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Cruinniu Badoiri Acla
Achill Yawl Sailing Festival

Achill Island, County Mayo, West of Ireland


Photo by Michael Donnelly

Summer 2012

Contact drjerrycowley@gmail.com for information

Date & Time
Event
Presentation/Venue

Saturday 30th June
(De Sathairn)
2.15pm

Official Opening & Blessing of Boats 2.15pm
Achill Sound Hotel (South of Bridge)

3.00pm Achill Sound Hotel Cup (South of Bridge)

Achill Sound Hotel (Connaughton's)

Sunday 1st July
(De Domhnaigh)

3.00pm Yawl Girl's Yawl Race
4.00pm Alice Sweeney Memorial Cup
6.00pm Yawl Photo Expo

Óstán Oileán Acla Achill Sound (Alices)

Sunday 8th July
(De Domhnaigh)
3.00pm

Clare Island Cup

Bay View Hotel, Clare Island

Saturday 14th July
(De Sathairn)
3.30pm

Patrick McLoughlin Memorial Cup

 

Josie McLoughlin's Pub, Achill Sound

Sunday 15th July
(De Domhnaigh)
4.00pm

Seamus Patten Memorial Cup

 

Achill Sound Shore (After Race)

Saturday 28th July
(De Sathairn)
4.00pm

John Corrigan Memorial Cup (Achill Beg)

Achill Sound Hotel (Connaughtons)

Sunday 29th July
(De Domhnaigh)

3.00pm The Old Mulranny Regatta Cup
(sponsored by Dr. Jerry Cowley)

4.00pm The Mulranny Park Inn Hotel Cup - Mulranny Pier

Mulranny Pier

Mulranny Mediterranean Heather Festival 26 - 30th July 2012 - see full Festival Programme

Friday 3rd August
(De h-Aoine)
7.00pm

John F Patten Memorial Cup

Compass Bar, Curraun

Saturday 4th August
(De Sathairn)
7.30pm

 

Patten's Bar Cup

 

Patten's Bar Derreens

Sunday 5th August
(De Domhnaigh)
7.30pm

Johnny Patten Memorial Cup

Patten's Bar Derreens

Saturday 11th August
(De Sathairn)
12.30pm

Sean the Shore (Patten) Memorial Cup

Óstán Oileán Acla (Alices)

Sunday 12th August
(De Domhnaigh)
1.30pm

Michael John O’Malley Memorial Cup
(Inishbiggle Race)

Inishbiggle / Ted Lavelle's (to be decided)

Friday 17th August
(De h-Aoine)
6.00pm

Michael McLoughlin Memorial Cup
(Cé Bheag to Achill Sound)

Óstán Oileán Acla (Alices)

Saturday 18th August
(De Sathairn)
6.00pm

Bernard Masterson Memorial Cup

The Way Inn, Tonragee

Sunday 19th August
(De Domhnaigh)
6.30pm

6.30pm Dominic Kelly's Butcher's Yawl Race

Open Barbecue from 5.30pm

Óstán Oileán Acla (Alices)

Sunday 26th August
(De Domhnaigh)
2.00pm

Commentator's Race (Michael Cooney)

Patten's Bar Derreens
The above events are subject to weather conditions
Yawl Ball: September
Ostán Oilean Acla

For further information contact:

Dr. J. Cowley
Tel: + + 353 (0) 87 2249691
E-mail: drjerrycowley@gmail.com

Ta Cumann Badoiri Acla ag iarraidh cultuir agus traidisiuin seoltoireachta an yawl a chosaint agus a leanu amach. Beidh beim dha chur ar labhairt na Gaeilge insna h-imeachtai seo.
Le cupla bliain anuas ta uimhir na mbad ardai o 3 go 13. 'Se an cuspoir ata againn cur leis an bfas iontach seo. Tuigeann Cumann Badoiri Acla an tabhacht ata leis an chultuir agus an teanga a chaomhnu. Beidh imeachtai na Feile dha reachtail tre mhean na Gaeilge. Baineann na sluaite a bhionn i lathair ag na rasai an-tsasamh as an sport arsa seo, as an scil iontach a bhaineann le gabhail na Yawlta agus an choimhlint ghear a bhionn ann le ceann scribe a bhaint amach.

Cumann Badoiri Acla are engaged in an ongoing campaign to foster and promote traditional yawl sailing through the medium of our native tongue.
We have seen the population of yawls rise from 3 just a few years ago to 13 this year. We intend to build on this great yawl revival. Cumann Badoiri Acla have identified a number of objectives including the holding of an annual yawl racing festival through the medium of Irish. We know of no more exciting sport than yawl racing and we know that everyone will enjoy the spectacle of so many fine boats battling it out to be first to the finishing line.


Photo by Michael Donnelly

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