The Mayo Mayhem event was part of “The Battle of The Lake” kitesurfing and music weekend held on the beautiful island of Achill on the west coast Atlantic Way in Ireland. It was organised by Bull Island Windsurfers, an enthusiastic group of windsurfers based in Dublin. The event saw a large group of new young windsurfers compete for the first time.
The IWA (Irish Windsurfing Association) run two fleets a Silver and a Gold fleet instead of the usual Pro, Amateur, ladies, juniors fleets seen at most international events. Silver is for those who are new to waves or even experienced sailors that can’t do all the fancy moves. There were 19 men and 1 woman in this fleet. Gold fleet is for those who can loop, and perform dynamic wave riding moves. There were 14 men and 1 woman competing in this fleet. There were two competitions run over the weekend and the overall results seen at the end of the video are the Irish wave championship results for 2017.
| Gold Fleet: 1st Dan Gardener 2nd Dan Kealy 3rd Mark Grennan |
Silver Fleet 1st Ollie Pidden 2nd Tom Pidden 3rd Malcom Scott |
Ladies Gold: 1st Katie McAnena |
Ladies Silver: 1st Vicky Guthrie |
Well done and thanks for the write up but just one minor correction: “….Bull Island Windsurfers, an enthusiastic group of windsurfers based in Cork..” We are enthusiastic alright but in fact are based in Dublin……….although sometimes Achill! In the real capital city we have the luxury of a 5km sandy wave beach on our doorstep known as Dollymount beach, set on a nature reserve and part of a Unesco Biosphere that is Bull Island in Clontarf on Dublin’s northside. This is an island formed by silting sand caused by the construction of two protruding quay walls partially designed by Captain… Read more »