Watersports Inclusion Games is an annual award-winning FREE multi-watersport event for all abilities/disabilities from the physical, intellectual, sensory and learning spectrums and those who experience barriers accessing mainstream sport. Catering for ALL ages, participants together with family and friends can access the exciting sports of Sailing, Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Paddleboarding, Powerboating, Motorboating, Dragonboating, Waterskiing, and more!
All activities and equipment are provided and no experience is necessary.
Watersports Inclusion Games is organised by Irish Sailing and Hosted by Ramor Watersports Clubin association with Canoeing Ireland, Rowing Ireland, Irish Wakeboarding and Waterski Federation, Diving Ireland, Spinal Injuries Ireland, supported by Sailability Ireland, Sport Inclusion Ireland, Kinsale OEC,, Waterabilities, Wet Mongrel Adventure, and many others.
Cavan hosts the “Watersports Inclusion Games” for first time and event is hailed a huge success
The Watersports Inclusion Games is a national event that aims to make watersports more inclusive and accessible for all. For the first time since it was launched in 2017, the Games were held in County Cavan in Ramor Watersports Club, who had applied for, and were awarded the hosting of the Games. Participants and volunteers flocked to Lough Ramor on the weekend of June 22nd and 23rd in glorious weather where 4,000 individual water experiences were enjoyed by the 523 participants as well as a further 3,060 onshore experiences. 278 volunteers were on hand to assist over the two days. Both Participants and Volunteers had travelled from all over Ireland and from other counties like France and Germany, for this two-day event.
Accessible Pontoon Fundraiser
The success of the Lady Amanda accessible boat, has now completed hundreds of trips, giving on water experience to some 1600 people. As a legacy item from the Watersports Inclusion Games 22nd /23rd June 2024, we plan to add an ACCESSIBLE PONTOON, to further promote inclusion within our club. This will cost €80,000 to realise,: our funding target is to raise €25,000 from the iDONATE Campaign to Make It Happen. This new pontoon will further the club’s ability to be an all-inclusive watersports facility.
