Irish Offshore Sailing News. Training Courses, Lessons, & Race Results
Mini Transat Leader 200 Miles From Finish, While Port of Galway Is 17th
11th November 2021 Solo Sailing
Pierre Le Roy sailing the uber-scow Teamwork has a good lead in the Euorochef Minitransat 2021 as he closes towards the finish at Saint-Francois in Guadeloupe 200 miles away, where he is expected to cross the line tomorrow (Friday) evening.…
Sodebo Ultim 3 is being assessed following last night's collision with an unidentified floating object in the Transat Jacques Vabre. 11th Hour Racing Team - Alaka'i has officially abandoned the race after yesterday's dismasting. The rest of the fleet has…
A dismasting, spring tides and light winds have made the first 36 hours of the Transat Jacques Vabre offshore race very tricky for the fleet of 79 boats. Louis Burton and co-skipper Davy Beaudart have reached the port of St…
The sun shone, the wind blew and 79 boats of the Transat Jacques Vabre fleet got off the start line at Le Havre bound for Martinique today. The four classes headed, first of all, to a turning mark before heading…
Greystones Offshore Sailor Pamela Lee Embarks on Nastro Rosa Veloce, Italy's Longest Yacht Race
7th November 2021 Pamela Lee
County Wicklow offshore sailor Pamela Lee from Greystones Harbour is competing in this weekend's newest Italian yachting fixture, the 'Nastro Rosa Veloce', billed as the longest, non-stop race in the Mediterranean. Scheduled to start yesterday in Venice, the race was…
Irish Sailor Kenny Rumball to Break Down Barriers With New Offshore Racing Academy
5th November 2021 Offshore
After two seasons in France campaigning a Figaro 3 in both double-handed and solo sailing disciplines, it has become apparent to Irish offshore sailor Kenny Rumball that there are no grassroots feeds to the professional offshore racing scene in Ireland.…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) together with the Ocean Racing Alliance (ORA) says it has Irish interest in its new offshore race to start on 21st July 2022. The RORC Baltic Sea Race is open to boats racing under IRC,…
Vendee Globe Winner Yannick Bestaven Prepares for IMOCA Transat Jacques Vabre Season Finale
21st October 2021 Vendee Globe
The IMOCA Class has enjoyed a vintage and innovative year in 2021 and now it is time for the finale - one of the classics in the repertoire - the 15th edition of the two-handed Transat Jacques Vabre. Over the…
Drone Boat Camera Sees Inside Eye of the Storm in First Live Video From Within Atlantic Hurricane
11th October 2021 Marine Science
In what’s being touted as a world first, a drone sailboat was sent into a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic to capture live footage from inside the storm. Saildrone collected the footage with one of its 23-foot Explorer remote-operated…
Tom Dolan is Afloat.ie "Sailor of the Month (Offshore)" for September
1st October 2021 Sailor of the Month
The exceptionally-demanding final 642-mile stage of La Solitaire du Figaro 2021 took the 34-strong fleet from Morlaix in Brittany northwest round the Fastnet Rock, and then southeast to the finish at Saint-Nazaire on France's Biscay Coast. After three frustrating stages,…
Kneen's JPK 11.80 Has the RORC Season Win But Castle Rock Race Presents Irish Runner Up Possibilities
8th September 2021 RORC
The Royal Ocean Racing Club Season’s Points Championship concludes this weekend in the UK with the Castle Rock Race, the grand finale for the RORC season. The eleventh and final race for 2021 will decide the class winners for the…
Irish Interest Grows in Malta's Middle Sea Race as Entry Reaches 100 Yacht Milestone
6th September 2021 Middle Sea Race
With 50 days to the start of the 42nd Rolex Middle Sea Race, the Royal Malta Yacht Club (RMYC) is preparing itself for a stellar fleet and there is Irish offshore sailing interest in the lineup too with Kinsale's XP50…
Ireland's Sailing is Healthy. It's the Shore Time That Causes Problems…
4th September 2021 W M Nixon
Let's hear it for coloured sails. On a grey day on a grey bay, every last spinnaker or asymmetric or gennaker or whatever with a splash of colour was more than welcome yesterday morning (Friday) to help bring the grimly…
Mayo Offshore Sailor Joan Mulloy Sails from Iceland to Greenland on Climate Change Mission
24th August 2021 Offshore
Joan Mulloy, a professional solo sailor from Ireland, has joined Team UMIAQ, a group of female athletes, filmmakers, scientists and technologists sailing from Iceland to Greenland to conduct research, drive awareness and start a new conversation around climate change. The…
Kinsale Yacht Freya Competing in Palermo to Monte Carlo Race (Tracker Here!)
21st August 2021 Offshore
Conor Doyle’s XP50 ‘Freya’ from Kinsale Yacht Club starts in Saturday's 450-mile Palermo to Montecarlo Race as the sole Irish entry in the Italian classic. An international fleet of 56 boats will race in the fixture organised by the Circolo…
This year the Rolex Fastnet Race featured on the Classe Figaro calendar. Unfortunately, the proximity of it to the mid-August start of La Solitaire du Figaro, the class’ premier event and the effective World Championship of solo offshore racing, meant…