Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Renewable Energy Targets for 2030 Won't be Met, Industry Says in WEI Report
5th December 2023 Power From the Sea
Renewable energy businesses believed that planning delays and insufficient grid capacity will prevent Ireland from reaching the 2030 target for renewable energy including offshore wind, a consultancy report says. The KPMG report commissioned by Wind Energy Ireland (WEI) says that…
Round Ireland Race Promoted at Royal Ocean Racing Club Annual Dinner in Mayfair
5th December 2023 RORC
Wicklow Sailing Club's Kyran O'Grady flew the flag for the 2024 Round Ireland Race at last weekend's 2023 Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Annual Dinner and Prize Giving at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, London. O'Grady was able to brief some…
Scotland Tried to Resolve Rockall Difficulties If it Rejoined EU - Guardian Report
4th December 2023 Island News
The Scottish government was keen to do a deal on Rockall if it voted for independence and rejoined the EU, according to confidential documents. As The Guardian reports, confidential letters and other heavily redacted documents about the crisis several years…
Ten teams from four different nations came together for the first official Cape 31 event of the Summer in the South Series. Nine exciting races spanned three days in Table Bay. The Royal Cape Yacht Club took the fleet for…
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CH Marine’s digital Christmas brochure for 2023 is out now with a great selection of gift options for everyone across a wide range of products, from gadgets and tools to kayaks and canoes, marine apparel and more. Plus don’t miss…
Metocean Survey and Static Acoustic Monitoring for Rosslare Europort Offshore Wind Hub
4th December 2023 Rosslare Europort
The Department of Transport has been advised that Iarnród Éireann intends to undertake a metocean survey and static acoustic monitoring in the proposed offshore renewable energy hub development area surrounding the existing Rosslare Europort, off the coast of Co Wexford.…
Dun Laoghaire RNLI Crew Member Gary Hayes Is Named Christine Buckley Volunteer of the Year
4th December 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Dun Laoghaire RNLI crew member Gary Hayes has been named the Christine Buckley Volunteer of the Year for 2023. Hayes picked up the overall honour at the Volunteer Ireland Awards ceremony in Limerick on Saturday night (2 December) after he…
Several fish stocks are improving according to the Marine Institute's annual Stock Book, just published, which provides impartial scientific advice to the Government on the status of 74 key fish stocks of interest to Ireland. Haddock, monkfish, megrim, tuna, and…
Thomas Ruyant Races to New 24 Hour Record in Retour à La Base Solo Race
4th December 2023 Solo Sailing
With more than 2200 nautical miles still to sail and at least two more low-pressure systems due before a timely finish into Lorient expected Saturday, there is still a long, long way to go on the Retour à La Base…
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Irish Lights Vacancy for a Systems Performance Lead in Coastal Operations Department
4th December 2023 Jobs
Irish Lights is recruiting a skilled systems/electronic technician to join our Coastal Operations Team as a Systems Performance Lead. The successful candidate will work closely with the team in the management of our software systems to improve workflow, monitoring, reporting,…
RRS Sir David Attenborough Collect Samples off Largest Iceberg in World 'A23a' During First Antarctic Climate Science Mission
4th December 2023 Marine Science
Scientists aboard the UK's RRS Sir David Attenborough as Afloat previously reported, have collected samples of seawater around the A23a mega iceberg, the largest iceberg in the world. New video footage shows the enormous icebergNew video footage shows the enormous…
Major Shipping CEO's at COP28 Join Forces to Accelerate Decarbonization of Global Maritime Transport
4th December 2023 Ports & Shipping
Leading global shipping lines headed by their Chief Executive Officers (CEO) have issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds. They are urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the global regulator, to…
LÉ Eithne: Former Flagship of the Naval Service to Be Sent Overseas for Disposal At Scrap Recycling Facility
4th December 2023 Navy
LÉ Eithne, the former flagship of the Naval Service which was a helicopter patrol vessel (HPV) along with two coastal patrol vessels (CPV), reports The Irish Times, are to be sent abroad and broken up for recycled scrap, after plans…
The recent Irish Fireball Association agm was a lively affair as the class discussed two thorny issues and reconfirmed its commitment to younger sailors. First, the thorny stuff - there was a lively, sometimes heated discussion around the decision not…
Coastwatch Environmental NGO is due to release the results of its autumn survey this evening (Monday, Dec 4). Findings from almost 700 survey sites in the Republic will be presented at an online event, which can be viewed on Zoom.…
On the third and final day of the 33-boat SB20 Middle East Championships at Dubai Offshore Sailing Club, Glasgow Kiss from Singapore, helmed by Nils Razmilovic, won the title of overall Champion. Following closely behind in second and third place…
Britain's Sam Goodchild Leads Retour à La Base Solo IMOCA Race from Martinique to Lorient
4th December 2023 Offshore
The Retour à La Base solo IMOCA race from Martinique to Lorient, France, is heating up as the leaders complete their curve around the North Atlantic high-pressure system and start to head towards the east. They are seeking to find…
Dredger Needs Survey Before Its Removal in Drogheda - Is Still Uncompleted
3rd December 2023 Drogheda Port
A disused dredger berthed in Drogheda Port at the town's quay for almost a decade, needs to have a survey carried out and be certified for removal, has still yet to be completed. The grab hopper-dredger Hebble Sand built in 1963,…
Newport-Bermuda Race 2024 Will be Scored Using a Forecast Time Correction Factor For "Luck"
3rd December 2023 Offshore
The biennial 635-mile Newport RI-Bermuda Race in June is one of the world's offshore classics, and as its route takes the fleet across the wayward Gulf Stream while it is in the process of becoming the North Atlantic Drift, weird…
Five from Five for O'Leary's Star Keelboat at Royal Cork's White Sails Winter League 2023
3rd December 2023 Royal Cork YC
Five wins from five races for Peter O'Leary and Stephen O'Sullivan means the Star keelboat pair continue to dominate the IRC White Sails Division of Royal Cork's O'Leary Insurance Winter League 2023 in Cork Harbour. In Sunday's (Dec 3rd) race,…