Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Women on Water at the National Yacht Club are entering two 1720 Sportboats in the DBSC Turkey Shoot — and you could be a part of the action. Experienced women sailors will have their own boat (€100pp) but those newer…
#YouthSailing - The Royal Cork Yacht Club will host next year’s Irish Sailing Youth Pathway Championships, it has been announced. The dates to save are 25-28 April 2019 when Ireland’s largest youth regatta comes to the world’s oldest yacht club.…
Ageing Naval Service Flaghip LÉ Eithne to Be Replaced By MRV, Opens to Public This Saturday
25th October 2018 Navy
#NavalService - Following the Budget, Defence spending increases to €946m next year, this will include plans to replace Naval Service flagship LÉ Eithne with a new MRV, in the meantime the ageing ship opens to the public in Dun Laoghaire…
‘Operation Orca’ Set To Survey Scottish Killer Whales On Celtic Voyager
25th October 2018 Marine Wildlife
#MarineWildlife - The RV Celtic Voyager departed the Port of Cork yesterday (Wednesday 24 October) for ‘Operation Orca’, a 12-day survey of an offshore killer whale community associated with the Northeast Atlantic mackerel fishery. A team of marine scientists from…
Scottish Ferry Company Wins Award Open to Entries from Operators in Ireland & UK
24th October 2018 Ferry
#FerryNews - A Scottish ferry company has been named 'Ferry Operator of the Year 2018' at an awards ceremony which was also open to entries from those serving ports in Ireland and the UK, writes Jehan Ashmore. The winner, Calmac,…
Gregor McGuckin's Round the World Yacht Still Drifting A Month After Evacuation
24th October 2018 Solo Sailing
It's just over a month since Gregor McGuckin was forced to 'evacuate' his dismasted Biscay 36, 'Hanley Energy Endurance', and so ending his solo attempt at a non-stop circumnavigation in the Golden Globe Race. As Afloat.ie readers know, McGuckin is…
Top Irish Offshore Sailors on X-Pact Are Second Maltese Boat Home in Middle Sea Race
24th October 2018 Middle Sea Race
Day five of the Middle Sea Race brought home the top host club boats home to the Royal Malta Yacht Club, among them some of the crew were some of Ireland's top offshore sailors. First home was Ramon Sant Hill &…
A Festive Selection For Christmas At The Royal Irish Yacht Club
24th October 2018 Royal Irish Yacht Club
The Royal Irish Yacht Club has released its 2018 Christmas brochure, detailing events planned for the upcoming festive season. Clubhouse dining options begin on Saturday 1 December and include a family lunch on Sunday 9, and a special seven-course ‘Taste…
East Antrim Boat Club in Larne is ready to launch its new series of events ashore next month. Taking place each Wednesday in November, the Mid-Week Sessions will feature a mix of topics, speakers, performers and presenters, all of whom…
Hello and welcome to my weekly Podcast …. Tom MacSweeney here …. The marine sector is about to be planned for the first time. This is the development of Ireland’s first national marine spatial plan, about which a public consultation…
Tralee Bay Sailing Club J24 Leads Spinnaker Class of Royal Western Yacht Club October Series
24th October 2018 Shannon Estuary
All changed at the top of the leaderboard of the Combined Club October Series being hosted by the Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland on the Shannon Estuary. Last Sunday the 21st of October, the fleet of twenty-six boats were…
The recent totally carbon-free delivery of six tons of Irish craft beer from Cork to France makes for a positive response to those who are concerned by the adverse effects of industrially-induced climate change, and the possible interruptions to trade…
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has scooped an Atlantic Project Award for its work in leading the Cool Route project. This year’s Atlantic Project Awards were presented today (October 23rd) at a prestigious ceremony at the 5th Atlantic Stakeholder Platform…
French solo yachtsman Loïc Lepage was successfully transferred from his dismasted yacht Laaland by the Japanese bulk carrier Shiosai at 00:53 UTC Monday. The rescue, which took place in the South Indian Ocean some 670 miles SW of Perth Western…
Former Royal Mail Ship (RMS) St Helena Returns 'Again' to UK Waters
23rd October 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - In just over a week of the RMS Leinster centenary ceremony held to commemorate the Irish Sea steamer, another former Royal Mail Ship RMS St. Helena reports the Dorset Echo returned to UK waters after an absence of seven…
Careers at Sea: National Maritime College of Ireland's (NMCI) Open Day 8th November 2018
23rd October 2018 Jobs
#Jobs&Careers - Ireland has a proud maritime tradition and the National Maritime College is offering an opportunity to build on that at its Open Day, the annual event held in the College at Ringaskiddy in lower Cork Harbour. It will…
Wicklow's Brian Flahive Retires from Middle Sea Race Double-Handed Challenge
23rd October 2018 Middle Sea Race
Wicklow Sailing Club's Brian Flahive, a double-handed competitor on the J122 Otra Vez has retired from the Middle Sea Race. Dinghy Champion, Flahive, who is a former Round Britan and Ireland Race winner, retired from the race early this morning.…
#InlandWaters - This week Waterways Ireland has launched new corporate pages on Facebook and Twitter. The social media accounts draw together all the messages around marine notices, job vacancies, construction works, corporate events and public consultations into a single location…
#GreenDiesel - Recreational boaters in Ireland face an end to fuelling with green diesel, following a ruling by the European Court of Justice. According to the Irish Examiner, Ireland has been infringing EU law by allowing the sale of cheaper…
SeaFest, Ireland’s largest and most spectacular maritime festival, will set sail again for Cork Harbour next year. The festival will dock in Cork for the next three years, from 2019 – 2021. Ireland’s national maritime festival has been held in…
