Entries by Chairperson

Newsletter October 14th 2012

Newsletter – October 14th 2012 The committee will be meeting next Thursday to review our progress so far and to work on the future development of the club – should we concentrate on adult sailing or children’s sailing? – can we do both?. How can we organize try-sailing sessions for potential new members with a […]

Newsletter August 31st 2102

Newsletter – August 31st Nearly the end of the so called summer and still it is wet and windy! Despite the weather we have been out sailing regularly but obviously it has not been encouraging the less hardy to join us out on the water. Also there have been so many water based events to […]

Newsletter – June 29th 2012

Hello everybody, We had a very good evening’s sailing yesterday. A Force 3 westerly with rain which cleared nicely as we got out on the water from the beach. Thanks to Ciaran Jordan for safety boat work and putting out the marks – Ciaran had been working/sailing all day on Lough Atalia  practising team racing […]

Newsletter from the Chair – back on the water!

Galway Sailsports Club Newsletter June 8th 2012 Hello Everybody, After two months away it is good to be back and to catch up on the progress the club is making. Well done: Fionn for organising the training sessions; to you all for the massive beach clean-up , it looks so much better now, and the […]

Newsletter – March 21st 2012

Galway Sailsports Club   Newsletter March 21st 2012   Hello Everybody, It’s the equinox! Summer is coming!. We will shortly be starting sailing on Thursday evenings – watch the website for when.We now have six 420s, sharing with the Sea Scouts, and this week should see 5 of them all rigged and ready to sail. […]

Newsletter Feb 2nd 2012

Galway Sailsports Club Newsletter  – February 2nd 2012 Hello Everybody, The AGM was held last Thursday and we were delighted with the attendance not only of our existing members but also interested supporters and hopefully prospective members – we filled the room! Thanks go to Harbour hotel for the use of the room – the […]

Newsletter – Happy New Year -Jan 18th 2012

Hello Everybody, I wish you all a very Happy Sailing New Year and have every hope that the Club will go from strength to strength in 2012 thanks to your support and efforts. Since we started in May last year we have laid the foundations for the Club: in our constitution and child safety policy; […]

Newsletter: December 10th 2011

Galway Sailsports Club Newsletter  – December 10th 2011   Hello Everybody, We continue to meet on Saturday mornings at 11am and the hardy ones go sailing if the weather permits. We will need to organise the safety boat cover better so if you are a proficient helm or would be prepared to act as crew/helper […]

RIB Challenge Success!!

Congratulations to both our teams, their captains on the day, and of course Ciaran Oliver their trainer, who successfully competed in the National Finals of the Yachtsman Euromarine RIB Challenge in Dun Laoghaire last Saturday. The teams were Fionn Delahunty, Ciaran Jordan and Eamonn Murphy with their captain Erin Killeen who came first, and Eoin […]