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Ireland Surfski
Mullet Peninsula Downwinder, photo from David Horkan video
Downwind/Paddles
East Coast
Downwind
- Cahore Point - Clones Strand (North Wexford Run) 16 km Downwindable.com
- Dublin Area video
- Howth - Donabate 10 km Downwindfun
- Dalkey Island video
- Portmarnock Beach 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 video, Downwindfun
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South Coast
Downwind
- Curraghbinny out & back video
- Fountainstown Beach - Ringaskiddy (Cork Harbour Run) 8 km 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 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 irelandsurfski.com (some of the downwind distances estimated on this website deserve some more careful examination), video, Downwindfun
- Hook Head/Slade Harbour
- Slade - Baginbun Beach 8 km Downwindable.com
- Fethard - Slade 11 km video, Downwindfun
- Ring - Tramore 26km (?? if this run starts near Ringville then it is a lot more than 26km (at least 35km?)) - ireleandsurfski.com - “Committing downwind 3km out to sea that takes advantage of SW swell coming around Helvick”
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Southwest Coast
West Coast
Downwind
- Ballina Aughris Run - Sleeghan, Ballina - Aughris head 14 km Downwindable.com
- Cleggan Pier - Murrisk Beach (Clew Bay Blast) 17 km Downwindable.com
- Easkey - Tra Bui 13 km Downwindable.com
- The Mullet Peninsula downwind video
- Blacksod Pier - Belmullet Pier (The Mullet Run) 15 km Downwindable.com, 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 Downwindable.com
- Mullaghmore Harbour out & back video
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Surf
- Sligo video
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Lakes
David Horkan - Irish West Coast Downwinding
Flatwater
Races
Videos
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Coaches
- Kayakmór Galway, Lessons
- 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.)
- Canoe Marathon Ireland (facebook)
- Canoeing Ireland there are sometimes older K1 paddlers in clubs who are familiar with or own a surfski
- Surfski Ireland (facebook)
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Dealers/Equipment
- Canoe Centre - Dublin, Nelo
- Kayakmór Galway, Mazu surfskis
- Paddlesport Ireland (facebook) County Wicklow, Stellar surfskis
- Paddlesports Ireland Vajda, Nordic Kayaks surfskis, Nalu OC
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Boat Wakes
- Dublin Ferry video
Conditions
- QuickTide tidal calculations for UK, Ireland, and Belgium to Gibraltar - buy card for calcs
Resources
- David Horkan Crossing the Irish Sea at Night PaddlingtheBlue Podcast
- Dublin Area Rapid Transit - the DART is used for downwind shuttles along the Dublin and Wicklow coastline..
- Paddling in Circles - scroll down on page to find link to full book online - Sean Morley's circumnavigation of UK and Ireland
- 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.
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