Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
#Angling - RTÉ News reports on concerns among anglers on Lough Derg over Irish Water’s plans to pump water from the River Shannon to supply Dublin and the Midlands. The utility has proposed a pipeline from Parteen Basin, south of…
#Shipping - Ireland supports a move toward banning the use of heavy fuel oil from Arctic shipping, following a meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London earlier this month. Plans to develop a ban on heavy fuel oil (HFO)…
#MarineNotice - Maynooth University will carry out a geophysical research survey off the North West Coast of Ireland from next weekend. Work is expected to commence on Sunday 6 May and last for approximately nine days, subject to weather conditions.…
Celtic Explorer Sets Sail With Artists For Project Inspired By Radio Links At Sea
28th April 2018 Marine Science
#MarineScience - As many as 12 artists, writers and musicians from Ireland and Europe have the opportunity to join expeditions on the research vessel RV Celtic Explorer and to work with marine scientists as part of an interdisciplinary art project…
The Irish 420 team has been announced for the 2018 Junior European Championships. Easter's Volvo Irish Sailing Youth Pathway National Championships was the qualification event for the selection of an Irish 420 team to travel to the 2018 Junior European Championship in…
Kenneth Rumball of Irish National Sailing School in Dun Laoghaire Has Clear Sense of Direction While Harbour’s Future is Changing
27th April 2018 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
To say that Dun Laoghaire Harbour is facing a period of administrative flux is an under-statement. This exceptionally complete and totally artificial haven, for so long such an integral part of Dublin Bay that people perceive it as a natural…
In the first Thursday night race of the season in Dublin Bay, the SB20 class, vice captain, Pat O'Brien (& Dave Dwyer & Peter Lee) took the first gun of the season. "The first of many" was the aspiring thought…
Annalise Murphy & Company Convert Easterly Position Into Northerly Advantage In Volvo Ocean Race
27th April 2018 Ocean Race
#VOR - Dee Caffari’s Turn the Tide on Plastic saw their strategy pay off on Friday (27 April) as they regained the lead in Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Caffari’s crew – including Ireland's own Annalise Murphy –…
Irish ocean racer Tom Dolan has moved up to eighth overall following a full-on 48 hours in the Transat AG2R La Mondiale. The 30-year-old from Kells, County Meath, and co-skipper Tanguy Bouroullec rocketed up the leaderboard as they flourished in…
31.7 - 1. Crazy Horse (F Heath & I Schuster), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson) 31.7 - 1. Crazy Horse (F Heath & I Schuster), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson)…
University Of Limerick Launches Robot For Marine Renewable Energy Sector
27th April 2018 Power From the Sea
#SeaPower - The University of Limerick (UL) has unveiled a unique €2 million underwater robot adapted to inspect, repair and maintain marine renewable energy (MRE) facilities. Funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) through its Research Infrastructure Programme, the ROV Étaín can…
While the 56ft 1926-built restored ketch Ilen is a flurry of activity at Oldcourt near Baltimore in West Cork with the final stages of work before her re-launching late next month, in the Top Shed nearby where Conor O’Brien’s pioneering…
In the first DBSC race of the season there was an impressive turnout of fifteen Flying Fifteens on the start line last night. The first race is usually a mix of trepidation and excitement, there were some new boats out,…
Conall Morrison Talks Shop In Seattle Before Clipper Race Fleet Returns To Pacific
27th April 2018 Clipper Race
#ClipperRace - Forty thousand miles over 11 months is no sweat for Conall Morrison, the Irish skipper of HotelPlanner.com, who spoke to Seattle TV news this week ahead of the Clipper Race’s next leg. Talking with Q13 Fox’s Ellen Tailor…
‘Operation Ephemera’ To Tackle Trout Angling Against The Rules This Mayfly Season
27th April 2018 Angling
#Angling - A new campaign is designed to alert anglers to renewed efforts to detect those who either take undersize trout or more trout than the rules allow. Operation Ephemera is specifically focused on anglers fishing for trout during the…
#FerryNews - Completing a maiden high-speed craft (HSC) crossing on Irish Ferries Dublin-Holyhead route this morning is Dublin Swift, replacing a smaller craft that has served for almost two decades, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Dublin Swift docked in Holyhead this…
Finn Lynch Masters Light Winds to Eye Top Ten at Sailing World Cup in Hyeres
26th April 2018 Tokyo 2020
The National Yacht Club's Olympic Laser sailor Finn Lynch continues to master further challenges in Hyeres as light winds dominated the third day of competition at the Sailing World Cup Series. The 22–year–old has moved up to 13th overall and is…
You’re never too old to learn, and at 131 years old the Dublin Bay Water Wags (founded 1887, though current boats date from 1900) seemed determined to prove this by having a two-day Coaching Session last weekend at Killinure on…
#VOR - The Volvo Ocean Race teams were practically neck and neck in Leg 8 on Thursday (26 April) with the seven crews jostling for position as they close in on the trade winds. Over the past 48 hours, each…
Minister Says ‘No Immediate Health & Safety Issue’ In Dun Laoghaire Harbour Despite West Pier Damage
26th April 2018 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
#DLHarbour - “There is no immediate health and safety issue with any pier in Dun Laoghaire.” That was the message from Transport Minister Shane Ross in his reply to a Dáil question from local TD Richard Boyd Barrett earlier this…
