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Nick Bubb says his personal highlight of the race so far on Team Russia was the other morning; big rolling seas, overcast sky, freezing water, 40 knots of breeze, A6 (fractional spinnaker) and 2 reefs, fully stacked aft, Mikey on…
It was only two years ago that the Irish Marine Federation rolled out its biggest ever show. How times change. Demand for exhibitor space in 2007 was at an all-time high, even with an increase in space of over 20%.…
The Ennis-based weather forecasting business, Nowcasting International, has had a major win for its Askmoby.com initiative.Askmoby.com has been awarded the 2008 Silver Award for the Most Innovative Business Model at the Mobile Search Awards in London. The service provides a…
The Irish Marine Federation intends to reform the Irish Association of Sail Training (IAST) as a specialist sector within the Irish Marine Federation (IMF). The group was formerly headed up by the late Kevin Byrne has not been active in…
The Irish Marine Federation has supported An Garda Siochana's proposal to establish an on line assets register for stolen property. The Garda Siochana plan was originally intended to be confined to plant and machinery but with the spate of stolen…
The 2009 Allianz Boat Show at the RDS next February 18-22 will have a different look and feel to the previous national shows with emphasis on new entrants to boating. The IMF are working on putting together show packed with…
Green Dragon picks up valuable points at the scoring gate
20th November 2008 News From the Afloat.ie Archive
It was a good day onboard Green Dragon as Ian Walker and his crew stormed over the scoring gate picking up 3 valuable points along the way. This now places them joint second overall alongside PUMA as they make the…
Despite the broken boom, 3 knock downs and a leaking daggerboard case,not to mention colds and sore throats, Green Dragon is positively charging towards the scoring gate. Skipper Ian Walker, confessed to feeling a bit nervous this morning, but added…
"Four days into leg two and the Southern Ocean is living up to its name. One broken steering system, one Chinese gybe, one broken boom and now three knock-downs, but we are still charging along for the scoring gate at…
Green Dragon are assessing the damage to the boom and are working towards constructing a temporary boom in order to stay on track towards India. This involves the crew attempting to repair it with splints etc made from bunks and…
Green Dragon have reported that during a 50–knot squall the boom has broken. The crew are attempting to repair it using splints..
Skipper Torben Grael and the crew of Ericsson 4 are the bookies 7/4 favourites after the first leg of the 2008/2009 Volvo Ocean Race. Bookmaker Paddy Power has the Green Dragon Racing team, as 4/1 third-favourites behind the Puma Racing…
Ian Walker reports from Green Dragon: Conditions have progressively got harder over the last 24 hours as we head towards the Southern Ocean. For Green Dragon things were getting better. At 10 am we crossed ahead of Puma by about…
Battlebridge Lock-North Shannon: Waterways Ireland wishes to advise all masters of vessels that Battlebridge lock will close for essential maintenance during the winter season from Thur 20 Nov until Sun 1 Mar 2009. The lock and its associated lead-in jetties…
Sarsfield Lock-Limerick: Waterways Ireland wishes to advise all masters of vessels that a pontoon with a large Christmas tree erected on deck will be anchored off then navigation channel between Sarsfield Lock and Shannon Bridge in Limerick City from mid-November…
Hundreds of well-wishers gathered at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth on Saturday 15th November to wave goodbye to Michael Perham as he set off on his bid to become the youngest person ever to sail single-handed around the world. Michael Perham is…
