Belfast Lough
Funding for £15m Zero Emission Trials for Belfast Harbour is Secured
21st October 2026 Belfast Lough
Trials of zero-emission transport and energy systems are to take place at Belfast Harbour under a £15 million ($19.9 million) investment that was announced on 15 October. Belfast-based Artemis Technologies is leading the Zero Emissions Transport and Energy Cluster (ZETEC)…
UK Royal Navy Flagship Calls to Belfast Harbour as First Aircraft Carrier in Over 60 Years
8th October 2026 Belfast Lough
Belfast Harbour has welcomed one of the UK’s largest and most powerful ships ever constructed for the Royal Navy. The 65,000-tonne flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the QE Class (HMS Prince of Wales), which…
Former Faroe Islands-Jutland, Denmark Ferry Visits Belfast Harbour As 'Bookfair Store' Ship
4th October 2026 Belfast Lough
Belfast Harbour recently saw the arrival of the world’s largest floating bookfair store ship, which marks the third and final call to the island of Ireland this season with public tours available, writes Jehan Ashmore. As Afloat previously noted, the…
O’Brien and Flaherty Win Flying Fifteen Irish Nationals at Carrickfergus
8th September 2026 Flying Fifteen
To paraphrase the astute football commentator who told his audience that football was a game of two halves, the Flying Fifteen Nationals, hosted this past weekend by Carrickfergus Sailing Club on the shores of Belfast Lough, could be described as…
Peter McConnell and Aaron Goodman-Simpson’s Karaboudjan, racing under the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club burgee, scored four race wins to take the J/109 UK National title at Dartmouth. Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club’s Karaboudjan, owned by Peter McConnell…
Belfast Lough’s Chris Lindsay has been appointed Chief Umpire for the 2028 Olympic Sailing Competition in Los Angeles, securing a prominent Irish role in the officiating team for a second successive Games. World Sailing has confirmed Lindsay among its lead…
Matt McNicholl and Barry Swanston claimed the 2026 Irish Multihull Northern Championships at Ballyholme Yacht Club after a high-speed weekend that also featured an unsuccessful North Channel record attempt. Ballyholme Yacht Club hosted three days of multihull action from August…
Final Call II delivered a near-perfect performance to claim the 2026 GBR IRC Northern Ireland Championship at Carrickfergus Sailing Club, winning five of six races to secure the overall IRC title in emphatic fashion. Eighteen boats contested the championship as…
Blessington's Street and Lloyd Lead Irish Charge at GP14 World Championships in Belfast
11th August 2026 GP14
Blessington Sailing Club's Sam Street and Josh Lloyd have taken the lead at the GP14 World Championships on Belfast Lough after scoring back-to-back victories in Monday's two races. Reigning Irish champions Ger Owens and Mel Morris of Wicklow Sailing Club…
Irish sailors made an encouraging start to the 2026 GP14 World Championships despite a weather-disrupted opening day on Belfast Lough. After an abandoned first championship race and hours of delays caused by shifting winds, Jon and Seb Nagle claimed victory…
Plans to redevelop Ballyholme Yacht Club on Belfast Lough into a major watersports centre have entered the formal planning process. The application, LA06/2026/0450/F, has been lodged with Ards and North Down Borough Council following the project’s public unveiling in October…
The countdown is on to the 2026 GP14 World Championships, with one of the strongest fleets in recent years preparing to race on Belfast Lough. Hosted by the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club from 8-14 August, the championship has…
Royal St George Yacht Club's Johnny Flynn's Saturday Sweep Sets Up Waszp Irish Title
29th July 2026 Waszp
Royal St George Yacht Club's Johnny Flynn laid the foundations for victory with a flawless opening day before sealing the Waszp Irish National Championship after eight races at Ballyholme Yacht Club. A fleet of 10 foiling dinghies raced over the…
The build-up to the 2026 GP14 World Championship steps up this weekend with the Irish National Championship at Carrickfergus Sailing Club, the final competitive test before the world's best crews assemble across Belfast Lough. Many of the Irish and international…
Bangor RNLI volunteers came to the aid of a motorboater after a vessel lost power in Belfast Lough on Wednesday evening. Belfast Coastguard requested the launch at 6.10 pm following reports of a 22ft motorboat adrift around half a mile…
Bangor RNLI came to the assistance of four people after their pleasure craft suffered engine failure off Groomsport on Sunday morning. The volunteer crew launched the Atlantic 85 lifeboat Ruby Robinson at 6.50 am on 5 July following a request…
