====== Ireland Surfski ====== {{:locales:ireland:mullet.jpg?direct&550x310|mullet.jpg}} **Mullet Peninsula Downwinder**, photo from David Horkan [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uqm1JAO69Q|video]] ---- ===== Downwind/Paddles ===== ---- ==== East Coast ==== **Downwind** * **Cahore Point - Clones Strand (North Wexford Run)** 16 km [[https://downwindable.com/north-wexford-run|Downwindable.com]] * **Dublin Area ** [[https://youtu.be/APajztBHIj0|video]] * **Howth - Donabate** 10 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/howth-run|Downwindfun]] * **Dalkey Island ** [[https://vimeo.com/282953079|video]] * **Portmarnock Beach ** [[https://youtu.be/2ME2zAZIV3E|video]] * **Greystones South Beach and Dun Laoghaire harbour **approx 20 km - which one is start and end depends on wind direction. This has been a course for the Ireland Coast Paddling Championships * **Wicklow - Brittas Bay Beach** 15 - 17 km [[https://youtu.be/2z8p8vdBpW0|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/wicklow-to-brittas-run|Downwindfun]] * … ---- ==== South Coast ==== **Downwind** * **Curraghbinny ** [[https://youtu.be/WgRPTwyWG9A|out & back video]] * **Fountainstown Beach - Ringaskiddy (Cork Harbour Run)** 8 km [[https://downwindable.com/cork-harbour-run|Downwindable.com]] * **Dunbrattin HeadPier** to **Tramore Pier** 13 km "works in Westerly, North westerly. Gets rough coming up to and past Metalman but great runs too. Cliffs alongside entirety of course so plenty of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapotis|clapotis]]. Best but not neccessary at low tide when more of the wave energy is retained by beaches/ cliff base. Usually a significant SW swell coming from 4 o’clock direction (//Ed. ? assume this means 4 o'clock as if 12 is straight east since this is a run to the east//). Nothing surfable in S or SW. Can easily be extended up to 17kms starting at Bunmahon beach or 30kms starting at Stradbally or 40 kms starting at Ring Peninsula Harbour" - from [[https://irelandsurfski.com/downwinds/|irelandsurfski.com]] (some of the downwind distances estimated on this website deserve some more careful examination), [[https://youtu.be/VIVU2MvvfIo|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/dunbrattin-to-tramore-downwind|Downwindfun]] * **Hook Head/Slade Harbour ** * **Slade - ****Baginbun Beach **8 km [[https://downwindable.com/hook-head|Downwindable.com]] * **Fethard - Slade** 11 km [[https://youtu.be/wH5EKSzC3Oo|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/fethard-to-hook-downwind|Downwindfun]] * **Ring - Tramore** 26km (?? if this run starts near Ringville then it is a lot more than 26km (at least 35km?)) - [[https://irelandsurfski.com/downwinds/|ireleandsurfski.com]] - "Committing downwind 3km out to sea that takes advantage of SW swell coming around Helvick" * … ---- ==== Southwest Coast ==== **Downwind** * **Marine** * **Castlemane Harbour ** [[https://youtu.be/MDlR_s3zd-M|video]] * **Rossbeigh Beach** [[https://youtu.be/VPKJhhsWzdM|video]] **Freshwater** * **Lough Caragh ** [[https://youtu.be/RPD4ztqb_c0|video]] * … ---- ==== West Coast ==== **Downwind** * **Ballina Aughris Run - Sleeghan, Ballina - Aughris head** 14 km [[https://downwindable.com/ballina-aughris-run|Downwindable.com]] * **Cleggan Pier - Murrisk Beach (Clew Bay Blast) **17 km [[https://downwindable.com/clew-bay-blast|Downwindable.com]] * **Easkey - Tra Bui **13 km [[https://downwindable.com/easkey---tra-bui-run|Downwindable.com]] * **The Mullet Peninsula ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uqm1JAO69Q|downwind video]] * **Blacksod Pier - Belmullet Pier (The Mullet Run) **15 km [[https://downwindable.com/the-mullet|Downwindable.com]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/the-mullet-ireland-downwind|Downwindfun]] * **Galway Bay Downwinds - Westerly winds into Galway City, reverse runs with Easterlies** * **Spiddal Pier, Bohoona East, Spiddal - Galway Ocean Sports