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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

Today we unveil the exciting new image and promotional poster created for The Gandelow Races, September 20th 2014, featuring the special new event that will be the highlight of race day The CityOne Limerick Sailing Challenge, which involves the launch and racing of four new and spectacular performance sailing boats, designed for racing between the … Continue reading 13-09-14: Gorgeous New Poster For UpComing Gandelow Races

The Gandelow Gang were summoned to the Scattery Island Festival, July 27th – a summoning that was met with more than enthusiasm by our crew, for Scattery is a mythical island which rarely fails to evoke an atavistic experience of an every present past. The small uninhabited island uniquely holds numerous stone remnants from successive … Continue reading 29-07-14: Gandelows Ride The Short Waves to Scattery Island

The first CityOne racing dinghy took to the water and air today, exceeding all expectations of her assembled creators. She was simply a joy to sail, and though breezes were moderate she seems to have attained all those ambitious performance qualities her focused design brief set the development project that shaped her. The CityOne, which … Continue reading 13-07-14: CityOne Racing Dinghy Test Drive

CityOne is drawing close to splash date. Final optimisation continues with the addition of her new daggerboard which adds a wonderful menacing look.