History of Santa Irene, Club de Vela
History of Santa Irene
Sister
of Saint Agape and Saint Chionia. A teenage Saint the youngest of 3 sisters.
Convicted of possessing the Scriptures despite a prohibition issued in 303 by
Emperor Diocletian. Following the martyrdom of her sisters, Irene was ordered
to deny the faith, she refused and was martyred in 304 A.D. She is the patron
Saint of Peace.
History of the Club
Founded by John Talliss in 2002. The name of the sailing
club is dedicated to my first mate Ethel Irene, my late wife.
With a background of dinghy racing from the 1950's, it was my desire to bring
the sport of sailing to the youth of Mojacar. With this in mind I set about
starting a sailing club by building 2 Oppies in 2001 and then went onto aquire
a further 8 more dinghies over the next year. Through the generosity of the
Town Hall the inaugural meeting of the club was held on the 1st June 2002, with
a boat show held in the Village of Mojacar. The day was very successful and
attended by many people. From these early beginnings the club has now become
firmly established with a very friendly cosmopolitan membership and brings great
pleasure to many sailing enthusiasts.
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to everybody, why not pay us a visit.
John Talliss
President