little Joy at Home International Rowing at Nottingham

#HomeInternationalRowing: Ireland had to be content with second places both in crew terms and in overall categories at the Home International Regatta in Nottingham. England had a clean sweep, winning both the senior men’s and women’s categories and the junior men’s and women’s. Ireland senior men and junior women filled the runners-up spots; the senior women finished fourth and the junior men third.

The men’s junior pair of Ryan McKenna and Alex Chadfield from Clonmel won, as did the Ireland junior women’s eight. Twelve Ireland crews finished second in their races.

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15th June 2012

Athlone Rowing Regatta Cancelled

# ROWING: Athlone Regatta, which was scheduled for Coosan Point tomorrow (Saturday) has been cancelled. The organisers made the decision today because the wind and the flood levels were too variable.

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13th May 2012

St Joseph's and NUIG Eights Win at Limerick Rowing Regatta

#ROWING: Galway crews won both the men’s Intermediate and Junior 18A eights at the Limerick Regatta. The junior title went to St Joseph’s, while NUIG won the intermediate crown.

Limerick Regatta Results 2012

Race	Time	Event	Heat	Lane 1		Lane 2		Lane 3		Lane 4		Next Race	No Qual
1	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat A	Castleconnell (Moloney)	2	Colaiste Iognaid RC A (Bell)	1	Fermoy RC A (Fischer)	4	St. Michaels (Hanily)	3	34/35
2	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat B	Graiguenamanagh C (Murphy)	3	Clonmel RC B (Mc Kenna)	2	Tralee RC B (Sugrue)	4	Shannon RC B (Fitzgibbon)	1	34/35
3	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat C			Athlone BC (Molloy)	1	Clonmel RC A (Allen)	3	Fermoy RC B (O'Mahoney)	2	34/35
4	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat D			Shannon RC C (Devereux)	2	Graiguenamanagh RC B (Schone)	1	UL RC (Aherne)	3	34/35
5	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat E			St. Joseph's (Lydon)	1	Tralee RC A (Stuart)	2	Shannon RC A (Blackwell)	3	34/35
6	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat F	NO RACE								34/35
7	08:50	Men's Intermediate 1X	Heat A			Garda Suiochana B (Kenny)	3	University of Limerick A (Sheehan)	2	St. Michael's (Lazda)	1	44
8	08:50	Men's Intermediate 1X	Heat B			University of Limerick (Brinn)	2	St. Michael's B (O'Connor)	1			44
9	09:00	Mens Novice 4X+	Heat A			Athlunkard A	1	Shandon BC	2	NUIG	3	45
10	09:00	Mens Novice 4X+	Heat B			Commercial RC	1	Athlunkard B	2			45
11	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat A	Graiguenamanagh BC	3	Cork BC C	2	Athlunkard BC	4	Clonmel	1	51/52
12	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat B	Carlow B	1	St. Joseph's B		Cork BC A	2		3	51/52
13	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat C	Athlone	3	Shandon	2	Colaiste Chiarain	4	Fermoy	1	51/52
14	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat D	St. Michael's A	4	Shannon	1	Carlow	3	Colaiste Iognaid	2	51/52
15	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat E	Killorglin	1	Muckross	4	St. Joseph's	2	Cork BC B	3	51/52
