Irish Sailing and Yacht Club News. Regattas, Race Reports & Results
Workers at a Merseyside shipyard which built the UK polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, have voted to strike in a row over pay and conditions. Electricians, pipe-fitters and welders and others at Cammell Laird shipyard on Birkenhead, are…
Six Newcastle RNLI Crew Recognised for Bringing Capsized Rowing Boat Crew to Safety in Gale Force Winds
22nd November 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Six crew members from Newcastle RNLI in County Down have been recognised for their courage, determination and teamwork in bringing the crew of a racing rowing boat to safety after it capsized off Ardglass Harbour in June last year. Coxswain…
Bangor RNLI Lifeboat Benefits from Belfast Lough's Community Generosity
22nd November 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Bangor RNLI station on Belfast Lough is one of three local charities in Bangor and Ballyholme to benefit from the generosity of the local community. On Monday, 20 November, volunteers from Bangor RNLI were delighted to be presented with a…
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21st November 2023 North Sails Ireland
FAST sails simplify tactics and make everything easier! Flying Fifteen sailors Niall and Nicky Meagher powering upwind with their North Sails FR-3 and NXG-3 genoa Photo: Maurice O'Connell / North Sails North Sails has powered thousands of one-design victories; this…
Artificial Reef, Tidal Pool and Canoe Trail Plans Among Outdoor Projects To Secure Government Funding
22nd November 2023 Coastal Notes
Scoping the creation of Ireland’s first underwater artificial reef in Mayo’s Killala Bay has received a grant of 50,000 euro as one of a number of outdoor projects approved for funding by Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys.…
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The RS Super Series is open to all RS boats, and the Waszps is back in action this Saturday, with racing also extended to the RS Neo. The RS Aeros weren’t able to join the first weekend of the RS…
VDLR 2023's Dubarry Ladies Lunch Raises €1,888 for Dun Laoghaire RNLI
21st November 2023 Volvo Regatta
Ireland's largest regatta, the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta boasted almost 500 entries in July, that raised €1,888 for the Dun Laoghaire RNLI lifeboat charity at its sell-out Dubarry Ladies Lunch. One of the social highlights of the four day regatta, the…
We regret to record the death of Johnny Wedick, a stalwart of the Dubin Bay Old Gaffers Association (DBOGA) since its foundation. He held the offices of President DBOGA, and Honorary Secretary, serving on the committee for many years. He…
"Road Map" Towards State's Next Offshore Wind Auction Published
21st November 2023 Power From the Sea
An indicative “road map” towards the State’s next offshore wind auction has been published by the Government. The timeline relates to “ORESS 2.1”, which will take place off Ireland’s south coast and provide for up to 900MW of offshore wind.…
Favourites Emerge to Duke it Out at Royal St. George Hosted Irish Team Racing Finals
21st November 2023 Team Racing
The Irish Team Racing Association’s 75th National Championships concluded Saturday in the Royal St George Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The round-robin event was truncated to a day’s racing as the forecast showed winds gusting to 30 knots Sunday…
A community page for Mountshannon is looking to find a good home for an impressive model boat found on Lough Derg over the summer. As of Monday afternoon (20 November) no one had yet come forward to claim the model…
The Irish arm of the world’s largest farmed salmon producer has applied for an Aquaculture/Foreshore Licence for a proposed facility at Deenish Island in Co Kerry. Silver King Seafoods Ltd, which is wholly owned by Mowi Ireland, is seeking to…
ShortSea Shipping Conference Bound for Port of Huelva, Spain - 28 November
20th November 2023 Ports & Shipping
The ShortSea Shipping Annual Conference this year is bound for the Port of Huelva, Spain on 28 November, with the conference title of "Short Sea Shipping: Efficiency, Sustainability, and Connectivity in the Service of Maritime and Land Logistics Chains." The…
Ireland’s Priorities for 2024 Fishing Opportunities Set Out By Marine Minister
20th November 2023 Fishing
As Afloat reported earlier, Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue, T.D, today attended the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels. The agenda included an initial exchange of views on the proposal for fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and the North Sea…
A team of 12 marine scientists onboard the brand new UK polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, set sail on 20 November to Antarctica to study the impact of environmental changes on Antarctic ecosystems and sea ice. The results…
Fair Seas Project Wins at this Year’s Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards
20th November 2023 Marine Wildlife
The Fair Seas Project was a winner at this year’s Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI) Awards - the Design for Good Award, for their work on driving awareness about the need for greater marine biodiversity protection in Irish waters.…
Irish Marine Minister Highlights Fishing as 'Bedrock of the Rural Economy'
20th November 2023 Fishing
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue T.D, is today attending a meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels where the Council is discussing Council Conclusion on the Long-term Vision for Rural Areas. The Council agreed that support for rural…
Did you know that LARPING, or more accurately LARPing, means Live Action Role Playing? Me neither. But then, having tended to the opinion that historical re-enactments are really history for the feeble-minded or those of limited imagination, we’ve tended to…
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Re-Elect Jacqui O’Brien as Commodore
20th November 2023 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club members, at their annual general meeting on Sunday afternoon in Cork Harbour, elected Jacqui O’Brien to continue as Commodore for another year in office. Vice-Commodore is Richard Harrington and Rear Commodore Alan Fehily. The blue painted…
A cold and fresh westerly wind attracted a larger turnout for week three of the RS400 Winter Series at Royal North of Ireland YC on Belfast Lough. The lucky streak of glamour sailing conditions continued for another weekend. The forecasted…