ISS 4 Downings Final Event Notice July 18+19

- Guaranteed racing for all levels. The biggest fleet of rescue boats in Europe
- Lunch on the beach both days
- Parking on the beach with lots of rigging space
- Accomodation with less than 1 minute walk from the beach
- Event Notice Of Race now up on http://www.irishslalom.ie/
- Entry Forms available on http://www.irishslalom.ie/ - please bring completed to registration
- Sat nite function - over 130 people already registered - see http://www.irishslalom.ie/ for details
- All profits will go to the RNLI
- Demo gear from Tushingham and Starboard

Downings09.pdf

The Sun Shines on the Inaugural METMASTS.IE Turbines Yacht Race

Sunday 31sy May 2009 saw the inaugural METMASTS.IE TURBINES YACHT RACE take place at Arklow Sailing Club, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

Although most of the country was basking in the glorious sunshine, our sailing enthusiasts were would have preferred significantly more wind. The event had attracted an entry of 15 crews from sailing clubs in Dun Laoghaire, Greystones, Wicklow, Arklow & Courtown and all were looking forward to a challenging race around the Arklow Bank Windfarm. Due to the very light winds the original 34 nautical mile circumnavigation was shortened to an inshore race which was very competitive and eventually won by “Aqualina” in a time of 3:49:26.

View images of the event on Arklow Sailing Club website.

The prize giving event in the evening sunshine was well attended by the competing crews, sailing enthusiasts and clients & staff of METMASTS.IE. The prize giving was hosted by Arklow Sailing Club Commodore, Paul Barrett and the prizes were awarded by Caroline Burrell (Green Party) with the magnificent METMASTS.IE PERPETUAL TROPHY being proudly presented by CEO of METMASTS.IE. to James Tyrrell owner of “Aqualina”.

Coinciding with the event METMASTS.IE hosted our corporate event with boat trips, BBQ and music laid on at Arklow Sailing Club, All in all we had 34 clients attend and a good time was expressed by all. One of the long lasting memories from the clients is taking the helm of a 52ft Motor Yacht Son Vida II and cruising out to the offshore Windfarm, but for one client, Irish Radiophones Limited the abiding memory of the event is the birth of “Katy” who entered our world 4 hours after stepping of SON VIDA II. Our congratulations go to Lynda Duffy, daughter of MD, Stanley Dagg and there is no truth in the rumour that Lynda was bidding for the “Special Achievement Award”

Following the event, Michael Martyn CEO METMASTS.IE said “we are so pleased with the running of the event that we have agreed to extend our initial agreement with ASL from three to five years by which time we expect to see the race firmly established in the Irish Sailing Calendar. In the meantime we would like to take this opportunity to thank the Commodore of ASC, Paul Barrett and his entire team in organising a fantastic event. We also thank Córa Garvey from DMG Sailsports in promoting the event and looking after our clients, ConceptsOnline.co.uk for their GPS race tracking system which was the source of much interest amongst the crews post event, and of course Astins.co.uk for their beautiful trophy which was specially crafted for the

METMASTS.IE TURBINES YACHT RACE

RACE RESULTS:

Echo Class 1;

Aquelina
Big Hillo Style
Outhaul
X posure
Another Adventure
Dreamtime

Echo Class 2;
Jumpin Jack Flash
Cul8r
Niamh Cinn Oir
Molly
Highflyer
Cetewayo
Lucest

IRC Class;
Aquelina
Big Hillo Style
Outhaul
X posure
Another Adventure

Astins Special Acheivement Award:

Dreamtime

Wonderful Weekend of Windsurfing!

On May 23rd + 24th we had almost 100 newcomers to try out taster sessions in powerboating, windsurfing or sailing. Although Saturday was a bit cloudy and gusty, Sunday saw a gloriously sunny and warm day. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who came out to see us, try out new activities or just get more information about the activities and how you can take it further. We hope you all enjoyed yourselves and look forward to seeing you on the water this summer! We will publish photos of all activities in this coming week so keep an eye on the website for more!

All the best, Córa & Dave, DMG Sailsports

Reminder! Few places remaining for taster sessions May 23+24

Malahide Watersports Festival with DMG Sailsports, Malahide Yacht Club, Malahide Sea Scouts & Malahide Sail Training.

• Launch/Demo Areas DMG Sailsports office, Malahide Yacht Club Broadmeadows Estuary, Malahide Yacht Club St. James Tce, Sea Scouts St. James Tce, Public Slipway St. James Tce.
• View PDF image of poster to print out
• Schedule of events, demonstrations and taster sessions **Last few places remaining. Book now to avoid disappointment at the weekend!

To reserve a place on a taster session, call 01-8456946 or email info@dmgsailsports.com for more.

Free 5 Hour Windsurf Hire Card!

NOW EXTENDING THIS OFFER TO MAY 30TH!!
DMG Sailsports Special Offer from May 1st to 14th. When you book and pay for a "Get Up+Go!" windsurfing course during these dates, you will also receive a FREE 5 Hour Windsurfing Hire Card.

Lessons are carried out at Malahide Yacht Club, Broadmeadows Estuary, Malahide, Co. Dublin. To book lessons, call our office at 01-8456946 or for more details visit our website at http://www.dmgsailsports.com/.

Malahide Watersports Festival! May 23+24

Schedule NOW Available!
Have you always wanted to get out on the water, but just didn’t have the opportunity? Well now is your chance!

On the 23rd & 24th May, we are opening our doors to interested parties to either take part in a taster session, watch some demonstrations, or even to just drop by for a chat about the different watersports on offer in Malahide...


TASTER SESSIONS: Why not try a 2 hour session in Powerboating, Cruiser Sailing, Keelboat Sailing, Dinghy Sailing or Windsurfing. The cost is just €30pp. Discounts available for multiple sessions, or family groups.


DEMONSTRATIONS: Come by and see the sea scouts demonstrate Kayaking, Swimming, Dinghy Racing and more. Or why not just drop-in for a chat with Malahide Yacht Club members at St. James Tce or at the Broadmeadows facility?

• Launch/Demo Areas DMG Sailsports office, Malahide Yacht Club Broadmeadows Estuary, Malahide Yacht Club St. James Tce, Sea Scouts St. James Tce, Public Slipway St. James Tce.


• View PDF image of poster to print out


• Schedule of events, demonstrations and taster sessions

To reserve a place on a taster session, call 01-8456946 or email info@dmgsailsports.com for more.

Dave Garvey featured in April '09 Boards Magazine

Click here to view a PDF file on a featured article with Dave Garvey in this months Boards Magazine by Sue Honan. This article includes details of Dave's new coaching programme based on NLP (neuro-linguistic programming).
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