From Amsterdam to Cork Harbour to run a marina for 40 years.

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Tom MacSweeney's Seascapes

Tom MacSweeney

11 episodes

2 weeks ago

The SEASCAPES Podcast reports on Ireland’s maritime development, tradition, history and culture, through the voices of the people of an island nation.

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The SEASCAPES Podcast reports on Ireland’s maritime development, tradition, history and culture, through the voices of the people of an island nation.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Amsterdam to Cork Harbour to run a marina for 40 years.

Tom MacSweeney's Seascapes

26 minutes 5 seconds

4 months ago

From Amsterdam to Cork Harbour to run a marina for 40 years.

The ship’s engineer who first arrived in Cork with the Dutch Smit Tak company for the development of the Kinsale Head Gas Field and stayed to run a marina, Wieste Buwalda, one of the most iconic figures in the marine sector, outlines the challenges of 40 years in the business as he retires, selling the marina to next door neighbour, the oldest yacht club in the world, the Royal Cork at Crosshaven.

He discusses the difficulties of getting foreshore licences, bureaucracy in the Department of the Marine and why there should be more enjoyment in the sport of sailing.

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