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Day 2 of the Fireball Worlds dawned sunny! However, the discussions of Sunday evening and this morning were of the forecast for the next few days writes Cormac Bradley. XCW was predicting 5 – 8 knots ESE, in stark contrast…

'Once you have buy-in from the local community you are more than half-way along the way' was the summing up of one of the key themes of the Cork Harbour Summer School by Capt. Pat Farnan, Harbour Master and Deputy…

The Chairman of Irish Water Safety has issued advice to all those visiting the Tall Ships visiting Waterford. This event is anticipated to attract large crowds of sightseers and a large flotilla of smaller vessels on each day to the…

Bad weather is being blamed for two separate offshore sailing accidents at the weekend, one of which led to the death of a yachtsman. A 46-year-old London man died after falling from a yacht competing in a race from Cowes…

Arklow Shipping (ASL) has turned to the Sekwang Shipbuilding, South Korea for three general cargoships according to www.tradewinds.no An order has been placed for three 14,200-dwt general cargoships at the yard for delivery from late 2012 to early 2013. The…

Racers in Dalkey and Killiney Bay have been enjoying the sight of three bottlenose dolphins who have taken up residence in the area. The trio has attracted much attention in recent weeks due to their playful antics, but the Dublin…

The final decision on plans to streamline the UK's network of coastguard centres will be taken next month, the News Letter reports. http://www.afloat.ie/safety/coastguard/ As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the 24-hour station at Bangor - which covers Nothern Ireland's coastline -…

The full report of the investiation into the loss of a crewman from the fishing vessel Janireh earlier this year is now availble online. http://www.afloat.ie/port-news/fishing/ Egyptian national Nadi Sehsaah died after falling overboard from the trawler some 20 nautical miles…

Those looking for a change of pace might be interested in a new lifestyle home and business that has just come on the market in south west Wales. Rudders is a well established and profitable working boatyard offering services to…

Sailing was not the only activity that took place in Dublin Bay last Saturday as the Northern Lighthouse Board's (NLB) multi-function tender NLV Pharos was busy at work, writes Jehan Ashmore. The NLB is the Scottish equivalent of the Commissioners…

Locals were to the fore at the ICRA Nationals when Antix, Allure, Tiger and Xtension were all winners in Cork Harbour this weekend. It was the same on the on the East coast – but only just  – when David…

Colin Byrne's Xtravagance was the winner of IRC one, one of six classes racing, in Saturday's Royal Alfred Bloomsday regatta on Dublin Bay. The open event was hosted at the Royal St George Yacht Club and ran across four courses…

The first-ever RStGYC J80 Family Regatta took place on Sunday June 19. The wind and weather Gods smiled on us for a change as a big gathering of families congregated on the new Quarterdeck for Briefing and boat allocation. PHOTOS…

Daily Report: Day 1 Fireball Worlds: The saying goes that a difficult day on the race course still beats a great day at the office and on a day when the sun shone and the wind provided everyone with a…

Tim Goodbody and his crew on White Mischief from the Royal Irish in Dun Laoghaire won the Irish and Sigma 33 Class titles in Bangor at the weekend. The Silver Fleet prize went to another Dublin Bay boat, Dermot Clarke…

Dublin Bay racers David Gorman and Chris Doorly have been crowned Flying Fifteen national champions tonight at the National Yacht Club after a seven race series on home waters. The Dubliners hled off a strong challenge from Northern Ireland pairings…

12 teams will battle it out in the first Waterways Ireland Inter-Counties Sailing Championship which will take place next Sunday in the Grand Canal Dock in heart of Dublin’s Docklands. The following is the list of counties, club (where applicable)…

The Portora/Rowing Ireland crew of Eimear Moran, Lisa Dilleen, Holly Nixon and Sanita Puspure took the elite quadruple title with little difficulty at Henley Women’s Regatta yesterday. Dilleen and Puspure had earlier won the elite double sculls final. Henley Women’s…

Six wins was more than enough for locals Neil Kennefick and Joxer O'Briens' Tiger to win Class three of the Irish Cruiser Racing Association national championships that ended in Crosshaven this evening.The quarter-tonner from the host club was the favourite…

Four missing divers were found off the Wexford coast after a night search by RNLI lifeboats and Coast Guard. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO. Four divers have been rescued off the coast of Co Wexford today after a search involving four…