Rathmullan Sailing & Watersports School

Summer Courses for 2026 open

Our Summer sailing course bookings are open for 2026. Courses will run for 5 half days, mornings only, from 10 - 1pm cost €165 per participant. Courses are suitable for 10 years old and up....Read more

Learn to sail on beautiful Lough Swilly

Rathmullan Sailing & Watersports School offers classes for children and adults on the beautiful waters of Lough Swilly. We run week-long courses in the summer months with weekend and evening courses throughout the year. Find out...Read more

From entry level to high performance – we’ve got the boats

Our cheerful Laser Picos are ideal for introductory courses in which you'll build up your basic skills. As your skills improve and your ambition grows, you'll be introduced to high performance sailing with spinnakers and...Read more

Who are we?

We’re a not-for-profit community-based initiative of the Rathmullan & District Resource Centre and an Irish Sailing Association (ISA) accredited Training Centre. Although are instructors are paid, we rely on the massive contribution from volunteers to keep costs...Read more

From School to Club

Once you've learned the basics of sailing at the School, stay on the water regularly by joining our sister organisation, Rathmullan Sailing & Watersports Club. The club has regular open sails and an excellent youth...Read more

Our Waters

The Swilly is a long, sheltered finger of water wedged between Inishowen and Fanad, two wonderfully wild and beautiful peninsulas on Donegal’s northern coast. It’s small enough for beginners to feel comfortable getting on the...Read more

Fully ISA-approved

Rathmullan Sailing & Watersports School is fully approved by the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) and maintains rigourous procedures to ensure that equipment is safe and instructors are fully qualified.Read more

Apr 13

Summer Courses 2026 – Cara Na Mara is back!

Summer beginner sailing sessions and more advanced courses are now live on our booking page. Also, for the first time in a while, our famous Cara Na Mara courses for 7 – 10 years olds are back. Excellent way to introduce your child to watersports in a gentle, safe and fun way. All course run for five mornings, 10am – 1pm. Cara na mara course are €130 pp, sailing courses are €165 pp. Check out more information on our Sailing Course page or click the link below to book!

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About Us

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A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now.

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