Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Two Irish Oyster Yachts 'Tír na nÓg' and 'Rí-Rá' Arrive in Pacific's Marquesas Islands in Round the World Rally
13th April 2024 Cruising
Two Irish Oyster yachts, Tír na nÓg and Rí-Rá, have arrived at the Marquesas Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean as part of the Oyster Round the World rally that began in January, after an adventurous journey. Bob Rendell's Oyster 565 sailed across 3,300…
Irish Yacht Designer Mark Mills Honoured at Asia Marine & Boating Awards in Shanghai
13th April 2024 Cape 31
Irish yacht designer Mark Mills, based in County Wicklow, received two awards at the 2024 Asian Marine & Boating Awards in Shanghai this week. He was named Yacht Designer of the Year, and his design, Cape 31, was awarded the…
RNLI 200 Concert Next Month Marks 200th Anniversary of Wexford Lifeboats
13th April 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
The National Opera House in Wexford is set to host a once-in-a-lifetime event, RNLI 200: A Celebration of Volunteers, Their Families and the Community on Thursday 23 May. This special commemorative event marks the 200-year legacy of the RNLI and…
Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Griffin Training Scheme Focused On The Channel Hot Spot
13th April 2024 W M Nixon
With the RORC’s new Griffin Project for training young sailors recently launched in a blaze of publicity, there have been the usual demands that something similar should be delivered for Ireland. But Sailing on Saturday would suggest that, over the…
Erne System: Erne Predator Challenger on Upper Lough Erne This Weekend
12th April 2024 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterways users on the Erne System that the Upper Lough Erne Predator Challenger boat pike angling competition will take place this Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April. The event will take place from…
Clifden RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew in western Co Galway were tasked just before 2pm on Thursday (11 April) following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to provide a medical evacuation for a casualty on Inishbofin. Clifden’s Shannon class all-weather…
Marine Notice: Cable Burial Works for Greenlink Interconnector Off Co Wexford
12th April 2024 News Update
Following cable lay operations set to conclude this weekend, Greenlink Interconnector Ltd will perform cable burial and trenching activities along the planned interconnector route. These activities will be undertaken between Saturday 13 April and Thursday 20 June, subject to weather…
The 2024 international rowing season has officially begun with the first World Cup in Italy, and the Irish crews have made their presence felt right from the start. The Women's Four of Emily Hegarty, Natalie Long, Eimear Lambe, and Imogen…
Following the first and second legs in February and March, the third leg of this year’s Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey (IAMS 2024) is being carried out from Friday 12 to Sunday 21 April. Surveys will be conducted to the…
Chartered Bore Song Sails into Dublin Port Prior to Starting Stena Line's 'Permanent' Freight Ferry
12th April 2024 Stena Line
Bore Song, the 25,586 gross tonnage ro-ro freight ferry that Stena Line has chartered for Irish Sea service, completed its repositioning voyage from Lübeck, Germany, to Dublin Port this afternoon, writes Jehan Ashmore. On arrival in Dublin Bay at 1330…
The absence of a gale warning and a forecasted flat sea state means tomorrow's second ISORA Coastal Race from Dun Laoghaire will go ahead in gusty southwesterly winds, albeit over a shortened course. A straw poll of skippers was in…
Aquatech businesses are urged to apply for a new mentoring programme which Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) describes as “groundbreaking”. The sector has just attracted a €15 million investment from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), according to BIM. Minister for…
Fishermen in Ireland have responded in record numbers to the latest National Seafood Survey for fisheries, with more than 500 surveys completed by vessel owners, more than double the survey returns from last year and the highest response rate achieved…
National Yacht Club sailing and performance programmes ran all winter alongside frostbite racing, keeping racing sailors training and progressing at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The club had coaching series in almost all the main classes sailed off the NYC platform with…
Emirates Team New Zealand's new AC75 race boat has emerged from its building facility after an intensive 10-month programme. The America's Cup boat was wheeled out to prepare for its launch and commissioning phase in Auckland this month. The team's…
Wild Atlantic Way Tourism Worth 3 Billion Euro Annually - Fáilte Ireland
12th April 2024 Aquatic Tourism
Tourism is now worth €3billion per year on the Wild Atlantic Way, an increase of 59% on 2013, according to Fáilte Ireland. This growth has contributed to the creation of an additional 35,000 jobs, with tourism now supporting 121,000 jobs…
The French legend Pen Duick VI FR (14), skippered by the indomitable Marie Tabarly, has taken provisional line honours in the final leg of the inaugural McIntyre Ocean Globe Race – and in the days ahead could potentially win the…
Competition in Volvo Cork Week 2024's IRC classes are shaping up with some interesting battles developing, particularly in the vintage quarter tonner and half tonner classes. The 2024 regatta intends to embrace its traditional format, with each fleet rotating through…
The chief executive of Arcona Yachts has issued a statement following the sinking of an Arcona 460 in the Pacific Ocean after a rudder stock failure. According to Marine Industry News, the Swedish-flagged IdaLina sank on Monday (8 April) after…
Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan has made the following order and bye-laws as of Thursday 11 April: 1. Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order S.I. No. 81 of 2024 This order authorises the issue of commercial…
