Tall Ship Sailing News in Ireland. Events from Around the Country
The Atlantic Youth Trust is recruiting for an executive administrator to manage and optimise its day-to-day management and fundraising efforts. The trust is a North–South youth development and cultural integration charity established in 2013 to connect youth with the ocean…
World's Oldest Fully-Rigged Tall Ship Arrives on Dublin Bay to Anchor off Dun Laoghaire Harbour
11th April 2024 Dublin Bay
Making an impressive sight in Dublin Bay this morning is the world's oldest and most authentic fully-rigged ship still in active service, the Norwegian-flagged Sørlandet, writes Jehan Ashmore. Sørlandet with several sails set aloft approached Scotsman’s Bay, where it anchored…
Businessman and sailor Enda O’Coineen is spearheading a 14 million euro project to build a replica of adventurer Ernest Shackleton’s most famous ship, Endurance. As The Sunday Independent reports, details of an “Endurance II” construction will be outlined at events…
Call for Government to Purchase Medal Awarded to Ernest Shackleton Ahead of Events to Mark 150th Anniversary of Explorer’s Birth
10th February 2024 News Update
Celebrations are planned for Dublin and London for the 150th anniversary of the birth of Irish Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton on Thursday (15 February). Born in Co Kildare, Shackleton led three expeditions to the icy regions of the South Pole,…
Trainees recognised for their exceptional contributions to Sail Training Ireland's Tall Ships voyages in 2023 were honoured at the Annual Awards Ceremony at the Mansion House in Dublin. The award ceremony, held on February 3rd, 2024, was hosted by the…
Tall Ship Tenacious Goes Into Receivership as Jubilee Sailing Trust Faces Review
16th December 2023 Tall Ships
Marine Industry News reports that the Jubilee Sailing Trust (Tenacious) Ltd has closed and its assets, including the tall ship Tenacious, will pass into receivership. It follows the auction earlier this year of the JST’s former flagship tall ship Lord…
Sail Training Ireland will hold its 2024 Annual Award Ceremony at the Mansion House in Dublin on Saturday 3 February. Many of the young people that took part in voyages on tall ships and other sail training vessels in 2023…
More Tall Ship Voyages in 2024 Available for Booking With Sail Training Ireland
28th November 2023 Tall Ships
Sail Training Ireland has added to its 2024 tall ship voyages now available to book on its website, following last month’s openings for Transition Year/Gaisce adventures on the seas. Become a trainee crew member on board the tall ship Maybe…
Sail Training Ireland Now Taking Bookings for TY/Gaisce Tall Ship Voyages
23rd October 2023 Tall Ships
Transition Year/Gaisce tall ship voyages for 14- to 17-year-olds in 2024 are now open for booking with Sail Training Ireland. Become a trainee crew member on board a tall ship and have an adventure to remember next Easter, sailing with…
Tom Harding was legendary amongst the Tall Ships fraternity. Bosun on the Asgard and on the Jeanie Johnston, Tom was a man who revelled in being a seafarer, a sailor, whose pride in the craft of seamanship was immense. His…
The life story of Sean Flood, who has died at the age of 91, is in many ways the story of modern Ireland as seen through a sailing and business lens. From a family of traditionally and strongly patriotic outlook,…
We regret to announce the death at the age of 91 of Sean Flood of Howth, originally of Clontarf. In a long and active life, he played a leading and popular role in business in Dublin, and in many areas…
All Aboard for a Weekend of Fun at Belfast Maritime Festival This Weekend
6th September 2023 Maritime Festivals
Visitors can discover a treasure trove of free activities at this weekend’s Belfast Maritime Festival on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September. Taking place along the city’s Maritime Mile, with entertainment stretching across Queen’s Quay to HMS Caroline in the…
Marine Institute Welcomes Unique European Science Expedition to Galway
2nd September 2023 Marine Science
Over the next two weeks, the Marine Institute will host a first-of-its-kind European science expedition when it makes a stop in Galway. The European Molecular Biological Laboratory (EMBL) is carrying out a pan-European census of coastal ecosystems and their response…
Polish Tallship With ‘Floating’ Sea Shanty Choir Visits Dublin 'Docklands'
5th August 2023 Tall Ships
A Polish flagged tallship which arrived into Dublin Port yesterday evening had also its own Sea Shanty choir on board, writes Jehan Ashmore. The sail training ship, STS Kapitan Borchardt of the Polish Scouting Association once a year, brings the…
Dublin Port Company (DPC) and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ireland have today welcomed the arrival of the German Navy’s Tall Ship “Gorch Fock”, carrying a crew of 182, most of them young naval cadets. It…