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Tag Archives: Water Wag
The yachting firsts of Dublin Bay
In a response to W.M. Nixon’s Sailing on Saturday blog post for Afloat Magazine last week, Peggy Bawn Press publisher and author, Hal Sisk, contributed a fascinating, myth-busting comment on the earliest days of sailing… as a sport… or was … Continue reading
Posted in book, Dublin Bay - The Cradle of Yacht Racing, gift, Hal Sisk, Irish yachting, journalists, object of desire, other yacht designers, yacht clubs, yacht racing, yachting history
Tagged Dantzic, Hal Sisk, jacht, Ladies Cup, Royal Alfred Yacht Club, Royal Cork Yacht Club, Royal Thames Yacht Club, Royal Yacht Squadron, royal yachts, Sir William Petty, Sligo Yacht Club, Spiegeljachten, W.M. Nixon, Water Club of Cork, Water Wag, Wherry, Winkie Nixon
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Dublin Bay – 2nd Edition
The revised second edition of Hal Sisk’s popular book, DUBLIN BAY – THE CRADLE OF YACHT RACING has arrived. Irish yachting historian and Peggy Bawn Press founder, Hal Sisk, reveals how the worldwide sport of yacht and dinghy racing was … Continue reading
Posted in Big Class, book, Dublin Bay - The Cradle of Yacht Racing, G.L. Watson, gift, Hal Sisk, Irish yachting, other yacht designers, yacht clubs, yacht design, yacht racing, yachting history
Tagged Dublin Bay, Dublin Bay Sailing Club, George B. Thompson, gift, International Sailing Federation, International Yacht Racing Union, IYRU, Marconi, RYA, The Racing Rules of Sailing, Vanderdecken, Water Wag, Yacht Racing Association, YRA
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The Weekend Watson – Charles Henry Ashley
Charles Henry Ashley really is a G.L. Watson for the Weekend – you can sail and row in her… or should it be row and sail… “To a reader today, it may seem strange that men would elect to use … Continue reading
Posted in art, boatbuilders, Dublin Bay - The Cradle of Yacht Racing, G.L. Watson, Lifeboat, Martin Black, object of desire, RNLI, rowing, Sail and oar, shipyards, The Weekend Watson
Tagged Cemaes Bay, Cemaes Boat Club, Charles Henry Ashley, coastal rowing, Colleen Class, Hal Sisk, John Jones, Thames Ironworks, Water Wag
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Dublin Bay Rules
As sailors in the warmer parts of the world, and hardy souls in higher latitudes, find their feet with the most recent revision of the Racing Rules of Sailing – in force since January 1st – it’s worth reflecting on … Continue reading
Posted in boatbuilders, Dublin Bay - The Cradle of Yacht Racing, film, Irish yachting, object of desire, yacht clubs, yacht racing
Tagged Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Bay Sailing Club, ISAF Youth Worlds, Kingstown, MOD70, Route des Princes, Royal Alfred Yacht Club, The Racing Rules of Sailing, Water Wag
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