Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club
![The Lord Mayor of Dublin and Honorary Admiral of Dublin Port, Cllr. Daithí de Róiste pictured performing the ‘Casting of the Spear’ in Dublin Bay with Dublin Port CEO Barry O’Connell and ‘Captain Pirate’. The tradition dates back to 1488 when the city’s boundaries were marked eastwards The Lord Mayor of Dublin and Honorary Admiral of Dublin Port, Cllr. Daithí de Róiste pictured performing the ‘Casting of the Spear’ in Dublin Bay with Dublin Port CEO Barry O’Connell and ‘Captain Pirate’. The tradition dates back to 1488 when the city’s boundaries were marked eastwards](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wZ8OIo1Sb9Q/s/767/I0000wZ8OIo1Sb9Q.jpg)
Dublin Lord Mayor Launches South Docks Festival by ‘Casting Spear’ for Dublin Port
18th July 2023 Dublin Port
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Daithí de Róiste performed the ‘Casting of the Spear’ into Dublin Bay, upholding a 535-year tradition. The Casting marks the launch of the 36th South Docks Festival, which runs this week for a full five…
![Aongus Ó Cualáin's Gleoiteog-Mor Blát na hÓige at the Poolbeg lighthouse on her way to overall victory in the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association Diamond Jubilee celebration Asgard Race on the River Liffey Aongus Ó Cualáin's Gleoiteog-Mor Blát na hÓige at the Poolbeg lighthouse on her way to overall victory in the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association Diamond Jubilee celebration Asgard Race on the River Liffey](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005LY.igkXOAM/s/767/I00005LY.igkXOAM.jpg)
Galway Hooker 'Blát na hÓige' is Asgard Trophy Race Winner at Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Diamond Jubilee
29th May 2023 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
It was well worth the significant logistical effort of skipper Aongus Ó Cualáin to transport his Galway Hooker Blát na hÓige from Connemara to Dublin's River Liffey by road last week as the 1896-built traditional vessel won first prize in Saturday's…
![A Ballyholme Insect Class dinghy (left) and Klevia from Anglesey in North Wales. Built in Esbjerg, Denmark, in 1936 for fishing the North Sea, the traditional gaff ketch was racing on Dublin Bay to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association Little and large - A Ballyholme Insect Class dinghy (left) and Klevia from Anglesey in North Wales. Built in Esbjerg, Denmark, in 1936 for fishing the North Sea, the traditional gaff ketch was racing on Dublin Bay to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Bky9WZKBDF0/s/767/I0000Bky9WZKBDF0.jpg)
The Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association Diamond Anniversary sail down the River Liffey and out into Dublin Bay was completed in fine style on Saturday lunchtime (May 27th), thanks to some gentle easterly winds and warm sunshine. The 60th anniversary weekend…
![The Manx Nobby White Heather is the latest addition to the Irish Old Gaffer fleet, having recently been brought by Gary Lyons to Strangford Lough from Peel in the Isle of Man. To add interest to her sailing, every time you tack White Heather the rig obliges you to dip the main and mizzen yards so that they are always on the lee side of their masts The Manx Nobby White Heather is the latest addition to the Irish Old Gaffer fleet, having recently been brought by Gary Lyons to Strangford Lough from Peel in the Isle of Man. To add interest to her sailing, every time you tack White Heather the rig obliges you to dip the main and mizzen yards so that they are always on the lee side of their masts](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009MBGW8n..s0/s/767/I00009MBGW8n..s0.jpg)
This weekend sees ancient gaff-rigged and other craft of multiple vintages gathering at Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club in Ringsend in the heart of Dublin Port, within sight of some of the most modern ships afloat. It’s the 60th Anniversary…
![Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club marina on Dublin’s River Liffey Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club marina on Dublin’s River Liffey](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LJNI1aguwTQ/s/500/I0000LJNI1aguwTQ.jpg)
Updated Programme for Dublin Bay Old Gaffers’ 60th Anniversary Weekend at Poolbeg Later This Month
4th May 2023 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
The Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association have updated the programme of events for their 60th anniversary weekend at Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club in Dublin Port later this month. Booking in commences Friday 26 May at 4pm ahead of the…
![Utterly timeless. The Howth 17s – which are celebrating their 125th birthday in 2023 with special races and a Regatta Week in late June in Baltimore – are here bringing the atmosphere of times past to the little harbour at Lambay, complete with a lineup of salty Fingal longshoremen on the quayside Utterly timeless. The Howth 17s – which are celebrating their 125th birthday in 2023 with special races and a Regatta Week in late June in Baltimore – are here bringing the atmosphere of times past to the little harbour at Lambay, complete with a lineup of salty Fingal longshoremen on the quayside](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000s0bCU.Ahm0c/s/767/I0000s0bCU.Ahm0c.jpg)
Poolbeg & Baltimore: Ireland’s Classics And Tradboats Have Demanding Choices In Making Best Use Of 2023 Programme
27th April 2023 Historic Boats
Ten years ago, when the Old Gaffers Association’s Dublin visit was a highlight of their Golden Jubilee Cruise-in-Company, it was a very crowded and festive series of events based around Poolbeg Yacht & Boat Club in late May 2013 that…
![A modern sailing and rowing campus on the river Liffey as part of Dublin Port's 3FM Project. A modern sailing and rowing campus will provide enhanced facilities for a range of users, including sailing and rowing clubs, sea scouts, the Nautical Trust and local boat owners. The Maritime Village has been developed in consultation with local groups and will replace the current much smaller facilities as well as improving opportunities to view Port activities from the new waterside public plaza area. A new ‘Maritime Village - A modern sailing and rowing campus on the river Liffey as part of Dublin Port's 3FM Project. A modern sailing and rowing campus will provide enhanced facilities for a range of users, including sailing and rowing clubs, sea scouts, the Nautical Trust and local boat owners. The Maritime Village has been developed in consultation with local groups and will replace the current much smaller facilities as well as improving opportunities to view Port activities from the new waterside public plaza area.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000KTJKr_6AYmQ/s/767/I0000KTJKr_6AYmQ.jpg)
Poolbeg Peninsula Project 'Vital to Deliver Capacity Required for Dublin Port by 2040' - Public Consultation Opens on 3FM Project
21st March 2023 Dublin Port
Dublin Port Company has today commenced formal public consultation on the 3FM Project, the third and final Masterplan project needed to complete the development of Dublin Port and bring it to its ultimate and final capacity by 2040. The 3FM…
![Irish Coast Guard personnel with an SAR helicopter in the sky overhead Irish Coast Guard personnel with an SAR helicopter in the sky overhead](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lg01pMpHhVI/s/500/I0000lg01pMpHhVI.jpg)
’200 Years of the Coastguard in Ireland’ Lecture Hosted by Dublin Bay Old Gaffers at Poolbeg Y&BC This Thursday
18th February 2023 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
The Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association will host an illustrated lecture next week by Joe Ryan reflecting on the coastguard in Ireland over the last 200 years. Joe spent 12 years at sea as a radio officer responsible for the…
![River Liffey All in a Row organiser Dave Kelly with the IUSRU at the awards night at the Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club River Liffey All in a Row organiser Dave Kelly with the IUSRU at the prizegiving at the Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000szb5Db97Ysw/s/767/I0000szb5Db97Ysw.jpg)
Fifty Skiffs, River Outriggers, Kayaks, Canoes, Dragon Boats and Currachs Smash 1,000km Target to Eaise €20,000 for RNLI Lifeboats and the Irish Underwater Search & Recovery Unit
31st January 2023 Currachs
The All In A Row Liffey Challenge was held in early December on the capital’s River Liffey with the challenge for the rowers to smash a 1,000km target in eight hours. Fifty skiffs, kayaks, canoes, dragon boats and currachs were…
![Cruising Club of America Blue Water Medallist Paddy Barry Cruising Club of America Blue Water Medallist Paddy Barry](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Z0D4_mJL1xU/s/767/I0000Z0D4_mJL1xU.jpg)
