The Gandelow fleet on their Venetian mooring at the pontile Madonna dell’Orta, primed for their first race to San Marco tomorrow. How beautiful!
30-04-14: Day One in Venice for our Gandelow Boats and Crews
The first few photos have started to come through from the Gandelow Racing team in Venice (now that they have figured out how to turn on data roaming on their phones!) After the boats were discharged and launched in Venice the Ilen School shipwrights and Gandelow racing crews, accompanied by Mayor of Limerick Kathleen Leddin … Continue reading 30-04-14: Day One in Venice for our Gandelow Boats and Crews
29-04-14: The Gandelow Gang arrive in Venice, Italy
Fresh from their millennial victory at the Clontarf replay on April 23rd 2014 The Munstermen in their racing Gandelows have moved on to Venice this week, where they plan to take the city and the local Gondola men by storm. Aided by gallant oarsmen and galleys from within the Adriatic City, and having cleared the … Continue reading 29-04-14: The Gandelow Gang arrive in Venice, Italy
25-04-14: Munster v Leinster – Battle of Clontarf Gandelow Races, Dublin
The Ilen School’s fleet of Gandelows, crews and builders gently entered the River Liffey on the morning of April 23rd. Their arrival was not a spontaneous one but one that emerged from a conglomeration of elements, some stretching back a thousand historical years. The myth that is the Battle of Clontarf draws as much historical … Continue reading 25-04-14: Munster v Leinster – Battle of Clontarf Gandelow Races, Dublin
16-04-14: Viking vessels mark Battle of Clontarf millennium
16-04-14: Gandelows built as part of Limerick City of Culture project The launch of the 23ft gandelow built by the Ilen woodboat school, in Roxboro, Limerick, on the river Shannon. The first crew members were Mike Grimes, Robert Smalle and Matthew Dirr who were rehearsing for the re-enactment of the battle of Clontarf. Four replica … Continue reading 16-04-14: Viking vessels mark Battle of Clontarf millennium
11-04-14: River Trial of First 23ft Gandelow for Venice
The first of four new Ilen School 23ft Gandelows was launched on O’Callaghan Strand today. The river trial was a great success and the boat rowed the waves beautifully. A wholesome outcome of a community building project within the Ilen school.
12-02-14: Battle of Clontarf Millenium April 1014 – April 2014
Gandelow Rowing Teams from Limerick challenge Dublin again On the afternoon of Wednesday 23rd April 2014, Gandelow rowing teams from Limerick are launching another attack on Dublin by land, river and sea in their elegant Viking boats called Gandelows. They seem to do this sort of thing with a periodicity of a thousand years. The … Continue reading 12-02-14: Battle of Clontarf Millenium April 1014 – April 2014
12-02-14: Meet The CityOne Crew
An international and local team of boat builders and naval architects have assembled at the Ilen School, Roxboro, as part of the Limerick City of Culture 2014 celebrations. The school is well underway towards the rollout of its Limerick City of Culture Sport and Legacy Project, which involves the design and build of a new … Continue reading 12-02-14: Meet The CityOne Crew
13-01-14: Afloat.ie – New ‘City One’ Sailing Dinghy Design
#cityone – A new Irish sailing dinghy design, the LC1, is under construction in Limerick which promoters say will have a ‘lively performance but at the same time, the relatively broad beam and inherent stability should mean it is not difficult for the inexperienced. The City One Limerick Dinghy from the AK. Ilen Company is … Continue reading 13-01-14: Afloat.ie – New ‘City One’ Sailing Dinghy Design
15-11-14: Learn To Row
The Ilen Wooden School would like to involve the public in learning to row Limerick’s traditional boat – the Gandelow. Our free rowing Saturdays are available to all and offer the community a wonderful opportunity to engage directly with the river, within the city. The session will also serve as an opportunity for the public … Continue reading 15-11-14: Learn To Row