October 30, 2009
Belmullet Final
For anyone who has sailed here during one of the finals in the past few years will have noticed that it gets windy this time of the year around Belmullet and this year was no exception.
In total we sailed three rounds of Gold fleet competitions and six rounds of Silver fleet comp, changed beach half way through Saturday, survived consistent 35 knot winds with 49 knot gusts and basked in the sunny weather on Sunday while buzzing on Red Bull and background music!
Saturday
Saturday’s comp kicked off on Caisléan beach with a southwesterly, 4.5 metre wind and 2 foot waves, The first few rounds started off with nice big back loops and stalled forwards from Oisin Van Geldron, Finn Mullen and Dan Gardner and Rob Creane going for full on spin loops on the way in. The waves were still small and the wind was going more onshore as the morning went on so jumps were counting the most to get through the rounds. (more…)
October 14, 2009
IWA Wavesailing final
There’s less than two weeks to go and windguru is already forecasting gales for next week. Everyone in UISCE is busy cutting new streamers, tying flags to the bits of broken mast left behind after last year and praying hard for wind (the swell here is already pumping). For anyone who is still ready to windsurf after the speed week in Dungarvan UISCE is hosting the IWA Wavesailing final on the Fri 23/10/2009 – Mon 26/10/2009. Registration will take place on the competition beach Saturday morning which will be announced two days before hand. Although to speed things up pre-registration and accommodation booking is possible by contacting Fiona in the office on 097 82111 or by emailing her at fiona@usice.ie.
October 6, 2009
***Be in Belmullet this October Bank Holiday Weekend***
Wave Final in UISCE Fri 23/10/2009 – Mon 26/10/2009. Contact us on 097 82111 if you want more info. Accommodation packages available
The Notice of AGM which will be held on the Sunday night at 8pm of the Belmullet wave final. Venue UISCE.
Mikey at work
Mikey Clancy IWA representative on the PWA world tour had a great final event in the exceptionally tough conditions in Sylt, Germany last week. With huge winds and rough seas Mikey coped very well with the conditions winning a second round elimination which should put him close to an overall top 20 tour placing for 2009. It was Mikey’s first year to compete on the PWA tour having competed in IWA events now for a number of years. Its back to College in DIT marketing student and then on to Belmullet for the Irish Championships in October, For more info on Mikey see PWA.com and Mikeys website mikeyclancy.com
