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Adam Perry from the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) was at UK Sailmakers Ireland loft in Crosshaven, County Cork, this week  (7th of June 2023) for the refreshing of its In-House Certification (IHC). The Cork loft is the only IHC loft in…

Gentle to moderate south-westerly winds are forecast for this weekend’s Feile an Spidéil. Many currachs crews and a fleet of Galway hookers will take to the water off An Spidéil, Co Galway, with conditions particularly suitable for the hooker fleet.…

County Kerry Round the World racer Damian Foxall says “more needs to be done” to ensure a safe environment for all in global sailing. The comments from 11th Hour Ocean Racing’s sustainability manager come after the sudden departure of Team…

It was that noted offshore yachtsman and rail travel enthusiast Vladimir Ilyich Lenin who observed that ten years can go past with no significant history occurring at all, and then suddenly ten years of hectic history can happen in just…

The last time The Ocean Race was in Kiel was on 9 June 2002 and the German team Illbruck Challenge was being celebrated for winning the Volvo Ocean Race. In the crowd was a young German sailor beginning his career…

Cruise ship MV Corinthian called to the Port of Barrow, Cumbria in the north-west of England as the first this season to visit the Irish Sea port operated by Associated British Ports (ABP). Grand Circle Cruise Line which has operated…

Following a pager alert at 5.37 pm on Wednesday, 7 June, the volunteer lifeboat crew made their way to the station and, within minutes of the request, were aboard RNLB Ger Tigchlearr and en route to the reported location some…

Mersey Maritime, a regional cluster organisation for the Liverpool City Region and North West of England maritime sector, has announced the appointment of Ruth Wood as their Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1st July 2023. Ruth Wood will be…

Leinster Boats offers a Redbay Stormforce 7.4m RIB for sale. The 'complete package' includes a 250 hp Suzuki outboard engine, a Rollercoaster trailer, and full instrumentation. As regular Afloat readers know, this RIB range is Irish-built in the Glens of…

After 23 days of continuous headwinds approaching Les Sables d’Olonne Jeremy Bagshaw (South Africa) in Chichester Class is on his final approach to the Golden Globe Race finish. His ETA is 1700 UTC on 1900 hours French time. Storms, barnacles,…

An Irish Olympic campaigner is one of two Irish International Moth sailors are competing at the UK Open Championship 2023 Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy that concludes on Friday.  Paris 2024 ILCA 7 trialist Ewan McMahon of Howth Yacht…

Rowing Ireland and MG Motor Ireland are delighted to announce their strategic partnership aimed at promoting a shared vision of innovation, performance, and community engagement. As part of the partnership, MG Motor Ireland will become the official vehicle partner of…

The Irish Nautical Trust has provided Afloat.ie with more details about its Safe Passage and Communication Course for all users of leisure craft in the Dublin Bay and Dublin Port area, in conjunction with Dublin Port Company. With up to…

The Department of Transport has been advised by PSE Kinsale Energy Limited that rock placement works will take place in the Celtic Sea between this Saturday 10 June and the end of July. Works will take place at various locations…

Three councils in Northern Ireland have issues warnings over the presence of toxic blue-green algae in their local waterways, as BelfastLive reports. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is warning people away from the water at Lough Melvin after an alarming…

D2D Thursday, 7 pm - In the golden olden days, when the legendary Fingal privateer skippers like Luke Ryan of Rogerstown or James Mathews of Rush went forth on their remarkably fine ships in officially licensed pursuit of enemy bullion and…

Michael Cutliffe's Ruffles was the winner of Thursday night's (June 7th) Ruffian 23 class AIB DBSC Summer Series racing on Dublin Bay. A day of strong winds gave way to another light easterly wind on the Bay for evening racing. The DMYC yacht…

The Ocean Race returned to full strength in Aarhus, Denmark on Thursday (8 June) as the VO65 fleet rejoined the race for the European legs. On a beautiful afternoon with sunny skies, warm temperatures and light sea breeze, racing started…

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is suspending salmon angling at the Moy fishery in Ballina, Co Mayo and the Galway fishery in Galway city, due to prolonged warm and dry weather conditions. Recent dry and hot weather has caused water temperatures…

The volunteer lifeboat crew with Arklow RNLI launched in the early hours of Thursday morning (8 June) to reports of a vessel in difficulty some 10 miles south-east of the Co Wicklow town. In a northeasterly wind with a 1.2-metre…