afloat bfs leaderboard

AfloatMagazine: New guide to Irish #waterways hospitality ....
Have your say
#DINGHY SAILING – It is a common complaint that dinghy sailing is in decline. Veteran keel-boat sailors wax nostalgic about those long-gone days when huge fleets turned out for the major dinghy class championships writes our correspondent Magheramore. Yet there were 292 entries for the recent Mitsubishi Youth National Championships,…
Wednesday, 28 March 2012 10:21

Casting a Fly over Sailing Club Memberships

Some boating clubs might be feeling the pinch but not all of them. As Magheramore reveals there is one club with two dozen boats freely available for 400 members to use on a 'first come first served' basis.  It is a budget model Irish sailing clubs might do well to…
Friday, 09 March 2012 11:44

Big Events Get More on the Water

endaocoineen
#SAILING – Enda O'Coineen (pictured above), Chairman of the group bringing the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) to Galway this summer, attended last Saturday's Irish Sailing Association AGM – and believes we need to radically rethink how we spend our resources to develop the sport of sailing in Ireland. There were…
Thanks for your feedback. Each Afloat.ie posting has the opportunity to comment at the end of the story and we're delighted so many readers are getting involved. Join us on facebook, debate on the forum or simply leave a comment on a story. Here's a recent selection: Loop Head Lighthouse…
Wayfarer Dinghy National Champion Trevor Fisher was not invited to sail in last weekend's Waterway's Ireland ISA All Ireland Sailing Championships. Here he outlines why and suggests the system for participation in 'Ireland's most prestigious sailing event' needs an overhaul. (First published: 12th October 2011) For many people, the opportunity…
Monday, 15 August 2011 09:03

Thanks for YOUR Comments, Keep'em Coming!

Thanks for your feedback. Each Afloat.ie posting has the opportunity to comment at the end of the story and we're keen to get as many people involved as possible. Join us on facebook, debate on the forum or simply leave a comment on a story. Here's a recent selection: No…
Sunday, 19 September 2010 19:36

Helmsmans Championship is the Talking Point

Next weekend's ISA's Helmsmans Championship is the focus on the forum tonight. Patton wants to make some changes to the format. Skipper agrees. RicM believes the J80 is the boat of choice. Paddy Boyd sets the record straight on past events and Claire agrees that the event is first and…

Latest Boats For Sale On Afloat.ie