16	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat F	NO RACE								51/52
17	09:35	Mens Junior 18 2X	Heat A	Coláiste Iognaid B	3	St. Michael's	2	Fermoy	4	Athlone	1	50
18	09:35	Mens Junior 18 2X	Heat B			Castleconnell	3	Fermoy B	2	Coláiste Iognaid A	1	50
19	09:35	Mens Junior 18 2X	Heat C			Coláiste Chiaráin	3	Tralee	2	Coláiste Iognaid C	1	50
20	09:35	Mens Junior 18 2X	Heat D			Clonmel	2	Shandon	3	St. Michael's B	1	50
21	09:55	Women's Junior 16 2X	Heat A	Athlunkard	3	Shandon	2	Fermoy		Graiguenamanagh BC	1	46
22	09:55	Women's Junior 16 2X	Heat B	St. Michael's	4	Tralee	3	Coláiste Chiaráin	2	Castleconnell	1	46
23	09:55	Women's Junior 16 2X	Heat C	NO RACE								46
24	10:10	Men's Intermediate II - 1X	Heat A	St. Michael's C (Taylor)	4	Cappoquinn (Landers)	2	Clonmel (Predergast)	1	St. Michaels (Culinane)	3	53
25	10:10	Men's Intermediate II - 1X	Heat B	Commerical (Peuget)	1	Neptune (Brett)	3	Neptune A (McCarthy)	2	Athlunkard (Carroll)	4	53
26	10:10	Men's Intermediate II - 1X	Heat C	NO RACE								53
27	10:20	Womens Junior 18A 4X-	Heat A	Castleconnell		Shandon - DISQ		St. Michael's A	2	St. Michael's B	1	58
28	10:20	Womens Junior 18A 4X-	Heat B			Fermoy	1	Athlone	2	St. Michael's C		58
29	10:30	Womens Junior 15 2X	Heat A	St. Michael's C	1	Fermoy	3	Offaly	2	Coláiste Iognaid A	4	60
30	10:30	Womens Junior 15 2X	Heat B			Coláiste Iognaid B	3	St. Michael's B	2	Killorglin	1	60
31	10:30	Womens Junior 15 2X	Heat C			St. Michael's A	2	Shandon	3	Cork	1	60
32	10:45	Men's Senior 2-	Heat A	St. Michael's A	1	Neptune	3	Muckross/ULRC	2	Lee RC		61
33	10:45	Men's Senior 2-	Heat B	RACE 32 is NOW A FINAL		RACE 32 is NOW A FINAL		RACE 32 is NOW A FINAL		RACE 32 is NOW A FINAL		61
34	10:55	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Semi A	Castleconnell (Moloney)	2	Coláiste Iognaid (Bell)	1	Shannon (Fitzgibbon)	3	Clonmel (McKenna)	4	63
35	10:55	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Semi B			Athlone (Molloy)	2	Graiguenamanagh (Shone)	3	St. Joseph's (Lydon)	1	63
36	11:05	Women's Junior 16 4X+	Heat A			Shandon	1	Castleconnell BC	2	Athlone	3	62
37	11:05	Women's Junior 16 4X+	Heat B			Athlunkard	2	Colaiste Iognaid	1			62
38	11:15	Men's Junior 16 1X	Heat A	Shannon (Carmody)	1	Clonmel (Chadfield)	2	Commercial (Carroll)	3	Cork (O'Connell) - Injury		67
39	11:15	Men's Junior 16 1X	Heat B	Castleconnell (Kileen)	1	Athlunkard (Meehan)	3	Conmel B (May)	4	Coláiste Chiaráin (Malone)	2	67
40	11:15	Men's Junior 16 1X	Heat C	Athlone (Egan)	1	Clonmel (Lonergan)	3	Athlone (Hannon)	2	Skibbereen (Mc Carthy)	4	67
41	11:15	Men's Junior 16 1X	Heat D	No Race								67
42	11:35	Womens Novice 4X+	Heat A			Cappoquinn	1	Shannon	3	Kilorglin	2	69
43	11:35	Womens Novice 4X+	Heat B			Cork A	1	Cork B	2	Athlunkard	3	69
44	11:45	Men's Intermediate 1X	Final	University of Limerick A (Sheehan)	3	St. Michael's (Lazda)	2	St. Michael's B (O'Connor)	1	University of Limerick (Brinn)
45	11:50	Men's Novice 4X+	Final			Athlunkard A	1	Commerical	2	Shandon	3
46	11:55	Women's Junior 16 2X	Final	Shandon		Graiguenamanagh BC	1	Castleconnell	2	Coláiste Chiaráin - SCR
47	12:00	Womens Senior 2-	Final			Cork	1	Shannon	2
48	12:05	Womens Junior 18 8	Final			Muckross	1	Shannon	2
