Sailing Into Wellness

25/08/2026

Thank you for celebrating 'Ilen 100' with us! 🎉

From 'Stories and anecdotes from Ireland to The Falklands and back 1926-2026' in St Matthew, Baltimore on Fri 21, to to our 'Open Ship' tours in Baltimore on Saturday 22 with the grand finale of Ilen, Saoirse and friends from Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival sailing to Cape Clear Island, , accompanied by a traditional fiddle player on the pier….it was the perfect centenary celebration. 💯❤️

Thank you to those who joined us from The Falklands Islands, the Isle of Man, the U.K., and visitors from Ireland and further afield, magic memories were made.

To our volunteers, donors, supporters, Board members, and the Sailing Into Wellness team, your time, dedication and generosity is very much appreciated. 👏

19/08/2026

Only 2 days to go to our 'Ilen 100' Centenary weekend in Baltimore. 🎉
Thank you Flor MacCarthy for sharing this wonderful footage of A.K. Ilen and details of Friday's centenary event in St Matthews, Baltimore.

As part of National Heritage Week 2026, all are welcome to join us for FREE on board tours of A.K. ILEN on Saturday 22nd (10:30am-3:30pm) at the North Pier in Baltimore and again on Sunday in Cape Clear (2pm-4pm) at the North Harbour, with 'turasanna ar fáil as gaeilge le hAodh, as' Sailing Into Wellness, skipper of 'Ilen'. Saoirse will also be there for FREE on board tours.

A.K. Ilen will sail with her sister vessel Saoirse, joined by a colourful flotilla of traditional wooden boats from Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival on Sunday 23rd.

⛵Departing Baltimore at noon, bound for Cape Clear, this sailing event promises to be a wonderful spectacle to enjoy.

Hope to see you in !



The Heritage Council

13/08/2026

🎉Built in Baltimore in 1926, A.K. Ilen will celebrate her centenary by sailing home to her origins, 100 years later!

As part of National Heritage Week 2026, join us for stories, tours and learn about our rich maritime heritage

Friday 21st:
👉'Ilen 100: Stories & Anecdotes from Ireland to the Falklands and back (1926-2026)
📍St Matthews Church, Baltimore
⌚2pm-4pm
FREE tickets on eventbrite.ie (Ilen)

Saturday 22nd:
👉'Ilen 100' Open Ship Event
📍North Pier, Baltimore (near Baltimore Sailing Club)
⌚10:30am-3:30pm

Sunday 23rd:
👉'Ilen 100: Ilen & Saoirse Sail to Cape Clear ⛵
📍North Harbour, Cape Clear
⌚2-4pm (Open Ships Event)
Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival looking forward to sailing with you on Sunday!

💫Join us for our FREE Open Ship events, hear tales of Conor O'Brien, Ilen's working life serving communities, learn traditional maritime knots, climb the ratlines, take a selfie on the bow sprit and much more.

Hope to see you in Baltimore or Cape Clear 🎉

The Heritage Council

13/08/2026

🌊West Cork Charters thank you for sharing these beautiful photos of Ilen.

As part of National Heritage Week 2026, join us for a FREE tour on board Ilen, in Baltimore next weekend, where Sailing Into Wellness will be celebrating 'Ilen 100', to mark the momentous occasion of her centenary.

👉Saturday 22 August, 2026
📍North Pier, Baltimore, West Cork (near Baltimore Sailing Club)
⌚10:30am-3:30pm (Open Ship event)

👉Sunday 23 August, 2026
56ft Ilen and her 42ft sister vessel Saoirse will sail together from Baltimore to Cape Clear, with a colourful flotilla of other traditionally built wooden boats, thanks to our friends from Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival

⛵12 noon departure (Viewing from Baltimore Pier)
📍North Harbour, Cape Clear (Destination)
⌚2pm-4pm (Open Ships event: Ilen & Saoirse)

We look forward to welcoming you on board! 🎉


The Heritage Council

04/08/2026

Last week we were privileged to take part in the Asgard Armada Voyage alongside and what a voyage it was. ⛵️
Thank you to all the amazing trainees who came out with us and made it such a magical and fun week. ⚓️

16/07/2026

14/07/2026

Norma Foley - TD, thank you for joining us on board our Hawk 20s in Tralee Bay Sailing Club -Fenit, Co Kerry.

We are very grateful to HSE South West and the Children's Disability Network Team for making this programme possible. We met wonderful people and are already looking forward to running similar programmes in . If this is of interest to you, please get in touch by emailing [email protected]

👉Please take a look at our previous post from 2 July to get details on what's involved. Thank you. 🫶

13/07/2026

💫Thank you for sharing magic together over the past few weeks on our Day-Sailing programme. We have never got so many wonderful bear hugs and we're looking forward to receiving some more this week.

Kinsale Outdoor Education Centre and Cork Sports Partnership, the Wheelyboat and your funding support has allowed us to share the joy of being on the water with many more, thank you. 👏

💫We have enjoyed watching self-confidence blossom; from being anxious to board last Autumn to now being excited about heading out on the water and being happy to stay out. 🙌

Some lovely feedback too, with the favourite parts being:
1. Steering
2. Talking on the radio
3. Going fast
4. Everything! 🫶

See you later this week! 😎

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04/07/2026

Kerry Foundation Programmes June 2026 ⛵

For the past four weeks our mobile unit has been in Fenit delivering our programmes to Tralee based support organisations.

We have met amazing people in our Kerry groups. These participants have journeyed with us through storms and heat waves to engage and connect out on the water.

We are honoured to get to know people at different stages of their journey. Thanks for showing up for our programme and for yourselves. It wasn't always easy, but these guys found something in everyday afloat.

Thanks to all our supporters who make these programmes possible, especially North, East & West Kerry Development for partnering us with our support groups.

Groups:
☀️IPAS Tralee
🌅KCYS - Kerry Community Youth Service
🌬️Team Project - NEWKD
🌊HSE Children's Disability Network

Thanks to and Fenit Marina for welcoming us and offering help in your maritime community.

Thanks for coming out to meet us and the participants from CDN

Wherever you are coming from, wherever you are going, you are welcome here, let's do the work.