Rathmullan Sailing & Watersports School

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 www.seafestloughswilly.com, or follow SeaFest on Facebook and Twitter.

We’ve been very lax about keeping the information on the website fresh. Apologies to anyone who has been confused by the lack of news about the 2012 course calendar.

We’re in the process now of finalising the plans for 2012 and hope to have all the info up on the website in the next few days. Expect evening classes to kick off mid April and run until early October; full day sessions will gear up the final week of June and run through August. Please bear with us just a few more days and all will become clear!

Our summer kayaking has kicked off in earnest. Andrew has sessions going out Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings. Anyone interested should ring him on 087 982 1209. Aengus’s next evening Start Sailing course for adults begins Monday, 18 July. If interested contact us on 086 386 3455. We also have a few spots left on our water week for juniors beginning Monday, July 11. For that too, ring us on 086 386 3455.

Based on all the positive feedback we’re getting, SeaFest was one fantastic weekend of sailing, water sports and food. The weather gods blessed us with a couple of rainless days with significant spells of sunshine thrown in for good measure. Except for a lull in the winds on Sunday, keelboats and dinghies had plenty of puff to make things interesting enough out there.

Thanks to all who came and all who helped put SeaFest together. Time to start thinking about 2012! (For more photos of 2011, visit our SeaFest Photo Gallery

We still have a few spots available on our Water Week for juniors running from June 27 to July 1st. This is a games-orientated approach to introducing kids to thrill and skill of watersports, perfect for young ones who just want the experience of something new, exciting and fun. For more information, ring Andrew on 087 982 1209. To book, Download a Booking Form and post it into us.

Andrew Guckian, our intrepid kayaking instructor as well as our Senior Sailing instructor, has arrived in Rathmullan a week earlier than planned. This means the kayaking can commence. If you’re interested in finding out what’s on and when, or in signing up for a session, contact Andrew directly on 087 982 1209. Happy paddling.

With the  winds finally abating it looks like we can get the courses back on track. We have a couple of spots still available for our next Start Sailing evening class with Aengus Kennedy. If you’re interested, email us at rathmullanwatersports@gmail.com or ring us on 086 386 3455.

The unusually high winds of the past 2 weeks have unfortunately blown a hole in our course programme! Since the Start Sailing course that is currently underway hasn’t been able to get on the water at all over the past week, they will be make up for lost sessions during the week beginning May 30th. This means we will have to reschedule the Basic Skills course originally intended for that week. Sorry, but if anyone out there has a hotline to the wind gods, could you please ask them to tone it down a notch or two.

Already got level 1, Start Sailing, under your belt and want to hone your skills further for the upcoming season? We have a couple of spots still available on our evening Basic Skills course beginning May 30th with instructor Aengus Kennedy. If interested, contact us at rathmullanwatersports@gmail or on 086 386 3455.

Sailing, watersports, good local food, vintage games – the SeaFest programming is rapidly taking final form. It all boils to what should be a fabul0us weekend on and near the water here in Rathmullan. We’ll be there. Hope you can join us for it. For more information, go to www.seafestloughswilly.com.