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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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Annalise Strikes Back with a 1,2 at Laser Radial World Champs
#LASER RADIAL – After a disatrous opener yesterday London Olympic prospect Annalise Murphy bounced back to the front of the 133-boat Women's Laser Radial fleet…
Irish Fireballer Kenny Rumball Wins Volvo Ocean Race Trip to Miami
#VOR – Volvo Ocean Race fan and Irish Fireball champion, Kenneth Rumball, has won a trip to Miami, USA, to sail with Abu Dhabi backed…
Calves Week 'Compact Format' Launches in Cork
#CALVES WEEK – The new compact format for Cork Dry Gin Calves Week 2012 will consist of a 4 day racing series, including a race…
Less Than Three Weeks to 'North of Britain's Premier Sailing Regatta'
#SCOTTISH SERIES –With less than three weeks until the start of the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series which will take place over the Queen's Diamond Jubilee…
Collision Proves Costly for Annalise at Laser Radial Worlds in Germany
#OLYMPIC SAILING – London Olympic debutante Annalise Murphy (22) who the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) say can be an Olympic medal winner in Weymouth this…

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Friday, 04 May 2012 09:49

Boat & Leisure Festival Scrubbed in Cowes

#MARITIME FESTIVALS – Organisers of the 2012 Boat & Leisure Festival 'Cowesfest' have taken the difficult decision to cancel the Jubilee-themed Festival that was scheduled to be held in Cowes Yacht Haven on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th June. Spearheaded by the Managing Director, James Brooke, his vision for this…

Thursday, 03 May 2012 10:43

Whale Watching On The Schedule for Hook Head Maritime Festival This Weekend

#MARITIME FESTIVALS - The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) will have a stand at the Maritime Matters Festival in Hook Head, Co Wexford this bank holiday weekend from 5-7 May. Representing the IWDG are Deirdre Slevin and Paddy Roche, who will be on hand to present photos of recent…

Thursday, 12 April 2012 15:34

Dublin Bay Prawn Festival Celebrates Scampi, Nephrop and Langoustine

MARITIME FESTIVAL – A Dublin Bay Prawn Festival will be held in Howth, Co. Dublin from April 27th – 29th. The Dublin Bay Prawn is highly regarded around the world, appearing on the menus of many of the world's best restaurants writes Liz Bourke. This small orange crustacean is know…

Monday, 05 March 2012 12:31

Wexford to Celebrate Maritime Heritage with Summer Festival

#MARITIME FESTIVAL – The John Barry Maritime Festival takes place on the 23rd and 24th of June 2012 on Wexford Quay, celebrating Wexford's culture and heritage on a seascape setting in the heart of Wexford town. Wexford maritime culture will be showcased with programmed events included a rowing regatta of…

Thursday, 23 February 2012 16:39

Sea Shanty Man for Scottish Maritime Festival

#SEA SHANTY – Minneapolis maritime musician Bob Walser is on the crest of a wave with an appearance at Scotland's biggest maritime heritage festival. Living thousands of miles from the nearest ocean and slap bang in the landlocked Midwest of the United States, Bob Walser is probably the least likely…

Sunday, 16 October 2011 11:50

Dr John de Courcy Ireland Remembered at Connemara Maritime Festival

Ireland's leading maritime histortian will be remembered during Conamara Sea Week, which starts next Friday. The 10-day programme celebrating the west of Ireland's rich maritime heritage kicks off just two days after the centenary of the late Dr John de Courcy Ireland, who tirelessly documented Ireland's relationship with the sea…

Tuesday, 20 September 2011 22:18

Scottish Oyster Shucker to Compete in Galway World Championships

Angus Vajk (22) a biology undergraduate from Dunbeg, near Oban, Argyll, is heading for Galway in Ireland this weekend to take part in the Bollinger World Oyster Opening Championships on 24th September. Son of oyster farmers Hugo and Judith Vajk of Caledonian Oysters, Angus won the Loch Fyne Scottish Oyster…