Classic Summer School 2008

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

The 7th. GLANDORE CLASSIC BOAT SUMMER SCHOOL will be held on Saturday 19th. and Sunday 20 July, the week-end after ACC Cork Week..

A big happening this year will be the publication of the Traditional Boats of Ireland book, a project that started at the first Glandore Classic Boat Summer School in 1994! The southern launch of the book will be held at the Summer School on Sat. 19th. July. Another exciting book launch is also promised.

It is proposed to found a maritime society to continue the work of the Traditional Boats of Ireland team, to publish valuable material that could not be included in the book, to encourage the rescue, maintenance and use of traditional boats, to set up and support a web-site (already in train) and other maritime heritage initiatives. A session of the Summer School will provide a forum for those with an interest in maritime heritage who wish to be involved.

The theme of this year's Summer School is 'Boats at Risk'. We have a talk on the Ilen and possibly a visit. We hope to look at the experience of different groups and societies in tackling this issue and how the problem is approached in other countries.

A detailed programme will be issuing very shortly. Watch this space for news !

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Looking forward to welcoming you to Glandore on 19 - 20 July.

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Classic Regatta - NEWS 2007

The 8th Glandore Classic Regatta closed on Sunday July 15th with an impressive firework display which illuminated the Classic fleet at anchor in Glandore harbour following four days of excellent racing on both harbour and offshore courses.

The Offshore courses were conducted by PRO Donal McClement. All of the scheduled races were run off with little impact from the very changeable and shifty conditions which prevailed during some of the races. While it was a mixed week of weather Wednesday was the only dull day for the participants on the off shore and coastal courses, when the winds fell light on a race to the Kowloon bridge mark SW of the Stagg rocks.

Leading in the offshore classes was the sloop “Sonata“ a 53’ fife design built in 1950 and sailed at this regatta by P Caiger-Smith, this yacht has historic ties to Cork harbour having been raced extensively in Cork harbour during the 1950’s and 1960’s. In the Gaff rig class the leader was also a historic Cork Harbour boat, “Elsie” the Fife One design built in 1896 at Carrigalow in Cork and now sailed by P Dorgan.

There was scheduled racing each day from Tuesday to Saturday on the harbour course, for Work boats, day boats dinghies, and with the exception of Friday when racing was abandoned in view of the gale warning all races were completed by Race Officer Donal Lynch by Sunday morning. The Gleoiteogs, West Cork Lobster and Oysterboats made up the workboat fleet, and this fleet enjoyed close and competitive races each day with Pat Tanner’s “An Faoleán” taking the overall fleet prize together with the Spirit of the regatta trophy.

The visiting Fife one design boats from Anglesea and the Menai straight were delighted with their regatta in Glandore on their last visit they raced on the offshore courses this year they sailed the harbour courses which they revelled in with very close racing each day among this fleet of boats built originally in the mid 1920’s the winner was H Mattox sailing Siglen, by Saturday evening they were already planning a bigger fleet for the 2009 Classic Regatta.

The Second Irish Classic Dragon Championship was another element of this years regatta and this Trophy the Brian O’Connor trophy was one again this year by “Tarasque” sailed by M.Cotter.

There was a class of Ette’s sailing this year with 4 boats out for each of their races, the Ette originally designed and built by the O’Mahony’s in Castletownsend in the mid 1940’s and are enjoying a revival ,some newly built and also restored boats were raced each day, these are true little west Cork Originals! The regatta winner was the 1952 “Saguette” sailed by R Ferrieira.

The Shannon One designs returned to compete for their perpetual trophy, the Lough Derg Chart. There was close racing on this on as you expect on the SOD’s and the winner was P Coote.

Hal Sisk sailed his 1898 replica waterwag “Twist”, and Anne Barry sailed her sandbagger “Gertie” in the dinghy fleets

Photos of Tuesday & Saturday racing from Bob Bateman Here
Photos of Wednesday racing from Martin Dooney Here
Photos of Tuesday racing from Martin Dooney Here
If you have photos to add please get in touch

Classic Regatta Results Summary

Regatta Trophies
Boat of the Regatta the Lattitude Kinsale/JLS Trophy
P Dorgan "Elsie" Cork OD 1896(Fife/Carraigaloe)

Concours d'Elegance The Meissner Trophy
R Tudor "Sian" 1926 (W. & R.B. Fife/ Dickie )

Spirit of the Regatta The Glandore Dragon Trophy
P Tanner "An Faólain" 1914 Gleoíteog (S. O'Donnell/Galway)

Overall Regatta
Gaff Classic P Dorgan "Elsie" Cork OD 1896(Fife/Carraigaloe)

Bermuda Classic P. Caiger-Smith/ R. Breare "Sonata"1950 (Fife/ Woodnutt )
Spirit of Tradition S Watson "Pathfinder" 1968 (O. Lee/ Halmatic)
Cruiser/Racer R. Fogarty/ D. Williams 2001( Beneteau First 211)

Workboat/Traditional
P Tanner "An Faólain" 1914 Gleoíteog (S. O'Donnell/Galway)
Fife OD H Mattox "Siglen" 1927 (W. & R.B. Fife/ Dickie)

2nd Irish Classic Dragon Championship
The Brian O’Connor Plate
M Cotter "Tarasque" 1954 (J.Anker/ Bórressen)

Shannon OD
D Coote No59

Castletownsend Ette
R Ferreira "Sagette" 1952 (O'Mahoney/O'Mahoney)

Classic Dinghies
A Barry "Sandbagger"2005(Olsen/Barry)