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Tall Ships Festival Cruiser Race
June 20th, 2011 By Ciaran McGrath
Calling all cruiser skippers!
WHSC has invited crews from the tall ships to join us for a yacht race on Saturday, July 2nd.
Each cruiser should be manned by it’s owner (or a designated skipper) and a competent crew member. The rest of your crew for the day will be made up of professional and volunteer sailors from the tall ships.
Racing will consist of two or three short races back to back. First gun is 14:00
Don’t worry about handicap certficates or spinnaker work, this is a fun race, and a great chance to get involved with the festival and extend a warm welcome from our club.
Please confirm your interest to Ciaran: call/text: 087 2909368, or email info@whsc.ie
Watergirls – June 18th
June 8th, 2011 By Ciaran McGrath
On Saturday June 18th the club will be playing host to a number of guests for the “Watergirls” event. An initiative by the Waterford Sports Partnership to encourage women and girls to get involved in sailing and other water-based sports.
WHSC has offered to take a group and give them a taste of sailing for a few hours. We are asking cruiser skippers who have some time to spare to take 3/4 guests on their boat and show them our wonderful sport, meet some new friends and take an opportunity to grow our membership.
If you are willing to participate in this please contact ciaran on 0872909368 or email info@whsc.ie
Each skipper will need the help of a competent crew so if you would like to lend a hand please get in touch.
We will also be looking for lifejackets for the guests so if you have any you are willing to lend it would be very much appreciated.
Cruiser Racing gets underway
June 3rd, 2011 By Ciaran McGrath
Seven Whistler on the startline
The June cruiser racing got underway last night under glorious sunshine and extremely light winds. Results can be found here, and well done to Fiona O’Regan at the helm of Orient express on taking first place.
Helicopter Safety Briefing – June 16
May 31st, 2011 By Ciaran McGrath
Photo from Resuce 117 Facebook page
June 16th at 9:00pm (After cruiser racing) Mark McDermott of the Waterford Coast Guard helicopter will give a briefing on the procedures involved when receiving help from the air. Accompanied by winch operator Neville Murphy, they will show how to keep your boat and crew safe while in a rescue situation.
RNLI lifeboat crew member Joe Molloy will also give a briefing on receiving help from the lifeboat.
This is a great opportunity to prepare for emergencies that could save lives.
Race Officer Training
May 12th, 2011 By Ciaran McGrath
WHSC, in conjunction with the ISA will hold Race Officer training on Saturday the 14th of May.
The course will start at 10:00am and finish no later than 4:30pm
Price is €20 per person. Certificates will be issued to those who have paid on the day.
Cruiser Information Meeting – May 5th
April 20th, 2011 By Ciaran McGrath
There will be a cruiser information meeting on Thursday, 5th of May at 8:00pm. Items for discussion will be the upcoming cruiser racing season, the Scilly Isles cruise and other topics of interest to cruiser sailors.
Both crew and skippers are welcome to come along and make a contribution.
If there is anything you would like to see addressed at the meeting you can email info@whsc.ie in advance
Commodore’s Cup Winner
April 11th, 2011 By Ciaran McGrath
Tom Murphy from Marinerscove and with strong ties to WHSC, who was part of the Commodore’s Cup winning team will give a talk at WHSC on Thursday 14th of April.
Come along to hear Tom’s insights into what it takes to compete and win at international level. Entrance is free. Starts at 8:00pm sharp.
Des McWilliam to Visit WHSC
March 31st, 2011 By Ciaran McGrath
Following on from last years successful talk on rig tuning Des is set to visit WHSC on Thursday, May 12th. Infinitely knowledgeable and always entertaining, Des will be talking about Sail Trim, and dealing with heavy conditions. Useful for any Dunmore sailor! If you have any sails in need of repair or replacement he will no doubt be able to help as well.
August League Comes to an End
August 31st, 2010 By Ciaran McGrath
The crew of Orient Express receive the first place trophy in class 1
The August points league has come to an end in a close finish for the top spots. The winner was decided in the final races on Sunday the 29th. Frank O’Regan and crew on Orient Express took first place after an ongoing battle with Shane, Trudi, and crew on Slack Alice.
MJ & Roisin Walsh receive the first place trophy in the whitesails class
The whitesails fleet also saw some action although a disappointing day for Rene Wubben and his crew on Seven Whistler meant that MJ & Roisin Walsh had a cruise to the finish and first place.
Thanks go to McConnells Toyota, and Emerald Cargo for sponsoring the prizes. Full results can be seen here
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Keneally Cup goes to Slack Alice
August 31st, 2010 By Ciaran McGrath
Shane & Trudi Receive the Keneally Cup
On Sunday August 29th the Keneally cup was contested over two races in tricky conditions. A strong breeze kept crews on their toes and even got the better of a few with more than one broach along the way. Skippers were kept busy too as the wind shifted direction quite a bit during the race.
In the tradition of the cup and in keeping with the wishes of its sponsor, there were two races back to back run under the ECHO handicap system.
But it was Shane Statham, Trudi O’Leary & the crew of Slack Alice who took the prize. Well done to all on board.