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ICRA Nationals Day 1 – Storm II Takes Charge of IRC Division One
#ICRA – Pat Kelly's J109 Storm II from Howth Yacht Club tops…
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ICRA Championships 2013 – New Champions Crowned in Tralee
#icranats – Take sixty-one offshore racers, recruited from Ireland's leading sailing centres.…
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Galway Windsurfers Set Paddle Board Record
#Surfing - A trio of Galway windsurfers completed the 95km round trip…
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Titanic Emotions
#oga50 – There's a nasty old quip which defines mixed feelings as…
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Gold Medal for Irish Skiff Pair at Sail for Gold Regatta, Weymouth
Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern have kick-started their Rio 2016 campaign in…
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Should Irish Cruiser Racing (ICRA) Championships Stand Alone?
#icra – The future of the ICRA National Championships is on the…
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:06
European Social Dialogue Meeting for Ports Sector Underway
#PortSector – European port employers representatives and trade union organisations are meeting in Brussels today for the official inauguration of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Port Sector.
The committee will act as a platform to discuss issues of European social reference for the sector. The work programme, which was formally adopted this morning, mainly fo...
#RDP – The nine multihulls in the Route des Princes fleet have only just reached Dun Laoghaire this morning in that special stage of exhaustion brought on by struggling in light airs and calms in boats that can fly with half a decent breeze. And now they plan to have several days of R & R (relatively speaking) before a planned joint assault on the Round Ireland Record sta...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:52
Shannon Estuary's Scattery Island Celebrates History of Clare Monastic Settlement
#medieval – Two medieval carvings that mysteriously went missing from Scattery Island in the Shannon Estuary more than 150 years ago have been located and are to be returned to the island as part of a Gathering event next month.
According to the Scattery Island Heritage & Tourism Group the stone artefacts were removed from the former monastic settlement in County Clare b...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:38
Marine Tourism Spots Miss The Cut In Fáilte Ireland's Long List
#Tourism - The world-class surfing hotspot of Sligo has failed to make the grade in Fáilte Ireland's long list of leading tourism towns for 2013, according to the Irish Independent.
The north-east county was among a surprise selection of areas known for their maritime and waterways attractions - such as Westmeath on the Shannon and Galway, host of last year's Volvo Ocean Race...
#CruiseLiners -Those watching the live coverage of the recent Ocean to City rowing race would of seen the handsome Marina, a 66,000 tonnes cruiseship which had berthed in Cobh, writes Jehan Ashmore.
Only launched in 2011, Oceania Cruises 1,250 passenger capacity vessel presented a fine sight against the backdrop of Cobh in which the photograph depicts the same scene taken by o...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:10
New Zealander Checks In From Round Ireland Sea Kayaking Challenge
#Kayaking - Red Bull recently caught up with sea kayaking adventurer Justine Curgenven, who is currently over a month and more than half way into her 1,000-mile circumnavigation of Ireland.
Unlike Elaine 'Shooter' Alexander's epic solo voyage two years ago, the New Zealander has some extra paddle power in the form of her partner Barry Shaw and friend Roger Chandler.
"We aren'...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 09:43
Surfing Instructor Acquitted Over Tourist's Death On Kerry Beach
#News - IrishCentral reports that a surfing instructor has been cleared over the death of an American tourist on a beach in Co Kerry two years ago.
Rowan Minjon of Castlegregory had pleaded not guilty to the charge of dangerous driving over the death of Kentucky woman Jenna Hill, who was struck by a reversing truck on Inch Beach in Ardroe on the morning of 2 July 2011 and suff...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 09:11
Marine Notice: Hydrographic Survey Off South Coast
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that a hydrographic and geophysical survey operation will be undertaken by INFOMAR off the south coast of Ireland between 10 July and 7 August 2013.
The RV Celtic Voyager (Call sign EIQN) is expected to carry out the survey operations within an area bounded by co-...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 07:05
Route Des Princes Update 7am – 5 Multihulls Arrive in Dun Laoghaire Harbour
#routedesprinces – After a light air sail up the Irish Sea, five of a fleet of nine Route des Princes multihulls are now berthed alongside the East Pier in Dun Laoghaire, arriving overnight. In spite of holding the lead at lunch time along the south coast yesterday, Damian Foxall's Omansail lost top spot on the east coast overnight to Yan Guichard's Spindrift, that...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 06:40
Howth Yacht Club (HYC) Racing Results for 18th June
17 Scr1,Echo,B & H Lynch2,Isobel,B & C Turvey3,Aura,I Malcolm17 Hcap,Echo,B & H Lynch2,Isobel,B & C Turvey3,Aura,I MalcolmSquib Scr1,Kerfuffle,J Craig & H Ruane2,Selik,F O'Kelly3,Chatterbox,J KaySquib Hcap,Kerfuffle,J Craig & H Ruane2,Selik,F O'Kelly3,Chatterbox,J Kay...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 20:35
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for 18 June 2013
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Borraine (Ean Pugh), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)
CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. UpD8 (Whelan/McCabe/Carey/Cramer), 2. Jiminy Cricket (M Tyndall), 3. Papytoo (M Walsh/F Guilfoyle)
FIREBALL - 1. No Name (S Oram), 2. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey), 3. Mr. Tipsy (J Clancy/C Clancy)
GLEN - 1. Glenmiller (P Cusack), 2. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 3. Glenluce (D &a...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 18:25
Arklow RNLI Hosts Summer Solstice Fundraiser
#RNLI - Arklow RNLI supporters are being asked to come out and walk or jog a midnight mile - four laps of the running track at Coral Leisure Centre - in Arklow this Friday 21 June.
