20-689: The Royal St. George Yacht Club is a yacht club housed in a Victorian clubhouse, located in Dún Laoghaire , Ireland. Each season the Club hosts a number of national and international sailing events. It is home to the Dublin University Boat Club of Trinity College, Dublin . After the collapse of the Royal Irish Yacht Club (Clarendon Buildings, Great Brunswick Street, Dublin,) The 'Royal St. George Yacht Club'
40-413: A colonnade of paired columns linking the two porticos. The entrance was moved west from the portico to this new colonnade. The extension contained a reading room with a bow front facing the harbour. At this time all of the small paned windows were replaced with plate glass. In 1866 architect Mr. E.T. Owen was appointed to provide an extension to be used as a smoking room on the east side of the building, at
60-422: A cost of £1,316. In 1919 a fire destroyed all but four rooms of the clubhouse. Mr. Bradbury oversaw the rebuilding works and Pemberton & Sons undertook the building works, which cost £2,550. In the 2000s architect Michael Collins provided a copper faced extension on the east side of the clubhouse. It does not extend up to street level and maintains a view of the harbour to those walking past. Currently in 2024
80-685: A former Olympic rower and bronze medalist at the European Championships. Van Mesdag provided initial funding for the TAP Rowing Camps and was a strong supporter of Trinity’s rowing and sports initiatives until his passing in 2018. His legacy lives on through the students who benefit from the camp named in his honour. Dublin University Ladies Boat Club Dublin University Ladies Boat Club (DULBC)
100-637: A meaningful mentoring experience. Annually, around 50 students participate in the camps. The programme begins at the Trinity Sport Centre, where students are introduced to rowing and informed about the support systems available at Trinity, including the TAP foundation course, HEAR, DARE, and SUSI. The camp then moves to the Islandbridge Boathouse for on-water training. The camp is named in honour of Trinity alumnus Rob Van Mesdag,
120-498: A series of historical talks and sailing events. The committee was not in a position to build a clubhouse until 1841. The clubhouse was designed in 1842 and completed in 1843 adjoining the 'Watering Pier'. It consisted of a single storey building (from the street side) designed by architect John Skipton Mulvany, with a plastered Ionic portico forming a breakfront with two windows on each side. Accommodation at street level consisted of an entrance hall, ballroom, committee room, staircase to
140-749: Is a Competitive rowing sports club in Dublin , Ireland. It is the Ladies' Rowing club of Trinity College Dublin , often informally called "Trinity Ladies" rowing club. The club colours are black and pink with white 'TRINITY' lettering and a shield bearing the arms of Trinity College. DULBC is affiliated with Rowing Ireland and is the sister club of Dublin University Boat Club (DUBC) . DULBC share DUBC's Islandbridge Boathouse. Many experienced joiners have learned their trade at local clubs such as Commercial and Neptune . The Ladies Boat Club uses
160-714: Is the Rowing club of Trinity College Dublin . The club operates from its boat house at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge , on the South Bank of the River Liffey . The club colours are black and white with a royal blue shield bearing the arms of Trinity College. The current Captain is Benjamin Reid. Dublin University Boat Club's beginnings can be found in the formation of
180-493: The 1960s. But it wasn't until 1975 that a formal decision was taken to "allow" women to row competitively for Trinity. David Sanfey was Captain of DUBC at the time and in 1976, the Dublin University Ladies Boat Club (DULBC) was formally established. The club's formation was driven by Jane Williams, who became the new Club’s first Captain. The seventies and early eighties was an era when there
200-712: The 19th century. The most recent Henley victory for DUBC was in 1977. On the domestic scene, DUBC are surpassed by Neptune RC and others in terms of championship wins, however, with 25 victories in the IARU Senior Eight's Championships, the club holds more wins than any other. DUBC also has 28 victories in the Wylie Cup, the Irish University Championship. In the annual Gannon Cup match against University College Dublin Boat Club (UCDBC),
220-574: The Pembroke Club in 1836. It was formed by University men and was primarily concerned with the rowing of small boats at Ringsend. In 1847, it was decided that the club membership be restricted to those with ties to the college; in doing so they amalgamated with the fledgling University Rowing Club to become the Dublin University Rowing Club. This club was the first Irish club to field a crew at Henley Royal Regatta . For
