The Rathmullan Sailing and Water Sports Club

Andrew Guckian, Rathmullan’s saiilng school instructor, is returning to Lough Swilly next week to run the first sailing course of the season.

And as a surprise bonus to all club members he will be available over the course of the week to facilitate members who wish to join him on the water for some update of skills sessions/refresher sails. This is a fantastic opportunity to get back out on the water with the added bonus of having Andrew on hand for tips and advice!

Places will be limited, as sessions will run in tandem with the sailing school course. Please contact Andrew on 0879821209 for availability.

An opportunity definitely not to be missed!

Proposed club sailing schedule 2012 as follows:

Thursday evening – adult club race series

Friday evening – junior club race series

Sunday morning/afternoon – open club sails/excursions 

First open club sail of the season will be on Easter Monday 9th April at 10am. Contact Karena 0863866801 to reserve your place.

Friday April 13th – first junior race series contact Aengus 0868123019.

Sunday April 15th – first Sunday morning club sail contact Rick 0863863455.

Keep checking the club website for further details and updates of sails and safety boat operators for sails.

Put the date in your diary! After the smash success of SeaFest 2011, it has been decided to push ahead with the event again in 2012. The dates have been changed slightly to fit ideally into a calendar packed with superb sailing and watersports events.

Join us here on the Swilly June 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, 2012 for plenty of fun and excitement – both on and off the water – and a fabulous array of great local food. For regular updates on the SeaFest programme, check in occasionally at http://seafestloughswilly.com/, or follow SeaFest on Facebook and Twitter

The first sailing course of 2012 will start on Easter Monday.  For anyone who wants to learn the skills of dinghy sailing Rathmullan Sailing School’s first course of the year will start on Easter BH Monday, 9th April. The course, with instructor Andrew Guckian, will run for five days and all equipment is provided. 

Please ring 086 8123019 for further details or check out the schools website at www.rathmullansailng.com

Click on this link for more details! http://rathmullansailing.com/

ISA Dubarry 6th National Conference takes place on 3rd March in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire. The conference will host many seminars and workshops accross a range of interesting topics, delivered by guest speakers. Rick LeVert is one of the guest speakers and if you would like to hear his speech on Rathmullan Seafest he is on the floor at Sail Spraoi 10.15-11am.  Click on the link below for timetable http://www.sailing.ie/Portals/13/Timetable/Timetable_15-02-2012.pdf 

To book go to www.sailing.ie/Conference  Conference free to members.

Thanks to all our club members who attended the recent AGM of RSWC. There was an excellent turnout on the night and it was very encouraging to see so many of our junior members in attendance.

Outgoing club secretary David Browne acknowledged the work of all members of the RSWC committee 2011. Aengus Kennedy was commended for his outstanding commitment to club development over the past year. David also highlighted the need for additional safety boat operators to accommodate club expansion in the coming year. Any club members who are interested in becoming safety boat operators should contact Damian Rodgers on 0868033344, who can organise ISA Powerboat training. The club also plan to run practical RIB sessions on the water which will enable people to gain useful experience in power boating. These sessions will be notified to club members via club texts. Thanks goes to James Gallagher for volunteering his time and invaluable knowledge/experience in accommodating members who wish to improve their RIB piloting skills.

An exciting development this year is the addition of two children’s representatives to the club committee. Congratulations to Shauna Rodgers and Adam Khavia who are the clubs first junior committee members. As representatives of every junior member of the club we look forward to their suggestions and schemes for the coming year!

We were also delighted to have the opportunity to elect two junior race reporters who will diligently report on all the racing and training which takes place this year. This huge responsibility has gone to two of our youngest and very talented sailors Eithne Boyle and Eimear Rodgers. Go girls!!

For a full list of newly elected committee members 2012 please check out the club website.

Wishing all our members another great year on the water for 2012.

February’s Junior Race Workshop is taking place on Saturday 18th from 1 – 4 pm.  Another great opportunity for our young members to advance their racing knowledge and skills ahead of the spring/summer racing schedules.

Don’t forget to book early to ensure a place! Contact Aengus on 086 8123019.

The Annual General Meeting of RSWC will take place on Tuesday 31st March 2012 in Rathmullan Resource Centre, from 8 – 9 pm.

All our members, including our junior members, are encouraged to attend as this will be a great opportunity to voice your opinions and views on where/how you see your club developing over the coming year. It’s also a chance to meet and communicate with other members of the club and get the full ‘low down’ on how we’ve been doing so far!

See you all there!

Aengus Kennedy is running the first of the New Year junior racing skills workshops this coming Saturday 14th January.  Meet at the compound at 1pm and finish time will be approx 4pm. If interested please contact Aengus on 0868123019.

These workshops are proving to be very popular so to ensure a place please book early!