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Sail Training Ireland has hailed 2022 as a “record-breaking year” in its latest annual report, published this past week. The charity — which last month was recognised in the Lord Mayor’s Awards for its contributions to youth development and education…

Armada experts from across Europe will converge on Sligo on May 24-25th next for the Spanish Armada TIDE International Conference. The conference, titled Turning the Tide - revealing the past through new eyes, will feature speakers from Spain, Ireland, the…

Britain’s environment department is to hold consultations with its fishing industry in June over remote electronic monitoring (REM) in vessels over 10 metres in length. The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) say it wants to “learn lessons…

It’s an idea whose time first came back in 1884, and yet Dublin Bay Sailing Club remains as timely a concept as it ever was. Its official 2023 Opening Day is at Dun Laoghaire today, Saturday, April 29th, even though…

Minister of State for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary T.D., today visited the Marine Institute's Newport Facility in Co Mayo. Welcoming Minister Calleary, Dr John Killeen, Chair Marine Institute, said: "We are delighted to welcome Minister Calleary to…

It’s been a long speed contest for the four IMOCAs racing to the northeast, away from the Brazilian coast, on Leg 4 of The Ocean Race 2022-23. For over 24 hours they had been racing close to the wind on…

Three extra Irish ports have been designated by Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue for landings by Northern Irish-registered fishing vessels. Malin Head, Glengad and Bunagee in Co Donegal have all been approved and will come under the remit of the…

Howth Yacht Club is hosting the resurgent 1720s for the class’ first regional event of the 2023 season this Saturday and Sunday (29-30 April). The 1720 Easterns will see a relatively small field of 13 boats competing, but they include past…

Having been passed fit and 'cleared to sail' at French Olympic Sailing Week only a week ago, Ireland's top two hopes for Paris 2024 retired from the competition in Hyeres, nursing those pre-existing injuries. On the cusp of the busiest…

Kirsten Neuschäfer has made history as the first woman — and first South African — to win a solo round-the-world sailing race with her victory in the 2022-23 Golden Globe Race on Thursday (27 April). She also took line honours…

ISORA's coastal course five will be a 19-miler for what looks like another light air fixture for the third and final race of the Viking Marine April Mini-Series. With the European Cup rugby semi-final being shown live at the National Yacht…

Paddle hard and paddle fast was the name of the game as the first annual 'The Eye Race' took place in the waters of Howth Sound and Ireland’s Eye last weekend. Event 7 in The Irish Winter SUP Race Series,…

Scotland's RC35 cruiser-racer class has published its 2023 calendar for its 2023 RC35 Series and 2023 Celtic Cup, and Ireland's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta features in both. Although Scottish-based, the class has one ‘away’ event each year. This is usually Volvo…

With 25 entries already in two months before the first gun (compared to 26 racing in 2019), Class One IRC Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR) looks like it's going to be a repeat of some of the hottest Irish Sea IRC…

Colin Byrne's XP33 'Bon Exemple' took the gun in Cruisers One IRC in the first Thursday race of Dublin Bay Sailing Club's 2023 summer series on Thursday night (27 April). In a fine turnout of ten boats, the Royal Irish's Byrne…

Near 0500 UTC, while the boat was racing east in moderate northerly winds and sea state, the mast on Team Holcim-PRB came crashing down. Skipper Kevin Escoffier had a message sent to Race Control that the crew was safe and…

After biding his time, ILCA 7 sailor Pavlos Kontides, the first Cypriot to ever win an Olympic medal (silver at London 2012) and the winner of a thrilling medal race in Hyères last year, made the perfect start to gold…

Ireland's 49er skiff crew of Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove, from Howth and Skerries, respectively, have withdrawn from French Olympic Sailing Week after failing to make the Gold fleet on Wednesday. The duo, who represented Ireland at Tokyo 2020, will…

Two men have been convicted of possessing 16 illegal salmon nets near the River Drowes in Co Donegal. Philip and Eoghan McCluskey of Bundoran, Co Donegal received fines and costs totalling €6,000 in relation to the offence, which occurred on…

As the May Bank Holiday approaches, the Irish Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland are issuing a joint water safety appeal asking people to take precautions to ensure their safety whether in, near or on the water, both at…