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New Race Boats Arrive for Irish Sailing Season Including an X-Treme 37, a J122 & a Sunfast 3300
18th March 2022 Boat Sales
Quarter Tonner movements may have stolen the new boat headlines over the past month but that's not to say there haven't been some other new race boat arrivals around the Irish coast too. While the move certainly seems to be into…
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Greetings everyone from us here at North Sails Ireland. I was fortunate enough to get in a little "warm weather training" when I spent three days working with Irish Sailing’s performance squad at their winter training base in Lanzarote a…
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Code zeros are all the rage; choosing between masthead or fraction code zeros can be tricky writes, Barry Hayes of UK Sailmakers Ireland. The code zero is a reaching sail to be used between 45 and 110 degrees apparent wind angle,…
Company description: The core business of the company is the sales of marine products to trade, online and retail customers. The range includes but is not exhaustive to; boats, outboard engineers, boat trailers, kayaks, marine safety equipment and a wide…
New Maritime Training Course on the River Liffey Aims to Provide Skills for Dublin Port's Marine Industry
16th March 2022 River Liffey
"The only proven way young people will get to know their job and environment is learning while doing". That's the verdict of the Irish Nautical Trust's Jimmy Murray, who has launched a new River Liffey-based maritime training course on the…
Waterways Ireland Recruiting for Lock and Bridge Keepers on Shannon Navigation
11th March 2022 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland wishes to recruit permanent part-time lock and bridge keepers for lock operations on the Shannon Navigation during the peak boating seasons. The successful applicants will be based at a specific location and will assist inland waterways users in…
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The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School reports buoyant interest in training ahead of offshore ventures, including the Round Ireland Yacht Race. To help these crews get afloat, the school has launched two additional courses with the assistance of the…
Shackleton's Endurance Shipwreck Found in the Weddell Sea a Century After Explorer's Funeral
10th March 2022 News Update
Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance has been located in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea just 106 years after it was crushed in ice. The wreck of the ship has been filmed by the Endurance 22 expedition at a depth of 3009 metres (9868…
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Thinking of a new Multihull for 2023? View the New Nautitech 44 & Nautitech 40 with Key Yachting at the International Multihull Show 2022
8th March 2022 J Boats & Grand Soleil
Launched in 2010, the International Multihull Show was built around a simple concept, to show multihulls afloat, in a dedicated place, in an exclusive manner. Taking place in La Grande Motte, France every April, this diverse show offers the latest…
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As I sit down to write the update for February, it dawns on me, how quickly the month has raced past and also as to how much sailing and time on the water was achieved in 28 days! We started…
Three More Quarter Tonners Strengthen Cork Harbour's Class Three Yacht Racing Fleet
7th March 2022 Quarter Ton
Cork Harbour's Class Three continues to strengthen for the 2022 season with the arrival of three more good Quarter Tonners in the last two months. Royal Cork's Winter League provided a glimpse of the latest moves into the club cruiser class…
DBSC Spring Chicken Sailors Raise €2,735 for Ukraine Red Cross Fund With Matching Support From Viking Marine
7th March 2022 DBSC
DBSC Spring Chicken Series competitors raised €2735 in donations for the Red Cross in Ukraine after yesterday's fifth race on Dublin Bay. Event supporter Viking Marine will match the amount raised. Next weekend, following an initial idea from DBSC champion and Spring…
Are you a good communicator and willing to engage with the media? If so, Dunmore East RNLI may have just the volunteer role for you. The Co Waterford station is currently recruiting for the position of volunteer lifeboat press officer.…
Britain’s leading boat hire and yacht charter marketplace, Borrow A Boat, has acquired Beds on Board, the sharing economy platform that connects guests and owners for static charters (non-sailing boat hire). The acquisition, part of Borrow A Boat’s continued growth,…
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We are looking for enthusiastic and proactive people for a range of roles based in Lefkas, Greece. All roles come with a competitive salary, flights, accommodation, as well as global career opportunities, training sponsorship for our top performers as well…
New Book Brings ‘Long-Lost Treasure’ of Irish Angling to New Generations Around the World
2nd March 2022 Angling
Traditional Irish salmon flies, commissioned 120 years ago for the Cork International Exhibition in 1902, are set to feature in a new historical picture book to mark World Book Day on Thursday 3 March. Fly tying involves the ‘dressing’ of…
