The 3 Island Currach Challenge Skerries

  • Family friendly

Saturday, 28 June 2025 - Sunday, 29 June 2025

Event times:

12:00 - 15:00

Event location:

South Strand

Event price:

€25.00

About this event

The 3 island Challenge is rowed in traditional Irish Currachs, where crews row around the Skerries islands and retrieve a flag on Shenick island and return to the South Strand in the best time they can. This is the 7th year of this challenge.

The 3 island Challenge Skerries or Dúslán na dtrí Oileáin Sceirí is a currach challenge where crews row a 7km course around Colt St Patricks islands and land on Shenick island to retrieve a numbered flag to return to thier mark on Skerries South Strand. This event now in its 7th year competes for the Denis Guiney Perpetual East Coast Currach rowing championships Cup. This event is hosted by the Currachaí na Sceirí.

Spectators on the South Beach can spectate the progress of each boat with live commentary and some additional races or fun events will surround this day out.

This event is weather dependent and may be postponed or cancelled.

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