Club, Galway (Spiddal Blast Run) **20 km [[https://downwindable.com/spiddal-blast-run|Downwindable.com]] * **Mullaghmore Harbour ** [[https://youtu.be/vXogrWkHPLs|out & back video]] * … **Surf** * **Sligo ** [[https://youtu.be/-RrrO4LMkrM|video]] * … ---- ==== Lakes ==== * **Lough Ennell ** [[https://vimeo.com/221188381|video]] * **Lough Owel ** [[https://vimeo.com/202718868|video]] * **Lough Ree ** [[https://vimeo.com/260241798|video]] * … ---- David Horkan - Irish West Coast Downwinding {{youtube>hPPjiFWLO5E}} ---- ==== Flatwater ==== * **County Cork** * **Monkstown ** [[https://youtu.be/QH3m6N7RZ38|video]] * **River Lee ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cqT19vGK6s|video]] * …. ---- ===== Races ===== [[:races:race_calendars|Worldwide Race Calender Page]] * [[:races:ireland_races|]] * … ---- ===== Videos ===== * [[:ireland_videos|Ireland Videos]] * … ---- ===== Coaches ===== * [[http://www.kayakmor.ie/|Kayakmór]] Galway, Lessons * [[http://www.paddleandpedal.ie/|Paddle and Pedal]] North Mayo - David Horkan instructs sea kayak and surfski paddling ---- ===== Clubs/Groups ===== (Sea kayaking groups can be helpful. Even if you don't find surfskiers among them, they can be good sources for weather, hazards, good surfing areas, etc.) * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/278017270919|Canoe Marathon Ireland]] (facebook) * [[https://www.canoe.ie/|Canoeing Ireland]] Look up local clubs on their [[https://www.canoe.ie/find-a-club/|find-a-club page]], there are sometimes older K1 or sea kayak paddlers in clubs who are familiar with or own a surfski * [[http://www.ecskc.eu/|East Coast Sea Kayaking Club]] * [[https://www.iska.ie/|Irish Sea Kayaking Association]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/surfskiireland|Surfski Ireland]] (facebook) * [[https://www.wwkc.net/marathon/|Wild Water Kayak Club]] (WWKC) Dublin recreational and competitive kayaking club that trains regularly on the river Liffey and also out of Howth Harbour. Club members regularly partake in races and go on regular downwind trips. There are club surfskis available for new members to use. * … ---- ===== Dealers/Equipment ===== * [[https://www.canoecentre.ie/collections/sit-on-top-kayaks-1|Canoe Centre]] - Dublin, Nelo * [[http://www.kayakmor.ie/|Kayakmór]] Galway, Mazu surfskis * [[https://www.facebook.com/PaddlesportIreland/|Paddlesport Ireland]] (facebook) County Wicklow, Stellar surfskis * [[https://www.paddlesportsireland.com/|Paddlesports Ireland]] Vajda, Nordic Kayaks surfskis, Nalu OC * [[https://www.facebook.com/PaddlesportsIreland/|Facebook Page]] * [[:used_boats_equipment#ireland|Used Equipment]] * … ---- ===== Boat Wakes ===== * Dublin Ferry [[https://youtu.be/SRRuMRbMmr0|video]] ---- ===== Conditions ===== * [[https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/skerries|Windfinder Skerries]] * [[https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/greystones|Windfinder Greystones]] * [[http://www.buoyweather.com/map/english-channel|Buoy Weather]] * [[http://www.quicktide.co.uk/|QuickTide]] tidal calculations for UK, Ireland, and Belgium to Gibraltar - buy card for calcs ---- ===== Resources ===== * [[https://www.paddlingtheblue.com/e-68/|David Horkan Crossing the Irish Sea at Night]] PaddlingtheBlue Podcast * [[https://www.irishrail.ie/en-IE/about-us/iarnrod-eireann-services/dart-commuter|Dublin Area Rapid Transit]] - the DART is used for downwind shuttles along the Dublin and Wicklow coastline.. * [[https://www.amazon.com/Paddle-Long-Around-Ireland-Jasper/dp/0956003885|Paddle: A Long Way Around Ireland]] * [[https://www.riverandocean.com/paddling-resources/|Paddling in Circles]] - scroll down on page to find link to full book online - Sean Morley's circumnavigation of UK and Ireland * [[https://irelandsurfski.com/|OceanSki Racing Ireland]] this site seems a bit neglected and could use some guidance in terms of design and usability, but it has some useful information.