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These are some developing ideas for the hull livery of the first City One, soon to be launched. We are exploring simple and bold graphics shapes, applying the City One visual identity we developed in late 2013 to the hull and sails. While achieving the aesthetic we seek is a first concern, we also have … Continue reading 16-05-14: City One Speed and Colour

Come and welcome the Gandelows and racing crews home from Venice for moreGandelow Racing in Limerick City, Monday May 5th – boats launching on O’Callaghan Strand at 10am, racing starts at 11am from Howleys Quay, Limerick (outside Peter Clohessy’s Bar). Tomorrow’s races are being held as part of the Riverfest2014 celebrations. Picture Above: The Gandelow Gang … Continue reading 04-05-14: Gandelow Races Limerick May 5th for #riverfest

The Gandelow Gang assemble for going-home photograph with Mayor of Limerick Kathleen Leddin and Helen Creed of Limerick City of Culture office, on the steps of the dock at Scala della Miscericordia, Venice. Photo Above: Front Row (l-r) Shane Griffin, Seamus McDonagh, Brother Anthony Keane, Helen Creed, Kathleen Leddin, Joanna Purcell 2nd Row (l-r) Maurice Foley, … Continue reading 01-05-14: Meet The Gandelow Gang…On Tour

Limerick’s Varangian Vikings Raid Venice The Gandelow Races in Venice were a great success. The Venetians threw open their port to Limerick’s superb traditional boat. Having trained our crews on Canal Grande and Bacino di San Marco the main race was held on a six mile course out from the main island to Burano, on Thursday … Continue reading 01-05-14: Gandelows in Venice – win the admiration of the Venetians

The Gandelow fleet on their Venetian mooring at the pontile Madonna dell’Orta, primed for their first race to San Marco tomorrow. How beautiful!

The first few photos have started to come through from the Gandelow Racing team in Venice (now that they have figured out how to turn on data roaming on their phones!) After the boats were discharged and launched in Venice the Ilen School shipwrights and Gandelow racing crews, accompanied by Mayor of Limerick Kathleen Leddin … Continue reading 30-04-14: Day One in Venice for our Gandelow Boats and Crews

Fresh from their millennial victory at the Clontarf replay on April 23rd 2014 The Munstermen in their racing Gandelows have moved on to Venice this week, where they plan to take the city and the local Gondola men by storm. Aided by gallant oarsmen and galleys from within the Adriatic City, and having cleared the … Continue reading 29-04-14: The Gandelow Gang arrive in Venice, Italy

The Ilen School’s fleet of Gandelows, crews and builders gently entered the River Liffey on the morning of April 23rd. Their arrival was not a spontaneous one but one that emerged from a conglomeration of elements, some stretching back a thousand historical years. The myth that is the Battle of Clontarf draws as much historical … Continue reading 25-04-14: Munster v Leinster – Battle of Clontarf Gandelow Races, Dublin

16-04-14: Gandelows built as part of Limerick City of Culture project The launch of the 23ft gandelow built by the Ilen woodboat school, in Roxboro, Limerick, on the river Shannon. The first crew members were Mike Grimes, Robert Smalle and Matthew Dirr who were rehearsing for the re-enactment of the battle of Clontarf. Four replica … Continue reading 16-04-14: Viking vessels mark Battle of Clontarf millennium

The first of four new Ilen School 23ft Gandelows was launched on O’Callaghan Strand today. The river trial was a great success and the boat rowed the waves beautifully. A wholesome outcome of a community building project within the Ilen school.