49	12:10	Women's Novice 4+	Final			NUIG A	2	NUIG B	3	UL	1
50	12:15	Men's Junior 18A 2X	Final	Athlone	2	Coláiste Iognaid A	3	St. Michael's B	4	Coláiste Iognaid C	1
51	12:20	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Final 1			Clonmel	3	Carlow B	1	Fermoy	2
52	12:25	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Final 2			Shannon	2	Killorglan	1
53	12:30	Men's Intermediate II - 1X	Final	Cappoquinn (Landers)	2	Clonmel (Prendergast)	1	Commerical (Peuget)	4	Neptune A (Mc Carthy)	3
54	12:35	Men's Junior 16 8	Final			Muckross	3	St. Joseph's	2	Coláiste Iognaid	1
55	12:40	Women's Senior 1X	Final			ULRC (O'Sullivan)	2	Killorglan (Dukarska)	1
56	12:45	Men's Novice 4+	Final	- Time Pushed to 13.05		Commerical	1	Cork	2
57	12:50	Men's Junior 18A 8	Final			St. Joseph's	1	St. Michael's	2	Fermoy	3
58	12:55	Women's Junior 18A 4X-	Final	St. Michael's A	3	St. Michael's B	1	Fermoy	2	Athlone
59	13:00	Men's Master 8	Final			Old Collegians	1	Shannon	2
60	13:05	Womens Junior 15 2X	Final	Offaly	3	St. Michael's C	2	Killorglin	1	Cork	4
61	13:10	Men's Senior 2-	Final	NO RACE - FINAL RUN @ RACE 32
62	13:15	Women's Junior 16 4X+	Final			Shandon	2	Colaiste Iognaid	1	Castleconnell	3
63	13:20	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Final			Colaiste Iognaid (Bell)	1	St. Joseph's (Lydon)	2	Castleconnell (Moloney)	3
64	13:25	Men's Intermediate 8	Final	St. Joseph's	2	NUIG	1	Athlunkard	4	Muckross	3
65	13:30	Women's Intermediate 8	Final			NUIG	3	Muckross	2	St. Michael's	1
66	13:35	Men's Senior 4X	Final			UL RC	1	Castleconnell / Clonmel / UL	2	NUIG	3
67	13:40	Men's Junior 16 1X	Final			Shannon (Carmody)	1	Castleconnell (Kileen)	3	Athlone (Egan)	2
68	13:45	Women's Intermediate 1X	Final			Limerick (Willis)	2	Offaly (Piggot)	1
69	13:50	Women's Novice 4X+	Final	Cork BC B	4	Cappoquinn	2	Cork BC A	3	Killorglin	1
70	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat A	Colaiste Iognaid A	4	Cork BC A	2	Castleconnell B	3	Fermoy C	1	121/122	1
71	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat B	Fermoy A	3	Fermoy B	1	Lee	2	Colaiste Chiarain	4	121/122	1
72	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat C	St Michaels	3	Cholaiste Na Coiribe	4	Cork BC C	2	Athlone A	1	121/122	1
73	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat D	Castleconnell BC	2	Offaly	3	Muckross DISQ 3	4	Cork BC B	1	121/122	1
74	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat E	Athlone BC B	4	Shandon BC	2	Shannon RC	1	Lee B	3	121/122	1
75	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat F	No Race		Above HEATS HAVE CHANGED!!!						121/122
76	14:20	Men's Senior 1X	Heat A	Straight Final at final time								124
77	14:20	Men's Senior 1X	Heat B	See race no 124								124
78	14:30	Men's Novice 1X	Heat A	Waterford A (Konan)	4	Cappoquinn A (Hennessy)	3	Shandon (Cronje)	2	Clonmel (Murphy)	1	128	1
79	14:30	Men's Novice 1X	Heat B			Waterford B (Corrigan)	1	Waterford C (Harrison)	2	Shandon C (Smith)	3	128	1
80	14:30	Men's Novice 1X	Heat C			Shandon A (Carroll)	3	Castleconnell (O'Connor)	1	Waterford (Stender)	2	128	1
81	14:30	Men's Novice 1X	Heat D			Cappoquin (Landers)	1	Neptune (McCarthy)	2	Cappoquinn (Moloney)	3	128	1
