08/08/2026
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at Baltimore Sailing Club last night for our annual RNLI Fundraiser. Thanks to the incredible generosity and support of everyone involved, an amazing €30,000 was raised for Baltimore Lifeboat.
A very special thank you to Morgan O’Driscoll, who was once again on auctioneering duty. Morgan not only has a remarkable ability to extract the hard cash for every lot, but manages to keep the room laughing while doing it! We’re beginning to think Peter O’Flynn and Morgan should seriously consider touring as a comedy duo — although Baltimore Sailing Club may insist on retaining the booking rights!
In her welcoming remarks, Commodore Ruth Field reflected on the wonderful history of the fundraiser. The event was started over 40 years ago by Sally Duggan, originally as a cocktail party, and has since become a staple of the club calendar and one of the great nights of the year at BSC.
An enormous amount of work goes on behind the scenes to make the evening happen. Our sincere thanks to everyone who helped organise the night, and particularly to those who worked so hard gathering and donating the fantastic auction lots.
Most importantly, thank you to everyone who attended, bid, donated and supported the evening. The generosity in the room was tremendous and the €30,000 raised is a fantastic show of support for the volunteers of Baltimore Lifeboat and the vital work they do for our community and everyone who takes to the sea.
€30,000 raised. One brilliant night. An incredible community.
Thank you from everyone at Baltimore Sailing Club.