Blogs
In the secret world of sailing, we readily use terms like “One Ton Cup” and its offshoots in a way that assumes total awareness by the listener of its multiple meanings, thereby further excluding those who find the language of…
The preliminary instructions suggest that the race from Kinsale would be round either the faraway Inishtearaght on the edge of the Blaskets, or the less distant but equally majestic Skellig Michael. It’s an opening salvo that gives a sense of…
Tom Dolan’s marvellous sunrise victory on Thursday in Stage 1 of the 2026 Figaro Solitaire was the most effective starting signal we could hope for in order to encourage us all into thinking the 2026 season really is under way…
The spectacular life and high-achieving times of Ted Turner (1938-2026) have become deeply interwoven with the folklore of international sailing and the tales of the global media and communications industry. So much so, in fact, that after his death at…
Round Ireland Race Introduces Fresh Angle On Sail Training, And Brings The Great Alexis Loison On Board
9th May 2026 Round Ireland
What goes round, come round. Way back in 1972 we were doing a very leisurely family cruise with a Galion 22 in West Cork (small family then), and went in company with Dermod Kennedy and his ketch Richard of Baltimore…
The Chief Executive of Hibernia Line, which has announced a new year-round ferry service between Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour and Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, has said that Ireland has been over-reliant on East Coast ports to carry freight to Europe.…
Round Ireland Race from Wicklow 2026: Is it There for the Two-Handers to Take?
2nd May 2026 Round Ireland
As we count down through the fifty days to the Round Ireland 2026 start at Wicklow on Saturday June 20th, while counting upwards with a good chance of breaking the magic target of fifty entries as they finally come to…
The Irish sailing community may think of John Gore-Grimes of Howth, who has died at the age of 84 after a long and very fulfilled life, as primarily being one of our own. We think of him as a “sailing…
Being family-oriented, encouraging sailing that combines good racing with leisure, is at the heart of Calves Week in Schull, West Cork, where there are already sixteen boats on the entry list for the event in August. Mark Murphy, Communications and…
There are times you feel so much history-minded verbiage and other memorabilia is being newly churned out in Ireland, adding to the vast quantity already available, that we have urgent need of an Editor-in-Chief every bit as much as we…
The revival of the Rankin Class continues apace in Cork Harbour with two further boats located in the campaign to restore the dinghy fleet. “It might have seemed a pipe-dream when we started, but we now have an active fleet…
When ace American yacht designer Olin Stephens raced the new-built 52ft yawl Dorade to Europe in 1931 to win the Transatlantic Race and then go on to win that year’s Fastnet Race, he was 23 years old. His co-skippering younger…
Focused on the sound of the sea through music, song and particularly sea shanties, a new maritime festival is planned for the Cork Harbour town of Carrigaline in June. “This is primarily focused on song to promote maritime interest –…
Dungarvan Sailing Club Celebrates 80 Years, Hurler Roots and Calls for Harbour Dredging
28th March 2026 Tom MacSweeney
Dungarvan Sailing Club owes a lot to the hurling counterparts of the county team. One of them brought from Stateside the plans for the first dinghy built for club sailing and which was its foundation for the growth that has…
America’s Cup 2027 Is Another Instance Of Sailing Mixed With High Politics And Cut-throat Global Business
28th March 2026 America's Cup
Once you’ve learned to accept that being way OTT is at the core of the 175-year-old America’s Cup circus as we sail on into Q2 of the 21st Century - with all sorts of predicted Armageddon and end-of-days dates stretching…
The J/109 Outrajeous (Johnny & Suzy Murphy, Howth YC) is now posted in the latest entry list for June 20th’s Round Ireland Race from Wicklow. This makes her the form boat for the Irish entrants, as she was overall winner…
