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KERRY IRELAND - Brandon Bay on the Dingle Peninsula
(run in conjunction with Jamie Knox Watersports) |
Dates: 16-20 May 2010 and 24-28 May
Yes two back to back courses running Sunday to Thursday and then Monday to Friday. The weekend of 21-22 May sees the Irish slalom champs come to Brandon, to which ALL are welcome to enter. Feel absolutely free to book onto both weeks (some already have!)
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Where: staying in 2 beautiful rented houses on the Maharees just around from Straggane Bay, a short walk from the famous Green Room Pub and Spillanes bar. The houses back onto the sea. They're new, spacious, warm with all the 'mods' and quite a few 'cons.'
you may get to sail with Funghi the famous dolphin  |
What: it’s an ‘introduction to …/improve your ...wave sailing course. We go through the theory, the tactics, the skills and techniques of riding and jumping waves. When conditions allow, surfing and Stand-Up Paddling (SUP)is also a big part of the week.Note the accommodation price includes use of the Knox centre SUPs and surfboards.
We select the sailing venue each day according to the wind and swell and the desires and standard of the group.
We quite often run two sessions a day at different spots. One of them may be on flat water to hone a few essential skills
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Equipment: Bring your own. However the Jamie Knox Centre has a selection of demo Goyas for rent or demo And I will will have a van full of tasty Starboards.
Ideally you want a free-ride/free-move allrounder that takes a 6.5 and gets you going in 15 knots of wind; and, of course, a wave board.
One of the key and most overlooked wave riding skills is that of being able to 'bog' out on days when the swell is clean but the wind is light. The ideal weapon for that is a floaty 90 ish litre wave board.
If you're driving over, you might as well bring everything! |
| Standard: It’s a wave sailing course so you have to able to waterstart 100% and be happy sailing a small sub 100 litre board on the open sea. However, more important than being able to crack out sweet planing gybes, is water confidence. If you’re fit and happy splashing around in breaking surf, you’ll be fine. |
What's it all about. It's a mobile course. We all have cars or vans. Every morning, informed by local knowledge, we head to whichever part of the peninsula is providing the best wind and swell direction.
Often we'll have two sessions a day changing venue perhaps to move from a jumping to a riding bias - or a even a flat water skills session
. In the evenings we replay the action on the big screen at the centre before eating out at the famous Spillanes or one of many other excellent pubs or restaurants in the area.
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THE DEAL
Clinic Cost £285 or €320
Accommodation €175 (euro) pp for a week (saturday to saturday)based on 2 sharing a room. Includes use of surfboards and SUPs
Single room supplement: €50-100 depending on occupancy
Booking and coughing up
A deposit of €175 secures your place paybale by card over the phone.Phone Jeremy on 00 353 667 139411.
For general enquiries email him on: jamieknox@tinet.ie
Course Fee The £285 (€320) is paybale to Peter Hart by chq or bank transfer by 2nd May
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Transport: most choose to drive but there's a Ryan Air service from Stanstead to Kerry Airport (approx 40 mins from the centre)
Ferry: The overnight Swansea/Cork ferry with its excellent bar and Irish quality Guiness, is BACK in COMMISSION.
It's the easiest and most stressless route and the obvious choice for those living south of Birmingham.
It's a 10 hour overnight crossing leaving Wales at 9pm and arriving in Cork at 7 am. From there it's just a 2.5 hour easy drive to Brandon Bay.
This year I have arranged obtained a SPECIAL promotional fare for the course - around £300 2 people + cabin (depending on the vehicle) = a saving of around £100!
Alternatively both Stena and Irish Ferries run services from Pembokeshire to Rosslaire. It's potentially quicker door to door but involves about 5 hours more driving. Dingle is about a 4-5 hour drive from Rosslaire.
If you're coming from further north, you'd favour the Holyhead/Dunlairghaire service also run by Stena.
Any queries, mail Peter direct on harty@peter-hart.com or call 07711 630416
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