Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
World Champ Paul O’Donovan Goes It Alone on First Day of European Rowing Championships
25th April 2024 Rowing
All eyes were on the reigning World Champion Paul O’Donovan on the first day of the 2024 European Rowing Championships in Szeged, Hungary (Thursday 25 April). Paul is racing for the first time in the heavyweight single scull category while…
Skiff Sailors Lead Irish Hopes Going Into Penultimate Day of French Olympic Week
25th April 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
With just Friday’s fleet racing remaining at French Olympic Week at Hyères on the Côte D’Azur, Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove lead Irish hopes for the medal race final in the men’s skiff event. However, despite strong form in Thursday’s…
The Famous Project Complete Their First All-Female Atlantic Crossing
25th April 2024 Women in Sailing
The Famous Project crew have completed on their first all-female ocean passage across the Atlantic on their MOD70 The Famous Project Limosa. The seven-strong crew — which included Ireland’s own Joan Mulloy — arrived in Portimao, Portugal from Antigua on…
Loughs Agency Collaborative Tree-Planting Effort Enhances River Faughan's Biodiversity and Conservation
25th April 2024 Angling
Loughs Agency, in collaboration with Enagh Seniors Group and volunteers from River Faughan Anglers, recently organised a tree-planting event at Teenaght, situated along the scenic banks of the River Faughan near Claudy. Approximately 150 willow saplings supplied by Enagh Seniors…
Busy Thursday at Dun Laoghaire Harbour Sees Cruise and Survey Vessels Arrive as DBSC Yacht Racing Season Starts
25th April 2024 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
There are busy scenes at Dun Laoghaire Harbour this Thursday, April 25th as the second cruise liner of the 2024 season berthed off the harbour in Scotsman's Bay. Passengers disembarked from the 330-metre Regal Princess just after 7 am at…
Despite Niji40 Class40 Race Setback, Tom Dolan Returns to France for Solo Maître CoQ race
25th April 2024 Tom Dolan
Irish skipper Tom Dolan is gearing up for his next challenge, the Solo Maître CoQ race, after finishing fourth in the new 3,430 miles Niji40 Class40 race between Belle-Ile-en-Mer, France and Marie-Galante Gaudeloupe. The 21st edition of the Solo Maître…
Donaghdee RNLI Lifeboat Crew Rescues Fishing Trawler in Difficulty and 'Unsure of Location'
25th April 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
In the early hours of Thursday 25 April, the volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew from Donaghadee lifeboat station received a call from HM Coastguard to launch a rescue mission. A 40ft fishing trawler with one person onboard had contacted the Coastguard…
DFDS Enters Agreement with Incat for Hybrid-Electric Ro-Pax Design Study for Channel Islands Tender
25th April 2024 Ferry
The operator of the Rosslare-Dunkirk route, DFDS, has entered into an agreement with ferry manufacturer Incat Tasmania to conduct a design study for a hybrid-electric ferry intended to be deployed for the Channel Islands if DFDS wins an upcoming tender…
Stena Line Encourage Women to Pursue a Career in Maritime with Belfast Harbour Taster Day (9 May)
25th April 2024 Stena Line
Ferry operator Stena Line is reaching out to women in Northern Ireland to attend a taster day at the company’s terminal in Belfast Harbour to encourage them to pursue a career as a Port Service Operative. With women making up…
Cork County Council Confirms Funding for Keelbeg Pier in Union Hall, West Cork
25th April 2024 Irish Harbours
Cork County Council has confirmed funding for a foreshore license, design and site investigation for Keelbeg Pier in Union Hall. The Council and Union Hall pier users met with Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue to discuss the development of the old…
Cork's Green Rebel Expands Fleet with 56-Metre Multi-Purpose Vessel for Offshore Survey Work
25th April 2024 Power From the Sea
Green Rebel, an Irish offshore survey company, has announced the addition of a 56-metre multi-purpose vessel to its growing fleet. The company, headquartered in Cork Harbour, has signed a long-term hire agreement with Glomar Offshore for the Glomar Vantage, which…
The first Water Wag race of the AIB/DBSC 2024 season was held in a chilly six-eight knot steady south-easterly breeze in Dun Laoghaire harbour. Twenty-two boats participated. Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly, aboard the Royal Irish Yacht Club committee boat 'Spirit…
Committee of Public Accounts to Examine 2022 Financial Statements of Inland Fisheries Ireland
25th April 2024 News Update
The 2022 financial statements of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) will be examined on Thursday by the Committee of Public Accounts (PAC). It will meet today. (Thursday, April 25th) in Committee Room 3 of Leinster House. The meeting at 9.30 am…
Eve McMahon Stays in Top Ten Overall After Day Three of French Olympic Week at Hyères
24th April 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
There were testing conditions on the third day of French Olympic Week at Hyères on the Cote D'Azur, France but Irish Sailor of the Year Eve McMahon of Howth Yacht Club managed to stay in the top ten, now lying eighth overall after…
NI Sailing Community Celebrates at RYA Northern Ireland Annual Awards
24th April 2024 RYA Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland sailing community enjoyed a celebratory evening at Riddel Hall in Belfast last Friday (19 April) as people came together for the RYA Northern Ireland Annual Awards. The evening was “the perfect opportunity to recognise the achievements of…
The Italian city of Genoa and The Ocean Race will extend their close relationship with The Ocean Race Europe bringing a fleet of foiling IMOCA race boats to the Mediterranean port in the late summer of 2025. As host of…
Royal Ocean Racing Club Gears Up for the Myth of Malham Race this May Bank Holiday Weekend
24th April 2024 RORC
This early May Bank Holiday weekend is the date for one of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s most celebrated races. An impressive RORC fleet will gather off Cowes, IOW for the Myth of Malham Race with multiple starts from the…
Marine Institute's Dr Fiona Grant Appointed as Chair of the European Marine Board to Advance Marine Science and Foster Collaboration
24th April 2024 Marine Science
The Marine Institute's Dr Fiona Grant, a prominent figure in the global maritime science community, has been appointed as the Chair of the European Marine Board (EMB), a leading organisation that aims to advance marine science and foster collaboration across…
Bundoran RNLI lifeboat in County Donegal came to the aid of a fisherman on Wednesday, 24 April after their 6m open-top fishing boat sustained engine failure approximately half a mile from the pier at the lifeboat station. The volunteer crew…
Harland & Wolff Backed New Ferry Operator for Isles of Scilly Cancels May Start
24th April 2024 Ferry
Scilly Ferries, a division of Harland & Wolff Group, is a new ferry operator that was due to start running in May between the Isles of Scilly and Penzance, Cornwall, but has been delayed. The shipbuilder group announced on Friday that…