Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
A beautifully restored traditional clinker-built Dublin Bay Mermaid One Design dinghy is now up for sale. Due to age and ill health, the owner has decided to part with this piece of sailing history. The sale includes a new set…
Olympic ILCA 6 qualified Eve McMahon (Howth Yacht Club), the 2023 Irish Sailor of the Year, had the best result of the Irish Team at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma, finishing 14th overall out of 114 boats after a…
The International Association of Cape Horners (IACH) has announced that nominations for the 2024 Cape Horn Hall of Fame Awards are now open. The awards aim to honour the most accomplished sailors who have sailed around the challenging Cape Horn,…
Oceans of Hope Challenge Founder Robert Munns On Sailing with MS And Its First Irish Event
8th April 2024 Wavelength Podcast
When duty marina manager Robert Munns had a chance meeting with a Danish doctor on a pontoon at Brighton some years ago, it changed his life. Munns had been diagnosed by multiple sclerosis (MS) some time before, and the Dane…
Peel Ports Group Seeking Bids for £750m Construction Works Across Group's Portfolio of UK & Ireland Sites
8th April 2024 Ports & Shipping
The UK’s second-largest port operator, Peel Ports Group is inviting contractors to submit bids for two new frameworks covering a major long-term programme of construction works across its UK and Ireland sites, worth a total of £750 million. The port…
The organisation, which has launched two hundred small sailing boats to cross the Atlantic Ocean, fostering interest in the sea and developing cultural links amongst nations, intends to develop the project further following a particularly positive response from a coastal…
The second edition of the Baltic Sea Race will start in Helsinki, Finland, on 27 July 2024. This new 635nm offshore race is attracting a diverse range of boats eager to take on a new challenge, racing to win The…
Ireland at Forefront of New Cross-National Group Supporting Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation
7th April 2024 Marine Science
The Marine Institute’s director of policy, innovation and research services is leading a new cross-national support group for Atlantic Ocean research and innovation. Through a large-scale basin effort, representatives of 16 organisations from 12 countries including Ireland have joined forces…
Marine Notice: Celtic Interconnector Project Surveys Off South-East Coast
7th April 2024 Power From the Sea
The Department of Transport has been advised that Next Geosolutions will perform shallow geotechnical surveys, pUXO ID surveys and KP5 Omega Loop surveys as part of the Celtic Interconnector Project cable route between the South-East Coast of Ireland and the…
Join the IMDO, Marine Institute, the UK’s Department for Transport and Innovate UK to look at exciting opportunities at an upcoming briefing event as they delve into initiatives shaping international green shipping corridors. The event will be examining the opportunities…
Lifeboat Crew Frees Humpback Whale Caught in Fishing Ropes Off Cornish Coast
7th April 2024 Marine Wildlife
A humpback whale caught in fishing ropes off the coast of Cornwall in south-west England has been saved thanks to the efforts of local rescuers. According to Marine Industry News, the whale known locally as “Ivy” became entangled in Mounts…
SailGP has been called out by Greenpeace’s executive director in New Zealand/Aotearoa over its response to a race cancellation prompted by the presence of dolphins on the racecourse. Racing was postponed on Saturday 23 March at the second annual New…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI Rescue Young Girl From Back of East Pier
7th April 2024 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
On Saturday night, a young girl was rescued from the sea at Dún Laoghaire Harbour in south County Dublin, thanks to a multi-agency rescue operation involving the Coast Guard, RNLI and gardaí. The incident occurred at around 8.20 pm off…
Welsh ILCA7 Sailor Micky Beckett Tops 193-Boat Fleet With a Day to Spare in Mallorca
7th April 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
The British Sailing Team’s Micky Beckett scored a crucial victory in the countdown to Paris 2024, winning the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma for the third consecutive year. Beckett, 29, dominated the men’s dinghy class at the traditional Olympic classes…
Over 34,000 homes and businesses are reported to have suffered power outages due to Storm Kathleen, as southerly to south-westerly gale force winds swept across the western seaboard. In Galway, the sea breached the Salthill promenade, flooding the Toft carpark…
An 'ugly' sea state and a gale warning in operation have led to the cancellation of the second day of racing at Kinsale Yacht Club's Axiom April League on the south coast. The league began last weekend for mixed cruisers…
The annual Dive Ireland Expo is running this weekend at the Sport Ireland Campus near Blanchardstown in West Dublin. Organisers at Viking Sub Aqua Club promise “the biggest dive show ever”, with SCUBA diving featured along with snorkelling, free diving…
The Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Minister for Defence yesterday officially announced the names of the two newest additions to the Naval Service fleet, which had been purchased from the New Zealand Government. The Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV) named the LÉ…
Storm Kathleen Concludes 2024 Irish Sailing Youth Nationals Early in Cork Harbour
6th April 2024 Youth Sailing
Not many were surprised when the Irish Sailing Youth National Championships, which have been taking place at the Royal Cork Yacht Club since Thursday, concluded early due to the landing of Storm Kathleen and a deteriorating forecast for the following…
Cockle Island Boat Club Honours Three of its Original Founding Members at Mayor’s Reception
6th April 2024 Belfast Lough
The Eagle Wing emigrant ship is reputed to have sailed from Groomsport on the south. shore of Belfast Lough in 1636 with 140 passengers and was the first attempt by Ulster-Scots folks to emigrate to America. At 140 tons, it…