News Update
Ocean Youth Trust Ireland (OTYI) is a Sail Training charity committed to working with young people from all backgrounds throughout Ireland. The Trust is dedicated to training the leaders of tomorrow by empowering and supporting them to succeed in one…
Howth Yacht Club have indicated that they will accept double-handed entries for the Lambay races should the numbers justify it. The Irish Double and Solo Racing Group is in its first year, and president, Olivier Prouveur, is urging people to…
Laser SB3 attendance figures remain high, with 33 boats confirmed by regional reps two weeks out from the Eastern Championships in Dun Laoghaire. Organisers are hoping that the grand total could reach 40+ by the time April 24 rolls around.…
A member of the Naval Service has pleaded guilty to one charge of disclosing information without authority about the operation of State ships at sea in December 2008. Able Seaman Eoin Gray, 24, had pleaded not guilty to five charges…
Howth sailor John Coffey is to join the team of adventurer Bear Grylls as they prepare to navigate the Northwest Passage this summer in an icebreaking RIB. Coffey will manage the teams logistics during the trip, deliver the RIB to…
The first trip of the RIB season last Saturday proved to be a fantastic opener to the new RBB cruising club. With perfect weather and 12 boats ranging from 6.1 to 11 mtrs the Red Bay fleet headed northwards all…
The UK's Sarah Ayton, one of the three original blondes in a boat, has today, in London's Hyde park, unveiled her bid to become the first British woman to win three successive Olympic gold medals. With the start of the…
Two Wicklow men will make their final leg of a global circumnavigations on May 15, cycling into Greystones, whence they set off in November 2008. Simon Evans, a squib sailor from Greystones SC, and Ferghal Ó Nualláin, have circled the…
A Wicklow-based youth team has unveiled its campaign for the Round Ireland race, kicking off from their home town in June. The 15-strong Pride of Wicklow includes a core group of 10 Wicklow sailors. The crew have chartered a Corby…
The Round Ireland Yacht Race is still seeking a major title sponsor, with just two months remaining until the start. The event's link with BMW came to a close after the 2008 edition, and despite continued interest and support from…
Light north easterlies started the day, and a feeble southerly finished proceedings at the Kinsale Spring Series on Sunday, the third scheduled day of racing, sponsored by North Sails. A fleet of over 50 yachts took part in blistering sunshine…
Swedish yacht manufacturer Najad, represented in Ireland by Cork broker HM Yachts, has launched a new website here. Further enhancements are planned and certain sections of the site, such as an official brokerage section, for example, are still under development…
The launch of the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series 2010 took place today (8 January) at the London Boat Show. Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson OBE joined organisers, the Clyde Cruising Club, to celebrate their centenary year and support the launch…
Geoff Holt has just arrived in Tortola to become the first quadriplegic to sail across the Atlantic. He has sailed the 2,700 mile journey across the Atlantic on a 60ft purpose built catamaran Impossible Dream, unassisted in every aspect of…
Irish Times Marine Correspondent Lorna Siggins reports this morning Stena Line has reaffirmed its commitment to Dún Laoghaire after recent speculation that it might quit the harbour. However, the large fast ferry, HSS Stena Explorer, will run daily only during…
The promoter of plans to commence a scheduled commercial seaplane service for tourists in the west of Ireland said yesterday he “is taken aback by the ferocity of opposition” against locating in Lough Derg writes Gordon Deegan in the Irish…