Stuart is Ireland's National Motorboat Trainer.
He is generally recognised as Ireland's leading Small and Fast
Craft Consultant.
Originally from Kinsale , Stuart started his Power Boating at
age 7 !
He holds qualifications in Offshore Navigation, |
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| Sea Survival, First Aid, Marine VHF, and Diving. He skippered
both the inaugural "Shannon Sprint" Power Boat Speed
Record and the 1994 Round Ireland Power Boat Record Attempt.
In 1995 he was one of a three man team who sailed a 65' Ketch
from Bermuda to Ireland.
Stuart holds a Master's Degree in Leadership and Management from the National University of Ireland. In 2001 he qualified as a Coach Tutor with the National Coach
Training Centre in University of Limerick and also received
a Best New Business Award in the 2001 Ericsons Business Excellence
Awards. In 2006 he won an award for Innovation in Tourism Marketing from the Marketing Institute of Ireland.
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Phil hails from Dublin and, like Stuart, is an Irish
Sailing Association Power Boat Trainer qualified to teach on
Power Boat courses right up to Advanced Instructor level.
He is also a very experienced High Performance Dinghy Instructor
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| Since he joined the school in 1999, Phil has trained many
of Ireland's Professional and Government Agencies Fast Boat
Squads. He recently qualified as a Coach - Tutor with the National
Coach Training Centre. He also holds an Honours degree in Oceanography.
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| Eithne is from Rosses Point in Sligo and was definitely
born with the Sea and Boating in her blood. She is an Irish
Sailing Association Advanced Power Boat Instructor. Eithne runs
our Sligo Training Centre. She also regularly works alongside
Phil on our Power Boat Courses in Hodson bay, Galway and Sligo. |
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In her "spare time" she is a Coxswain on the R.N.L.I.'s
Atlantic 75 fast Rescue Boat at Rosses Point.
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Mark has a strong background in Displacement and Planing
Sportsboats and Cruisers, Barges and Passenger carrying Vessels.
He has many years of experience in both cruising and working
on the River Shannon and other Waterways. |
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| His qualifications include Advanced Power Boat Driver, Power Boat
Level 2 Instructor and IWAI / ISA Motorboat Instructor. He also
holds a Dept. of Transport (UK) Boat-Masters Licence and VHF
operators Licence and BIM Sea Survival Certificate.
Mark has gained offshore experience as crew on RNLI Inshore
and All-Weather Lifeboats and is currently a member of the
North Tipperary Civil Defence Rescue Boat Team based on Lough
Derg on the Shannon.
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