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Nailing Home The Whiskey Plank MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2015 Hegarty’s Boatyard, Old Court, West Cork Simon Coveney T.D. Minister for Agriculture, Food & The Marine and Minister For Defence, with a little help from his friends, will hammer home the final ‘whiskey plank’ of European larch on the hull of the good ship Ilen. THE … Continue reading 02-02-15: Ilen’s Whiskey Plank Ceremony

Extract from Irish Times Sat Jan 24th 2015 Witnessing a “Whiskey Planking” is not an everyday event in a politician’s diary, but Minister for the Marine Simon Coveney is on the guest list for one in a south coast boatyard next month. The “whiskey plank” is the last piece of timber fitted to the outer … Continue reading 24-01-15: Irish sail training “shipshape” in spite of Asgard II loss

The Ilen is now planked, but for a few feet of larch left un-nailed in anticipation of a Whiskey Plank ceremony next Spring. The whiskey plank is the last plank of a wooden ship, and it’s arrival is traditionally heralded with a modest celebration and a “drop o’ the quare stuff”. 2014 has been a … Continue reading 28-12-14: A Wonderful Year for the Ilen Draws To A Close

At 11.30 am today the task of planking the good ship Ilen was finally accomplished. A few feet have been deliberately been left unspiked – to facilitate a modest Whiskey Plank celebration, sometime in the Spring when the weather softens. The rig is well underway at the Ilen School, Limerick, with new main, top and … Continue reading 30-11-14: The “Whiskey Plank” of Ireland’s Sole Surviving Sailing Ship

President Michael D. Higgins visits “Naumachia in the Cathedral” The Ilen Boat Building School is holding a Naumachia at St Mary’s Cathedral Limerick, a navigation in the nave, where the new CityOne Limerick fleet is being exhibited. The fleet of racing boats have been built in Limerick, as part of City of Culture celebrations. Each … Continue reading 01-10-14: President Michael D Higgins Visits CityOne Exhibition

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan T.D., this morning officially launched the Ilen School CityOne Exhibition, a public exhibition of their new fleet of CityOne sailing boats, and a celebration of the remarkable community boat building programme that has been the focus of work and innovation in the Ilen School, Limerick, as part of City of … Continue reading 26-09-14: Minister Michael Noonan opens CityOne exhibition

Today’s Ilen School Gandelow Races were a big success. The event, boosted by wonderful September weather, was a magnificent mix of waterborne activity and displays of Limerick sailing and rowing craft. Sixteen teams of rowers and sailors, from Limerick City and beyond, generously put on display their passion for excellence in boat handling and competition … Continue reading 20-09-14: Gandelow Races a mix of waterborne activity and sailing craft

This year’s Gandelow Races include a special event: The CityOne Limerick Sailing Challenge, which involves the launch and racing of four new and spectacular performance sailing boats, designed for racing between the bridges of Limerick and custom-built at the Ilen School in Roxboro, a Limerick City of Culture #madeinlimerick Legacy Project. Expect to see dynamic … Continue reading 17-09-15: Sailing & Rowing Races in Limerick City Sat Sept 20th

You are invited by the Ilen School to the Naumachia at Saint Mary’s Cathedral Limerick, where the new CityOne Limerick fleet will be exhibited and launched by Mr Michael Noonan TD Minister for Finance 11.00am Friday 26t September 2014 St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick This is an exhibition of four performance sailing boats, an outcome of … Continue reading 16-09-14: Exhibition of CityOne fleet at St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick

Our sincerest thanks to the designers from all over the world who accepted our invitation to take part in this exciting design competition. Over the past few weeks the winning hulls and sail designs for the CityOne fleet have been put into production and will debut in Limerick City on the weekend of September 20th … Continue reading 15-09-14: Winning Designs for CityOne Fleet