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Your Top Stories on afloat.ie in 2010

5th January 2011
Your Top Stories on afloat.ie in 2010

You've let your mice do the talking when it comes to reading our online stories at www. afloat.ie. Below is a round-up of our top 10 most viewed stories featuring a surprising story as the most read on the site last year. We aim to bring you a lot more in 2011! Thanks for the support.

At No.10 we have a revolutionary newbuild multi-purpose cargo vessel, E-Ship 1, that docked at Dublin port for the first time in August... Read the full story here

No. 9...You sent your best wishes to the Irish Team before they set off on what would be a memorable win. Several more of our Commodores Cup stories also ranked well, but just outside the top 10... Read the full story here

No. 8... 2010 saw another unfortunate casualty for sail training in Ireland, with the sinking of the Lord Rank... Read the full story here

No. 7...With images that would haunt any sane persons nightmares, some brave soles entered the water with a wave they christened 'The Prowler'... Read the full story here

No.6... 2010 eyes were on the lookout for bargains, and when Honda reduces the prices of their outboards it made our no. 6 slot... Read the full story here

No.5... Trading up or dipping your feet in the water for the first time, our buying a boat guide is at no. 5... Read the full story here

No.4... We're proud of this one, whether you're buying our magazine as a gift or a present to yourself to save a few euro, our subscription page is at no.4... Here is our subscription page

No.3... Navigating your way around it was the Irish Almanac 2010, and the 2011 version has arrived in stock, find it here.

No.2... You voted on who you thought should be the Sailor of the Year for 2009, and we've got the same again this year, place your vote before February 17th 2011 now.

And at No.1... A surprising entry on the downgrading of the helicopter services and who should pay for the lighthouses... Read the full story here

The website was at it's busiest unsurprisingly in June and July during peak season, but has been growing steadily since January. So that's it, you've rewarded us with over half a million page views, and we hope to improve on this next year.

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