Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Kinsale Yacht Club's Optimist sailors delivered encouraging results at the 2026 IODAI Leinster Championships in Howth, with eight young sailors competing across the Senior, Junior and Regatta fleets. The championship attracted some of Ireland's strongest junior sailors, with 46 competitors…
A fleet of 10 confirmed entries will contest Saturday's MUSTO ISORA Championship offshore race from Pwllheli to Greystones after competitors finalised their plans this week. The 70-nautical-mile crossing is the seventh offshore race of the 2026 championship and carries a…
Irish Cruising Club Approaching Centenary With Many Of “First Fleet” Still Sailing
22nd July 2026 Historic Boats
The Irish Cruising Club – currently MG Motor “Sailing Club of the Year” under the active and imaginative leadership of Commodore Alan Markey – is approaching its Centenary in 2029 with the intriguing knowledge that many boats of the “First…
The National 18 class returns to its spiritual home at the Royal Cork Yacht Club this weekend when 19 boats contest the combined Irish and UK National Championships from Friday 24 to Monday 27 July. Fresh from lifting the weather-affected…
Irish sailors Finn Lynch and Eve McMahon have climbed to second overall after two days of racing at the Sailing Grand Slam in Los Angeles, a key Olympic-class regatta on the waters that will host the sailing competition at the…
Twelve Hours at Sea for Ballyglass Lifeboat to Assist Six on Yacht Taking on Water
21st July 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
Ballyglass RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew were requested to launch on Friday night (17 July) to a yacht taking on water in Killala Bay with six people on board. Two people were taken off the yacht by Killala Coast Guard, and…
A lone sailor on an eight-metre yacht alerted the Irish Coast Guard that he was in difficulty off Raven Point in Curracloe on Tuesday afternoon (21 July). Rosslare Harbour RNLI were in turn tasked by the coastguard and the all-weather…
Courtmacsherry Lifeboat Assists Lusitania Diver in Call-Out Alongside Coastguard Helicopter
21st July 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
Courtmacsherry RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat Val Adnams was called out just after 11am on Saturday morning (18 July) when Valentia MRCC activated beepers to respond to an incident 12 miles south of the Seven Heads in West Cork. It emerged that…
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet is on the final stretch home after almost 11 months at sea and more than 40,000 nautical miles of racing. With the overall winner already decided, the battle for the remaining podium…
Just 47 days before the start of the 2026 McIntyre Golden Globe Race, six entrants have withdrawn from the solo round-the-world challenge, while another six are racing against time to complete the event's demanding qualification before next month's deadline. The…
Private water access to Cork Harbour is the standout feature of a Victorian waterfront residence in Rushbrooke, Cobh, newly offered for sale with a guide price of €1.5 million. Set on almost an acre beside one of the world's great…
Ireland's RNLI volunteers have responded to a string of rescue call-outs as warm weather and increased recreational boating activity kept lifeboat crews busy across the country. Stations at Kilkeel, Carrybridge and the Aran Islands all launched over recent days to…
El Syd Takes ICRA IRC Title as Out of the Blue Tops ECHO in ICRA's Cork Week Review
21st July 2026 Cork Week
Frank Whelan's Ker 43 El Syd has been confirmed as the overall IRC winner of the 2026 Irish Cruiser Racing Association National Championships after ICRA published its official review of this month's Cork Week regatta. Galway Bay Sailing Club's Out…
A new ferry built in a shipyard in Vietnam for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s passenger service, Scillonian IV, has carried out trials, writes Jehan Ashmore The group's long-running ferry, Scillonian III, a veteran dating to 1977, operating its final…
The Mirror fleet gathered in county Clare, having found a hidden gem as the playground for their Southerns. Des McMahon and the team of Cullaun Sailing club welcomed the fleet delivering a superb weekend of competitive sailing and fun with…
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Beneteau has announced it will introduce its latest model, the Oceanis 42, this November. The viewing public will have their first opportunity to see the new boat at the 2026 Paris Nautic Show from 25-29 November. To mark its 40th…
The 359th Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daryl Barron, today carried out the historic Casting of the Spear ceremony at Dublin Port, continuing a maritime tradition dating back to 1488. Hosted by Dublin Port Company, the annual ceremony commemorates the actions…
Castletownbere RNLI launched on Monday afternoon to assist two sailors after their yacht began taking on water off the West Cork coast. The 33-foot yacht was on passage about seven miles west-south-west of Sheep's Head when the crew reported water…
The Marconi Cup, the premier junior team-racing regatta for sailors aged 18 and under will be sailed in Glandore Harbour, West Cork, next Sunday, July 26. Teams from Glandore Harbour Yacht Club, Baltimore, Bantry, Crookhaven and Schull will sail in…
The Bertolleti Trophy Race at Kinsale YC on Friday night, raced in memory of the legendary Club Steward, was won by Stephen Lysaght’s Elan 333 Reavra Too in a corrected time of 48 minutes and 59 seconds under ECHO handicap.…
