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Ericsson performance shows Grael was ready for storm
31st October 2008 News From the Afloat.ie Archive
On board reports coming from the south Atlantic make thrilling reading including how yesterday (Thursday) a 25-knot collision with an underwater object brought Green Dragon to a virtual standstill. The net result appears to be some rather worrying ongoing hull…
It's an ill wind that doesn't blow some good. In the south Atlantic and alsoin county Waterford, winter gales have produced record results for sailorsthis week while a record-breaking run, set in a summer gale, will be toastedin Wicklow tomorrow…
TG4's coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race will continue on Saturday morning at 10am with an hour-long highlights programme reviewing the race since it started in Alicante (this is the Monthly Highlights show which will be broadcast at the end…
Green Dragon Skipper Ian Walker has lost third place in the run into Capetown. Here he describes a night of nosedives and increasingly disturbed seas: "I don't really know where to start, as the last 24 hours has been so…
Ericsson 4 has broken the 24-hour speed record set by ABN-AMRO 2 in the last Volvo Ocean Race, three times in the past twelve hours. At 0355GMT Ericsson 4 reached 565 nautical miles in the previous 24 hour period, breaking…
Redbay Boats are holding a second hand boat show and demo weekend on Saturday and Sunday 15/16 November at its Antrim premises. Ribbers will be able to pre book a demonstration on one of the Stormforce Ribs from 6 metre…
John Kenny lifted the National Speed sailing Championship reaching a speed of 38.379 knots, in windy Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
Dublin's very own Adventure Film Festival needs your help!
28th October 2008 News From the Afloat.ie Archive
Exhilarating! Inspiring! Breathtaking! Thrilling! Like what you're hearing? How about kayaking down the roaring, crocodile infested Nile, breaking the Irish Sky Diving Formation Record, tackling 15ft waves on a windsurf or hurtling down a rock-strewn hill on a mountain bike?…
In what looks increasingly like the last week of the first leg the front runners have turned left for Cape Town and the Dragon is among them. They will be looking to hook into an area of low pressure which…
New account of vertical circumnavigation published
27th October 2008 News From the Afloat.ie Archive
In May 2008, Adrian Flanagan made history when he completed the first ever single-handed ‘vertical’ circumnavigation of the world. Over The Top tells the story of this remarkable voyage.
The city of La Rochelle (France) will host the start and finish of the original solo ocean race around the world. The news comes two years ahead of the official start date now confirmed as October 17, 2010, which, say…
Beginning what could be their final week at sea, Ericsson 4 continues to lead the fleet towards Cape Town, South Africa, and the Leg 1 finish of the Volvo Ocean Race.a
It has been a week since the incident involving a French fishing vessel and HUGO BOSS. The team at Alex Thomson Racing have been working around the clock to manage the repair to the boat. HUGO BOSS was moved from…
Danes win through in series cut short by strong winds
25th October 2008 News From the Afloat.ie Archive
Team Denmark helmed by Mads Elber has claimed their place at the Nations Cup Grand Final to be held in Porto Alegre Brazil, March 23-28th 2009. It was the weather that won out today at the Nations Cup Regional Final…
Racing resumed at 1000hrs this morning for the penultimate day of the ISAF Nations Cup Regional Final in Kinsale, Co.Cork. The teams took to the water in glorious sunshine with a cold westerly breeze. Tight racing was expected through out…
Sir Richard Branson and the TEAMORIGIN crew aboard Virgin Money have been forced to abandon their transatlantic monohull speed record attempt. Just two days after setting sail from New York, USA, they experienced substantial damage to their mainsail and spinnaker…
It has been a week since the incident involving a French fishing vessel and Hugo Boss. The team at Alex Thomson Racing have been working around the clock to manage the repair to the boat. Boss was moved from her…
Speaking via satellite phone aboard Virgin Money, two days into their attempt to break the transatlantic mono-hull speed record, an exhausted Richard Branson said: “We’ve just experienced a night from hell when Virgin Money was struck by a massive wave…
At a time when most marine leisure companies are scaling back , Dun Laoghaire's MGM Boats are meeting the economic challenges head on.
TG4's coverage continues tomorrow morning at 11am with a half-hour highlights show of the 1st leg from Alicante to Cape Town. The programme will be repeated on Sunday afternoon at 2:00pm.
