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March 2015
Winter Talk – “Lula Belle” and the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race
The DMYC welcomes Liam Coyne to talk about racing around Britain and Ireland in "Lula Belle". He will talk about the technical and mental preparation required before and during the race. With the inclusion of video excerpts he will describe the challenges both he and Brian faced and how they dealt with them. This talk is a great opportunity for any sailor who ever dreamt of racing offshore to learn about the severe challenges Liam and Brian lived through while…
Find out more »Winter Talk – Stories Behind the Pictures
Award-winning Irish Times photographer and pictured editor Frank Miller looks back over several decades of picture-taking in this unique presentation to DMYC members. Miller who has covered everything from the opening of an envelope to the genocide in Rwanda will talk about his work and reveal some of the back-stores behind the images, including the meeting between Queen Elizabeth and Ronan O'Gara, lunch with John McGahern and how he almost ended up swimming nude in a midlands lake with Nuala…
Find out more »November 2015
Winter Talk – The French Trip to Nantes
Our opening talk for 2015 is being presented by John Mac Aree. A novice in the world of cruising, he was bitten by the bug last year, and this is his tale of a journey in a Malö 36 to Nantes in the summer. The talk will focus on the outbound trip, covering pre-trip planning, costs, weather, traffic separation zones, night passage, and AIS, as well as the navigation route to the Scilly Islaes and France, including stop-overs. The trip was…
Find out more »Winter Talk – Dublin’s Diving Bell
We are pleased to host Joe Ryan as he presents an illustrated talk about Dublin's Diving Bell. The bell can currently be seen on Sir John Rogerson's Quay in Dublin, and was recent renovated to turn it into an exhibit about the usage of the bell.
Find out more »December 2015
Winter Talk – The Longitude Problem
Our December 3rd talk is being given by Barry Kenny, on the topic of "The Longitude Problem and the development of the Marine Chronometer". Early sailors had developed the magnetic compass, and had for centuries used the elevation of the pole star to establish latitude, using cross staff, back staff, quadrant, and finally the sextant, still in use today. Determining longitude to establish even an approximate position was much more difficult, and even in the eighteenth century required dead reckoning, with…
Find out more »Winter Talk: Cruising in Croatia
Joe Csibi will be talking about the cruising grounds to be found in Croatia.
Find out more »February 2016
Winter Talk – Search and Rescue
Alan Gallagher, a Senior Aircrewman, will provide a fascinating insight into a day in the life of someone involved with the Dublin Helicopter Search and Rescue.
Find out more »October 2017
Winter Talk – What to know about change
Our first presentation for our 2017/2018 Winter Talks series will be given by Sofi Musleh entitled 'What to know about change'. Sofi is a qualified nurse and life coach who works as an educator with a large multinational, covering their learning and coaching needs across Ireland and the North. She trains and helps staff with work life balance, workplace stress, career progression and uniquely, dealing with setbacks and cultivating resilience. She has also been a contributor to the well know…
Find out more »November 2018
Winter Talk – Back to the future with DBSC 21 Footers
Meeting the needs of present day and future sailors, with a fleet of classic one designs? Yes, if they are restored and owned by a class association allowing access to all with day and week charter options, in Dublin Bay and abroad. Stunningly beautiful and easy to sail, the restoration of the DBSC 21 Footers by the Class association is informed by Hal Sisk's track recorded as a serial restorer of classic yachts. This presentation is most visual. Hal has…
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