Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Scottish visitor Leaky Roof II skippered by Alan Harper of Cove Sailing Club leads the Sigma 33 Class and Irish Championship 2018 after eight races sailed at the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire. Visiting boats continue to dominate the overall…
#Rowing: Skibbereen won three of the four Division One titles on offer in the first session of finals at Cork Regattat at the National Rowing Centre. However, the final of the men’s pair belonged to David O’Malley and Shane Mulvaney…
#Kayaking - Four friends are currently padding across St George’s Channel by kayak in an effort to turn the tide on suicide. According to Independent.ie, the group comprising hotelier Liam Griffin and Defence Force members Stephan Happe, Araon Kearney and…
#RNLI - Fethard RNLI’s new D class lifeboat is to be officially named Naomh Dubhán during a ceremony next weekend. All are welcome to attend the event next Saturday 30 June from 2pm at the lifeboat station in Fethard, Co Wexford.…
Volvo Ocean Race: First Split Develops In Final Leg As Course Options Open Up
23rd June 2018 Ocean Race
#VOR - A brief split opened up in the Volvo Ocean Race fleet this afternoon (Saturday 23 June) as Team AkzoNobel and Team Brunel were pushed by an unexpected wind shift to pass north and west of a commercial Traffic…
#Rowing: Paul O’Donovan won his heat of the single sculls in an excellent time of seven minutes 7.8 seconds in glorious sunshine at Cork Regatta today. The Skibbereen man had 2.7 seconds to spare over heavyweight oarsman Ronan Byrne of…
The Courtmacsherry RNLI All Weather Lifeboat was called out at 5.20 pm yesterday to go to the aid of a solo sailor in a 31–ft yacht that had got into difficulties 40 miles off the Seven Heads in West Cork.…
Donegal’s Sean McCarter was a member of the crew aboard British yacht Maverick, an Infinity 46R DSS, which won the Open Division of the Newport Bermuda Race. The race featured a number of Irish crew as Afloat.ie reported previously but…
National Yacht Club on Course for Another Magic Regatta Summer’s Day & Night
23rd June 2018 W M Nixon
The Annual Regatta of any yacht or sailing club is the ultimate expression of the club’s identity. The ideal is a very special mixture of the best of sailing sport afloat followed by hospitality and conviviality ashore, with it all…
#Rowing: Two NUIG crews made it through time trials on the first day of Henley Women’s Regatta and will compete on Saturday. In the Championship Eight, NUIG will take on Yale University (scheduled for 2.40), while the Development Coxed Four…
Scottish visitor Sigmatic skippered by Donald McClaren of Helensburgh SC leads the Sigma 33 Class and Irish Championship 2018 at the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire. Visiting boats take the top ten places after three races sailed in…
#FerryNews - Operator, Stena Line has dropped plans for a £5m upgrade at its Port of Fishguard terminal in Pembrokeshire, south Wales. The company, BBC News reports was planning to replace the flexible ship-to-shore bridge that allows vehicles and passengers…
The Triangle Race double-handed challenge open to cruiser and cruiser-racer monohull yachts of 25ft LOA or over, organised by the Royal Torbay Yacht Club had a successful stop over at Kinsale Yacht Club over the last few days. The fleet…
#VOR - Rivals Dongfeng Race Team and MAPFRE were locked in a bitter tussle for the Leg 11 lead – and overall Volvo Ocean Race victory – on Friday 22 June as they led the fleet towards the Danish city…
RNLI Says 'floating' Saves Lives as Charity Launches 2018 National Drowning Prevention Campaign
22nd June 2018 RNLI Lifeboats
The RNLI has today launched its 2018 national drowning prevention campaign, Respect the Water, in Northern Ireland. The launch at Bangor Lifeboat Station comes as the RNLI said that seven people claimed floating helped save their life in 2017 after…
#Angling - Inland Fisheries Ireland yesterday (Thursday 21 June) announced the beneficiaries of its 2018 Sponsorship Programme, which supports angling events and initiatives across the country. The scheme will financially support 63 events to be held in Ireland, and a…
Yacht Designer Ron Holland Reunited with 'Silver Shamrock' at Royal Cork Yacht Club
22nd June 2018 Royal Cork YC
A unique gathering at Royal Cork Yacht Club last night brought yacht designer Ron Holland's tour of south coast Irish yacht clubs to a close. Midsummer night’s brought together old Crosshaven shipmates from way back but the star of the…
Cruiser 0 IRC: 1. Rockabill VI, 2. Wow, 3. Tsunami Cruiser 0 ECHO: 1. Tsunami, 2. Wow, 3. Lively Lady Cruiser 1 IRC: 1. Bon Exemple, 2. Gringo, 3. Something Else Cruiser 1 ECHO: 1. Jump The Gun, 2. Gringo,…
A third scored in today's race eight of the Quarter Ton Cup moves Paul Gibbons's Anchor Challenge within six points of the top five overall. The Royal Cork yacht is the top Irish boat in the 23-boat fleet, two places ahead…
The National Yacht Club on Dublin Bay is gearing up for its Open Regatta this weekend. Sponsored by Davy Group, the annual club highlight will have over 160 boats racing across three courses. As part of the fleet, the NYC will…