82	14:45	Mens Junior 16 2X	Heat A	Clonmel	2	Castleconnell	1	Fermoy	4	Athlunkard	3	129	1
83	14:45	Mens Junior 16 2X	Heat B	Commerical	1	Shandon	4	Skibbereen	2	Colaiste Iognaid B	3	129	1
84	14:45	Mens Junior 16 2X	Heat C	Tralee	3	Shannon A	4	Shannon B	1	Colaiste Iognaid A	2	129	1
85	14:45	Mens Junior 16 2X	Heat D	No Race								129
86	15:05	Womens Junior 14 4X+	Heat A	Castleconnell	3	Shandon	2	Athlone B	4	Shannon C	1	134	1
87	15:05	Women's Junior 14 4X+	Heat B	Athlone A	3	Castleconnell B - DISQ No Bow Ball		Muckross B	2	Lee	1	134	1
88	15:05	Women's Junior 14 4X+	Heat C	St. Michael's	1	Athlunkard	2	Cholaiste Na Coiribe	3	Shannon RC - DNS		134	1
89	15:05	Women's Junior 14 4X+	Heat D			Muckross A	2	Shannon B	3	Colaiste Iognaid	1	134	1
90	15:25	Men's Junior 18A 4X-	Heat A			Waterford BC - DNF		St Michaels	2	Colaiste Iognaid	1	135	2
91	15:25	Men's Junior 18A 4X-	Heat B			Shandon BC	2	Shannon RC	1			135	1
92	15:35	Women's Junior 18A 1X	Heat A			Tralee (Deady)	2	Colaiste Iognaid (Gavin)	1	St. Michael's B (Ahern)	3	136	1
93	15:35	Women's Junior 18A 1X	Heat B			St. Michael's C (Sheehan)	2	Athlunkard (Green)	1	Tralee B (O'Donnell)	3	136	1
94	15:35	Women's Junior 18A 1X	Heat C			St. MIchael's A (O'Brien)	2	Muckross (Crowley)	1	Castleconnell (Donnigan)		136	1
95	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat A	Kilorglan A	3	Kilorglan B	2	St. Joseph's B	4	Shandon B	1	131/132	1
96	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat B	Shannon B - DNS		Colaiste Chiarain	1	Shannon A	2	St. Joseph's C	3	131/132	1
98	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat D	Fermoy A	4	Castleconnell A	3	Colaiste Iognaid B	1	Colaiste Iognaid A	2	131/132	1
99	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat E	Fermoy D	1	Athlone	3	Shandon	4	St. Joseph's D	2	131/132	1
97	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat C	Graiguenamanagh	3	Clonmel	1	Fermoy C	4	Cork A	2	131/132	1
100	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat F			St. Joseph's A	1	Cork C	3	Skibbereen	2	131/132	1
101	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat G			Athlunkard	1	Fermoy B	3	Cork B	2	131/132	1
124	18:05	Men's Senior 1X	Final			Commercial A (Crowley)		Offaly (O'Donohue)
102	16:15	Women's Junior 16 1X	Heat A	Colaiste Chiarain B (G Malone)	2	Tralee (Ryall)	3	Colaiste Chiarain (R Malone)	4	St. Michael's (Klimek)	1	141	1
103	16:15	Women's Junior 16 1X	Heat B	Killorglin (Hyde)	2	Graiguenamanagh (Duffy)	4	Fermoy (Sohun)	1	Clonmel (Coyne)	3	141	1
104	16:15	Women's Junior 16 1X	Heat C	Castleconnell A (Griffin)	3	St. Michael's B (Madden)	2	Fermoy B (Freeman)	1	Graiguenamanagh B (Walsh)	4	141	1
105	16:15	Women's Junior 16 1X	Heat D			Colaiste Iognaid (Cushen)	2	Colaiste Chiarain (Downes)	3	Fermoy (Ryan)	1	141	1
106	16:35	Men's Junior 16 4X+	Heat A	Athlunkard	2	Colaiste Iognaid B	3	Tralee	4	Athlone	1	142	1
107	16:35	Men's Junior 16 4X+	Heat B	St. Michael's B	3	Muckross B	2	Coláiste Chiráin	4	Colaiste Iognaid	1	142	1
108	16:35	Men's Junior 16 4X+	Heat C	Shandon	3	Muckross	4	St. Joseph's A	2	Commerical	1	142	1
109	16:35	Men's Junior 16 4X+	Heat D	Shannon	1	St. Joseph's B	3	Athlone B	4	St. Michael's	2	142	1
110	16:55	Women's Novice 1X	Heat A	ULRC (Kearney)	1	Shandon (Callinan)	2	Killorglin (Ryan)	3	ULRC (Mooney)	4	143	2
