Winter Talk – Restoring ‘Periwinkle’
Please join us on March 22nd, when Christopher Craig will give a verbal & photographic presentation of the restoration story of the Dublin Bay 24 ‘Periwinkle’, currently on a DMYC…
Winter Talk – Golden Globe
On March 15th, Gregor McGuckin will be talking to us about his entry in the Golden Globe race. He’ll be embarking on this race in June of this year, and…
Winter Talk – Opera Night
Please join us on March 8th for a night of opera at the DMYC. Joe Csibi will be your host.
Winter Talk – Sails
On February 22nd, Harry Sterling of Sterling Sails will give a presentation discussing sail construction from a sail maker’s perspective. The talk covers sail shape and dynamics, the slot effect,…
Winter Talk – The Hookers of Connemara
Using still images and film footage taken over thirty years ago, photographer Joe St Leger tells the story of photographing the last of the hooker boatmen of Connemara. For…
What’s On – Week of March 23rd
This week, on Thursday 26th, we continue our Winter Talks series with a talk by Frank Miller on “The Stories Behind the Pictures”. Frank is an award-winning Irish Times photographer…
Winter Talk – “Lula Belle” and the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race
Racing Two-Handed around Britain and Ireland requires all round skill, great seamanship and tenacity. This Thursday March 12th, come and listen to Liam Coyne talk about racing around Britain and…
Winter Talk – The Sailing Trawlers of Ringsend
This Thursday, March 5th, Cormac Lowth will be talking to us about the sailing trawlers of Ringsend. From 1819 to the immediate aftermath of the First World War, a large fleet…
Winter Talk – Cappoquin House
This Thursday, February 26th, Glascott Symes will be presenting a case study of the Civil War burning of Cappoquin House, Co Waterford the home of an Independent member of the first…
Winter Talk – Salvaging the Costa Concordia
Our Winter Talk for February 19th is on the subject of the Costa Concordia. This talk will be presented by Brian McAllister, who has been involved in the diving and…