Colm Bermingham of Howth is Afloat.ie "Sailor of the Month (Inshore)" for May

1st June 2024

The spirit of Irish club sailing - Colm Bermingham (third from right) with his exuberant crew as they celebrate being overall winners of Howth Wave 2024

Owner-skippers like Colm Bermingham with his Elan 333 Bite the Bullet are the backbone of Irish sailing. Over the years, he has defined his area of interest in racing, and then campaigns it to the uttermost, crewed by friends who fit neatly together as a team afloat and ashore.

Each year, Bite the Bullet is regularly in the frame, and his overall victory last weekend in the Howth Wave 24 is in the best Bermingham style.

Colm Bermingham successfully seeks clear air on the beat as another boat threatens to take his wind. Photo: Afloat.ie

Published in Sailor of the Month, Howth YC, Wave Regatta

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