GARRYKENNEDY SAILING

B rief History: We are a club of enthusiastic keelboat sailors based on the Tipperary shores of Lough Derg, most of whom keep their boats in harbours close to Garrykennedy. The Club was founded in 1985 by a group of like minded sailors who wanted relaxed fun but competitive cruiser racing on the Tipperary shore of Lough Derg. Many of those founder members are still very active and the ethos and spirit of the club emanates from the those early days. The emphasis was always on having fun, but the racing is competitive, with many races won by mere seconds on corrected time. Throughout the mixed fleet, there are individual match races going on as well, as evenly matched boats vie for advantage. Champagne has been known to change hands following a particularly well fought race. The social aspect is not forgotten and we enjoy great times together, ashore and afloat.