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Irish skipper Gavin Doyle from the National Yacht Club on Dublin Bay has won the Royal Ocean Racing Club's (RORC) De Guingand Bowl Offshore Race A total of 87 boats competed in the 120 nautical mile offshore race that started from…

The ISORA Champion, the J109 Mojito (Peter Dunlop and Vicky Cox), won Class One overall of the 23-boat IRC Welsh National Championships on Sunday (May 14). After seven races sailed at Plas Heli, the Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events…

Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterways users on the Royal Canal that the following canoe polo events will take place in Mullingar Harbour during the summer months of 2023: Junior Canoe Polo Competition - Sunday 21 May National…

Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and users of the Shannon Navigation that the Great River Swim will take place between Tarmonbarry and Ballyleague next Saturday 20 May. As many as 800 swimmers as expected to participate in the swim…

Two ships purchased from the New Zealand government to bolster Ireland’s Naval Service fleet are due to arrive in Cork Harbour on Sunday evening (14 May), according to RTÉ News. Afloat.ie previously reported on the €26 million deal to purchase…

Bouncing back from a disqualification in the second race of six sailed, Charles Dwyer, Harry Pritchard and John Coakley sailing 'Nacho' retained their National 18 Irish Championship crown at Royal Cork Yacht Club on Sunday evening.  The Cork Harbour-based championships featured a…

The long trail from Ballyholme to the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire for the RS Feva East Coast Championships was worthwhile for the three crews from the North who dominated the result sheet, with the Ridout family taking…

Sruthán Buí is a 17-year-old gleoiteog based in Lettermullen, south Connemara, which will embark on an unusual trip later this month. Its owner Mairtín Óg MacDonnacha, his cousins Joe and Michael Barrett and several others will set off on May…

Irish Lights is currently recruiting for an executive assistant to the chief executive. Based in Dun Laoghaire, the successful candidate will work closely with the chief executive to optimise the management of their schedule and ensure the office activities are…

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney has announced plans to develop a National Industrial Strategy for Offshore Wind which will set out how Ireland can maximise the economic opportunity arising from the production of offshore wind energy (OWE).…

The ISORA Champion, the J109 Mojito (Peter Dunlop and Vicky Cox), leads Class One into the final day of racing at the 23-boat IRC Welsh National Championships on Sunday (May 14). After three races sailed at Plas Heli, the Welsh…

Six SB20s competed in Saturday's (May 13th) two AIB-Sponsored DBSC summer series racing on Dublin Bay.  Royal Irish entry Richard Hayes in Carpe Diem was the first race winner from clubmate Ger Dempsey's Venuesworld, but this order was reversed for the second…

Irish Continental Group (ICG) newly chartered cruiseferry, the Star recently renamed Oscar Wilde for Irish Ferries service, transited the Strait of Dover last night on its delivery voyage from Estonia to Ireland, writes Jehan Ashmore. The cruiseferry which had operated…

The volunteer crews of Wexford and Rosslare Harbour RNLI rescued four people after their boat suffered engine failure outside of Wexford Harbour shortly after 5pm on Tuesday (9 May). Rosslare Harbour RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat, under coxswain Eamonn O’Rourke and four…

North Atlantic – The Dark Ocean is a new TV series from Irish underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan that begins this Sunday 14 May at 6.30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player. Supported by the Marine Institute, this new natural history…

Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterway users that Lock 3 on the main line of the Grand Canal at Inchicore in Dublin has been reopened after the early completion of emergency repair works on the lock gates.

Skellig Michael is expected to re-open to visitors this weekend, weather permitting, after resolution of an industrial dispute involving its guides and staff. Staff members of trade union Siptu have voted unanimously in favour of the proposal to introduce a…

Bray Sailing Club has announced details of its Keelboat Regatta to be held next Saturday 20 May. Racing will be provided for cruisers, both fin- and bilge-keel boats and Flying Fifteens — and visiting competitors are also very welcome. The…

The Sailors of Dublin Bay 21s committee have announced further details of the membership structure ahead of the upcoming inaugural season. Weather permitting, the plan is to launch the fleet comprising Naneen, Estelle, Geraldine and Garavogue in mid-May, pending the…

As the fifth leg of The Ocean Race 2022-23 approaches, Team Holcim-PRB skipper Kevin Escoffier and his crew have a total of 19 points — with a one-point lead over Leg 4 winner 11th Hour Racing Team and second-placed Malizia,…