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Trinity and Neptune had multiple wins at Trinity Regatta at Islandbridge on Saturday. The closest race recorded was in the Women's Novice Eight, where UCD beat the hosts by just a bowball. table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica,…

Funding for a new sea baths located inside Dun Laoghaire harbour on Dublin Bay will be considered tomorrow by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Councillors. The new sea baths proposal is part of Dun Laoghaire harbour company's master plan launched last June…

#OFFSHORE – Solent winds finally came good for the last day of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's (RORC's) Easter Sailing Challenge on Easter Sunday with Irish boats from Royal Cork YC , Howth YC and Royal Irish YC, Dun Laoghaire…

#OYSTER –  Stephen and Aileen Hyde's Oyster 56 Lady A from Royal Cork Yacht Club is in the mix for an overall trophy at the Oyster Regatta in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) following dazzling conditions for the third race…

#FERRY TO FRANCE – Brittany Ferries flagship Cork-Roscoff route is underway, as the first sailing in 2012 of the seasonal-only operated service started last weekend and runs to early November. Serving on the 14 hour route which is the shortest…

#DUBLIN BAY 2012 – As the RYA Volvo Youth National Championships 2012 came to a close on Friday (6 April) after four days of adrenaline-charged racing in Cardigan Bay, Sarah Webb Gosling OBE who represented Britain twice at the ISAF…

#OLYMPIC SAILING – After an action packed final day of racing at the Trofeo S.A.R. Princess Sofia MAPFRE, the third of seven ISAF Sailing World Cup Regattas, the overall Standings have been shuffled around with new leaders taking control. Regrettably…

#TITANIC MEMORIAL CRUISE  - Following Balmoral's recent call to Belfast in memory of Titanic, the Fred.Olsen Lines cruiseship returned to Southampton where today she started a 12-night Titanic Memorial Cruise which will follow the White Star Line liner's original itinerary…

#Les Voiles de St. Barth – No one said racing in paradise was easy, and on Saturday, the final race day at Les Voiles de St. Barth, crews were again tested with light and variable winds. Tacticians and navigators found…

#COASTGUARD – Two people, along with their two dogs, had to be rescued after they became cut off by the tide whilst out walking at Far Arnside near North Morecambe. At 11.10 this morning, Liverpool Coastguard received a flurry of…

Saturday proved a difficult one for both competitors and race officials alike at the RORC Easter Challenge Under a grey overcast sky, race three of the series got underway on time in light breeze, but on the second beat the…

#MARTIME MUSEUM AT EASTER - Earlier this week Dun Laoghaire's maritime museum re-opened its doors to the public after a €4m renovation project was carried out on the apt venue of the former Mariners Church, which incidentally closed on this…

More than 400 volunteers signed up at the launch of the Get on Board volunteer recruitment campaign to help out with the Volvo Ocean Race Festival in Galway running from June 30 to July 8 and set to attract a whopping 700,000…

#GALWAY HARBOUR - Galway Harbour management are looking forward to the prospect of Chinese investment in the port's redevelopment plans, the Galway Independent reports. “Chinese investors clearly recognise not only the massive potential of ocean tourism, but also the specific…

ROWING: The prizegiving at the National Assessment Regatta at the NRC in Cork contained an announcement by Martin McElroy of the High Performance Programme that  two Irish teenagers have landed full scholarships at American universities. Holly Nixon, a silver medallist…

ROWING: The Boat Race in London had to to be stopped after a swimmer jumped into the Thames. The swimmer was pulled out of the water and taken away in a police launch. The decision was made to re-start the…

ROWING: Under-23 athlete Justin Ryan won the men’s A Final of the single sculls at the Irish Assessment Regatta at the National Rowing Centre in Cork. Fellow lightweights Michael Maher and Justin Ryan were second and third. Sanita Puspure was…

#TITANIC'S TENDER - While all the attention is focused on the R.M.S. Titanic and the newly opened Titanic Belfast visitor experience, the White Star Line passenger tender SS Nomadic is only a stone's throw away from the venue, writes Jehan…

#IRISH HARBOURS - Yachts berthing at Ireland's main fishing harbours could see their charges hiked by an incredible 800 per cent. According to The Irish Times, Marine Minister Simon Coveney has announced a mere 21 days for comment and consultation on…

ROWING: Today’s semi-final stages of the National Assessment regatta at the National Rowing Centre in Cork provided the stage for good wins for Sanita Puspure in the women’s single, and Justin Ryan and Michael Maher in the men’s single. Junior…