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A new monitoring programme for harvesting King Scallops on the Irish coastline will come into effect this weekend. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), says that from June 1st there will be increased sampling of whole scallops and more toxins will…

A Scottish fishing skipper has been fined €17, 500 in relation to breaches of fisheries legislation in Irish waters. Jonathan Bellany, with an address in Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom, was also ordered to forfeit €26,888.56 from the value of the catch…

Dun Laoghaire Harbour sailors were at the forefront of the rejuvenation of Scotland's biggest Regatta earlier this week, when they brought groundbreaking technology to the Scottish Series hosted by the Clyde Cruising Club. This year's regatta feature was the use…

Our header image this weekend may look like an ordinary enough photo of a handsome boat of a certain era getting skilfully underway using sail only. And some of those not of the cognoscenti may think it’s a slightly frantic…

This weekend, the GP14 Leinster Championship fleet comes to Howth Yacht Club. This is the third event of the season and the first on the sea, with both the Munsters and the O'Tiarnaigh Challenge held on Lough Derg and Owel,…

Tributes have been paid to leading west of Ireland shellfish farmer Rainer Krause who has died in Co Galway. Krause, who was well known in Kinvara, was nicknamed “the German” after his country of origin. As an inshore fisherman and…

A new free bus tour service from Dún Laoghaire Harbour to Sandycove on Scotsman’s Bay has started for the summer. The new service is aimed specifically at cruise ship tourists visiting this season, which as Afloat reported has a total…

The wait is finally over as Howth Yacht Club welcomes its new fleet of Melges 15 dinghies, which arrived from Wisconsin last week. Growing from a single boat purchased last year by Cormac Farrelly to a baker’s dozen, the fleet…

The National Yacht Club has announced its success in securing a significant grant under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). Minister Catherine Martin revealed on 9 May that over €26 million has been allocated to…

Ireland’s Joan Mulloy and Pamela Lee were on hand alongside their teammates in The Famous Project to see the launch of their Maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT in front of the Multiplast shipyard in Vannes, France on Friday (31 May). After…

On the first blustery night of the 2024 DBSC Thursday night series, there appeared to be some reticence about going on the water and that was to be expected in a week in which the dinghies didn’t get out on…

World Sailing has announced the launch of Steering the Course, what it touts as “a pioneering plan” to encourage more women to participate in every part of the sport. The federation says the plan reaffirms its global commitment to fostering…

The 2024 JURA Scottish Series, hosted by the Clyde Cruising Club, brought excitement and innovation back to Loch Fyne. Over four days, 13 competitors battled fiercely in nine races in IRC1 incorporating the RC35 Class, all displaying exceptional skill and…

The Scottish Government-controlled Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has been given a year-long extension to its contract to run lifeline ferry services along the entire west coast, stretching from the Outer Hebrides to the Firth of Clyde. The contract with CalMac, reports…

Annalise Murphy, Olympic silver medallist sailor, participates in the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle this July to support homeless and housing charity Focus Ireland. The National Yacht Club ace is encouraging others to join her and choose Focus Ireland when…

The 2024 Watersports Inclusion Games were launched on Thursday (30 May) at Ramor Watersports Club in Co. Cavan by eleven-time Paralympian and President of Irish Sailing, John Twomey. The event, set to take place on Lough Ramor in Virginia Co.…

Despite approaching its Centenary in 2029, the Irish Cruising Club has never had a Centenarian among its membership until today, Friday 31st May 2024, when the great and unique Jack Wolfe of Howth reaches the magic hundred. His life is…

Paul O'Higgins's ISORA champion JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI, which missed last weekend's cross-channel race, was on form in a blustery northwesterly on Dublin Bay last night, winning Dublin Bay Sailing Club's sixth AIB-sponsored Thursday evening race of the season. The Royal…

Minister for Tourism and Sport and Media Catherine Martin has announced at least €250m in funding under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme. The allocation is the largest to date, representing a 50 per cent increase…

The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland and RNLI have issued joint advice to help keep people safe at Ireland’s waterways over this June Bank Holiday weekend. Water-based activities increase at this time of year, as do the number of…