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Cameron Good’s Little Fella Wins Irish South Coast Dragon Championship at Kinsale
13th September 2026 Dragon
Kinsale Yacht Club’s Cameron Good has won the Cantor Fitzgerald Irish South Coast Dragon Championships 2026, completing a six-race series at Kinsale with a two-point victory. Good’s Little Fella (IRL 211), crewed by Simon Furney and Donal Small, went into…
Grand Canal: Temporary Closure of 7th Lock at Bluebell Over Gate Fault
13th September 2026 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels on the Grand Canal that the 7th Lock on the canal’s Main Line in Bluebell, west Dublin is temporarily closed to navigation due to a mechanical issue affecting the lock gates. The deep gate…
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World Premiere of Prestige’s F6.7, M6 and M8 Evo at Cannes Yachting Festival
13th September 2026 MGM Boats
Prestige marked a new milestone at the Cannes Yachting Festival this past week with the expansion of its F-Line and M-Line with three new models making their world premiere: the F6.7, M6 and M8 Evo. The F6.7 is the new…
Irish sailing judge Gordon Davies will serve on the International Jury for the 2026 Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, adding an Irish officiating presence to November’s major solo transatlantic race. Davies will be on duty at the Saint-Malo start,…
It doesn’t seem at all like ten years ago since the O’Brien Kennedy-designed Dragonfly Class of Waldringfield in Suffolk sent one of their boats to represent them at Clontarf in the 70th Anniversary festivities of their near sisters, the Irish…
Newcastle RNLI Names New Inshore Lifeboats Berylium and Cameronian
13th September 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
The Atlantic 85 lifeboat Berylium and D-class lifeboat Cameronian were formally named during a ceremony and service of dedication at Newcastle Lifeboat Station on Saturday (12 September). The two boats have already been operational at the station, with Berylium going…
A record 28-boat fleet representing 12 nations is set for the inaugural Cape 31 Gold Cup in Saint-Tropez next month, with further entries still possible. The four-day championship will run from October 14-17 as part of a six-day programme hosted…
Six people have been brought safely ashore following a seven-hour overnight operation by Red Bay RNLI after a yacht got into difficulty off Cushendall in gale-force conditions. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their all-weather lifeboat at 3.22 am on…
Irish Sailors Celebrate Double World Title Success at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
13th September 2026 Superyachts
Irish sailors have celebrated a double world championship success at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo, with Irish crew aboard both North Star III and Leopard 3 as the two yachts were crowned Rolex IMA World Champions. Frank…
Iceland is to introduce legislation to ban commercial whaling, leaving Norway and Japan as the only two countries to permit it. As The Guardian reports, the move comes after a Government report published in 2023 said that harpooned whales took…
Six people were rescued by Clogherhead RNLI on Saturday afternoon (12 September) after a group of young paddleboarders and a kayaker got into difficulty off Port Beach in Co Louth. Clogherhead RNLI volunteers were tasked by the Marine Rescue Co-ordination…
Eve McMahon Seventh as Charlotte Rose Wins ILCA 6 Worlds on Dublin Bay
12th September 2026 ILCA Worlds 2026
Ireland’s Eve McMahon finished seventh overall at the ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship in Dún Laoghaire on Saturday, ending her home World Championship with a third place in the final Medal Series race. American Charlotte Rose was crowned 2026 ILCA…
Something Else and Rupert Take IRC-ORC Doubles in Breezy DBSC Saturday Racing
12th September 2026 DBSC
Something Else and Rupert scored IRC and ORC doubles as Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Saturday fleet raced in a fresh and at times gusty westerly on September 12th, on a busy day on the capital's race track. DBSC recorded 15–18…
Kinsale Yacht Club’s Cameron Good has retained the overall lead in the Cantor Fitzgerald Irish South Coast Dragon Championships, but his advantage has been cut to just two points after Saturday’s racing at Kinsale. Good’s Little Fella (IRL 211), crewed…
The second race of the 2026 Hibernia Line Cork Harbour Triple Crown has been postponed from Saturday (12 September) until Sunday due to weather conditions. The Cork Buoy Race was due to follow last weekend’s Cobh-to-Blackrock opener but will now…
Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy has spoken about the profound effect becoming a mother has had on her return to top-level sailing, saying her priorities and approach to competition have changed since the birth of her daughter Juliette. In an…
The ISORA Technical Committee has stressed that competitors' views expressed in the offshore racing association's open WhatsApp group did not influence the decision to cancel Saturday's season-ending James Eadie Race from Pwllheli to Dún Laoghaire. The clarification followed a discussion…
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has been selected to host two World Sailing championships in Auckland in November 2027. The World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship will run from 15-20 November, followed by the World Sailing Women’s…
Royal Irish Yacht Club’s Aidan O’Connell and Sam Hunt have taken Ruby Blue to the top of the unofficial Irish Squib Ladder following the Frank Clarke Ltd-sponsored Squib Southern Championships at Kinsale Yacht Club. The latest Ladder, compiled by Vincent…
The Isle of Man Steam Packet company says it's confident its flagship ferry, the Manxman, will be back in service by the end of November and no later. Manxman, which has been in dry dock on Merseyside since July, has…
