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Waterford Harbour Sailing Club is situated in Dunmore East in the west side of Waterford Harbour. It is the largest sailing club in South East Ireland and has a membership of 400. The club was founded in 1934 at Dunmore East and occupies a location beside the slip in the Harbour. The present clubhouse was built in 1969 and was extended in 1974. The club is affiliated to the Irish Sailing Association. The club has been the venue for the Enterprise (dinghy) World Championships 1975 and the World Board Sailing Championships in 1988. In 2014 the club hosted the Topper National Championship〔 *(Topper Nationals )〕 and the Laser Leinster Championship. ==History== The club was founded in 1934 by a group of seven interested sailor/boat builders. Those present were: E. A. Gibbon in the Chair, P.A. Anderson, W. Anderson and R.T. Kelly. The first committee subsequently elected were: Major Lloyd, R.T. Kelly, P.A. Anderson, Sir Ernest Goff, Mr. Colfer, E.A. Gibbon. Proposed by R.T. Kelly, seconded by Sir Ernest Goff and passed unanimously. Sir Ernest Goff Proposed a subscription of 10/- for Boat Owners and other members 5/- This was seconded by Mr Kelly and passed unanimously. A vote of thanks was proposed to the Mayor. In the early days R. Wall Morris is credited with being the first Commodore〔''The history of Waterford Harbour Sailing Club'', Nicholas Walsh, 1994〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waterford Harbour Sailing Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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