Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Martin Mahon leads a three-way tie at the top of the J/24 Northerns at Carlingford Yacht Club after four races on the opening day, with Charles Heather and Mark Usher also counting seven points. "All very tight at the J/24 Northern…
Ireland’s Sienna Wright of Howth Yacht Club has moved into second overall in the women’s fleet at the 2026 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, after three races were completed in stronger conditions on Saturday. Wright, sailing IRL…
Ireland have surged to fifth overall at the Team Racing World Championship in Stockholm after a superb second round robin that included victories over both leading United States teams. With only Ireland's resail against New Zealand left to complete the…
Viking Marine has launched a new website alongside a free customer loyalty programme, the Viking Marine Rewards Club, as the Dún Laoghaire marine retailer develops its online offering. The new website makes it easier for customers across Ireland to browse…
Palanad 4 Seizes IRC Round Britain and Ireland Lead as Pace Powers Towards Cowes
15th August 2026 Rd Britain & Ireland
Antoine Magre’s Palanad 4 has taken the projected IRC Overall lead in the RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race as Johnny Vincent’s Volvo 70 Pace powers south towards Cowes and monohull line honours. By 1100 BST on Saturday (15 August),…
John Horgan won the Rankin Brothers Cup at Cobh People's Regatta on Saturday (15 August), producing two second places in light airs to take the overall prize in the traditional Cork Harbour clinker-built fleet. Horgan, sailing TR2, counted a pair…
Chris Power Smith's J/122 2.3 GP Aurelia led the Cruiser Zero results as Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Saturday Series B continued in an easterly breeze on Dublin Bay on 15 August. The cruiser courses were sailed in around nine knots…
A strong Dublin Bay fleet is assembling for the final race of the ISORA Viking Marine Irish Coastal Series next Friday evening, 21 August, with the start time moved to 19:00 to avoid a clash with a Royal Irish Yacht…
Ferry Global Border Routes Are Booming in 2026 - from Ireland to Croatia & Japan
15th August 2026 Ferry
With ‘flight disruptions’ still fresh in the memory and ‘slow travel’ showing no signs of losing steam, according to a research study by Rome2Rio, a growing number of holidaymakers are looking beyond airports entirely, and ferry routes are emerging as…
The Cork organisers of the Ocean-to-City Race are going worldwide. They have launched the ‘5 Miles From Home’ Virtual Challenge for September 2-6. Taking part is simple, they say, offering a worldwide entry option! Wherever in the world you may…
World-leading Shackleton experts, polar historians, explorers and adventure enthusiasts have been lined up by the organisers of the 26th Shackleton Autumn School to be held in Athy, Co.Kildare, from Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 18. Nine experts in their…
The UK's Cruising Association (CA) and Inland Waterways Association (IWA) have published new practical guidance for boat owners considering installing lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄ or LFP) service batteries. The two organisations warn that switching from conventional lead-acid batteries to LFP…
Killaloe Sailing Club is preparing for one of its biggest championship weekends to date, with more than 60 boats and 120 sailors expected for the 2026 RS Irish National Championships on Lough Derg from Friday, 21 August to Sunday, 23…
Wicklow Sailing Club's Ger Owens and Mel Morris have been crowned 2026 GP14 World Champions after Ireland completed a remarkable one-two at the 90-boat championship on Belfast Lough. Owens and Morris finished the eight-race series at the Royal North of…
We all know that drink was invented to stop the Irish ruling the world. But on the same theme, the Irish sailing community has always quietly nurtured the thought that if our usual weather could just be somehow modified to…
Ireland completed the opening round robin of the 2026 Team Racing World Championship in Stockholm with five wins from 11 races, as the two United States teams set the early pace on Riddarfjärden. The Irish team finished the first phase…
Royal St George Yacht Club and Lough Derg Yacht Club sailor Maeve Donagh has taken a one-point lead in the Senior fleet at the Irish Optimist National and Open Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club after three races in a…
€1.5m ILCA Worlds Charter Fleet Lands on Carlisle Pier Some €1.5 million worth of brand-new ILCA dinghies has arrived on Dún Laoghaire's Carlisle Pier as preparations move into their final phase for the 2026 ILCA World Championships on Dublin Bay.…
Alan Green and Caroline Hanniffy produced a runaway victory in Thursday evening’s Flying Fifteen DBSC Summer Series race on Dublin Bay, converting an early tactical call into a commanding win over the 16-boat fleet. Another evening of light winds presented…
Kilkeel RNLI’s new Shannon class lifeboat, Bobby Cameron, will be officially named by its donor at a ceremony at the Co Down lifeboat station on Saturday 22 August. The all-weather lifeboat, which entered service in June, was donated by Margaret…
