Irish Sea

Welcome

The Irish Sea Branch is now in its sixth year and our activity continues to grow. Keep an eye on this page for more events to come

Events To Come

DateEventLocationCoordinator
Saturday 13th AprilMeetingNorth Euston Hotel, The Esplanade, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6BNSpeaker TBD, Lunch will be provided £15pp
Saturday 7th SeptemberMeetingPlas Heli, Cafon Welsh Sailing Academy, Pwllheli
Saturday 7th DecemberAGMAGM and Christmas lunch at the Royal Welsh Sailing Club, Caernarfon

 

Dave Kitchen

Irish Sea Branch Captain

I have been sailing in the Irish Sea for the last 15 years and have recently moved my Moody Cavalier, ‘Belerion’ from Deganwy in North Wales to Maryport on the Cumbrian Coast.

I am looking forward to exploring this part of the Irish Sea and sharing my experiences with the rest of the Branch.

Contacts

Irish Sea Branch
Dave KitchenCaptain
Don CampbellVice Captain
Liz Cooper-ClarkSecretary
Barbara WeeksTreasurer
Perri LaundersPort Officer / Conwy
Howard WeeksPort Officer / Whitehaven
Phill EcclesPort Officer / Pwllheli
Dave KitchenPort Officer / Liverpool

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Report from the Irish Sea Branch of the Moody Association.

 December 2024.

It has been a very ‘up and down’ year. Whitehaven is still having water pollution issues which are caused by old mine workings in the area and some of our marinas are having issues with tube worm which can, apparently, cause major problems with sea cocks, props and even engines.

Although some of us have enjoyed good sailing this summer and have made some extensive passages, too many of us have been frustrated by the weather patterns we have been experiencing. As someone said recently they have enough cancelled passage plans to decorate their bathroom!

Sadly, the meeting in Fleetwood had to be cancelled because of lack of takers and this highlights the problems we are facing trying to arrange meetings near the sea and within areas of easy access to as many members as possible. However, I am pleased to report that the meeting at Plas Heli, Cafon Welsh Sailing Academy, Pwllheli on Saturday 7th September was well attended. Phil Eccles gave an entertaining and informative talk about the work he has completed on his Moody 30 and we also visited the new lifeboat station at Pwllheli. This included a tour of their new £2million plus lifeboat. It was fascinating to see the amount of equipment inside the main cabin which was essential for keeping the crew safe and enabling them to navigate accurately on any rescue mission. We also checked out its engines and the area used specifically for rescued personnel. This fantastic addition to the RNLI cover of the Irish Sea makes sailing in these waters reassuring.

Unfortunately the AGM meeting on the 7Th December at the Royal Welsh Sailing Club, Caernarfon had to be cancelled because of Storm Darragh. The guest speaker was going to be David Rainsbury, the author of the Irish Sea Pilot. Even getting together on land has proved difficult because of the weather this year! We will need to re-arrange the AGM early in the New Year.

 

Upcoming events for 2024

The first is at the North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6BN on Saturday 13th April.Lunch will be provided and speaker to be arranged. Cost £15  

The second is a meeting at the Plas Heli, Cafon Welsh Sailing Academy, Pwllheli on Saturday 7th September  

The third is the AGM and Christmas lunch at the Royal Welsh Sailing Club, Caernarfon on Saturday the 7th December.

 More details of these events will be circulated nearer the time plus we are open to any suggestions for meeting or Sailing events.

 For further information on any of the above please contact Liz Cooper Clark or Dave Kitchen.