Working On Or Near The Water
: Event Management : Boat Sales Training
WATER SAFETY CONSULTANCY & STAFF TRAINING
If working on or near the water it is imperative to consider water safety
for your staff, and understand how weather and tides could affect your schedules.
DMG Sailsports provides comprehensive water safety consultancy and rescue
cover to engineering companies, county councils or indeed any business working
on or near the water. Consultancy may include site analysis, water safety
equipment, procedural safety advice, precautions when near the water, rescue
cover.
Safety & Consultancy: Working On Or Near
The Water
Providing water safety support and consultancy at the Iarnród
Éireann Viaduct works on Broadmeadows Estuary, Malahide, Co.
Dublin.
Support is provided by drivers who are qualified powerboat users, first
aiders and highly experienced water users. Consultancy includes experienced
knowledge of tides and weather, safety procedures and recommended equipment. |


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Water Safety Consultant & Reporting
Granada Media Group Ltd "Package Holidays Under Cover 2005" commissioned
Dave Garvey as a Water Safety Consultant to travel to the Bahamas to
examine the safety of the watersports operation at a beach in the Bahamas
following the aftermath of accidents and deaths of tourists to the area. |
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Water Safety Support
Matt Browne successfully carried out a Jet Ski challenge across the
Irish Sea to raise money for Rehab. |
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Expert Witness Report
Good & Murray Smith & Company (Solicitors): Dave Garvey of DMG Sailsports
was commissioned to carry out an investigation and provide an expert
witness report in relation to an action brought concerning injuries
sustained in a watersports accident. |
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Start Up Business Consultancy
Provide consultancy for development of course programs and the setup
of outdoor education training centres. Instructor training programs
designed and carried out for individual clubs and associations. |
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Media Water Safety Advice &
Support
Safety awareness, tidal and weather advice, skipper & boat hire
/ safety support for TV / Film / Photographic events:
- Dave appeared on TV3 Morning AM with Aaron Armstrong as a part
of the promotion for the RDS Boat Show.
- Laura Woods, from 2TV, spent some time blasting on the water with
DMG Sailsports as part of a promotion piece for Snickers Irish Outdoor
Adventure Show.
- Dave provided a demonstration on sailing for the Nationwide programme
on RTE1 and also taught Ray D'arcy to sail while in Glenans, Collanmore
Island in 1995.
- In January 2009 Dave brought Brian Ormond out on the boat as a piece
on 'My Perfect Day' for the Seoige Show on RTE1.
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EVENT CO-ORDINATION / GROUP ACTIVITIES
With 15+ years of project management experience, we have organised, provided
support and input to industry events including the list below:
- Windsurf Across the Irish Sea in aid of AWARE
(which aims to fight depression). With donations from individuals and
large organisations, Dave & Cora raised over €6,000 for Aware. Dave just
had to windsurf across the Irish Sea...!
- As a celebration of our move to a new office, and during the 2008 On
the Water Boat Show in Malahide Marina, 10% of all courses booked, attended
and any cash donations were given to to Children's
University Hospital - Temple Street. This donation went towards the
Cystic Fibrosis Unit.
- Irish Windsurfing Festival / Fleadh Sheoil na hÉireann was organised,
publicised and managed along with Surfdock
in 2007 and 2008 at Malahide
Yacht Club, Broadmeadows Estuary.
- Group and corporate training events & courses organised for large organisations
- Client publicity & co-ordination for the inaugural Metmasts.ie and
Arklow Sailing Club Turbines Yacht Race 2008
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We provide personalised training to customers of boat sales companies
such as BJ Marine, Carrickcraft, MGM Marine and Bluewater Marine.
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