Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Eight Irish seafood processors explored cutting-edge technology at seafood production facilities in Ålesund, Norway, during a field mission led by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM).Representatives from Kish Fish, Good Fish, Northcape Seafoods, Greenisle, Cheflink, Irish Seaspray, Albatross Seafoods and Galway Bay…
The RNLI plans to build eight of its next-generation coastal lifeboats in the first year of production, with two prototypes scheduled for 2027 and the first operational vessel expected to enter service in 2028. The charity has outlined the next…
The Government has extended fuel support for Irish fishermen for a further five months, from August to December 2026, under a €31.2 million package announced as part of Budget 2027. The additional funding covers fuel support schemes for fishermen, farmers,…
A design team for a permanent flood defence for Clontarf in north Dublin is being sought by Dublin City Council. As The Dublin Inquirer reports, a tender has been issued with a closing date of October 30th. The tender involves…
John Driscoll of the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club and Michael O'Connor of the Royal St George Yacht Club lead their respective fleets after the opening day of the Irish Sailing Keelboat Champion's Cup on Dublin Bay on Saturday…
Ireland's Pat Lawless has experienced good sailing south of Trinidade through Saturday in the Golden Globe, pulling Damien Guillou's lead back to 142 miles as the Dingle man's Silvermines Hydro makes 5.4 knots to Guillou's Solarem at 3.3. Admittedly the…
National Yacht Club sailors John Lavery and William Russell finished seventh overall at the Flying Fifteen European Championship in Palma, Mallorca, after a second-place finish in the final race on Saturday (October 10th). Peter and Juliette Kennedy of Strangford Lough…
Irish sailors Grattan Roberts and Oisín McClelland have won the 2026 52 SUPER SERIES season championship aboard Harm Müller-Spreer's German-flagged Platoon Aviation, completing a five-regatta campaign with a 30-point advantage over their nearest rivals. The championship was decided on Saturday…
Dublin sailor Nicole Hemeryck and Cork's Joe Griffiths are expected to join Rob Craigie and Deb Fish at the Royal Ocean Racing Club's annual prize-giving in London next month, as the British yacht Bellino collects six trophies following its fourth…
Poland's Piotr Cichocki is within reach of two gold medals at the 2026 World Sailing Inclusion Championships in Portimão, Portugal, after taking the lead in both the one-person and two-person keelboat events ahead of Saturday's, October 10th, final races. The…
Irish solo sailor Pat Lawless has spoken of the loneliness of life at sea during the 2026 Golden Globe Race, admitting that he misses his family and has even dreamt of being reunited with his wife Rita. Speaking to Georgie…
Irish fishing businesses are among those eligible for an additional €500 million in Government-backed lending announced under Budget 2027, bringing the total capacity of the Growth and Sustainability Loan Scheme to €1 billion. The expansion, announced by Minister for Enterprise,…
Winter Yacht Lift-Out Underway at Dún Laoghaire Harbour
10th October 2026 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
The annual winter lift-out of sailing cruisers is underway at Dún Laoghaire Harbour today (Saturday, 10 October), with two large mobile cranes operating in a brisk north-westerly wind of 15 to 20 mph. Boats are being lifted ashore at the…
Sean Crowley's Story - New Documentary Released on Youngest Man to Row The Atlantic
10th October 2026 Coastal Rowing
A documentary on Sean Crowley, the youngest man to have rowed the Atlantic, received a rapturous reception at its premiere in Clifden, Co. Galway last week. Sean Crowley’s Story – a film celebrating the life and legacy of Sean Crowley…
Stena Line to Deploy Dublin-Birkenhead Freight Ro-Ro’s to North Sea UK-Dutch Service
10th October 2026 Stena Line
Stena Line is to deploy two Irish Sea-based freight ferries from its Dublin Port-Birkenhead (Liverpool) route to the North Sea service of Harwich-Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The Stena Hibernia and twin Stena Scotia, which Afloat reported only entered service as…
Damage to essential infrastructure along the seabed off Ireland could lead to an energy crisis at an “unprecedented scale”, a University of Galway academic has warned. University of Galway senior lecturer Dr Brendan Flynn told the Atlantic Summit that in…
When Annalise Murphy of the National Yacht Club won the Dinghy Division of Sailing’s Championship of the Champions in Ireland last Sunday (October 4th) after two days of racing in Melges 15s at the Royal St George Yacht Club in…
Damien Guillou of France with the Rustler 36 Solarem and Pat Lawless of Ireland with the Saga 36 Silvermines Hydro are now past the mandatory southwestern waypoint of Trinidade Island, deep in the South Atlantic, with both boats making around…
National Yacht Club sailors John Lavery and William Russell are sixth overall at the Flying Fifteen European Championship in Palma, Mallorca, with Peter and Juliette Kennedy of Strangford Lough Yacht Club one place behind in seventh. The two Irish crews…
President Catherine Connolly visited Arklow RNLI in Co Wicklow on Friday (9 October) to mark the lifeboat station's 200th anniversary, recognising two centuries of volunteer service during which crews have been credited with saving more than 443 lives. Accompanied by…
