Fingal Rowing Club

An East Coat Rowing Club, Dublin, Ireland.

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Patsy Whelan Shipwright

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The Wanda ex 1907 British Navy rowing cutter which he converted to do a lot of his fishing

Patsy Whelan Shipwright

Patsy Whelan was born in 1932 into a traditional seafaring Ringsend family. Patsy although he is renowned  for his shipwright skills he actually always referred to his occupation as a fisherman, the same as  his father James, grandfather Patrick and great grandfather Martin. He was the holder of one of the very coveted salmon drift net licence’s (No D849). These licences where guarded with their lives by all their owners in the Ringsend area, as they were not only a means of income but also a supply of healthy food in hard times. [Read more…] about Patsy Whelan Shipwright

Sponsor our Boat

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Sponsor our Boat

We are raising funds to build our 1st racing skiff and you can help? Donations will be greatly appreciated, if you would like to buy a part of our boat it could be yours. Get your company name on our website by sponsoring any part of the boat over €250.

If you know of anybody interested in sponsoring the whole build we would consider allowing them to name the vessel. Contact us for more information.

If you are a local business and would like to sponsor our boat build. Get On Board!

  1. €5 a nail there’s a thousand in the boat =
  2. €100 a plank there’s 24 in the boat =
  3. €50 a rib there 28 in the boat =
  4. Cox’in seat €500 =
  5. Stroke €250 =
  6. Second stroke€250 =
  7. Second bow €250 =
  8. Bow €250 =
  9. €50 a spur 4 in boat = Irish Food Trail (€50)
  10. Tiller €1000 =
  11. The Whole boat €14000 =