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Cruinniú Bádóirí Acla / Achill Yawl Festival
The Achill Yawl Festival (Cruinniú Bádóirí Acla) is an annual series of races involving traditional Achill yawl sailing boats. The races take place at various locations along Achill Sound, the body of Atlantic water that connects Clew Bay with Blacksod Bay on the west coast of County Mayo, Ireland.
The Achill Yawl is a traditional wooden sailing boat with a solid hull and a single mast. In recent years, partly due to the success of Cruinniú Bádóirí Acla, there has been a revival in this traditional vessel. A dedicated workshop has even been established at Mulranny to build new yawls, and the first craft from this enterprise was sold in 2003 to a customer in Boston, USA.
The Achill Yawl Festival runs from July to September each year, with races taking place at weekends and in the evenings (when tides allow). An exciting spectator sport, the races are keenly contested by local teams from the Achill and Mulranny areas. A full schedule of races for 2009 is shown lower down this page.
Tá Cumann Bádóirí Acla ag iarraidh cultúir agus traidisiúin seoltóireachta an yawl a chosaint agus a leanú amach. Béidh béim dhá chur ar labhairt na Gaeilge insna h-imeachtaí seo.
Le cúpla bliain anuas tá uimhir na mbád árdaí ó 3 go 13. 'Sé an cuspóir atá againn cur leis an bfás iontach seo. Tuigeann Cumann Bádóirí Acla an tábhacht atá leis an chultúir agus an teanga a chaomhnú. Béidh imeachtaí na Féile dhá reachtáil tré mheán na Gaeilge. Baineann na sluaite a bhíonn i láthair ag na rásaí an-tsásamh as an spórt ársa seo, as an scil iontach a bhaineann le gabhail na Yawlta agus an choimhlint ghéar a bhíonn ann le ceann scríbe a bhaint amach.
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Sailing Fixtures 2009
Saturday 27th June / De Sathairn
- John F. Patten Memorial Cup
- Race Start: 6.30pm
Presentation: 10.30pm, Compass Bar, Curraun
Sunday 28th June / Dé Domhnaigh
- The Old Mulranny Regatta Cup (sponsored by Dr. Jerry Cowley)
- 1pm, Mulranny Pier
- The Mulranny Park Inn Hotel Cup
- 3pm, Mulranny Pier
Presentations: Park Inn Hotel, Mulranny
Saturday 4th July / De Sathairn
- The Achill Sound Hotel Cup
- Race Start: 4pm, Achill Sound
Presentation: Achill Sound Hotel
Sunday 5th July / Dé Domhnaigh
- Official Opening
- 3.45pm, by Una McLoughlin
Followed by Blessing of the Boats
- The Michael McLoughlin Memorial Cup
- 4pm, Achill Sound
- Offical Opening Fundraising Buffet & Dance
- 7.30pm, Óstán Oileán Acla (Alices), Achill Sound. Tkts €10
Friday 10th July / De h-Aoine
- Sean "The Shore" Patten Memorial Cup
- Race Start: 7pm
Presentation: Óstán Oileán Acla (Alices), Achill Sound
Saturday 18th July / De Sathairn
- Alice Sweeney Memorial Cup
- Race Start: 2.30pm, Achill Sound
Presentation: Óstán Oileán Acla (Alices), Achill Sound
Sunday 19th July / Dé Domhnaigh
- Clare Island Cup
- 3.00pm, Clare Island
Presentation: Bay View Hotel, Clare Island
Saturday 25th July / De Sathairn
- Inishbiggle Festival Race
- 5.30pm - Inishbiggle Island
Saturday 1st August / De Sathairn
- Johnny Patten Memorial Cup
- Race Start: 3.00pm
Presentation: Patten's Bar, Dereens
Sunday 2nd August / Dé Domhnaigh
- Patten's Bar Cup
- Race Start: 3.00pm
Presentation: Patten's Bar, Dereens
Monday 3rd August / De Luan
- All Girls Yawl Race
- Race Start: 4pm
- Dr. Cowley’s Double Ender Race
- Race Start: 5.30pm
Presentation: Patten's Bar, Dereens
Friday 7th August / De h-Aoine
- Seamus Patten Memorial Cup
- Race Start: 7pm
Presentation: Josie McLoughlin’s Pub
Saturday 8th August / De Sathairn
- Patrick McLoughlin Memorial Cup
- Race Start: 7pm
Presentation: Josie McLoughlin’s Pub
Saturday 15th August / De Sathairn
- Bernard Masterson Memorial Cup
- Race Start: 1pm
Presentation: The Way Inn, Tonragee
Sunday 16th August / Dé Domhnaigh
- John Corrigan Memorial Cup
- Race Start: 2pm
Presentation: Achill Sound Hotel
Friday 21st August / De h-Aoine
- West Mayo Fishermen’s Co-Op
- Race Start: 6.30pm
Presentation: Josie McLoughlin’s Pub
Saturday 22nd August / De Sathairn
- John A McNulty Memorial Cup
- Race Start: 7.00pm
Presentation: Ted Lavelle’s Pub, Cashel
Saturday 12th September / De Sathairn
- The Yawlman's Ball
- Óstán Oileán Acla (Alices), Achill Sound
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