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Queen Mary 2 World’s Largest Liner Heralds Cruise Boom for Dún Laoghaire Harbour
#LinerQueenMary2 -RMS Queen Mary 2 the world's largest ocean liner made her…
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Queen Mary 2 Departs the Clyde Bound for Dublin Bay Debut
#LinerQueenMary2- Queen Mary 2 is currently underway and bound for Dublin Bay,…
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New €1m Lifeboat Station Opens in Castletownbere, Cutting Launch Time in Half
Castletownbere RNLI has officially opened its new lifeboat station and facilities on…
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Queen Mary 2: Bon Voyage As Dun Laoghaire Bids Farewell to Success of Big Visitor
#QM2Farewell– Queen Mary 2 under the command of master Kevin Oprey, weighed…
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Who is Celebrating European Maritime Day Tomorrow? Not Ireland
A celebration of European maritime communities is to be held tomorrow Tuesday…
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Tall Ships Arrive for 'Sail Home to your Roots' Gathering 2013 on Dublin Bay
Two Class B Tall Ships will arrive in Dublin Port today as…
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 21:22
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for 21 MAY 2013
Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 21 MAY 2013
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Borraine (Ean Pugh), 2. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)
CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan), 2. Maranda (M Kelly), 3. Papytoo (M Walsh/F Guilfoyle)
FIREBALL - 1. Goodness Gracious (Louise McKenna), 2. No Name (S Oram), 3. Mr. Tipsy (J Clancy/C Clancy)
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#DeltaLloydRegat – Annalise Murphy has got off to a strong start in the opening rounds of the Olympic classes Delta Lloyd regatta in Medemblik, Holland today after a short delay waiting for wind to settle on the ijsselmeer. The Irish Laser Radial champion outwitted local star Marit Boumeester on home waters scoring a 5,1,2 to end the day on eight points, five ahead of t...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 17:34
East & West Coast Fleets Gear up for Feeder Races to Tralee Bay ICRA Nationals
ICRA Feeder races from Dublin bay, Galway bay and the Shannon Estuary, some with early starts to avail of favourable tides are planned for early June all to arrive in good time for the Fenit based National Cruiser Championships.
The Dun Laoghaire to Dingle (D2D) race starting on Friday, June 7th from Dublin Bay has over 20 boats entered so far. Significantly entries are rangin...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 16:43
Galway Sea Festival Sets Sail with Galway Bay Sailing Club Annual Regatta
The flagship event of the Galway Sea Festival is the Galway Bay Sailing Club Annual Regatta. The regatta which takes place from Friday evening through to Monday afternoon involves three days racing in Galway Bay. Founded in 1969 the Galway Bay Sailing Club is moving into the centre of Galway from its Rinville base for the Regatta which has been renamed the Galway Sea Festival R...
Boats from the Erne, the Shannon, the Barrow, the Royal and the Grand Canal in addition to coastal visitors are gathering this week for the Inland Waterways Association 29th Dublin Rally at the Grand Canal Dock....
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:15
Irish Ports Witness Surge in Animal Feed Imports
#FodderShipments – As Irish Farmers struggle with one of the worst fodder crisis in over 50 years, ports across the country have seen unprecedented levels of animal feed imports, according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO).
Most of the State's ports have seen notable throughput increases since the third quarter of 2012, after a poor summer period for farmers. T...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:29
European Marine Leaders Meet in Galway to Discuss Sharing Atlantic Ocean Resource
The Taoiseach, as Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in association with Ms Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and Ms Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science and Minister for Agriculture and the Marine, Simon Coveney, is holding a meeting on Friday at the Marine Institute in Oranmore, Galway: Th...
Royal Cork's Anthony O'Leary's Antix, will have his son Olympic helmsman Peter on board the Ker 39 for RORC's weekend Myth of Malham race.
The offshore race starts this Saturday from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line. It is a 230–mile race from Cowes, round the Eddystone lighthouse and back to the Solent and marks the Irish Commodore's Cupper's offshore debut.
"Antix is entered...
Monday, 20 May 2013 22:52
Isle of Man Back on the ISORA Chart After Thrilling Dun Laoghaire Race
The Isle of Man is back on the ISORA calendar after an extraordinary race at the weekend.
.A fleet of 17 boats left the Isle of Man at 08.30 on Sunday morning heading for Dun Laoghaire in the third race of the ISORA offshore series.
The Silver Class took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Overall, Class and Silver in this incredible, exciting and unique result. Results below....
Monday, 20 May 2013 22:41
Sovereign's Cup Sailor's Hotel Deal - €49 at Kinsale's Carlton Hotel
Pamper yourself at the Carlton Hotel Kinsale for just €49pps per night bed & breakfast. That's the deal Kinsale Yacht Club has struck for sailors and supporters of the Covestone Asset Management Sovereign's Cup. The offer is subject to availability also, so get your booking in early to catch this one!
The Carlton Hotel Kinsale overlooks Oysterhaven Creek - very convenien...
