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#LECTURES-Paddy Barry will be presenting "Searching for Saints –Skelligs to Iceland" the second of five Winter talks in a programme organised by the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association (DBOGA). The talk takes place this Tuesday evening at 8pm in the…
#BUYING A BOAT - With all the excitement that comes with buying a new boat, there are a number of important factors that every prospective purchaser should keep in mind, according to website Mad About Yachts. http://www.afloat.ie/resources/buying-a-boat First and foremost,…
#BOATS FOR SALE – A Quarter Ton yacht for sale at €8,000 is 'a great club racer' that 'normally cleans up in Class 3', that's according to a new advertisment on Afloat's Boats for Sale site this morning. The yacht…
#FACEBOOK – 2,500 people now follow Afloat magazine on Facebook, the social media site. Thanks to all our friends for your comments, suggestion and interest in Irish boating. We enjoy bringing you timely updates on Irish boating and sailing, clearly…
# LECTURE-A lecture titled 'French Naval Expeditions to Ireland' presented by Edward Bourke is to take place tomorrow (17th Nov) at 8 p.m. at the Stella Maris Seafarers Club, Dublin. This is the second lecture of the Autumn /Winter series,…
Considering Selling Your Boat This Winter? Afloat Boats For Sale is the Place to Do It!
15th November 2011 Boat Sales
#BOATS FOR SALE – In spite of the doom and gloom boats are still selling through Afloat and we've had a great testimonial from Crosshaven Boatyard of the Afloat boats for sale site. Here's they're note which maybe of interest…
#JOBS – Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) is recruiting an Administrator on a fixed term contract for its Cork Week 2012 regatta. Cork Week, a major biennial event, the next hosting of which will take place from the 7th July…
#JOBS – Three Irish Sailing Clubs are seeking sailing instructors for the 2012 season. The National Yacht Club is seeking a senior sailing instructor for its summer courses that run from from the 4th June to the 6th of July…
#PHOTO–Yachting photographer Rick Tomlinson has been awarded the Inmarsat Pioneer of Media Award at the Volvo Legends Regatta in Alicante, the presentation coinciding with the publication of his 2012 award winning calendar. The photographer who originally hails from from the…
# FASHION –In addition to this evening's fashion show in aid of the development fund for the Maritime Institute of Ireland's maritime museum in Dun Laoghaire, as previously reported on Afloat.ie, a maritime morning of free lectures will be presented…
#JOBS & CAREERS - Canoeing Ireland, the national governing body for canoe sports in Ireland, has a vacancy for a general manager based at its headquarters in Dublin. http://www.afloat.ie/resources/business/jobs-and-careers http://afloat.ie/watersport/canoeing/ The successful candidate will "lead the organisation, its members and…
#BOATS FOR SALE – In spite of the doom and gloom boats are still selling through Afloat and we've had good news from one customer this week who sold his yacht within a few weeks of the advert going up…
#MOTORBOAT – The owner of a Princess 42 luxury motor yacht has pleaded guilty to carrying more people than licensed to do so between Strangford to Peel, Isle of Man. The merchant vessel 'Sarah May III' is registered in the…
#JOBS AND CAREERS-The Marine Institute's Student Training Programme for recent graduates is designed to provide work experience opportunities in an area in which they are interested. As part of Fisheries Science Services, interested graduates will provide administrative support to the…
We count down the top ten most popular stories on afloat.ie from the past couple of weeks... 10. Dublin Port outlines plans for a dedicated Cruise Terminal 9. New scheme introduced to measure the sound pollution from wave energy 8.…
#MARITIME MUSEUM – Independent T.D.'s Richard Boyd Barrett, Luke'Ming' Flanagan and Mick Wallace are to don 'conservative' attire, albeit briefly!..wearing collars, ties and suits for a 'Fashion Show Extavaganza' to aid the re-opening of the National Maritime Museum in Dun…
