New Floating Breakwater Pontoon installed at the RStGYC

This month saw the installation of a new four-section floating breakwater pontoon at the Royal St George Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire - close to Carlisle Pier. The unsinkable pontoons have a styrofoam core encased in reinforced concrete and have been designed to endure storms, floods and hurricanes. Thirty tonnes of heavy steel chain and twenty-four five-tonne anchor blocks buried in the mud in the harbour seabed are used to anchor the pontoons. Click on photo for higher resolution image.

Jump Juice - IRl 2007, (Ker designed 37 footer) tied alongside on 24 May 2010.

Jump Juice - IRL 2007 at RStGYC, Dun Laoghaire (Copyright 2010 Sailpix Ireland)

Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company urged to rebuild demolished Victorian railway building at Carlisle Pier

Our item on Carlisle Pier posted on 13 October 2009 is now updated. Link to Irish Independent (daily newspaper) story by Paul Melia on 19 May 2010 follows:

Developer faces rebuilding at Victorian pier

Changing Seascape: Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire

Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire (Copyright 2009 Sailpix Ireland)

Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire (Copyright 2009 Sailpix Ireland)

Changing seascape at Dun Laoghaire Harbour on the 13 Oct 2009 showing redevelopment work in progress at Carlisle Pier (also known as the Mailboat Pier) which was opened in 1859 but which became redundant in 1995. 

The Lightvessel Gannet is berthed alongside having been withdrawn from service as the South Rock Lightfloat.

LV Gannet: Built 1953/54 by Philip & Son, Dartmouth. Length 134 feet, breadth 25 feet, depth 15 feet, approximate displacement 600 tons. Constructed of steel at a cost £95,200. Converted to automatic light float 1980/81.

Lightvessel Station South Rock :Established 01 April 1877. Automated - crew withdrawn 31 Mar 1982. Replaced by superbuoy on 25 Feb 2009.

Carlisle Pier Photo Gallery HERE
Map HERE

Story Update 19 May 2010: Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company urged to rebuild demolished Victorian railway building.