If you like water sports then City Kayaking offers you an interesting way to explore Dublin. The kayaking trips offered by them allow you to soak in the city's views while peacefully navigating over the waters of River Liffey. Visitors are provided with all the necessary equipment on site. Once you are geared up, their guides advice you with the course of the trip. Appropriate safety measures are undertaken by the center thus promising you a happy trip.

Whether you want to shop for outdoor equipment for water sports or learn to do a water sports or two yourself, then Surfdock Watersports is your destination. Offering a number of classes for sports as diverse as surfing and stand-up paddle-boarding to water skiing and kayaking, you can be rest assured there is something to suit every kind of taste and preference. Besides the range of classes for adults, courses for children as well as summer camps are organized.

Pure Magic allows you to explore the gorgeous coastline of the city through stand-up paddling or kite surfing. An interesting and adventurous way to enjoy the marine beauty, this center has a number of courses designed for amateurs as well as for those with experience in water sports. Their trainers are highly knowledgeable and skillful, and they're known to instill motivation and excitement in patrons. There are in all four sessions, and patrons are required to clear all four in order to become an independent surfer. Pure Magic also assists you in picking up the right gear and supplies for your own adventure.

Beginner, intermediate and advanced level courses are available at the Irish National Sailing School. Dun Laoghaire is just south of Dublin city center (on the DART line), and is home to massive ports for ferry travel, as well as smaller piers for sailing boats. Prices will vary based on your requests, so please call for more information.