Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
#ferries - Nine new passenger ferries are planned to be launched on Ireland and UK routes which shows the industry is “continuing to thrive”, a trade body has claimed. Irish Ferries, Stena Line and Brittany Ferries the Independent.ie reports are…
#ferry - Minister for Transport has been accused of not doing enough to get a replacement for the Irish Ferries service linking Rosslare with Cherbourg. The company according to the Irish Examiner, announced just before Christmas that it was unlikely…
Researchers Rule Out Virus Outbreak In Beaked Whale ‘Unusual Mortality Event’
6th January 2019 Marine Wildlife
#MarineWildlife - New research as ruled out viral outbreak as a cause of mass strandings of deep-ocean beaked whales and others in Scottish and Irish waters last year. As Scotland’s The Herald reports, tissue samples collected from tests on 26…
#MarineWildlife - Naval Service personnel on patrol with the LÉ Samuel Beckett encountered the carcass of a large whale some 50 nautical miles south-east of Ballycotton Lighthouse in the days after Christmas. The “mystery whale” is neither a sighting (which…
A reptile feared to be a venomous turtle-headed sea snake was found on a beach on the East Cork coast on Thursday 3 January, as the Irish Examiner reports. However, minds were put at ease when the dead snake spotted…
#lectures- An illustrated lecture Sailing in the Fast Lane- What’s Next? by Tom Dolan is to be held next week, Thursday 10 January (20:00) at Poolbeg Yacht & Boat Club Ringsend, Dublin. Admission fee of €5 (in aid of Sailing into Wellness). Tom…
Howth Yacht Club has become the latest winner of the Mitsubishi Motors “Sailing Club of the Year” Award primarily on the strength of its sailing successes through 2018 - major successes which began in February and continued until well into…
#Rowing: Rowing Ireland has received a commendation from the International Olympic Committee for its work in promoting women’s sport. The Irish governing body were awarded the “Women and Sport” Achievement Diploma in recognition of its “outstanding contribution to promoting the…
To track Atlantic salmon movements from river to sea and back, millions of salmon have been tagged over the past 50 years as part of scientific international tagging programmes. Recently, ICES published a co-operative research report documenting 50 years of…
Former commercial eel fisherman in Galway will receive compensation up to a maximum of €3 million from this month, as Galway Bay FM reports. Applications were opened till the end of November for the Support Scheme for Former Feel Fisherpersons…
#Coastal - An oil pollution incident yesterday at the south Wales port of Milford Haven, has led to a statement issued today on the latest developments. Mike Ryan, Harbourmaster at the port in Pembrokeshire, said: “A multi-agency response is continuing at…
A major maritime-themed show will spearhead ambitious plans to transform Anglesey into the events capital of North Wales. Tourism chiefs have hailed news that the All-Wales Boat and Leisure Show is coming to the Anglesey Showground as an economic boost…
Round Ireland Crewman Swept Overboard Lecture: Lessons Learned on J109 Jedi
4th January 2019 Round Ireland
On the 29th of June 2018, Jedi, the highly competitive J109, started the Round Ireland Yacht Race in stunning sunshine and a fresh northerly breeze propelling her down the East coast of Ireland. Little did her seasoned crew comprising of…
Sailing into Wellness at Poolbeg Yacht & Boat Club: Talk By Tom Dolan, James Lyons & Colin Healy
4th January 2019 Tom Dolan
On Thursday 10th of January County Meath solo sailor Tom Dolan will be giving a short presentation on his 2019 racing season in support of the social enterprise 'Sailing into Wellness' Sailing into Wellness is an award winning not for profit…
Race to Salvage Gregor McGuckin’s Abandoned Golden Globe Yacht Hanley Energy Endurance
3rd January 2019 Golden Globe Race
Golden Globe Race Organisers are reporting that Irish skipper Gregor McGuckin has accepted an offer from American Cody Cordwainer, a tugboat captain operating out of Brooklyn Navy Yard, to salvage his yacht currently 1,100 miles west of Fremantle Western Australia.…
Planning an inland waterways cruise this spring or summer? Or simply curious to explore the wonders of Ireland’s longest river from anywhere in the world? Now you can visit the River Shannon virtually thanks to the new boaters-eye view on…
#ferry - UK flagged ships are taking down the Red Ensign to fit in with EU financial regulations as they sail through the English Channel. Southampton based P&O, writes the Express, has raised the flag of Cyprus instead of the…
#Coastal - Mike Ryan, Harbourmaster at the Port of Milford Haven, in south Wales announced this morning of an oil pollution incident. “We are responding to a report by Valero of a release of petroleum product into the Milford Haven…
Wexford Councillor Claims 'A lot of Smoke & Mirrors' Around Irish Ferries' Decision to Halt Services
3rd January 2019 Ferry
#ferry - In Wexford, an independent local councillor claims that there is “a lot of smoke and mirrors” around the decision by Irish Ferries to halt its service from Rosslare. As Breaking News reports, Cllr Ger Carthy says that the…
Hello and welcome to my weekly Podcast …. Tom MacSweeney here …. The Royal Cork Yacht Club at Crosshaven is launching a new initiative to bridge the gap between dinghy and keelboat racing following the success of its Under 25 Academy…
