News Update
A letter from a UK sailor cruising round Ireland makes the Irish Times Letters page this morning to make a point previously made on the Afloat forums. Terry McMenamin from Derby says it is near-impossible to dispose of food waste…
John Sheehy remains Ireland's top-ranked match racer, jumping twelve slots in the international rankings to 73rd in the world. Closing the gap considerably, clubmate Andrew Fowler's win in the most recent Investec Dublin Match Racing Open takes him 55 places…
East Wall Sailing Group was honoured with a Lord Mayor's Award today for its considerablye contribution to Dublin life. The group introduced 5,000 people to sailing and watersports from its sailing centre off Alfie Byrne Road last year, and has…
The leftover sails and team clothing from the Alinghi campaign are to be shipped to Haiti for earthquake survivors, El Mundo has reported. The Spanish newspaper says that the sails from the enormous catamaran will be re-cut into as many…
Blessington Topper sailor Finn Lynch received an Evening Herald School Sports award on Tuesday for his achievements in the class in Ireland and abroad. The ceremony, which recognises sports from GAA and Rugby, to Waterpolo and Sailing took place with…
Aussie teen Jessica Watson may have done a full lap of the globe in terms of longtitude, but an article on an American sailing website has caused a worldwide furore, claiming her circumnavigation won't be a record. Sail World managing…
Plans for Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week 2010, 7 – 15 August, are already well in progress, with a winning combination of varied yacht racing and a lively shore-side programme. Organisers of this prestigious event, the second largest sailing regatta in…
The NATO warships, HMS CHATHAM and USS COLE destroyed a group of 3 pirate vessels over the weekend in the Somali Basin. Two of the boats were destroyed and a third confiscated. A Swedish Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), part of…
Douglas, ISLE OF MAN - Moore Stephens Isle of Man, leading providers of multi-sector wealth management services has today announced a comprehensive financial support service for Superyacht crew through one of its group companies, Moore Stephens Crew Benefits Limited. Speaking…
Irish sailor Adrian Lee and his international team aboard the Cookson 50 Lee Overlay Partners matched their star performance from last year by – once again – winning the Racing Division of this opening race in the Antigua Ocean Series,…
After breaking the world land speed record for a wind powered craft with a speed of 126.2 mph in 2009, the Greenbird team are back for more, this time on the frozen lakes of Montana. Not content being the worlds’ fastest…
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has broken new ground for the Volvo Ocean Race by being confirmed as the first Middle East stopover in the history of the event. A boat from Abu Dhabi will also…
A consultancy study commissioned by the British and Irish departments of transport suggests leisure craft over a certain size should pay a contribution towards marine navigation. The Atkins report on the lighthouse services says that over half the cost of…
Lough Derg Yacht Club are all set to put on the opening leg of the Irish Match Racing Tour this weekend. With 8 to 11 kts of breeze and sunshine forecast it looks like being a perfect weekends racing for…
Being at sea should no longer mean that you can't use your mobile phone. Earlier today the EU Commission announced that it was harmonising the technical and legal conditions for on-board mobile phone usage. This decision also means that future…
If the 49er dinghy feature in Afloat's current issue whetted your apetite for the twin wire dinghy then a competition to win a trip out with the 49er World Champions will be right up your street. Olympic medalist Chris Draper…
