Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Tom Dolan Sets the Record Straight on Last Week’s 'Sailing on Saturday' Article on his Round Ireland Challenge
11th November 2023 Tom Dolan
Tom Dolan halted his latest Round Ireland speed challenge on October 31st due to worsening weather forecasts off the South and Southwest coast. It was a disappointing decision for him and his team and a great many readers who had…
Royal Alfred Yacht Club Tankard Discovered in Cobh House Clear-Out Poses Questions
11th November 2023 Royal Alfred YC
A reader from Cork Harbour has reached out to Afloat in the hope of garnering more information about a silver tankard he recently stumbled upon. John Crosbie was clearing out his house in Cobh when he discovered the Royal Alfred…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Enjoying Weekend Of Circulating DBSC and ISORA Silverware
11th November 2023 W M Nixon
It’s prize-giving time down beside the Old Granite Pond. Last night (Friday), Commodore Eddie Totterdell presided over Dublin Bay Sailing Club’s annual re-distribution of their enormous cache of trophies in the National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire. And tonight (Saturday),…
Ireland's Dickson and Waddilove into Gold Fleet and a Five Way Fight for Single Olympic Berth at Euro Champs
10th November 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Ireland's Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove survived the scramble to stay in the gold fleet qualification battle at the light air 49er Europeans Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal today. For the five teams (including Ireland) in the battle for the sole…
Waterways Stakeholder Partnership Announces Ambitious Plans for Ireland’s Blueways
10th November 2023 Inland Waterways
An ambitious action plan has been launched to drive forward blueways across the island of Ireland. Blueways encourage the the use of lakes, canals, rivers and sheltered coastal environments for kayaking, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, walking and cycling while connecting with…
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced a €560,000 support package for the Irish fishing fleet segment of 22-28m vessels that targets scallop in the Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and the English Channel. Speaking on Friday (10 November), Minister McConalogue said:…
RYA Northern Ireland Names ILCA and Topper Performance Squads for 2023/24
10th November 2023 RYA Northern Ireland
RYA Northern Ireland has officially named its performance squads for the ILCA and Topper classes ahead of the 2023/24 season. According to RYANI, selection for both squads was based on the performance throughout the year across various events, both international…
Kilrush RNLI’s volunteer crew launched their inshore lifeboat on Friday morning (10 November) to assist two people onboard a fishing vessel that was adrift in challenging conditions. At 9am, the lifeboat launched at the request of Valentia Coast Guard to…
The Spanish city of Málaga will host the 2023 World Sailing Annual Conference, bringing together delegates from around the world. A six-person Irish delegation will represent Irish interests among over 300 delegates when the meeting convenes from 13-18 November 2023…
Ropaxs’ Chartered to Irish Ferries to See Epsilon Exit Service While Norbay Debuts on Ireland-France Route
10th November 2023 Irish Ferries
ICG's charter of Epsilon for Irish Ferries which for almost a decade operated Dublin-Holyhead and between the Irish capital and Cherbourg, France, is to complete its final sailing tomorrow, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 165 freight trailer unit / 500 passenger capacity…
Outstanding courage in sea and river rescues has been recognised in the National Bravery Awards presented at Dublin’s Farmleigh House today (Friday, Nov 10). A total of 26 certificates, six bronze medals,13 silver medals and a posthumous gold medal were…
On 10 November 2024, the Vendée Globe skippers will set off on the 10th edition of the non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round-the-world race. They will sail down the legendary Les Sables d'Olonne channel, cheered on enthusiastically by the public in Vendée,…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD was at Dublin Port’s Substation today to mark the Dublin Construction Skills and Retrofitting Programme crossing 1,000 graduates. The Port-based three-week course, which St Andrew’s Resource Centre…
Shipments of water to the Aran island of Inis Oírr and overnight restrictions on the public supply have been lifted by Uisce Éireann. The agency says that water reserves on the southernmost Aran island have recovered and are “currently sufficient…
Goatsbridge Trout Farm to Scale up Production After Completing €1.68m Investment, With Support from BIM
10th November 2023 BIM
Goatsbridge Trout Farm in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, has completed a €1.68 million investment, which will allow it to increase production of its popular trout products and improve efficiencies. The investment, which included a factory extension, upgrading and introducing new state-of-the-art…
Peter Gilmore Joins RYANI as Marketing and Communications Executive
10th November 2023 RYA Northern Ireland
Peter Gilmore has joined RYA Northern Ireland as its new marketing and communications executive. The Cardiff University graduate, who was born in Dublin and grew up in NI, has most recently been freelancing as a journalist and a reporter with…
Alex Blackwell, the noted voyager of Clew Bay, has a thing about moorings and anchoring. In fact, he and his wife Daria, in between intervals of oceanic cruising and making a direct administrative input with both the Ocean Cruising Club…
Consistent Dickson and Waddilove Seek Olympic Berth at Light Wind 49er Euros
9th November 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Paris 2024 hopefuls Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove have been performing consistently well at the 49er European Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal. However, with the competition reaching its halfway stage, the Dublin pair need to deliver a strong set of results…
Scilly Season Ends, But Islands' Community Meetings Continue on New Vessel Replacement Programme Project
9th November 2023 Ferry
The seasonal Isles of Scilly Steamship ferry service has ended for the year as veteran Scillonian III sailed its last round-trip of Penzance Harbour-Hugh Town, St Mary's, the largest isle of the archipelago off Cornwall, England, writes Jehan Ashmore. The…
An Irish parliamentary committee may summon the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) before it to explain its weighing system, reports Lorna Siggins. This follows a recent parliamentary (Oireachtas) agriculture, food and marine committee debate when Independent TD for Cork South-West…