Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Ports Welcome Agreement on European Maritime Single Window Environment
14th February 2019 Ports & Shipping
#ports&shipping- The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has welcomed the agreement reached on 7 February between the Parliament and the Council on the new regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe). With the new framework, which will repeal…
A series of consultative workshops on the feasibility of an iconic Pilgrim Way between the Shannon Navigation and Erne System took place earlier this month. In late 2018, West Limerick Resources in partnership with Waterways Ireland and 13 local development…
Online Applications For Mooring & Passage Canal Permits Now Open
14th February 2019 Inland Waterways
#InlandWaters - Combined mooring and passage permits and extended mooring permits for the Grand Canal, Royal Canal and Barrow Navigation for the 2019 season are now available online from Waterways Ireland. All permits will run until Thursday 31 October, with…
A Canadian national who died on a diving expedition off Donegal in 2017 was one of two separate diving tragedies in the region within weeks of each other, as RTÉ News reports. As reported at the time on Afloat.ie, the…
UK's Royal Navy Mersey Visits Liffey Prior to 'Brexit' Contingency Role
14th February 2019 Naval Visits
#navalvisitors - A UK Royal Navy vessel deployed to patrol the Strait of Dover, due to the rise in recent months of migrants trafficked on boats from France, is currently visiting Dublin Port, writes Jehan Ashmore. On Tuesday, HMS Mersey…
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Following on from the success of last year's show and the positive reaction to the Barracuda 6 BJ Marine have decided to double our presence at this weekend's Angling Show at Swords in County Dublin. BJ Marine will have the…
The National Yacht Club celebrated another year of great sailing by its members at their annual awards dinner last Saturday night in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The awards reflected a great horizon of sailing activity and administration by its members. Commodore…
#ferries - The UK Prime Minister, reports Channel 4 News, has once again backed the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling as he faced further criticism in parliament over the awarding of a contract to provide ferries in the event of a…
Irish sailors are competing among the seventy-eight yachts have entered the eleventh edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, wherein an excess of 700 sailors from six continents and yachts from over 20 nations will compete in the thrilling race around…
RNLI: A Centenary for Baltimore, New Lifeboats for Clogherhead & Wicklow & Crosshaven Needs Volunteers
14th February 2019 Tom MacSweeney
When Baltimore Lifeboat Station in West Cork was established the First World War was raging in Europe. That was back in 1915 when the original station was built, but due to the War no lifeboat arrived in Baltimore until 1919…
Record for Belfast Harbour As 24.6m Tonnes of Cargo Handled in 2018
13th February 2019 Belfast Lough
#belfastlough - A record 24.6 million tonnes of cargo was handled in Belfast Harbour last year thanks to a major increase in the number of freight vehicles passing through the port, which rose to a high of 532,000, latest figures…
Young Salmon Survival is 'Surprisingly Low' When Migrating to Sea - Report
13th February 2019 Angling
A new study shows low salmon survival leaving freshwater is an important factor in declining European salmon populations, according to early results from a project examining the early migration phase of salmon smolts (young salmon) from rivers across Europe. Leading…
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The 10th February 1979 was a big day in the life of Danish Yacht Firm X Yachts. Niels Jeppesen and Birger Hansen officially started up the company at precisely 8 am. Lars Jeppesen, having recently finished his education as a…
The MV Ulysses, the leading Irish Ferries freight and tourism vessel on the Dublin to Holyhead route, returns to Dublin today following an extensive dry dock investment at Cammell Laird shipyard in Merseyside. The four-week upgrade was undertaken to complete…
Public Meeting On ‘People’s Harbour’ In Dun Laoghaire Later This Month
13th February 2019 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
A public meeting on the future on Dun Laoghaire Harbour will take place at the Dun Laoghaire Club on Eblana Avenue from 8pm on Thursday 28 February. ‘The People’s Harbour’ was also the topic of a recent meeting between Dun…
The owner of an angling centre from Moycullen was convicted at Galway District Court last Tuesday 5 February for the illegal use of a net and for possession of an unlawfully captured trout. The court heard that Michael Canney, with…
Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock Added To Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Schedule For 2019
13th February 2019 News Update
Sunday 12 May is the date to save for the debut of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock. The capital hosts the annual high diving series for the first time after three previous visits…
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X Yachts Designs "L" Shaped Keels for Cruisers & Torpedo Keels for Performance Yachts
13th February 2019 X-Yachts GB & IRL
Danish yacht manufacturer X-Yachts has been explaining why it designs "L" shaped keels for its cruisers, and torpedo "T" shaped keels for its performance yachts range? Apart from an obvious advantage of the L shaped keel shedding seaweed and lobster…
Flying Fifteens Celebrate Strangford Sailing Club's New Start After 2017 Fire
13th February 2019 Flying Fifteen
The Flying Fifteen class will return to Strangford Sailing Club for its Northern Championships this May, the first time the keelboat class has sailed at the County Down venue since the clubhouse was destroyed by fire in 2017. The new club…
SB20 Ireland Class President Colin Galavan introduces the 2019 Sportsboat season SB20 Class Dinner The class dinner will be held on Saturday the 6th April 2019. The venue will be the Royal Irish Yacht Club and there will be prizes…
