14th May 2009

SAILING CLUB OF THE YEAR 2009 AWARDED TO HOWTH YACHT CLUB

Howth Yacht Club is the Mitsubishi Motors / Irish Independent Sailing Club of the Year for 2009, with the members recording remarkable achievements, both individually and as a club.

Commodore Peter McKenna this week received the ship’s wheel trophy from Frank A. Keane, Chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Ireland, at a reception in the clubhouse.

Howth YC was awarded the title on the strength of a remarkable year in 2008 in which the clubs’ achievements on and off the water were both significant and numerous.

2008 saw its large membership of over 2,000 achieve sailing success at home and abroad in many classes. At the same time, the club ran a host of very successful local, regional and major national events, including the Irish Cruiser National Championships, Laser National Championships and the Irish Sailing Association All Ireland Championships.

In addition to successfully managing a comprehensive sailing calendar, developments within the club continue with the extension of the boat park to facilitate additional activities now complete, at a cost of €1.5m, while dredging has commenced on the entrance to the marina to facilitate deeper draft boats.

Yet despite the scale of the club and its activities, it retains its community focus and strong tradition of voluntary effort from its membership.

The "Sailing Club of the Year" trophy was inaugurated in 1979 with Howth Yacht Club now joining a very distinguished set who have won the award three times, with the previous success coming in 1987 and 1995.

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Full details including photography are available on the Mitsubishi Motors Ireland press website: www.mitsubishimotorspress.ie.

For further Information contact:
Gavin Flood, Marketing Manager, ph: 01 4192307, mob: 087 263 5045.
Email: gavin.flood@mitsubishi-motors.ie.

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