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#1732783532912240-693: The Trinity Boat House to store equipment and for training. This Boat House dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and is located just inside the surrounds of War Memorial Park at Islandbridge. In 1930, a group of undergraduate female rowers in Trinity requested permission to set up a rowing club. A supportive TCD news editorial at the time stated that rowing was an excellent sport and in every way suited to woman's physique . Unfortunately, they were unsuccessful and many joined outside clubs instead. A TCD women's rowing team did not appear until
260-734: The Trinity zephyr were retained from the boat club and adopted as the colours for the new club. Since 1975, women's rowing at Trinity has been facilitated by DUBC's sister club, Dublin University Ladies Boat Club . Since 1881, DUBC has won several titles, including seven Henley wins, three Visitors Challenge Cups, the Ladies' Challenge Plate twice, the Wyfold Challenge Cup and the Thames Challenge Cup. Many of these victories were recorded in
280-402: The boathouse below and lavatories. A terrace overlooked the harbour. The painted exterior was coloured to look like stone. In 1843 the Club employed architect George Papworth to extend the clubhouse on the west side. A Mr. Masterson was the builder of the extension, which cost £1,500. Papworth's proposal was unique. He built a new portico exactly matching the one which already existed, and formed
300-640: The most popular boats raced in the club include: The club has a large group of non-racing cruising yacht types. The club also owns a small fleet of 1720s and J80s. Heritage wooden boats sailed in the club include Glens and Water Wag . The Water Wags are the oldest One-Design dinghy class in the world, having been founded in 1887, but the boats raced in the George are the revised design of 1900. Dublin University Boat Club Dublin University Boat Club (DUBC)
320-561: The next 43 years, it was by far the most successful Irish rowing club. 1866 saw a split in the DURC and the formation of the Dublin University Boat Club. The next 32 years saw both win at Henley, and the majority of important Irish rowing trophies being shared between these two clubs. In 1898 old differences were put aside and the two clubs amalgamated under the name of the Boat Club. The familiar black and white hoops of
340-839: The record is DUBC 36 wins to UCD's 30. DUBC also holds an 8-3 advantage over Queen's University Belfast , in the more recently established Lagan Construction Boat Race. In 2015, DUBC became National Champions in the Men's Senior and Intermediate 8's, and holders of the Gannon Cup, Wylie Cup, Leander Trophy, and the Overseas Entrant Trophy for the London Head of the River. In 2019, the Trinity Access Programme Rowing Summer Camp
360-561: Was established by Dublin University Boat Club (DUBC) and Dublin University Ladies Boat Club (DULBC) in collaboration with the Trinity Access Programme (TAP). This programme introduces 4th and 5th-year students to the academic and sporting life at Trinity College Dublin by teaching them to row at the historic Islandbridge Boathouse. The camp runs throughout June, with each week-long session accommodating 10 students. The small group size ensures focused one-on-one training and
380-503: Was founded by members of the Pembroke Rowing Club in 1838. Initially it was known as 'Kingstown Boat Club.' By 1845 royal patronage had been obtained and the club became 'Royal Kingstown Yacht Club.' This patronage permitted members to fly a red ensign with white cross and crown in the centre. In 1847 the club was permitted to change its name to 'Royal St. George Yacht Club.' In 2013 the club celebrated its 175th birthday with
400-762: Was still some resistance to women's rowing within established clubs. The first 'Colours Rowing Challenge' between UCD Women's Boat Club and DULBC took place in 1980. The so-called Corcoran Cup has taken place every year since. By 1979, the club was competing internationally in coxed fours. Several members of the club have represented Ireland at the very top level by competing in the World Championships including Nicole Ryan, Christine Caffey, Debbie Stack, Ailis Holohan and Ruth Doyle. Others, including Lorna Siggins, Shirley Roycroft, Anne Blaney, Mary O'Connor, Kate McCullough, Luise Ronayne, Nicola Fitz-Simon, Nessa Ronayne and Claire Magee, have competed for Ireland at
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