111	16:55	Women's Novice 1X	Heat B			Offaly (Piggot)	2	St. Michael's (Gill)	1	Castleconnell (Silk)		143	2
112	17:05	Men's Intermediate 2X	Heat A	NUIG - DNF (crashed)	3	UL	1	Athlunkard		Lee	2	144	2
113	17:05	Men's Intermediate 2X	Heat B			Neptune	2	St. Michael's	3	Garda	1	144	2
114	17:15	Women's Junior 18A 2X	Heat A			Muckross B	1	Fermoy	2	St. Michael's B	3	145	1
115	17:15	Women's Junior 18A 2X	Heat B			Clonmel	2	Muckross	3	St. Michael's A	1	145	1
116	17:15	Women's Junior 18A 2X	Heat C			Capoquinn	2	Muckross C	3	Colaiste Iognaid	1	145	1
117	17:15	Women's Junior 18A 2X	Heat D			Castleconnell	2	Shandon	1	Athlunkard	3	145	1
118	17:35	Women’s Junior 15 4X+	Heat A	Colaiste Iognaid	3	St. MIchael's Rowing Club	1	Muckross RC	4	St. Michael's B	2	146	2
119	17:35	Women’s Junior 15 4X+	Heat B			Tralee	1	Fermoy	2	Shannon - DNS	0	146	1
120	17:35	Women’s Junior 15 4X+	Heat C			Killorglin	1	St. Michael's C	3	Shandon	2	146	1
121	17:50	Mens Junior 14 4X+	Final 1			Fermoy C	1	Fermoy B	2	Athlone A	3
122	17:55	Mens Junior 14 4X+	Final 2			Cork B	1	Shannon	2
123	18:00	Women's Senior 2X	Final	No Event
124	18:05	Men's Senior 1X	Final	Will be raced at 16:00		Commercial A (Crowley)		Offaly (O'Donohue)
125	18:10	Women's Intermediate 4+	Final			Cork BC	2	ULRC	1
126	18:15	Women's Junior 18A 4-	Final			Colaiste Iognaid	1	Muckross RC	2
127	18:20	Women's Junior 16 8	Final			Shannon	1	St. Michael's	2	Athlone	3
128	18:25	Men's Novice 1X	Final	Castleconnell (O'Connor)	3	Clonmel (Murphy)	2	Waterford B (Corrigan)	4	Cappoquin (Landers)	1
129	18:30	Men's Junior 16 2X	Final			Castleconnell	2	Commerical	1	Shannon B	3
130	18:35	Men's Intermediate 4+	Final			St. Michael's	3	NUIG B	2	NUIG A	1
131	18:40	Mens Junior 15 2X	Final 1	Fermoy D	3	Shandon B	2	Colaiste Chiarain	4	Colaiste Iognaid B	1
132	18:45	Mens Junior 15 2X	Final 2			Clonmel	2	St. Joseph's A	1	Athlunkard	3
133	18:50	Women's Novice 8	Final	Shannon	3	Cork	4	Athlunkard	2	NUIG	1
134	18:55	Womens Junior 14 4X+	Final	St. Michaels	4	Shannon	2	Lee	1	Col Iognaid	3
135	19:00	Men's Junior 18A 4X-	Final	St. Michael's	3	Colaiste Iognaid	2	Shannon	1	Shandon - DNS
136	19:05	Women's Junior 18A 1X	Final			Colaiste Iognaid (Gavin)	3	Athlunkard (Green)	2	Muckross (Crowley)	1
137	19:10	Men's Junior 18A 4+	Final			Colaiste Iognaid	1	Michael's A	2	Michael's B	3
138	19:15	Men's Masters 1X	Final 1	Clonmel (Kinsella)	2	Tralee (Slattery)	4	Commerical (Crowley)	1	Portora Board Club	3
139	19:20	Men's Masters 1X	Final 2
140	19:25	Womens Junior 18 2-	Final			St. Michael's A	3	St. Michael's B	1	Shannon	2
141	19:30	Women's Junior 16 1X	Final	Fermoy (Freeman)	4	St. Michael's (Klimek)	1	Fermoy (Sohan)	2	Fermoy (Ryan)	3
142	19:35	Men's Junior 16 4X+	Final	Shannon	3	Athlone	2	Colaiste Iognaid	1	Commercial	4
143	19:40	Women's Novice 1X	Final	Shandon (Callinan) - DNS		UL (Carney)	1	St. Michael's Gill	2	Offaly (Piggot) - DNS
144	19:45	Men's Intermediate 2X	Final	Lee	2	ULRC	1	Garda	4	Neptune	3
145	19:50	Women's Junior 18A 2X	Final	Colaiste Iognaid	4	Muckross B	1	St. Michael's A	2	Shandon	3
146	19:55	Women’s Junior 15 4X+	Final	Killorglin	1	St. Michael's	2	Tralee	3	St. Michael's B - DNS

