Take a scroll through our calendar of events. This page is intended to give viewers a glimpse into what UCD SAC has planned for 2020.

Mar
24
Sat
2018
Boat Anti Fouling @ UCD SAC Shed
Mar 24 @ 10:00 – 16:00

If you have a free hour or two pop to the shed from 10am to give Oisin our Boat Officer a hand prepping Ad Astra for the year ahead.

Mar
27
Tue
2018
Cinema Screening @ UCD Cinema
Mar 27 @ 20:30 – 22:00

Our brilliant Scientific Officer Danielle has been busy educating us with fun facts about marine life. She’s actually taught me more in one email than I learned in four years of Zoology. Go figure. So come along to the UCD cinema at 20:30 for the next installment of Blue Planet II.

Mar
29
Thu
2018
Skellig Easter weekend @ Skelligs
Mar 29 – Apr 2 all-day

Expect plenty of good diving in Irelands sunniest county. Treats include the cliffs at Bray Head, Doolus Head, Fish Island and of course the Skelligs! A UNESCO heritage sites a bumpy 40 minutes of shore and made a recent appearance in star wars ! Home to a large seal colony(200) and sea birds(60,000!), and Europes largest Gannet colony. And to add a sugar on top there is a WWII plane in the water just north of the islands. Visibility is reported to always be good and depths go anywhere from 15m to 50m! Fingers crossed for Basking Sharks!

Apr
7
Sat
2018
Bagpacking @ Dunnes Stores, Cornelscourt
Apr 7 all-day

By now you should have heard the rumblings that we are saving for a new boat. This will be the first of a number of bagpacking slots to raise some funds for that and also for the RNLI cos they are a dandy bunch of folks. Our first bagpacking session will be taking place in Dunnes in Cornelscourt and we would really appreciate your help. Sign up on the doodle.

Apr
10
Tue
2018
RNLI Sea Survival Course Part II @ Bank of Ireland
Apr 10 @ 18:00 – 20:30

We had a really successful start to this RNLI Sea Survival Workshop. A huge thanks to the crew for Dun Laoghaire RNLI who came down to give us some tips on being safe out on the water. MIRP DANIO! Looking forward to the second instalment.

Apr
17
Tue
2018
Screening of Ireland’s Deep Atlantic @ UCD Cinema
Apr 17 @ 20:00 – 22:00

Screening with Q&A

The first of a three part series exploring the beauty of Ireland’s Atlantic waters; both life on the surface as well as the deep coral reefs in the North Atlantic, a first in any TV production.

Presented by natural history filmmaker, cameraman and ocean conservationist, Ken O’Sullivan, Ireland’s Deep Atlantic is a new series due to broadcast on RTÉ later this April in association with Sea Fever Productions and the Irish Underwater Council (CFT).

Cinema and food will be FREE of charge! We will ask you to make a donation towards RNLI fundraising. Thank you!

Book your ticket  

Apr
21
Sat
2018
Coxswain Course @ UCD
Apr 21 @ 09:00 – 18:00

CFT Coxswain Powerboat handling course.

The course consists of 1-day class based session followed by a series of practical sessions where the candidate is required to log 10 hours boat hours.

May
4
Fri
2018
Achill Island May bank holiday @ The Railway Hostel
May 4 – May 7 all-day

Achill Island is one of the gems of West Ireland with dramatic cliffs and perfect beaches. No wonder the scuba diving here is so good.

May
18
Fri
2018
South West Dive Rally @ Cahirsiveen, Co Kerry
May 18 – May 20 all-day
May
20
Sun
2018
Red Bull Flugtag 2018 @ Dun Laoghaire Harbour
May 20 @ 12:00

We used to say, We can launch where we want, we can dive where we want!!!
Guess we are bringing this to a whole new level now!!!

Our current plan is to build a giant flying Manta Ray, wrapped in plastic debris, the team members, free the Manta before the launch and return the manta back to the ocean!!!

If you want to get involved or think you can help us win this race and get €3,000 for the club, please contact the event organiser (Mehdi).
This would be a great day out for all club members and families.