In this week's podcast, we meet two very different teams taking part in the double-handed section of this year's Round Ireland Yacht Race, and MGM have their Used Boat Show in Dun Laoghaire.

In this week's Afloat podcast, Markham Nolan hits the pontoons of the Royal St George to get a glimmer of how the first day of the ICRAs kicked off.   

In this week's podcast we speak to Ross Killian about stepping back into an Olympic campaign and into a 49er for the first time. We profile a J105 that's ripe for short-handing in our boat of the week slot, and talk to Richard Glynn of Kilrush about the joys of boat sharing.

For this week's Afloat podcast (out Friday) we're looking at the phenomenon of shared boat ownership. We want to speak to people looking to share or those already in a boating partnership about your perspectives. . Is it always one for all and all for one, or does the burden of responsibility sometimes list to one side? Drop us a…

This week's Afloat podcast looks at coaching. Who needs it, who doesn't know they need it, how much it should cost and what you should be getting. Plus, we go off the water to see how a business coach is helping marine businesspeople stay, ahem, Afloat. Thanks to Thomas Chaix (www.tcsailingcoach.com) and Jason McChesney (www.businesscoach.ie) for taking part.

This week we're talking social media for sailing. Noel Davidson gets all Tweety up in your facebook, and Hugh Mockler of HM Yachts tells us how he's floating material online to sell boats. And to top it off, Liam Gorman talks to Rower of the Month Brenda Ewing about her award and the grand leagues regatta format.

It's a longer than usual podcast this week, as we speak to Irish sailor John Coffey, who's joining Bear Grylls on an RIB expedition through the Northwest passage, Hal Bleakley on handing in his cap and badge at Dun Laoghaire marina, and Wicklow's youth Round Ireland challenge.

What a difference a week makes. Last Tuesday the amateur crew onboard Cork was jubilant at winning their first prize in the race from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town and congratulations were not in short supply. Cllr Derry Canty, Mayor of County Cork phoned skipper Richie Fearon to congratulate him and the crew on their major achievement onboard Cork.…