Courtown Sailing Club Lift-In Day – Back in the Water for 2026!

April 18th was the big day we’d all been waiting for — Courtown Sailing Club’s annual Lift-In.

It’s a brilliant community event where boat owners get together and bring in a crane to lift all the boats off their winter trailers and back into the harbour in one go. There’s always a great buzz as everyone lends a hand and watches their boats finally touch the water again.

Here are a few photos from the day:

Before – The harbour looking quiet with the crane ready for action:

After – What a difference! The harbour full of life again with the fleet back in their natural element:

And there she is — SULA safely back in the water and looking ready for the season ahead!

This year’s Lift-Out is scheduled for Saturday, 3rd October. Roll on the summer sailing!