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My Personal Message The swim finally happened. Cancelled due to bad weather on 31/07/10 it was rescheduled to 11/08/10. Fergal Somerville swam from Inis Meáin to Rosaveel in 6 hours and 30 minutes. The swim started at 11.30am in choppy conditions which resulted from strong northwesterly winds. The swim was done on a spring tide which produced a strong swell and rough conditions throughout.Accompanied by Tarlach deBlacam, Michil Faherty and Michael Gartland the swim finished at Baile na hAbhann Pier and was met by a local group and TG4 news report team. All four travelled at speed via RIB back to a tumultous reception on Inis Meáin with the company of the Inismór Lifeboat and Crew. The photo shows the welcome back to Inis Meáin from Inismór Lifeboat crew. *********************************** Thanks for visiting the 2010 Aran Lifeboat Challenge page which is raising funds for the Inismór based Aran Lifeboat - a member of the RNLI. You can donate using the "sponsor me now" button below via credit or debit card. You can be assured that your transaction on the mycharity.ie website is very secure. You will automatically receive an e-mail from me thanking you for your support, and acknowledging the amount of your donation. I very much appreciate your support in helping me to raise funds for this charity. Any donation no matter how small is hugely appreciated. (The donor page opens with a €22.00 in the box. This is not a minimum donation and unfortunately I cannot amend this amount. As above, any amount is appreciated) Many thanks in advance for your support, Fergal Offline Donations - Total to date of €3,559.17 €44.00 - 15/10/10 from Joe Francis €135.00 - 15/10/10 from Ali's Fish Shop €460.00 - __/09/10 Island Ferries Teo. €75.00 - __/09/10 A. Flaherty (Inis Meáin) €158.00 - __/09/10 Miheál Ó'Flaitheartha €30.00 - __/09/10 Twelve Pins Hotel, Barna €240.00 - 28/09/10 Tomás & Geraldine Faherty and the customers of Siopa Inis Meáin €150.00 - 24/09/10 Eric Byrne and the staff and customers of Celtic Coin Jewellry, Craft Village, Spiddal, Co. Galway €137.00 - 20/09/10 Teach Ósta - Staff and Customers €30.00 - 20/09/10 Eachtraí Aigein Teo. €100.00 - 12/09/10 An Dún B&B, Inis Meáin. Go raibh míle maith ag Padraic, Teresa agus Cuairteorí €20.00 - 24/08/10 cash donation confirmed by RNLI €150.00 - 18/08/10 Nuala Walsh sponsorship card. Thanks Nuala; you're very persuasive. (Fergal XXX, ;-) €180.00 - 16/08/10 Donations received by T. Hiney from fundraising in Donegal. Go raibh maith ag T&Á €490.00 - 31/07/10 Raffle held in Teach Ósta, Inis Meáin. Go raibh maith ag Padraic agus a fhoireann €500.00 - 29/07/10 Civil Service Credit Union - Best wishes from CSCU Board of Directors. €50.00 - 29/07/10 Ballina Medical Centre - Tom, Patti et al - 'The best in the west'. €100.00 - 02/07/10 Second Salthill clamping saga cheque. Again, much appreciated. €310.17 - 26/06/10 Eastern Bay Swim Race Malahide. Stormy Stan (RNLI) collected €288.76 and came 6th in the race. €100.00 - 24/06/10 Cheque from Denis and Catherine - 'Well done. Good luck on 31st July. Keep the head up and down'. €100.00 - 16/06/10 Cheque relating to the Salthill clamping saga passed on directly to the RNLI. Much appreciated Recent News Articles. (You may have to copy and paste URLs but I think it is worth it). Dublin People - http://www.dublinpeople.com/content/view/3651/56/ Galway Advertiser - http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/29870 (Page 86 in the digital version) Inis Meáin Blog - http://inismeain.ie/blog/ TG4 Nuacht - http://live.tg4.ie/main.aspx?level=&content=165629987841&search=nuacht (Move to 6:38 on time bar. Don't blink) Dublin People - http://www.dublinpeople.com/content/view/3365/56/ Northside People - http://issuu.com/dublinpeople/docs/northside_people_east_june16_20101 Galway Independent - http://www.galwayindependent.com/making-waves/making-waves/swimmers-gear-up-challenge/ You Tube Videos (Search for 2010 Aran Lifeboat Challenge on You Tube or copy the following URLs). 0 - Pierside at Inis Meáin on 11 August 2010 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BnMqDersMA 1 - Fergie starts swim in Inis Meáin harbour - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDwcHN6RpuY 2 - Fergie leaves Inis Meáin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmMI9YXzuMQ 3 - TG4 Nuacht Report - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SKanKU-V4E 4 - Fergie and crew arrive back on Inis Meáin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2WQNJumAf0 5 - Fergie's thank you speech at American Bar on 22/10/10 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ4N8P7OPTE The Aran Lifeboat. The Aran Lifeboat, based at Kilronan harbour, on Aran’s largest island of Inismór has saved many lives over the past 175 years. The crews have been presented with many awards for gallantry over the years. It is just one of the RNLI’s 235 lifeboat stations, covering the coasts of Ireland, Britain and selected inland waterways. The Aran Lifeboat crew are volunteers and will drop everything to save lives in all conditions, day or night, throughout the year. Volunteers on the Aran Lifeboat are, like so many of their RNLI colleagues across Ireland and Britain, united by selflessness, skill and courage. The Aran Islands offer Ireland’s most beautiful and rugged landscape. Three islands situated in the Atlantic waters of Galway Bay present the perfect sanctuary from the modern world. Setting foot on the Arans is like setting foot in Heaven. Irish is still in daily usage here. The Islands are steeped in folklore and host some of Ireland’s most unique flora and fauna. Visitors, warmly welcomed by the islanders, are inspired by the serenity of the islands, the rugged beauty of the landscape, pre-Christian structures, stone churches, fortified ring forts and the cleanest sea water and beaches to be found any where. The islands are accessible by ferry from Galway, Doolin and Rosaveel and by air from Inverrin The Challenge Three accomplished long-distance swimmers will take on the 2010 Aran Lifeboat Swimming Challenge to swim 12 miles (20 km) from Rosaveel to Inis Meáin. The proposed date for this is Saturday 31 July. A boat will accompany the three swimmers from Rosaveel. The boat will have the capacity to stay with the swimmers for the purposes of safety and, if required, rescue. The boat will be crewed by Michael Faherty and Aodán Concannon (Inis Meáin). One / two support personnel will accompany the boat to monitor swimmers and decide on issues of safety. The swimmers are John Daly, John Kenny and myself. 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About my charity The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a registered charity that saves lives at sea. It provides a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service to 100 nautical miles out from the coast of the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. The RNLI, which provides nine out of ten sea rescue launches, continues to rely on voluntary contributions and legacies for its income. The RNLI in Ireland has 43 lifeboat stations operating 55 lifeboats in order to provide a ring of safety around the Irish coastline. This fleet enables the lifeboat service to reach at least 90% of all casualties that are within 10 nautical miles of lifeboat stations within 30 minutes of launch, in all weathers. Last year Irish Lifeboats launched 976 times and rescued over 1,000 people. Click here for more information |
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