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Shannon Navigation: Restrictions in Killaloe and Ballina for ‘Quest Lough Derg’ Event
30th August 2023 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels on and users of the Shannon Navigation that the Quest Lough Derg event takes place around Killaloe, Co Clare and Ballina, Co Tipperary on Saturday 9 September. To accommodate the event, the Shannon Navigation…
Shannon-Erne Waterway: IFI Fish Stock Survey on Lough Garadice Next Week
30th August 2023 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels and water users on the Shannon-Erne Waterway that Inland Fisheries Ireland will be conducting a fish stock survey on Lough Garadice in Co Leitrim next week between Monday 4 and Thursday 7 September.…
Shannon-Erne Waterway: Vegetation Management Over Autumn/Winter Period
30th August 2023 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels on and users of the Shannon-Erne Waterway that tree trimming and hedge cutting will be carried out at various locations during the autumn/winter period from September 2023 to February 2024. During this operation,…
Tom Dolan Drops Back to Fourth But Will the Fastnet Figaro Leader Win into Kinsale?
30th August 2023 Figaro
Irish sailor Tom Dolan, aboard Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan, had been leading the pack in the first stage of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec. However, after breaking to the northeast from the top group at the Isles of Scilly, he spent several…
Niall Henry and Ossian Geraghty from Sligo Yacht Club emerged as the 2023 GP14 Summer Open champions, held at Rush Sailing Club on August 19-20. The event saw a strong turnout from sailors across the country, including a notable presence…
Simon Revill is something of a Force of Nature in the racing of the historic IDRA 14 class. But then, that’s what you’d probably expect from someone who is a potent mixture of Irish and Yorkshire ancestry. While he has…
Shipbuilder Harland & Wolff in Move to Build and Operate Isles of Scilly Ferry
30th August 2023 Shipyards
Shipbuilder, Harland & Wolff Group Holdings is in the running to build and operate two new ferries to serve the remote Isles of Scilly, 24 nautical miles off Cornwall in south-west England. The shipbuilding group which has facilities on both sides…
Banning Bottom Trawling Could Lead to Higher Carbon Footprints As Consumers Seek Alternatives
30th August 2023 Fishing
Banning demersal trawling would lead to higher CO2 emissions as consumers switch to more protein produced on land, according to a new scientific paper. Writing in the ICES Journal of Marine Science, researchers agree that demersal trawling can be highly…
Scottish Parliamentarian Responds to Mull of Kintyre Seasonal Ferry Proposals
30th August 2023 Ferry
A member of the Scottish Parliament, MSP Katy Clark has said CalMac’s proposals to cancel the Ardrossan-Campbeltown ferry service in the event of breakdowns in other parts of the operator’s network are "disappointing". Katy Clark who is a Labour West…
How German Airmen Crash Landed On Inis Mhic Oileáin - Maria Simonds-Gooding Recalls
30th August 2023 Wavelength Podcast
During the Second World War, Kerry was the location for a number of both Allied forces and German air crashes, but one less well-known one occurred on the Blasket Island of Inis Mhic Oileáin (Inishvickillaune) on November 25th, 1940. Wreckage…
Joint Project between Svitzer and Robert Allan to Design World’s First Methanol Hybrid Fuel Cell Tug
30th August 2023 Ports & Shipping
A leading global towage provider, Svitzer part of the Danish shipping giant, A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced the launch of the second phase of its project to design the world’s first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug. Svitzer has conducted technical…
With 152 miles to the finish line of leg one at Kinsale, Ireland's Tom Dolan leads the Solitaire du Figaro race on Wednesday morning (0630 hrs) as the fleet races across the Celtic Sea. Land's End, which the Solitaire du Figaro Paprec…
80-Boat Turnout for Royal Cork Yacht Club's Two Day 'At Home' Regatta 2023
29th August 2023 Royal Cork YC
After the high winds of Saturday’s opening day of the Royal Cork Yacht Club 'At Home' in Crosshaven, the second day made for a welcome change, with a flat sea and less wind. Between cruisers and dinghies, the RCYC had…
Shannon-Erne Waterway: Diving Operations From Lough Scur to Lock 9
29th August 2023 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels on the Shannon-Erne Waterway that diving operations will be taking place between Lough Scur and Lock 9 on Wednesday 30 August to remove debris from the navigation channel. Masters of vessels and all…
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterway users on the Erne System that dredging operations on the Kesh River in Co Fermanagh are continuing. Dredging at the mouth of the Kesh River (West Section) has been completed as of…
The Commodore of Kinsale Yacht Club, Matthias Hellestern, has congratulated the club's Under 25 team on another success. As Afloat reported, the Under-25 Kinsale team competed at the J Cup Ireland in the J24 division and managed to stay in…
Promoted
Victory was hard fought for Barry Cunningham and his team at the J109 National Championship on Dublin Bay last weekend. The team felt they underperformed in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta so it was fantastic for this one to go their…
Tom Dolan Lying Sixth in Solitaire du Figaro for Race Across the Celtic Sea to Kinsale
29th August 2023 Figaro
Tom Dolan of Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan is making his mark in the Solitaire du Figaro ace as he positions himself to the west alongside leader Basil Bourgnon of Edenred. Dolan is currently in sixth place and well-prepared for racing across the…
Tom Coulter is Top Northern Ireland Performer at Howth's ILCA National Championships
29th August 2023 Laser
Of the 15 Northern Ireland competitors in the ILCA Nationals at Howth Yacht Club recently, the best showing was that of Tom Coulter from East Antrim BC and Portrush YC in Co Antrim, who topped the 23-strong ILCA 6 fleet…
Sailors on the west coast who have a clear eastern horizon should have some of the best views of the “super blue moon” which may be visible over Ireland for the next three nights. Astronomy Ireland says that having a…