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Lunch-Lecture to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of M.V. Cill Airne
#IRISH MARITIME HERITAGE – A special lunch and lecture event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the M.V. Cill Airne, one of the few surviving…
Royal St. George Yacht Club Seeks 'Events Manager'
#JOBS – Dun Laoghaire's Royal St. George Yacht Club is seeking an Events Manager. The job involves the management and co-ordination of the smooth operation…
Lyttle Wins DBSC Laser Dinghy Race
#DBSC – Veteran Laser sailors Theo Lyttle and Chris Arrowsmith finished 1,2 in the PY class of tonight's Dublin Bay Sailing Club dinghy fleet with…
Entries for BMW Cruiser Nationals at Howth break 100-boats mark
#ICRA – Entries for the BMW Cruiser Nationals at Howth Yacht Club in two weeks’ time have broken the 100 boats mark, a figure which…
Sharkbait Wins National Yacht Club's SB20 Eastern Champs
#SB20 – Howth Yacht Club's Sharkbait Ben Duncan (3287) sailing with Brian Moran and Paul Adamson won the first of the 2012 SB20 sportsboat championships…

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Friday, 06 April 2012 07:24

Home Made Boat Wins Top Award

#Irish Cruising Club Annual Awards – A home-made steel cutter well on the way to completing a three year global circumnavigation has been awarded the Irish Cruising Club's top trophy, the Faulkner Cup, for the second year in a row. Fergus and Kay Quinlan built their 38ft van de Stadt-designed…

Friday, 09 March 2012 17:01

Irish Coast Sailing Directions Digital Trial

#CRUISING – If you plan to cruise to, along, or around, the Irish Coast the essential pilotage publications are the Irish Cruising Club's acclaimed Sailing Directions (SDs), published in two volumes. As well as comprehensive and accurate coverage these SDs offer the best update and corrections service in the business,…

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 07:24

Howth Yacht Club to Host First 'Family Cruising Week'

#CRUISING – Cruising enthusiasts throughout Ireland, Britain, Europe and even further afield are being invited by Howth Yacht Club to participate in the inaugural Fingal International Family Cruising Festival between July 7th and 15th for what is the first event of its kind ever staged. The Festival – Family Cruising…

Monday, 30 January 2012 21:13

American Blue Water Medal Goes to Matzen and Ericson

#CRUISING – The Cruising Club of America (CCA) has awarded its esteemed 2011 Blue Water Medal to Thies Matzen and Kicki Ericson for a commendable 24 years and 135,000 miles of sailing the oceans of the world with a focus in the high latitudes of the Southern Ocean. The first…

Thursday, 19 January 2012 13:06

Corks Pop for Cruising's 4,000th Member

#CRUISING – On the first day of the London Boat Show the Cruising Association's Patron, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, welcomed Eric Roberts as the 4,000th member of the Association. Eric, 57, lives in Shenfield, Essex, and was introduced to the Cruising Association by his sister Eileen and her husband Chris Wintrell…

Monday, 19 December 2011 16:37

ARC 2011 Cruise Draws to a Close

#ARC – The 26th Atlantic Rally for Sailing Cruisers (ARC) finished in fine style on Saturday 17 December with a spectacular prize giving ceremony at the Gaiety Nightclub in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. 2011 was a vintage ARC, with most boats experiencing fast crossing times - the ARC crossing record…

Thursday, 01 December 2011 21:36

Sailing the Bay of Biscay

#CRUISING–The Cruising Association, Britain's organisation for cruising sailors, is opening its doors to non-members in January for a guide to sailing the many stunning destinations in the Bay of Biscay. The CA says the area has an unfair reputation for rough seas and although it can be testing, with careful…