The walk/run will take place on the Summer Solstice from 10pm. The event is free and all donations are welcome. Prize raffles will take place, and Stormy Stan and his lifeboat buddies will be on han...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 18:15
Missing Solo Sailor Airlifted To Cork Hospital
#Offshore - BBC News reports that a sailor who went missing last week during a solo voyage from Plymouth to Portugal has been located and airlifted to hospital after falling overboard.
The 66-year-old man set off last Monday 10 June but apparently suffered chest injuries during the first night.
Falmouth Coastguard has difficulty contacting the man to determine his position bu...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 17:58
Portaferry RNLI Rescue Two Men In Drifting Dory
#RNLI - Portaferry RNLI launched on Saturday afternoon 15 June to go to the rescue of a small craft which had lost power in Strangford Lough, Co Down.
The volunteer lifeboat crew was alerted at 1.10pm following a call that there was a 5m Dory drifting after its engine had failed.
The lifeboat - helmed by Simon Rogers and with crew members George Toma, Brendan Byers and ...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 17:06
Radio Stars Bring The Noise to Bundoran for Sea Sessions Surf Fest
#Surfing - Two national broadcasters will base themselves in Bundoran this week ahead of the Sea Sessions Surf Music Festival at the weekend.
Today FM’s KC Show will broadcast live from the Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat Station tomorrow 19 June and Thursday 20 June, while 2FM will broadcast from the Sea Sessions from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 June, giving the seaside town unprecedente...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 16:15
Maritime Festival Launches New Maritime & Heritage Cultural Trial
#MaritimeFestival – As previously reported on Afloat.ie the 2nd John Barry Maritime Festival (20-23 June) starts this week and is a celebration of the Wexford-born Commodore John Barry, father of the US Navy.
The four-day festival covers Wexford's rich maritime heritage and culture where all proceeds go towards the Wexford RNLI. Keeping to a nautical theme, a new Maritime He...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 14:57
Three UK Quicksand Rescues in a Fortnight
#quicksand – HM Coastguard is once again reminding people of the dangers of quicksand and mud in Morecambe Bay after three rescues in just over a fortnight.
The first incident was reported to Liverpool Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) on 1 June, when they were told a 14-year-old girl was stuck in quicksand off Silverdale. The Arnside Coastguard Rescue Team was sent...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:51
Route Des Princes – Foxall Podcast from the Fastnet Rock
#routedesprinces – Damian Foxall leads the Route des Princes race this lunchtime, rounding the Fastnet rock to get his first glimpse of home in several months. [Scroll down the page to listen to the podcast].
From on board Omansail, Foxall says he can see the 'green fields of southwest Cork' (not quite Derrynane tho, Damian, eh?) as the trimaran flies along at 28-knots.
The...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:00
Reid Lands New Post as Rowing Development Officer
# ROWING: Rowing Ireland has announced the appointment of Gordon Reid as a full time Belfast-based Club and Coach Development Officer.
Reid will be responsible for leading the development and improvement of the Rowing Ireland club development system within Northern Ireland, including delivery of a range of services to support clubs and coaches.
This is a new position ...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:02
H&W Group Enjoy Successful Recovery
#BelfastLough – Belfast's Harland and Wolff Group (H&W) continues to operate as an expanding diverse engineering business.
The group has a number of special capabilities related to marine engineering and design, ship repair, and including offshore wind-farm fabrication. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Norwegian Fred Olsen Energy Group.
In 2012, H&W e...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 09:09
RORC Endorses 'Parity' of Successful Irish Handicap Scoring System
The Irish Cruiser Racing Associtation (ICRA) has been given a ringing endorsement of the scoring system deployed at the cruiser national championships in Tralee by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) in London who see the Irish dual scoring system 'providing balance and parity'.
Even though Kerry was judged as a remote venue from the major cruiser-racer centres of Dublin a...
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