News Update
Plans for Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week 2010, 7 – 15 August, are already well in progress, with a winning combination of varied yacht racing and a lively shore-side programme. Organisers of this prestigious event, the second largest sailing regatta in…
The NATO warships, HMS CHATHAM and USS COLE destroyed a group of 3 pirate vessels over the weekend in the Somali Basin. Two of the boats were destroyed and a third confiscated. A Swedish Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), part of…
Douglas, ISLE OF MAN - Moore Stephens Isle of Man, leading providers of multi-sector wealth management services has today announced a comprehensive financial support service for Superyacht crew through one of its group companies, Moore Stephens Crew Benefits Limited. Speaking…
Irish sailor Adrian Lee and his international team aboard the Cookson 50 Lee Overlay Partners matched their star performance from last year by – once again – winning the Racing Division of this opening race in the Antigua Ocean Series,…
After breaking the world land speed record for a wind powered craft with a speed of 126.2 mph in 2009, the Greenbird team are back for more, this time on the frozen lakes of Montana. Not content being the worlds’ fastest…
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has broken new ground for the Volvo Ocean Race by being confirmed as the first Middle East stopover in the history of the event. A boat from Abu Dhabi will also…
A consultancy study commissioned by the British and Irish departments of transport suggests leisure craft over a certain size should pay a contribution towards marine navigation. The Atkins report on the lighthouse services says that over half the cost of…
Lough Derg Yacht Club are all set to put on the opening leg of the Irish Match Racing Tour this weekend. With 8 to 11 kts of breeze and sunshine forecast it looks like being a perfect weekends racing for…
Being at sea should no longer mean that you can't use your mobile phone. Earlier today the EU Commission announced that it was harmonising the technical and legal conditions for on-board mobile phone usage. This decision also means that future…
If the 49er dinghy feature in Afloat's current issue whetted your apetite for the twin wire dinghy then a competition to win a trip out with the 49er World Champions will be right up your street. Olympic medalist Chris Draper…
Dun Laoghaire sailor John Sheehy won the first event of the match racing calendar in Lough Derg at the weekend, continuing his run of form from 2009. Sheehy, who won last year's league outright, showed he is still the dominant…
A 35-foot Catamaran auctioned yesterday by The Criminal Assets Bureau fetched 58,000 Euro. The boat was advertised on afloat.ie here. The 1997 built boat, named 'Lucky Day', is a Fountaine Pajot Tobago 35. The auction was held at O'Donovan’s House,…
Having been involved in the construction, management and development of Dun Laoghaire Marina since 2001 Hal Bleakley is retiring from his position as General Manager of the Marina and Managing Director of Marina Marketing and Management Ltd / Karnool Ltd.…
In advance of the return of The Tall Ships Races to Waterford in 2011, 20 young people are being offered a unique opportunity to experience life on the ocean and take part in the 2010 Race as a Trainee crew…
The Irish Match Racing circuit kicked off last weekend in Lough Derg, and onboard race footage from their patented backstay-cam is already up online. We have video from one of the races over the fold, and further video from the…
The Shackleton and Beaufort are the names on the two new replacement tug boats now in service in Dublin Port. The Port Company launched both vessels last week as part of a Euro 16 Million investment programme. The state owned…
