TOM DOLAN
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ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY
TOM DOLAN
DUNLAOIGHRE, DUBLIN, IRELAND
SAIL ONBOARD FIGARO 3 WITH
Sail with Irish Solo Sailor,
Tom Dolan and Figaro 3 is available for charter from Monday 30 September to Friday 11 October for corporate entertainment
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25th Place - Figaro 2019
4th Place - SydneyHobart 2017
2nd Place - Mini En Mai 2017
4th Place - France Championships 2017
3rd Place - Mini Fastnet 2017
4th Place - Transgascognel 2016
1st Place - Trophee Map 2016
1st Place - Mini En Mai 2016
5th Place - Mini Fastnet 2017
RACING HIGHLIGHTS
TOM DOLAN
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ABOUT TOM
"I have always wanted to be able to take time to share the experience with others and to be able to give a little insight into what it is like sailing offshore like I do.
EARLY YEARS
CAREER
ACHIEVEMENTS & VISION
NEW HOME
Despite arriving in 22nd place, Tom managed to finish as second rookie overall in the annual rankings and decided to persist with offshore racing. So in 2016 he came back with a blast and a new boat. The first race of 2016 resulted in him becoming the first Irish person to win a solo race in France, breaking years of local dominance. He now aims to be the first one to step onto the podium of the Mini Transat in 2017
It was in 2009 that Tom left for France with a dream of racing across the oceans, a world little known of in Ireland, especially coming from a small farm in the Meath countryside. From a young age Tom worked with cattle and sheep in the wind and the rain and the mud. Aged 9, on a small lake not far from his home, he first took to the water in a little wooden dinghy which he and his father had renovated. Unfortunately, as it remains quite an inaccessible sport in Ireland he left sailing behind and spent his teenage years in pursuit of a normal life, career and job. But in the back of his mind he always felt a yearning for the sea.
When he was 19 he was given the opportunity of becoming a volunteer with the Glenans Sailing School in Baltimore, Co. Cork, a French organization, based there since 1969. In exchange for their time and labour, it offered people the chance to learn about sailing and the sea. After volunteering with them for several months, he was offered a paid position and Tom bade farewell to the normal life of a landlubber! After a few years, he was offered the opportunity to train professionally at the largest Glenans base in Concarneau, in western Brittany.
He set off to work for himself and began to make a living from all things sailing: deliveries, training, race boat preparation and recovery. He managed to notch up over 30 thousand miles including three Atlantic crossings. In 2014 a chance encounter with an old Glenans member gave him access to a Mini for his own use. He set out to compete in the infamous Mini Transat race in 2015
He was now based in the Mecca of sailing and he began crewing and racing regularly. He learned the language and became fondly referred to as “the most Breton of the Irish”. In 2012 he got his first taste of the Mini Transat Class in a double handed race around the Fastnet rock and back. Despite finishing last he was hooked.
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about sailing into wellness
Sailing Into Wellness is a not-for-profit social enterprise, our corporate sailing events provide vital revenue to fund our community projects. Our founders Colin Healy & James Lyons are passionate about sharing their love of the sea to provide long lasting social impact
learn more about sailing into wellness
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“One of the things about Tom is that he wants to see sailing as totally inclusive. He is down-to-earth in his approach, did not come up through the traditional sailing club systems and feels strongly that it is fun, challenging activity which should be accessible to as many people as possible. He clearly sailing as a catalyst which can change lives for the better. We are really looking forward to working with him.”
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