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I always find it almost magical (I never exaggerate!) that what was a 3D spinning rendered live model on our screens in darkest November 2022 becomes a fully-fledged physical aero-foil generating upwind lift and downwind power in April 2023! So,…

Irish F1 aficionado and TV personality Eddie Jordan was joined by representatives from iconic yachting brands Oyster Yachts, Sunseeker and Princess Yachts and show organisers British Marine to open London Luxury Afloat 2023 officially. In a busy month for Dun…

The North Sails family congratulates Emirates Team New Zealand for breaking the wind-powered world land speed record. Clocking in at 222.4km/h in 22 knots of windspeed, land speed pilot Glenn Ashby sailed the craft 'Horonuku' to its highest high-speed run…

The Key Yachting team will be at the South Coast Boat Show in Southampton this weekend, displaying the newest models from Nautitech Catamarans and J/Boats. The South Coast Boat Show will be open from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 April…

East Coast Yacht broker Leinster Boats is offering four racing yachts all ready for the 2023 season. Click on these links below for details of each boat: First 31.7 J109 First 35 Sigma 33 OOD Call Ronan Beirne to view…

Following a very successful winter selling season for Quantum Sails Ireland, sail trials are taking place throughout the country as sails are delivered to customers for the coming season. See photos below and above of new sails for a J/111…

UK Sailmakers Ireland, in conjunction with Dublin Bay Sailing Club and the Irish National Sailing School, will be on the water this month with an innovative pre-season race training day on Dublin Bay on Saturday, April 22nd.  A series of…

To be sailed in Dun Laoghaire Harbour this summer, the inaugural J Cup Ireland has announced its main sponsors and published the Notice of Race document. The Royal Irish Yacht Club will organise the Cup on the 26th and 27th of…

British Marine, the UK marine industry body, has released its latest Key Performance Indicators (KPI) report for the 2021/22 financial year, detailing a range of economic trends and statistics from across the UK leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry,…

The recent spell of wet weather may have put a damper on your painting and anti-fouling plans, but the forecast is looking brighter for this Sunday. And if you’re looking to stock up on the essentials to ready your boat…

Key Yachting is having great success in quickly selling second-hand boats, from keelboats to top brand cruiser-racers. The market is particularly strong at present. Mark Mansfield, the Key Yachting agent in Ireland, has many years of experience in the Irish…

For the first time, the boating industry in Europe has launched a roadmap (downloadable below as a pdf) for solving the roadblocks to end-of-life boat recycling. Based on a three-year process involving all public and private stakeholders, it sets ambitious…

Irish Laser ace Liam Glynn will be in the Royal St. George Yacht Club on Thursday evening when he and offshore sailor Kenny Rumball, along with UK Sailmakers Ireland manager Barry Hayes deliver a lecture at Dun Laoghaire's biggest yacht club. The open talk is titled;…

Irish Laser ace Liam Glynn will be in Royal Irish Yacht Club on Thursday evening when he and offshore sailor Kenny Rumball, along with UK Sailmakers Ireland manager Barry Hayes deliver a lecture at the country's biggest IRC club. The open talk is titled; 'Optimising…

Irish Laser ace Liam Glynn will be in Howth Yacht Club on Wednesday evening when he and offshore sailor Kenny Rumball along with UK Sailmakers Ireland manager Barry Hayes deliver a  lecture at the country's biggest yacht club. The talk, which is open to…

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