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Not content to bask in its 140th-anniversary glory, Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) will experiment with using the latest yacht race technology this season to deliver the largest racing programme in Ireland. DBSC Commodore and Race Officer Ed Totterdell, who…

The 32-metre high-performance superyacht Sorceress berthed in Dun Laoghaire on Monday, April 22nd, following a voyage to Ireland from Spain.  The Marshall Island flagged yacht was the first of a new series of cruisers launched by Southern Wind in May 2017. …

RORC Racing Manager Steve Cole reported glorious conditions for the Cervantes Trophy race start off the Squadron Line with 14 knots from the north west giving a fast downwind sail through the Western Solent. The 110-mile race to Le Havre…

The ever-changing need for compliance has forced Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) to position seven high-tech marks, and some changes in colour requested by members have meant that the familiar old chart of the bay needs a refresh. To identify the…

Kinsale Yacht Club emerged as the winner of the inaugural Irish Sailing League 2024 after 20 races sailed off Dun Laoghaire on Sunday.  The light wind league was hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club and organised by Kenny Rumball and…

On Sunday afternoon, Cork Harbour was poignantly reminded of passing times as the now decommissioned LE Orla (P41) and LE Ciara (P42) were led out of their home port for the last time, heading overseas for disposal at a scrap…

Ewen Barry and Sandy Rimmington of the host club are the 2024 Fireball Munster Champions after a six-race regatta held at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club (MBSC) in Cork Harbour. A bumper 24-boat fleet contested the light to medium wind championships that…

The European Communities (Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI No 110 of 2024) entered into force on 27 March 2024. Changes to the regulations for the safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers now apply…

A rare sight was caught on camera this past week with the birth of a bottlenose dolphin in Glandore Harbour. Following reports on Monday (15 April) to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) of a large gathering near Mizen…

On Sunday afternoon (21 April), the RNLI Helvick Head was called to rescue three boaters who got into difficulty near Helvick Head, southwest of Dungarvan. The Irish Coast Guard requested the assistance of the volunteer crew who launched their inshore…

The three-restored Dublin Bay 21 vintage one-design wooden yacht fleet on their new moorings off the bandstand at Dun Laoghaire's East Pier since a fortnight ago now have a weekend addition. The trio were joined by the black-hulled beauty Garavogue…

What a difference a week makes in the Axiom Spring Series for mixed cruisers at Kinsale Yacht Club. From last week's dramas in winter-like conditions to the blue skies and sunburn this week, Race Officer John Corkery and his team…

Howth Yacht Club J109 Indian (Colm Buckley and Simon Knowles) was the winner of Sunday's 11-boat Viking Marine coastal race with ISORA JPK 1030 debutante Alan Hannon finishing second. A light wind start for the third ISORA Viking Marine Coastal…

On Saturday evening (April 20), the Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) honoured British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, who arrived into Cork Harbour during his Round Ireland cruise. Knox Johnston, who famously completed the first single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the world…

The INEOS Britannia base opened its shutters just after 5 am on Saturday, revealing the latest AC75 to be unveiled for the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup. The boat, codenamed RB3 for the past two-and-a-half years, is a sight to…

The Department of Transport has been notified by JD-Contractor that they will be performing out-of-service cutting and route clearance works on behalf of Nexans for CIDAC as part of the Celtic Interconnector Project. The works will be located at various…

Questions have been raised about the status of Dun Laoghaire’s ferry terminal building which remains largely unused nearly a decade after the last passenger ferry to Holyhead. In The Irish Times on Saturday (20 April), Deirdre Falvey writes about local…

The National Yacht Club's Nicola Ferguson and Thomas Chaix are leading a record fleet of 23 Fireball dinghies gathered in Cork Harbour for the  2024 Munster Championships this weekend. Monkstown Bay Sailing Club (MBSC) is hosting the championships after a…

Galway’s new Salmon Weir pedestrian and cycle crossing is to be named “Hope Bridge”. The decision has been criticised by a campaign supported by several historians and writers to have it named after a forgotten Cumann na mBan leader Julia…

Crews anticipate shortening Sunday's 24-mile course in ISORA's third Viking Marine coastal race due to a light wind forecast, keeping the duration to the promised four-hour time limit.  That will be in marked contrast to last Saturday's sail-busting weather that…