Monday, 20 May 2013 19:22
Dolphins 'Say Thank You' After Fish Farmer Rescue
#MarineWildlife - Two dolphins saved from stranding on a beach in Donegal leapt from the water "as if to say thank you" after their rescue by a local fish farmer.
The Belfast Telegraph reports that salmon farmer Shea Coyle and his father Michael acted quickly after noticing what at first looked like two upturned surfboards on Downings beach near Fanad.
But what looked from af...
Monday, 20 May 2013 19:03
Marine Notice: 2D Seismic Survey Over Celtic Basin in June-July
#MarineNotice - The busy waters of the Celtic Sea will next month see yet another seismic survey.
Marine Notice No 23 of 2013 advises that Seabird Exploration, on behalf of Spectrum Geo Limited, is scheduled to carry out a 2D seismic survey over the Celtic Basin from the beginning of June till the end of July.
The seismic acquisition will be carried out by the vessel M/V Harr...
Monday, 20 May 2013 18:43
Learn To Surf - Through Irish!
#Surfing - Fancy learning to surf as Gaeilge? One surf school in the sunny southeast is giving international visitors the opportunity to do just that.
The Freedom Surf School in Tramore, Co Waterford offers 'Ireland's only accredited surfing certificate course through the Irish language'.
And in time for The Gathering initiative, this summer the school is running a series of ...
Monday, 20 May 2013 12:52
Can Annalise Do the Eurosaf Double at Delta Lloyd Regatta?
After a sensational win at the first Eurosaf event in Italy a week ago Dun Laoghaire's Annalise Murphy has been buoyed up by Government congratulatons sent by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring TD.
"Annalise was tipped from the start as favourite and demonstrated nerves of steel in mixed weather conditions to persevere and clinch the gold" Minister Ring said ...
Monday, 20 May 2013 11:38
Admiralty Marshall Directs Sale of 'Clipper Faith' Cargo Vessel Berthed in Dublin Port
Clipper Faith, the cargo vessel at the centre of a High Court proceedings earlier this month is to go for public auction by direction of Admiralty Marshall one of the largest vessels directed to be sold this way in recent years.
The auction will be held at 12.00 noon on Friday, 14th June 2013 at the Clarion Hotel, IFSC Centre, North Wall, Dublin 1.
Earlier this month a High C...
A celebration of European maritime communities is to be held tomorrow Tuesday (May 21st) but who here has heard of it?
We are a small island in the North Atlantic but thanks to our sea territory we're also one of the biggest countries in Europe so you would imagine some maritime folk at least would be interested in celebrating this EU backed promotion of something so crucial t...
Sunday, 19 May 2013 20:55
New €1m Lifeboat Station Opens in Castletownbere, Cutting Launch Time in Half
Castletownbere RNLI has officially opened its new lifeboat station and facilities on the Beara Peninsula in West Cork. The entire project cost €950,000 and has resulted in the volunteer lifeboat crew moving from the temporary accommodation, where they were based for 15 years, to a more central location. The move has resulted in the launch time of the lifeboat being halved.
O...
Sunday, 19 May 2013 20:39
Estuary Bell, Sail for Cancer, Crew Courses & Mermaids at Foynes Yacht Club
Members of Foynes Yacht Club are gearing up for the first leg of the Estuary Bell race, which will be taking place on Saturday, May 26. It's only of a number of activities happening at the Shannon Estuary club with its own pontoon facility writes Gerry Ryan.
Two races may be scheduled on this day, and it is proposed that racing will be around the cans. Class 1, 2 and...
Sunday, 19 May 2013 11:30
Ireland's Hall Knocks Out World Surfing Champ At Rio Pro
#Surfing - Irish surfer Glenn Hall pipped reigning ASP world champion Joel Parkinson for a place in the quarter-finals of the Billabong Rio Pro this week, as Australia's SBS News reports.
Thirty-one-year-old Hall - who was born in New South Wales but has dual citizenship thanks to his Irish grandfather - did not survive much longer himself in the competition at Barra da Tijuca...
Sunday, 19 May 2013 11:27
Ports & Shipping Review: Galway Port 99%, X-Bow Call, Detained Cargoship, Cruise Liffey, New Pilot RIB and QM2
#ShippingReview: Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where plans for the expansion of Galway Harbour are "99 per cent ready to go".
The increasing strategic importance of Cork Harbour as a base for the oil and gas energy sector was clearly evident with the call of the unusual looking 'X-Bow' platform supply vessel Bourbon Clear.
A High C...
Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:20
Crosshaven Lifeboat Rescue Faller in Cobh
Crosshaven lifeboat rescued a faller in Cork Harbour this afternoon.
Coast Guard radio paged the volunteers of Crosshaven RNLI lifeboat at the request of the Ambulance Service after a male fell from height onto the foreshorenear Cobh.
The lifeboat with Kieran Coniry, Ian Venner and Vincent Fleming launched at 3.35pm and made its way to the incident.
On arrival, It was agreed...
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