History
Where did the name 'Brendan Sailing' come from?
The program is named after the Irish monk, St. Brendan the Navigator, who is said to have sailed to North America 800 years before Columbus in a leather canoe. The Founder of the Brendan Sailing Program, James P. Muldoon, found this story a fitting frame for the organization to come. Not only is Muldoon an Irishman and avid sailor (captain of the racing yacht DONNYBROOK) – he also saw the against-all-odds achievement of St. Brendan a metaphor for the challenges students would overcome in the program.