Afloat News Archive
Even with four times the entry of any other Irish regatta this year Volvo Dun Laoghaire organisers continue to push for entries for the capital's biggest sporting event on water in three weeks time. In a mail shot to Dublin…
Monkstown to highlight form crews for National Championships
24th June 2009 News From the Afloat.ie Archive
With just over three weeks to go to the Irish Rowing Championships, this weekend sees the Monkstown Regatta taking place at the National Rowing Centre at Inniscarra, Ovens, Cork This regatta will provide some pointers on the crews that will…
A full marina, glorious sunshine and a waiting list. It must be Sovereign's Cup week at Kinsale! The South coast event kicks off tomorrow with a handsome fleet of 138 entries and the forecast looks great. Afloat's Bob Bateman captures…
Oman Sail Masirah has led the fleet back to Cowes in the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race in the UK as well as taking line honours in the Extreme 40 class. It was a nail-biting finish, with a…
Ireland’s adaptive rowers won a bronze medal in the fours event at the World Rowing Federation’s (FISA) World Cup regatta held in Munich over the weekend.. It was Ireland’s first time sending an adaptive crew to a FISA World Cup…
Cathal Drohan and Paul Egan's X-41 'Legally Brunette' continued its winning ways with victory on Saturday in the second race of the Lee Overlay offshore series from Dun Laoghaire to Rockabill. The Dun Laoghaire-Dingle overall race winner beat Liam Coyne's…
The 2009 Lambay Race probably ranks among the best in recent memory from the perspective that competitors – 145 boats in 13 classes in total – enjoyed strong wind conditions for the duration of the race. Although the forecast was…
Quick thinking led to the rescue of two children and three adults in Kinsale harbour at the weekend. On the 21/06/09 at 5:17pm, a 'classic' 20 foot motor boat sank with five were on board. Afloat.ie reader Virginia Good has…
Sailors in Bray took advantage of the long evenings to sail the second edition of the Bray Sailing Club Midsummer Twilight Regatta from Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th June. With boats finishing the last race on Saturday just as the…
LAMBAY REGATTA (RACE) 20/06/2009. Class 0 IRC – 1 Rosie, R. Dickson, HYC, 2 Tiger Hughes/Harris, HYC, 3 Crazy Horse, Chambers/Reilly, HYC. Class 0 ECHO – 1 Rosie, R. Dickson, HYC, 2 Tiger, Hughes/Harris, HYC. 3 Crazy Horse, Chambers/Reilly, HYC.…
We're going to be spoiled for choice over the next seven days: sailing all around the country, both competitive and leisure; two waterskiing tournaments, an invitation to Discover Carrick-on-Shannon with lots of free activities for all the family; Cork is…
Erne system / Enniskillen / Castleisland area – users are advised that part of the forum jetty will be reserved for activities associated with the LoughFest on Saturday 20th and Sunda 21st June 2009. Other public jetties in the vicinity…
Following consultations with Sligo Yacht Club and the Irish Fireball Class Association, Fireball International has awarded the 2011 Worlds and International Week to the Rosses Point club and the Irish Fireball Class Association.
Irish clubs did very well today in the 1,000 metre races at Marlow Regatta in England. Commercial won the senior and intermediate one eights and the elite four, while Neptune and St Michael’s took the elite titles in the quadruple…
Two Irish crews reached finals at Henley Women’s Regatta today. Neptune’s elite lightweight pair of Elaine Fitzgerald and Claire Ludlow lost to Mortlake, Alpha and Anglian by three lengths, while Portora’s schools’ eight went down to English opponents by half…
Four Irish crews made it through to tomorrow’s semi-finals of elite events at Henley Women’s Regatta by winning their heats today. In eights events, the senior crews from Galway and Trinity made theirexits, but Portora’s junior crew won.
