Sailing In Dublin Club
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Yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting.-Description:Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there are some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations...
based in Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire or Dún Laoire , sometimes anglicised as "Dunleary" , is a suburban seaside town in County Dublin, Ireland, about twelve kilometres south of Dublin city centre. It is the county town of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County and a major port of entry from Great Britain...
harbour, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. Located to the south-east of Dublin city, its county seat is the town of Dún Laoghaire. It is one of the four constituent parts of the Dublin Region...
county, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The club was founded in 1984 by members of the Glenans Irish Sailing Club
Glenans Ireland
Glenans Irish Sailing Club was a non-profit sailing school affiliated to, but independent of the larger French Les Glénans sailing school.The Irish club was founded in 1969 as part of the French school...
, so as to promote sailing by providing shared ownership of boats.
Classes sailed include Sigma 33, Ruffian
Ruffian 23
The Ruffian 23 is a 23 foot keelboat designed by Billy Brown in Portaferry in the early 70s.Over 200 yachts were built in Portaferry during the 70's and early 80's by 'Weatherly Yachts', a company established by Billy Brown and his brother 'Dickie'....
, Laser Vago
Laser Vago
A Laser Vago is a high-performance sailing dinghy designed by Jo Richards and manafactured by Laser Performance. The Vago can be sailed and raced by a crew of two or single-handed...
, Magno, and Trez.