Fledgling sailors ‘thrilled and inspired’ after first outing
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Club members and course participants sailing.Image 2 of 11
Club member Alan Pinder and course participant Nuala Weir.Image 3 of 11
Instructor Jack Hayes and Assistant Instructor John Tunney-Zumerchik keep an eye on course participants from the safety boat.Image 4 of 11
Joe Gettings.Image 5 of 11
Club member Cormac Meaney showing the ropes to course participant Mark Collins.Image 6 of 11
Club member Stuart McCormick preparing to launch with course participant Seamus Tunney.Image 7 of 11
Nuala Weir, Mary Cregg, Ciara Keegan and Jack Hayes.Image 8 of 11
Instructor Jack Hayes watches as participants Mark Collins and Joe Gettings learn to rig a Topaz sailing dinghy.Image 9 of 11
Adult Course participants and the instructors, from left: Kevin Kenny, Mary Cregg, Maureen Reilly, Seamus Tunney, Mark Collins, Ashley Tan, Ciara Keegan, Nuala Weir, Joe Gettings, Jack Hayes, Isabel Hunt.Image 10 of 11
Course participants and club members enjoying a barbecue after an exciting afternoon’s sailing.Image 11 of 11
Preparing the barbecue after the recent introduction to sailing course at Lough Owel.Exhilarating, exciting and great fun is how some of the participants on Mullingar Sailing Club’s adult introduction to sailing course described their experience.
Mullingar’s newest sailors can feel a real sense of achievement having battled strong winds in what was a challenging first weekend of sailing.
A well-deserved barbecue was enjoyed by all on the second weekend as the course finished up on Sunday 19th June. The club would like to thank instructors Jack Hayes and Isabel Hunt also assistant instructors: Caelum Casserly, John Tunney-Zummerchik and Ellie O’Sullivan Sexton for running a successful and enjoyable course and everyone who contributed from organising to helping out with the barbecue.
Our junior courses will be kicking off on July 4 with some spots still available. For details check our website www.mullingarsailingclub.ie.
The club is looking forward to hosting two major events this year, Mirror Westerns will be held on August 27-28 and the GP14 Leinster Championships from September 17-18. Both events bring a great buzz to the shores of Lough Owel and make for great viewing from viewpoints around the lake.
A number of members will be representing the club in August when they sail in the GP14 World Championship held in Skerries Sailing Club Dublin. It’s a great opportunity for our sailors with the championship coming to Ireland and we wish them the best of luck.