A look back to the start of the season and Kilcooley Primary School’s visit to BYC with help from Lawrence Brady of the Thomas Lipton Foundation and their Buoyed Up program
- not sure if this brilliant video was shared at the time. Credits to their P6 Teacher Johnny Hall
Online entry: bit.ly/2kx5jvk
Antrim Boat Club Ballyholme Yacht Club Ballyronan Boat Club CLYC Killowen Craigavon Lakes Sailing Club Lough Erne Yacht Club Lough Foyle Yacht Club Portrush Yacht Club Coleraine Yacht Club Cushendall Sailing and Boating Club East Antrim Boat Club County Antrim Yacht Club Carrickfergus Sailing Club Holywood Yacht Club Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club RNIYC Cadets Donaghadee Sailing Club Kircubbin Sailing Club Portaferry Sailing Club Newtownards Sailing Club Strangford Lough Yacht Club East Down Yacht Club Killyleagh Yacht Club Friends of Seaboard Sailing Association Quoile Yacht Club Strangford Sailing Club Lough Neagh Sailing Club Irish 420 Class Ireland 29er Topper IrelandIrish Laser Class Association RS Feva Ireland
Any ex rowers in our membership who would be interested in trying to get this going at Ballyholme YC or maybe locate in Bangor as part of new Coastal Masterplan - they use similar course layouts to ourselves tbh and could race around the Royal Ulster buoys (or BYC ones when the bay not full of swimmers and dinghies).
These arent the “skiffies” but offshore versions of normal quads, doubles and skulls.
Both types (“Coastal” and “Offshore”) are now under Rowing Ireland after a few years of fighting between the two camps. They tend to have different clubs for Coastal and Offshore with different ethos although I’m sure some have started both - theres also talk of Offshore being future Olympic sport, and they have had a World Championship for a few years.
Offshore rowing is one of the fastest growing water sports in Ireland although there are clubs in England going back for many years.
m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Ihtw_Bgl7pA
Not an ex rower but would def be interested!