SID Club Links

Many SID Club members learned to sail at Glenans Irish Sailing Club and return there to improve their skills or to instruct on sailing Courses. Their web site is a valuable source of information on sailing.
If you are interested in doing a residential week-long sailing course in West Cork or Clew Bay why not check out Glenans Irish Sailing Club www.gisc.ie for courses and prices.

Local Information

• Sailing In Dublin Yahoo Group
  • Add yourself to our mailing list or browse the archive (members only)
  • Add yourself to our friends and general interest mailing list
  
  
  
• Safety, Weather and Tides
  • Personal Flotation Devices
  • Royal National Lifeboat Institution
  • Irish Coast Guard
  • Commissioners of Irish Lights
  • Met Éireann Sea Area Forecast (areas)
  • Met Éireann Inland Lakes Forecast
  • UK Met Office Shipping Forecast (areas)
  • Weather Information, from Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company
  • Tides, from The Irish Times
  • Admiralty EasyTide table for Dun Laoghaire for today, tomorrow and this week
  • Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB)
  
  
  
• Sailing Guides, Websites and Forums
  • Sailing: the essential manoeuvres ( 2.8 Mb)Glenans Irish Sailing Club
  • Ireland Afloat : Ireland Sailing & Boating Magazine
  • SpinakerWeb : Web site aimed at Irish Sailing scene which promises up to date reviews, interviews and news features.
  • Club Powerboat
  
  
  
• Boats
  • Irish International 420 Class
  • British International 420 Class
  • Laser Sailing
  • Topper Sail Boats
  
  
  
• Sailing Clubs
  • Glenans Irish Sailing Club
  • Arklow Sailing Club
  • Bray Sailing Club
  • Clontarf Sailing Club
  • Courtown Sailing Club
  • Dublin Bay Sailing Club
  • Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club
  • Howth Yacht Club and Marina
  • Malahide Yacht Club
  • National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire
  • Royal Irish Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire
  • Royal St George Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire
  • Rush Sailing Club
  • Sutton Dinghy Club
  • University Of Limerick Sailing Club
  • Wicklow Sailing Club
  
  
  
• Associations
  • Irish Ruffian Association
  • Irish Sailing Association
  • Irish Disabled Sailing Association
  • Irish Laser Association
  • Irish Laser II Class Association
  • Irish Fireball Association
  • Cruising Association of Ireland
  
  
  
• Marinas and Harbours
  • Dun Laoghaire Harbour Marina
  • Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company
  • Malahide Marina
  • Dublin City Moorings
  
  
  
• Sailing Information, Course and Charter providers
  • Water based activites in Ireland
  • Sailing holidays in Ireland
  • Jeanie Johnston
  • Asgard II Ireland
  • Dunbrody
  • Open Youth Trust Ireland
  • Sail Ireland Charters
  • Shannon Sailing, Lough Derg
  • Canary Sail
  • Cosmos Yachting
  • Activity Holidays
  • SunSail
  • DMG sailsports
  • LateSail Charter Holidays
  
  
  
• Parts catalogues and suppliers
  • Western Marine Catalogue (IRL)
  • West Marine Catalogue (USA)
  • Windmill Leisure
  • CH marine
  • Direct Chandlery
  • McAleese Marine
  • Yachting and Boating World
  • Boaters World Ireland

Tips & Tricks

• Knots
  • Knots: Mark Rosenstein's Sailing Page
  • Knot Gallery: Tollesbury Sailing Club
  
  
  
• VHF Radio
  • Inland Waterways Association of Ireland: Guidelines for the use of VHF Radios
  • How to use a VHF Radio, by Thomas M. Kane
  
  
  
• Racing
  • Racing Basics
  • International Sailing Federation Rules and Regulations
  • Tuning guide North Sails One Design
  
  
  
• Navigation
  • Bowditch - The American Practical Navigator
  • GPS Nuts