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6th May 2012

Keohane Wins Men's Single Scull at Ghent Rowing Regatta

#ROWING: John Keohane of Lee Valley won the men’s senior single scull at Ghent Regatta in Belgium today. The women’s single was won by the great Ekaterina Karsten. Keohane was one of a collection of Irish winners, with Three Castles impressing in the women’s events.

Ghent International May Regatta, Belgium (Selected Winners, Irish interest)

Saturday:

Men, Sculling, Quadruple – Lightweight: 1 Carlow 7:04.93.

Women, Sculling, Quadruple: Three Castles 7:20.68.

Sunday:

Men, Sculling, Quadruple – Lightweight: 1 Carlow 7:15.36. Under-23 Lightweight Double – Carlow 7:47.39. Single – Senior: Lee Valley (J Keohane) 7:32.08

Women, Eight – Junior: Methodist College, Belfast 8:02.34. Sculling, Quadruple: Three Castles 7:20.63.

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6th May 2012

Black and Cassells Win at Munich Junior Rowing Regatta

#ROWING: Chris Black and Joel Cassells did themselves no harm in the hunt for selection on the Ireland team for the World Junior Championships when they won their final at Munich Junior Regatta today. Each heat of this event was run as a final, but Black and Cassells won their heat easily and were by far the fastest pair of the day.

Munich Junior International Regatta (Selected Results)

Sunday

Men

Pair (each heat run as a final) – Heat Three: 1 Ireland (C Black, J Cassells) 6:49.27; Heat Four: 2 Ireland (H Millar, L Seaman) 7:05.59.

Double Scull – Heat Six: 6 Ireland (A Griffin, D Quinlan) 6:56.61.

Single Scull – Heat One: 4 Ireland (P O’Donovan) 7:19.82.

Women

Quadruple – Heat Two: 2 Ireland (B Walsh, H Shinnick, K Cromie, B Jacques) 6:55.22. Final: 5 Ireland 6:48.64.

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28th April 2012

Dukarska Comes Out on Top in Battle With Nixon

#ROWING: Monika Dukarska and Holly Nixon engaged in an entertaining battle in the women’s single sculls at Queen’s University Regatta at Castlewellan today, with Dukarska coming out on top in the closing stages. Helen Walshe, who won the first round of the eFlow Go Row League, was third, and Sinead Jennings fourth. Colin Williamson won the men’s equivalent. Queen’s won the Division One men’s eight. Galway Rowing Club finished second, beating Bann and Methodist College in the battle of the junior eights. Skibbereen won the women’s eight.

Queen’s University Regatta, Castlewellan – Selected Results

First Session

Men

Eight - Division Two – A Final: 1 Queen’s (novice) 5:37.23, 2 Neptune (jun) 5:40.85, 3 Methody (jun) 5:50.92. B Final: Neptune (jun 16) 5:59.44.

Four, coxed – Division One – A Final: Queen’s (sen) 5:43.38, 2 Bann (inter) 5:47.25, 3 Methody (jun) 5:51.66.

Pair – Division One – A Final: 1 Bann (J Cassells, C Black; jun) 5:59.41, 2 Portora (jun) 6:06.41, 3 Queen’s (sen) 6:08.41. B Final: Queen’s (sen) 6:32.56; 3 Commercial 6:44.56.

