Menu

Ireland's sailing, boating & maritime magazine

Displaying items by tag: Record Trade Surplus

In the first 11 months of last year, exports from Ireland had reached €193bn, which was an increase of 27% compared to the same period in 2021, as the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show.

During the same period, imports to Ireland had increased by 39% to €129bn.

As for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors, together they made up the largest Irish exports commodity at 39% and with exports increased by €569m equating to 9% in November.

Fuels imports saw a sharp increase, rising 40% to €1bn in November.

Ireland's largest export market remains with the EU which accounted for €6.6bn (38%) of total goods exports in November. Of this figure, the Netherlands was the largest export market with €1.7bn, followed by Beligum with €1.4bn and Germany accounting for €1.2bn.

More from Irish Examiner on Exports with the UK and to consult in depth findings of  the CSO's 'Goods Exports and Imports November 2022' can be found on their website here.

Published in Ports & Shipping

#RecordSurplus - A hike of 20% in exports to just over €111bn in 2015 boosted by the pharma and medical sectors, drove the trade surplus to a record level, writes The Irish Independent.

Preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office showed that exports were €18.4bn higher than 2014. 

The figures also showed that the preliminary trade surplus for 2015 was €44bn, which is the largest surplus on record.

To read more click here.

Published in Ports & Shipping

Dublin Bay Sailing Club Turkey Shoot Winter Series

Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Turkey Shoot Series reached its 20th year in 2020.

The popular yacht series racing provides winter-racing for all the sailing clubs on the southside of Dublin Bay in the run-up to Christmas.

It regularly attracts a fleet of up to 70 boats of different shapes and sizes from all four yachts clubs at Dun Laoghaire: The National Yacht Club, The Royal St. George Yacht Club, The Royal Irish Yacht Club and the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club as well as other clubs such as Sailing in Dublin. Typically the event is hosted by each club in rotation.

The series has a short, sharp format for racing that starts at approximately 10 am and concludes around noon. The event was the brainchild of former DBSC Commodore Fintan Cairns to give the club year-round racing on the Bay thanks to the arrival of the marina at Dun Laoghaire in 2001. Cairns, an IRC racer himself, continues to run the series each winter.

Typically, racing features separate starts for different cruiser-racers but in fact, any type of boat is allowed to participate, even those yachts that do not normally race are encouraged to do so.

Turkey Shoot results are calculated under a modified ECHO handicap system and there can be a fun aspect to some of the scoring in keeping with the Christmas spirit of the occasion.

As a result, the Turkey Shoot often receives entries from boats as large as Beneteau 50 footers and one designs as small as 20-foot flying Fifteens, all competing over the same course.

It also has legendary weekly prizegivings in the host waterfront yacht clubs immediately after racing. There are fun prizes and overall prizes based on series results.

Regular updates and DBSC Turkey Shoot Results are published on Afloat each week as the series progresses.

FAQs

Cruisers, cruising boats, one-designs and boats that do not normally race are very welcome. Boats range in size from ocean-going cruisers at 60 and 60 feet right down to small one-design keelboats such as 20-foot Flying Fifteens. A listing of boats for different starts is announced on Channel 74 before racing each week.

Each winter from the first Sunday in November until the last week before Christmas.

Usually no more than two hours. The racecourse time limit is 12.30 hours.

Between six and eight with one or two discards applied.

Racing is organised by Dublin Bay Sailing Club and the Series is rotated across different waterfront yacht clubs for the popular after race party and prizegiving. The waterfront clubs are National Yacht Club (NYC), Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC), Royal St George Yacht Club (RSGYC) and Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC).

© Afloat 2020