Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Joyon Snatches Record-Setting Victory in Thrilling Route du Rhum Finale
12th November 2018 La Route du Rhum Race
In the clammy heat and very light winds of the Caribbean night, Joyon, 62, glided across the finish line on IDEC Sport at 23:21.47 local time (03:21.47 UTC) to pip the poster boy of French sailing, François Gabart on MACIF…
Only the bravest hoisted spinnakers in the somewhat reduced fleet that took part in today's heavy weather outing of the O'Leary Insurance Royal Cork Yacht Club Winter League from Crosshaven writes Bob Bateman. The forecast proved correct in Cork Harbour…
#Rowing: Commercial took first and second at the Dublin Head of the River today. UCD took third. The fastest women’s crew was Trinity's senior eight and Commercial were the fastest women's junior 18 eight. Neptune’s boys formed the fastest men’s…
Simon McGibney Steps Down as WIORA Commodore, Tralee Bay Will Host 2020 Sailing Championships
10th November 2018 WIORA
The Annual General Meeting of the West of Ireland Offshore Racing Association (WIORA) took place at the Inn at Dromoland in Co. Clare earlier this week. Among the usual formalities of an AGM there included a vote for the venue…
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The Irish National Sailing and Powerboat School will shortly be getting on the road with a travelling sailing and powerboat school to assist clubs right around the country. A programme of sailing and powerboat courses will be available to be…
Donal Lynch’s remarkable life was a series of successful and interconnecting phases writes W M Nixon. His engaging presence is now gone from among us at the age of 81, and he is very much missed. Yet so much of…
Multiple times National Windsurfing Champion Oisín van Gelderen of Dublin has smashed the Irish Sailing Speed Record twice during his first two days competing at the 'Luderitz Speed Challenge' in Namibia, Africa. Van Gelderen has joined the fastest sailors in…
Ryan Seaton & Tiffany Brien Take the Lead at RS Frostie Series on Belfast Lough
9th November 2018 RS Sailing
Sunday 4th November saw the first day of Belfast Lough's RS400 Frostie Series at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club. Seventeen boats took to the water. Download results below The day started with nice a bright and really fresh breeze…
This weekend's DBSC Winter sailing fixture will remember club members who died in the conflict of World War One with a brief ceremony before the start of 'Turkey Shoot' racing this Sunday afternoon. The club's Honorary Secretary Donal O'Sullivan relates…
Baltimore Sailing Club in West Cork is now seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified applicants for its High Performance Fund. Details of guidelines for the Olympic Pathway support fund and the application form can be downloaded from the Baltimore Sailing…
Start Times & Handicaps Issued for Second Race of DBSC Turkey Shoot Series
9th November 2018 Turkey Shoot
The start sequence for this Sunday's second DBSC Turkey Shoot race will repeat the starts of last week's opening race that was won by the RIYC J109 White Mischief. Results here A great Turkey Shoot turnout out of 65 boats from an…
The retirement at the end of this month of eighty–five-year–old Donal O’Sullivan, Dublin Bay Sailing Club’s (DBSC) Honorary Secretary, after 27 years, is a significant moment in the history of one of Europe’s oldest and biggest yacht racing clubs. In…
Paralympian Sailor Leads Spinal Injuries Ireland Tall Ships Challenge 2019
8th November 2018 Tall Ships
Do you want to join us and be part of an unforgettable experience and help raise funds for Spinal Injuries Ireland? This is an adventure not to be missed. May 2019 Spinal Injuries Ireland is embarking on their inaugural Tall…
Eamonn O’Reilly Re-Elected as European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Chairman
8th November 2018 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping - Eamonn O’Reilly has been unanimously re-elected as European Sea Ports Organisation (EPSO) Chairman following a vote of the organisation's General Assembly in Brussels yesterday afternoon. For the past two years O’Reilly has been chairing ESPO in addition he…
Hello and welcome to my weekly Podcast ….Tom MacSweeney here…. The three Cork Harbour yacht clubs – the Royal Cork at Crosshaven, Monkstown Bay and Great Island Sailing Clubs – have decided that the format of a combined clubs racing…
Marine Scientists Discover Rare ‘Shark Nursery’ in Deep Waters West of Ireland
8th November 2018 Sharks
A team of marine scientists have discovered a very rare shark nursery, 200 miles west of Ireland while investigating Ireland’s deep ocean territory. The announcement was made at the INFOMAR Seabed Mapping Seminar in Kinsale today, where video highlights were…
The first in a series of talks delivered by offshore yachtsman Tom Dolan will take place at the Royal Cork Yacht Club on Tuesday 20 November. Tom — who is in the running for 2018 Irish Sailor of the Year…
Route du Rhum: Sam Davies on Initiatives-Coeur (IMOCA) Abandons the Race: "I Can See My Boat Bending Under My Feet"
7th November 2018 La Route du Rhum Race
As she faced very rough seas in the depression sweeping the Bay of Biscay yesterday, Sam Davies diagnosed a delamination of the bottom of the hull of her 60ft monohull, Initiatives-Cœur. Given the expected weather conditions off the Iberian Peninsula…
Entries Open for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta: 2019's Big Sailing Event on Dublin Bay Will Have 39 Classes
7th November 2018 Volvo Regatta
As part of the 2019 announcement of next year's biggest sailing event in Ireland, next July's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta will host a special event within the regatta for Scotland's RC35 yachts to compete for the 'Celtic Cup'. Details of the Dublin Bay regatta…
With such a big fleet now spread over a large area of ocean, skippers in the solo transatlantic Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe are beginning to experience wide variations in weather conditions after three very challenging days at sea. While there…