Sculling, Single – Division One – A Final: 1 Queen’s (C Williamson, sen) 6:12.03, 2 UCD (D Neale) 6:16.04, 3 Skibbereen (A Burns; jun) 6:17.79, 4 Neptune (Bailey, inter) 6:20.14. B Final: 1 Queen’s (McKibbin, sen) 6:26.59; 3 RBAI (Beck, lightweight) 6:30.32. C Final: Shandon (Casey; jun) 6:27.95.

Division Two – A Final: 1 Lee (Twomey-Thompson, jun) 7:20.75, 2 RBAI (McKillan; jun) 7:24.25, 3 Skibbereen (Keating; jun 16) 7:26.80. B Final: (O’Sullivan; jun 16) 6:26.59. C Final: Offaly (Gannon; nov) 7:32.09.

Women – Eight – Division One – A Final (aggregated result from two races): 1 Skibbereen (sen) 5:47.87, 2 Galway (jun) 5:56.36, 3 St Michael’s (jun) 5:58.87.

Four, coxed – Division One – A Final: 1 Commercial (inter), 2 Queen’s, 3 Belfast. Division Two, coxed – Final: 1 Queen’s (nov) 6:53.80, 2 Belfast BC (nov) 7:02.08, 3 Commercial (nov) 7:23.12.

Sculling, Quadruple – Division One A Final: 1 Three Castles (sen) 5:59.66, 2 Portora/Belfast/Fermoy/Skibbereen (sen) 6:06.91, 3 Shandon (jun) 6:18.40. B Final: Skibbereen (jun) 6:17.49. Division Two, coxed – A Final: 1 Galway (jun 16) 6:43.76, 2 Killorglin (jun 16) 6:48.17, 3 St Michael’s (jun 16) 7:01.14. B Final: Athlunkard (nov) 7:09.56.

Double – Division One – A Final: 1 Skibbereen (D Walsh, M Dineen; sen) 6:47.80, 2 Skibbereen (sen) 6:55.87, 3 Three Castles (sen) 6:56.24; 4 Neptune (jun) 7:11.52. B Final: 1 Carrick-on-Shannon (jun) 7:33.88, 2 Garda (inter) 7:39.54.

Division Two – A Final: 1 Muckross (jun 16) 7:18.96, 2 S Michael’s (jun 16) 7:27.63, 3 Commercial (jun 18) 7:35.06; 5 Queen’s (nov) 7:44.70. B Final: Lee (jun 18) 7:29.14.

(Second session; run on Time Trial Basis)

Men

Eight – Division One: 1 Queen’s (senior) 4:40.74, 2 Galway (junior) 4:45.74, 3 Bann (jun) 4:48.25; 4 Methodist College, Belfast (jun) 4:50.19, 5 Queen’s (intermediate) 5:08.80, 6 Queen’s B (inter) 5:12.65.

Fours – Division One: 1 Bann/Portora (sen) 5:04.80, 2 Queen’s 5:14.46, 3 Methody 5:38.27. Fours, coxed – Division Two: 1 Queen’s (nov) 5:38.95, 2 UCD (nov) 5:55.15, 3 UCD (nov) 6:00.05; 5 Methody (jun) 6:06.41; 6 Commercial (jun 16) 6:14.22.

Sculling, Quadruple – Division One: 1 Queen’s (sen) 5:07.78, 2 Skibbereen (jun) 5:16.68, 3 Bann (inter) 5:19.25. Division Two (coxed): 1 Neptune (jun 16) 5:44.06, 2 Galway (jun 16) 5:48.71, 3 Commercial (jun) 6:00.09; 5 Athlunkard 6:04.40. Double – Division One: 1 Queen’s (sen) 5:32.40, 2 Shandon (jun) 5:39.50, 3 Skibbereen (jun) 5:40.65; 5 Garda 5:41.46. Division Two 1 Lee (jun 16) 5:55.38, 2 Lee B (jun 18) 5:59.18, 3 Skibbereen (jun 16) 6:07.36; 6 Galway (nov) 6:15.90.

Women

Eight – Division Two: 1 Queen’s (nov) 5:59.63, 2 Athlunkard (nov) 6:21.24, 3 Shannon (nov) 6:29.83; 4 Methody (jun 16) 6:39.25; 6 Shannon 7:03.44.

