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ILCA 6 Helm Hannah Snellgrove Selected as the 11th Sailor for Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
23rd February 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Lymington sailor Hannah Snellgrove has been selected as the 11th sailor for Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the British Olympic Association (BOA) announced on Tuesday. The 33-year-old will be competing in the women's dinghy class sailing the…
Royal Cork Yacht Club's Grattan Roberts is the latest Irish sailor to join the ranks of the high-performance owner-driver one-design racing R44 fleet. Donaghdee's Oisin McClelland and Dublin Bay's Cian Guilfoyle are on board Aleph Racing, Wicklow's Simon Johnson is on…
Ireland Launches National Seafood Development Programme with €258.4m Fund
23rd February 2024 Fishing
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue T.D has launched Ireland's National Seafood Development Programme under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund 2012-2027 (EMFAF). The programme, which had multiple stakeholder consultations and environmental assessments, secured funding of €258.4 million for the new…
Operator CalMac Sees Firth of Clyde Ferry Sidelined as £5m Repairs for Over Seven Months Is Due to 'Rust'
23rd February 2024 Ferry
CalMac which is a Scottish Government-owned ferry operator, has been landed with a £5m repair bill as one of its oldest ferries built in 1993 has been side-lined until at least July due to rust. The west coast ferry operator,…
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North Sails Congratulates the Swuzzlebubble Team on Winning the ICRA Boat of the Year Award!
23rd February 2024 North Sails Ireland
North Sails Ireland is thrilled to congratulate the Swuzzlebubble team, led by the father and son duo of David and James Dwyer, on winning the prestigious ICRA Boat of the Year Award for the 2023 season! This remarkable achievement is…
Fáilte Ireland has announced the development of a Cork harbour tourism plan to “ enhance the visitor experience” and “unlock” its tourism potential. The plan, developed in partnership with Cork County Council, Cork City Council and Port of Cork, aims…
McMahon Trails Lynch By Just Four Points Going into Final Races of ILCA7 Euros
23rd February 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Friday's final day of the second Irish Olympic trial for Paris 2024 in the men's ILCA 7 will be a tight contest at the European Championships in Athens. Trials leader Finn Lynch (National Yacht Club) is in 14th place, with…
Eve McMahon Lying 14th at Women's ILCA 6 European Championships
23rd February 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Eve McMahon (Howth YC) improved her overall position in the Women's ILCA 6 European championships in Athens, Greece where she lies 14th overall going into the final day of racing. McMahon – already selected for the Paris 2024 Olympics –…
Ultim Challenge race leader Charles Caudrelier and the ULTIM Maxi Edmond de Rothschild have been in the Azores port of Horta since Wednesday morning, waiting for storm Louis to leave the Bay of Biscay and a weather window to open…
Leopard 3 is Declared Overall Winner of the 2024 RORC Caribbean 600
22nd February 2024 Caribbean 600
As indicated by Afloat on Thursday lunchtime, the Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Joost Schuijff, and with Royal Cork's Tom McWilliam on the crew has now been officially announced as the overall winner of the 2024 RORC Caribbean 600.…
Baltimore RNLI Evacuates Woman from Cape Clear Island in Choppy Seas
22nd February 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
A woman living on Cape Clear Island off the coast of West Cork was evacuated by the Baltimore RNLI on Wednesday night. The Irish Coast Guard had requested the medical evacuation, and the volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat…
Maritime & Port Industry Welcome IMCO Vote on UCC Reform to Urge for a Further Secure, Smart, Safe Competitive Customs Union
22nd February 2024 Ports & Shipping
The European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO) has today adopted its report on the reform of the Union Customs Code (UCC). This core economic legislation determines the efficiency, resilience and competitiveness of the EU’s external border for trade. More than…
Operator of the Famous Mersey Ferry Sees River Cruise Figures Boost for Last Year
22nd February 2024 Ferry
On Merseyside, ticket sales for the River Explorer Cruise have passed those of pre-pandemic levels during the summer of 2023, the ferry operator of the popular excursions have unveiled. During the period, sales at the north-west England tourist attraction run…
EirGrid Addresses NMCI Seafarers’ Conference 2024 on Plans to Connect Offshore Wind Energy to the Grid
22nd February 2024 Power From the Sea
EirGrid, the Irish company responsible for operating and developing the electricity grid and market, spoke at the National Maritime College of Ireland Seafarers' Conference 2024 today about its plans to connect offshore wind energy to the grid and its ongoing…
Green Light for Re-Opening in Scotland of Govan Drydock No.1 is Granted by Glasgow City Council
22nd February 2024 Shipyards
A green light for the re-opening of Govan Drydock Limited, located approximately two miles west of the heart of Glasgow city centre, was granted in recent weeks. Glasgow City Council had granted a Change of Use Planning Consent, which will…
Marine Minister Launches National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development 2030 at IFA Conference
22nd February 2024 Aquaculture
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue T.D launched the National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development 2030 at the IFA Annual Aquaculture Conference today. The strategic plan outlines a vision for the Irish aquaculture industry in 2030. During his keynote address, the…
In what is being hailed as one of the most thrilling finishes in recent memory, the RORC Caribbean 600 Class40 division is set for a nail-biting finale. At 0900 AST on Thursday, 22 February, six of the 11-strong Class40s were…
Update 12:45 Thursday, Feb 22: In previewing the RORC Caribbean 600 2024, we made the point that in its 15 years of annual staging, no boat under 50ft LOA had ever emerged as the overall winner, and the smallest top…
Excursion Vessel Fresh from Overhaul to Resume Dublin Bay Cruises On St. Patrick's Weekend
22nd February 2024 Dublin Bay
Operator Dublin Bay Cruises excursion vessel St. Bridget has completed an annual overhaul at Howth Boatyard and returned to the capital’s Grand Canal Dock this morning in preparation for the forthcoming season, writes Jehan Ashmore. St. Bridget was observed off…
Keith Payne On How To Build A Dunfanaghy Currach And Write A Poem About It In 16 Weeks
22nd February 2024 Wavelength Podcast
Currachs and naomhógs are among the only sea craft built upside down, and the expertise dates back generations. Poet Keith Payne learned all this and much more when he found himself working on a Dunfanaghy currach over 16 weeks. He…