Dungarvan Sailing Adventures

Dungarvan Sailing Adventures Dungarvan Sailing Adventures It is the ideal recipe for a wonderful sailing experience aboard boats with real history!

Dungarvan Sailing Adventures offers people of all ages and ability the chance to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Dungarvan Bay in traditional built sailing boats. The flagship is Akita built by Joe Boylan of Skerries in 1953 following the drawings of Irish boat designer JB Kearney and restored by Eugene Burke and Martin Landers in 2010. Dungarvan Bay offers the perfect environment for sailing

with smooth waters, prevailing winds that blow into the bay making it very safe and the beautiful scenery of An Rinn, Ballinacourty, Dungarvan town and the Comeragh mountains.

21/05/2013

Akita launched 21st May 1953 by Minister of Education and famous Republican Sean Moylan. Happy 60th Akita !!!

This gives a good idea of the size of Young Larrys rig
02/05/2013

This gives a good idea of the size of Young Larrys rig

Young Larry returns home and looking good after the rigours of the North West Passage
02/05/2013

Young Larry returns home and looking good after the rigours of the North West Passage

Keewaydin built 1913 arrives in Dungarvan for inaugural Maritime Festival 2013
02/05/2013

Keewaydin built 1913 arrives in Dungarvan for inaugural Maritime Festival 2013

Different angle,still looks good
02/05/2013

Different angle,still looks good

02/05/2013
27/04/2013

Just uploaded new cover photo of the Mermaid regatta here last year

Dungarvan Maritime Festival float just behind us,Congrats to Eoin McGarry and team for the amazing amount of work they h...
25/03/2013

Dungarvan Maritime Festival float just behind us,Congrats to Eoin McGarry and team for the amazing amount of work they have put in so far,will be a great weekend

All ready for St Patricks Day Parade 2013 It would have been a lovely day for sailing.
25/03/2013

All ready for St Patricks Day Parade 2013 It would have been a lovely day for sailing.

Akitas first touch up after 3 seasons sailing using Owatrol D1 unlike varnish NO sanding back just rub down and apply to...
20/03/2013

Akitas first touch up after 3 seasons sailing using Owatrol D1 unlike varnish NO sanding back just rub down and apply to worn areas

This is what happens when you put white spirit on real mahogany,this wont happen with sepele. See the lustre of the wood...
03/03/2013

This is what happens when you put white spirit on real mahogany,this wont happen with sepele. See the lustre of the wood coming through.

We had only ever touched up Akita's coamings, so for her 60th Birthday this May !!! We decided to take them back down to...
03/03/2013

We had only ever touched up Akita's coamings, so for her 60th Birthday this May !!! We decided to take them back down to bare mahogany & folks it IS mahogany.

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