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The Irish Sailing Association, also known as Irish Sailing, [1] (Irish: Cumann Seoltóireachta na hÉireann) is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing in Ireland. Mission
The Royal St. George Yacht Club is a yacht club housed in a Victorian clubhouse, located in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland. Each season the Club hosts a number of national and international sailing events. It is home to the Dublin University Boat Club of Trinity College, Dublin. [dubious – discuss]
The Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta (originally launched as the Dun Laoghaire Regatta in 2005 [1]) is a biennial sailing regatta hosted by the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club, National Yacht Club, Royal Irish Yacht Club, and Royal St George Yacht Club in Dublin Bay, Ireland. [2]
The Water Wag Club [47] was founded in Kingstown in 1887 to "Establish a class of sailing punt with centreboard all rigged and built the same so that an even harbour race can be had with a light rowing and generally useful boat". This was the first time in yachting history that all the boats in a race should be identical, and that the winner ...
National Yacht Club in 2018. The National Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. The club was founded in 1871 as the Kingstown Royal Harbour Boat Club. An active club prior to 1870 operated on the site. It is likely that it was a commercial venture loosely described as a club rather than a club as known ...
Cockle Island Boat Club (founded 1974) [6] County Antrim Yacht Club (founded 1902) [7] Donaghadee Sailing Club (founded 1970) [8] East Antrim Boat Club (founded 1950) [9] Holywood Yacht Club (oldest yacht club on Belfast Lough; founded in 1862 at Holywood, County Down) [10] Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club (founded 1899; renamed in 1902) [11]
The club built a new clubhouse in 1851. [1] Despite the Republic of Ireland breaking away from the United Kingdom, the Royal Irish Yacht Club elected to retain its Royal title. [5] [6] [7] In 1848, a yachting trophy called "Her Majesty's Plate" was established by Queen Victoria to be contested at Kingstown where the Royal Irish Yacht Club is based.
In 1886 the Water Wag was designed as a one-design sailing and rowing boat by Thomas B. Middleton of Shankill Corinthian Sailing Club. [2] are silver-spruce-planked boats with a sloop rig and 75 square feet (7.0 m 2) of main sail, and with a 60 square feet (5.6 m 2) spinnaker and no jib.