Cruising Club of America Blue Water Medallist Paddy Barry and Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association President Adrian Spence have taken on the Arctic cruising challenge in a variety of craft over the years. But in 2022, they combined forces to…
![view eastward over modern Ringsend The view eastward over modern Ringsend. At first glance it seems totally tamed, with the formerly anarchic waterfront along the banks of the River Dodder (running left to right across photo foreground) now neatly tidied, while the south bank of the Liffey is kept in order by the dual carriageway accessing the Eastlink Bridge. But a “magic maritime space” has been preserved to provide room for Poolbeg Y&BC with its marina and mooring area, while there’s waterfront access and pontoons for the thriving Stella Maris and St Patrick’s Rowing Club](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000U62W8xtPf8I/s/767/I0000U62W8xtPf8I.jpg)
Dublin Port Encourages Ringsend’s Sense Of Itself As A Historic Maritime Community
29th October 2022 W M Nixon
When the multi-talented John B Kearney (1879-1967) retired from a distinguished career in Dublin Port in 1944, he re-focused most of his attention on his parallel interest as a yacht designer and builder. It was an enduring passion that went…
![the marine artist Richard Brydges Beechey, who lived and worked in Dublin for many years the marine artist Richard Brydges Beechey, who lived and worked in Dublin for many years](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zYcsTJYrx4Y/s/767/I0000zYcsTJYrx4Y.jpg)
Nobody knows how maritime researcher and historian Cormac Lowth does it all. But while most of us are still absorbing his recently-launched encyclopaedic book about the once hugely active Ringsend sailing trawler fleet, he has been re-focusing on another of…
![Brixham-style fishing cutter St Patrick The Brixham-style fishing cutter St Patrick was probably the largest of her type ever built, yet this super-trawler of her day wasn't built in Brixham in Devon, but in Ringsend in Dublin in 1887 by the Murphy family, who designed, built, managed, manned and fished this superbly seaworthy craft from their Ringsend base](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000cy2YvhryKnI/s/767/I0000cy2YvhryKnI.jpg)
Cormac Lowth of Dublin is a one-man Irish maritime history institute, the first and last port of call for anyone seeking the facts about some aspect of our seagoing history, whether it's obscure or supposedly well-known. Quite how he carries…
![Nick Katz’s 19-ton steel ketch Teddy in a classic Greenland high summer setting Nick Katz’s 19-ton steel ketch Teddy in a classic Greenland high summer setting](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VSoA7JsQcHI/s/767/I0000VSoA7JsQcHI.jpg)
It is said that you have to be prepared to wait until the 15th July in the average season before you can contemplate a successful venture into the most heavily-iced parts of East Greenland. Whether or not global warming has…
![Ainmara Normally when you see a Swiss ensign, you expect to see a new and very shiny boat under it. But when the Ringsend-built 110-year-old John B Kearney yawl Ainmara came into Howth YC Marina with her new Swiss owners on Friday, she was the oldest boat on the pontoons](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001njlPu.tpXU/s/767/I00001njlPu.tpXU.jpg)
Vintage Dublin Yawl Ainmara Celebrates Centenary+Ten With Return To Ringsend Birthplace
6th July 2022 Historic Boats
The 36ft yawl Ainmara, designed and built in 1912 by the talented self-taught naval architect John B Kearney in Murphy’s Boatyard beside his family’s home in Ringsend, played a key role in Irish sailing north and south until 2018. She…
![Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club marina on Dublin's River Liffey Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club marina on Dublin's River Liffey](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LJNI1aguwTQ/s/767/I0000LJNI1aguwTQ.jpg)
Weather Cancels Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Regatta at Poolbeg on the River Liffey
7th June 2022 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
The Dublin Bay Old Gaffers (DBOGA) two-day regatta at Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club on the River Liffey was also a casualty of the weekend's nor'easter. Disappointingly, the planned Parade of Sail on the capital's river had to be cancelled…