Round Ireland Presentation Dinner
I now have the tickets for the above - Venue: Parkview Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow. E-mail: info@parkviewhotel.ie www.parkviewhotlel.ie for hotel bookings and quote the RI Dinner. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: Euro 60 per person. Tickets available from Sadie, cheques made out to Wicklow Sailing Club. Dress Code: Reefer jacket, smart casual.
Sadie Phelan 087 223 4863 Email:sadiep@eircom.net
Mark Pollock
Blind sailor Mark Pollock, of Daft.com, from our recent Round Ireland had an unfortunate accident recently and is making a recovery in hospital in the UK. Latest report is that he might be paralysed from the waist down - lets hope it is only temporary. Our best wishes go out to him.
Junior Training
Our Junior Training subcommittee under the guiding hand of Sean Flood got this years programme off to a flying start with c.27 1's & 2's taking to the water on Mon 5th July. With 4 more weeks scheduled, we would hope to have total numbers of c.50 trainees taking part in 2010. Wishing Claire Morton and her team well. See Training Page.
Conway Media Round Ireland 2010
What a fantastic event the 2010 edition of our wonderful race turned out to be - on the water, in the club, around the town - everyone is saying how brilliant it was. The weather was magic, the crews racing enjoyed the challenge, our 2 boats played a blinder, the club was hopping and the town came properly on board - Wicklow Sailing Club take a bow.
Dennis Noonan and his team have worked wonders to make it all happen and 37 entries was no mean feat in the circumstances. Our House and Berthing teams worked very hard and where would we be without Kerrie. It will be hard to follow this but if the vibes we are getting from this years crews are anything to go, be prepared to brace yourselves for an onslaught in 2012 - the Pride crew have already reserved the boat for the next race. Our Round Ireland website had nearly 200,000 page views in a little over 2 weeks - not bad for a little club on the East Coast of Ireland - thanks to Mick Connolly, our webmaster.
On behalf of the Committee, we would like to thank everyone who helped in anyway to make this years Round Ireland a major success and also to congratulate our sailors who acquitted themselves so well on the water, coming 9th and 10th overall. And of course, to our overall winner, Piet Vroons Tonnerre be Breskens 3, whose crew sailed an almost flawless race for their owner who spent the week in hospital, but was well enough to drop into the club over the weekend. And of course, Chris Norton finally realised her ambition to do the race on Robin Wootons Cheetah Cub.
RACING ROUND IRELAND
Book launch in Wicklow Sailing Club Thursday 17th June at 20:00 hrs. Fred Drew will be introducing his book on the Round Ireland to an innocent and unsuspecting audience. Bring Money!
Civils Dinner 2010
During the last weekend of
May, the members of the Civil Engineers Sailing Society held their 23rd
Annual Dinner at Wicklow Sailing Club. With a BBQ and informal
gathering on Friday evening and then a Formal Dinner for 40 persons on
Saturday evening, the House Committee and Volunteer Club Members had
their work 'cut out'. We are extremely grateful to all those involved
for making this event such a success. The Dinner especially was to a
very high standard and enjoyed by all the guests. WSC is famous for
it's hospitality and this weekend enforced that point. Thanks once again
to, the Commodore, House Committee, Volunteer Members and not least to
'the barmaid with the most flexible watch', Kerry, for another memorable
visit to a special club.
Peter Rowland - see letter from
Tom Jessop to Peter re Civils and more complimentary cards also
received.