Four – Division One: 1 Queen’s (sen) 5:58.49, 2 Skibbereen (sen) 6:06.54, 3 Bann/St Michael’s (sen) 6:12.98; 4 Muckross (jun) 6:14.03.

Sculling,

Single – Division One: 1 Killorglin (M Dukarska; sen) 6:24.17, 2 Portora (H Nixon; sen) 6:24.88, 3 Three Castles (H Walshe; sen) 6:36.41; 4 St Michael’s (Jennings; sen) 6:44.42, 5 Three Castles (B Quinn; lwt) 6:49.76, 6 Fermoy (H Shinnick; jun) 7:03.23; 11 Queen’s (Addley; inter) 7:20.54. Division Two: 1 Queen’s (Richards; nov) 7:55.56, 2 Methody (English; jun 16) 8:01.29, 3 St Michael’s (Sherin, jun) 8:06.93.

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22nd April 2012

Good Day for Methody Rowers at Neptune Regatta

#ROWING: Methodist College, Belfast, won the men’s junior 18 eight and coxed four at Neptune Regatta. Two UCD crews fought it out in the final of the women’s senior coxed four, with UCD B coming out on top.

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NEPTUNE REGATTA 2012
Results - FINALS Saturday 21st April
Race Event North Station South Station Winner Margin
33 M J 18 4X- Neptune Carlow Carlow Easily
43 W J 18 1 X Carrick-on-Shannon (Kelly) Carrick-on-Shannon (Van der Speck) Carrick-on-Shannon (Kelly) 2L
58 M J 14 2X Carrick-on-Shannon Commercial Carrick-on-Shannon 1.5 L
73 W N 4+ Commercial Bann R.C UCD B 4L
76 W N 1X Garda B.C (O'Brien) DULBC (Crowe) Garda O'Brien dist.
78 W J 14 4X+ Bann Athlone Bann 2 L
82 M J 16 2X Neptune Cork Boat Club Neptune 2 L
83 W J 15 2X Commercial RC Carrick on Shannon BC Commercial 3L
88 M S 1X Commercial (Crowley) Carlow (Coughlan) Carlow (Coughlan) 1.5L
94 M Novice 1X Waterford (Corrigan) DUBC (Rooney) DUBC (Rooney) 2L
97 W J 16 2X Carrick-on-Shannon Neptune RC Neptune 5L
99 M Inter 1 X St. Michael's (O' Connor) Neptune (Harwood) SMRC (O'Connor) 3L
100 M Masters 4+ Commercial RC Waterford Boat Club Commercial 2 1/4 L
101 M N 4x+ Neptune Commercial RC Neptune Easily
106 M J 14 4X+ Bann Cork (A) Cork A 1.5 L
109 W Nov 4X+ Methodist College Neptune Neptune 1 1/4 L
110 M N 8 Commercial RC Neptune RC Neptune 5L
111 W Inter I 4+ Winner Race 79 UCD Boat Club UCD 2 L
112 W J 16 8 Methodist College RC Commercial RC Commercial 3/4 L
113 M J 16 8 Neptune Methodist College (A) Neptune 2 L
114 M J 16 1X Athlone (Hannon) Athlone (Egan) Athlone (Egan) 5 L
115 M Inter 8 Carlow RC Bann RC Bann 4 L
116 M Masters 8 Old Collegians Boat Club Commercial RC Commercial 1 L
117 W J 18 4X- Neptune Athlone Boat Club Neptune Easily
118 W J 14 2X Carlow RC (A) Carlow RC (B) Carlow A Easily
119 M J18 8 Neptune Methody Methody 1 1/4 L
120 M J18 1X Bann (Gordon) Waterford (Konan) Bann (Konan) 1 L
121 M J 15 4X+ Commercial (B) Carlow (A) Commercial 3 L
122 W N 8 UCD DULBC DULBC 2 1/2 L
123 W S 4+ UCD B UCD Boat Club (A) UCD B 2 L
124 W I 1X Garda Boat Club (Holden) Methodist College RC (Gregson) Methody (Gregson) 5 L
125 W J 16 4X+ Neptune Commercial RC Commercial 4 L
126 M N 4+ Dublin University Boat Club Neptune RC Scratch