Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy (National Yacht Club) strengthened her grip on the Grant Thornton ILCA Irish National Championships at the Royal St. George Yacht Club on Saturday after another demanding day on Dublin Bay left the regatta's three fleets…
David Kenefick's Pink Panther strengthened its grip on the UK & Ireland National 18 Championships after six races at Royal Cork Yacht Club on Saturday, extending its overnight advantage despite another demanding day on Cork Harbour. Three more races were completed…
Ireland's Eve McMahon has won the bronze medal at the Los Angeles Sailing Grand Slam, delivering another podium finish on the waters that will host the sailing competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The Howth Yacht Club sailor…
Baltimore Sailing Club in West Cork has raised more than €20,000 through its annual Golf Classic, with proceeds supporting the club's Fuller Sheds project and future sailing development. Held at Skibbereen Golf Club on Saturday, 18 July, the fundraiser attracted…
Three elite foiling crews will attempt to rewrite the record books next month with a Guinness World Records bid across the North Channel. The sailors will race from Ballyholme Yacht Club in Bangor, County Down, to Portpatrick in south-west Scotland…
Busted Cocaine Ship Kept for 19 Months Sees Cork T.D. Demand Scrutiny Over Delay & Costs
25th July 2026 Cork Harbour
Following last week’s departure of the cocaine busted ship MV Matthew, a Cork T.D. and councillor have urged that the costs of keeping the vessel in Cork Harbour must be re-examined, and they demanded why "the disposal took so long."…
The Royal Cork Yacht Club's revived Under-25 keelboat programme has made an immediate impact after winning the penultimate race of the club's July League on its first outing of the season. Sailing the J/24 Jambalaya, the young crew claimed IRC…
Cowes welcomes an international fleet this weekend as the SB20 UK Nationals double as an important dress rehearsal for the 2026 SB20 World Championship on the Solent. Thirty boats from the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia are entered for four…
EU fisheries ministers are due to meet in Cork early next week. The ministers from 27 member states will gather in Cork on July 28th and 29th as part of Ireland’s EU presidency. The informal meeting will be chaired by…
Calves Week looks set to buck the national trend for regatta entries, with more than 80 boats expected to race off Schull next month. The West Cork regatta will also repeat dual IRC and ORC scoring after its introduction last…
With much of humanity still stunned in the sensory overload of the post-FIFA World Cup withdrawal symptoms, our ILCA sailors at home are benefitting from a dose of reality with a fleet of a hundred and more lined up for…
Pink Panther holds a five-point lead after an eventful opening day of the UK & Ireland National 18 Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven, where three races were completed in testing offshore conditions. David Kenefick's Pink Panther produced…
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) has announced a temporary change to Saturday's race management after committee boat Freebird was taken out of service. Cruiser 0, Cruiser 1, Blue Fleet and Red Fleet competitors will start from the West Pier Hut…
Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy made an impressive return to ILCA competition by taking the overall lead after the opening day of the Grant Thornton ILCA Irish National Championships at the Royal St. George Yacht Club. The National Yacht Club…
Ireland's Eve McMahon and Finn Lynch remain firmly in medal contention at the Los Angeles Sailing Grand Slam after both qualified for Friday's Final Series. The Irish pair go into the decisive races in fourth overall on the Olympic waters that…
Shannon Foynes Port Company has secured a major regulatory approval for its proposed Foynes Island Deepwater Development Project. The decision clears an important milestone for one of Ireland's most significant planned port infrastructure schemes. The Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA)…
Dublin sailor Brian Uniacke is just hours away from completing one of offshore sailing's greatest endurance tests as the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race reaches its finish in Portsmouth this weekend. After almost a year at sea and more…
The countdown is on to the second Preliminary Regatta of the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup, with nine AC40 teams set to race in Naples from 25-27 September. Just two months remain until the foiling fleet returns to competition following…
The Department of Transport has re-published an amended Marine Notice reminding commercial and recreational pot fishers to use suitable marker buoys and correctly sized ropes to reduce the risk of vessels becoming entangled in fishing gear. Marine Notice No. 31…
Night time restrictions on public water have been introduced on the Aran island of Inis Mór. Uisce Éireann says that sustained high demand, coupled with the recent warm and dry conditions, has placed the island’s supply of treated water under…
