Mayo man making waves in watersport industry with new wetsuit brand

A MAYO native is making waves with a new wetsuit brand.

Over the past two and a half years, Cillian Griffith has been developing a wetsuit brand, which he has designed and developed in Ireland.

Covy Watersport is the only Irish watersport business to design and develop their wetsuits in Ireland, offering Irish sailors and surfers a home-grown option.

Covy Watersport will launch its first range of wetsuits, called the Super Flex range, which will include 3/2mm and 4/3mm wetsuits for both men and women.

Cillian is originally from Claremorris but spent most of his life on the sea around Westport, where his family now live and from where idea for the business came.

Covy Watersport will operate predominately online. Dublin-based Cillian spendd a lot of time in Westport and he'll be doing pop ups at the various sailing and surf clubs around the country.

The range focuses on three key pillars - quality, flexibility, and affordability. Wetsuits are made from super stretch limestone neoprene, which provides ultimate flexibility for maximum movement and comfort in the water and is better for the environment. The wetsuits also have a smooth lining to slide on and off easily, a chest zip entry system with a robust YKK chest zip, abrasion-resistant panels on the knees, shins, and rear, water-sealed wrist and ankles, and a key pocket.

“We are really excited to launch our new wetsuit range,” said Cillian. “It has been an intense two years of development, but we are really proud of what we have created. We will be launching a Kickstarter campaign to generate some initial backing and tell people about the wetsuits, with full launch following directly afterwards.

“It's amazing as an island country we have no home-grown wetsuit brand; well that's about to change.”

The Covy Watersport range of wetsuits will launch through a Kickstarter campaign, with the full launch set to follow after the campaign has ended.

You can find out more information through the Kickstarter campaign - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/covysuperflexwetsuit/covy-wetsuits - or visit covywatersport.com.