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ICRA Nationals Day 1 – Storm II Takes Charge of IRC Division One
#ICRA – Pat Kelly's J109 Storm II from Howth Yacht Club tops…
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ICRA Championships 2013 – New Champions Crowned in Tralee
#icranats – Take sixty-one offshore racers, recruited from Ireland's leading sailing centres.…
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Galway Windsurfers Set Paddle Board Record
#Surfing - A trio of Galway windsurfers completed the 95km round trip…
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Titanic Emotions
#oga50 – There's a nasty old quip which defines mixed feelings as…
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Gold Medal for Irish Skiff Pair at Sail for Gold Regatta, Weymouth
Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern have kick-started their Rio 2016 campaign in…
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Minister Pays Tribute to Work of Lifeboat & Coastguard in Wake of Tramore Bay Tragedy
#tramoredrownings – The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney…
Saturday, 30 March 2013 11:54
Young Dublin Angler Catches Record Trout At Lough Ramor
#Angling - A new record has been set by the Dublin Angling Initiative with 16-year-old Eric Cahill catching a fish of a lifetime - a 12lb ferox trout from Lough Ramor in Virginia, Co Cavan.
This is the biggest fish ever caught by a youngster out angling with the Dublin Angling Initiative (DAI).
The fishing trip for a group of 10 young anglers was organised for Mulhuddart ForÃ...
Saturday, 30 March 2013 11:51
Visiting NATO Naval Flotilla Gather in Cork's City Quays
#NATOnavalVisitors – A flotilla of naval vessels from NATO's Standing Mine Countermeasures Force are on a visit to Cork this bank holiday weekend following a fortnight of exercises, writes Jehan Ashmore.
More than 300 sailors from the following European navies; Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Poland have docked along the city's central quays. They arrived into Cork...
Saturday, 30 March 2013 11:33
Sligo Coastguard Chopper In Rescue Of 'Idiotic' Climbers
#Coastguard - A Limavady councillor says two men rescued yesterday from the snow-covered Benevenagh Mountain should be billed for the cost of their "completely idiotic" escapade.
The Belfast Telegraph reports that the Irish Coast Guard's Sligo-based Rescue 118 helicopter was involved in the major operation to retrieve the two men who became stuck while climbing a snow gully.
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#offshoresailing – There were four of them, back in 1968 in New York. There was Dick Nye (1903-1988). Briefly a theatrical hopeful, he'd got no further than spear carrier in an opera. But Broadway's loss was Wall Street's gain – the ebullient Nye had a stellar career in the wheelings and dealings of mergers and acquisitions and takeover battles, and this funded a love of of...
Friday, 29 March 2013 23:22
Irish Entries Scoring Well in RORC Easter Challenge Opener
#rorc – Royal Cork's Anthony O'Leary is fourth overall after counting a fourth and third in his 11-boat fleet in the IRC 2 division of the RORC Easter Challenge, held in freezing conditions in the central Solent off Hill Head today.
The Irish J/35 Bengal Magic, skippered by James Chalmers is third overall in the eight boat IRC 3 fleet.
The first day of racing at the Despite...
Friday, 29 March 2013 18:06
Councillor's Concern Over Galway Bay Fish Farm
#FishFarm - A Galway county councillor has declared his reservations over the proposed deep-water organic salmon farm off the Aran Islands, as Galway Bay FM reports.
Cllr Jim Cuddy said at this week's meeting of Galway County Council that concerns had been expressed to him by angling interests over plans for the 500-hectare aquaculture scheme in Galway Bay and its potential ef...
Friday, 29 March 2013 16:16
Lighthouse Tender Carries Out Trial Runs Since Modifications
#LighthouseTender- ILV Granuaile the aids to navigation tender is carrying out another trial run of systems at sea today in Dublin Bay and off Greystones, writes Jehan Ashmore.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the Commissioners of Irish Lights 79m tender had undergone work that has involved the installation of a new radar mast, calorifier units and modifications to the bri...
Friday, 29 March 2013 15:04
Visitors Win Royal Saint George YC Invitational Team Race Title
#teamracing – The Royal St George Yacht Club continues to develop as the centre of team racing in Ireland. The "George Invitational" sailed on 23rd – 24th March marked another important step – with the inauguration of a flight of brand new Firefly dinghies.
Nine teams competed this year for the Invitational trophy The top Irish teams were competing: - the National Champi...
Friday, 29 March 2013 12:02
Report on Dundalk Harbour Drowning Raises Importance of Water Safety
#MCIB - Investigators have reiterated the importance of water safety measures such as wearing a lifejacket and having a means of alert when on or near the water in the report into the death of a man in Dundalk Harbour in February last year.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the man was understood to have taken a small punt from the mudflats at Soldiers Point to reach a coll...
Friday, 29 March 2013 11:07
Rob Doyle Launches New Design Company
#Trade - Kinsale-based yacht designer Rob Doyle has announced the 'takeover' of the staff and offices of Ron Holland Design.
According to Superyacht Times, the 42-year-old issued a statement on Wednesday (27 March) outlining the changeover to his new yacht design, naval architecture and engineering business Rob Doyle Design, which is expected to take the previous company's wor...
Thursday, 28 March 2013 17:35
Three Quarters of Entries for Sovereign's Cup 2013 are Visitors to Kinsale
With just three months to go to the Covestone Asset Management Sovereign's Cup 2013, the first listing of registered entrants has just been published and features an impressive 45 entries covering the full spectrum of yacht racing - from stripped out carbon fibre thoroughbreds through to those of more leisurely racing ambitions in the White Sail Class.
The list of entrants (re...
Thursday, 28 March 2013 17:01
Greystones Harbour Marina Opens on Easter Monday
#greystonesharbourmarina – The Irish Sea's newest marina opens in Wicklow on Easter Monday. Greystones Harbour Marina will open on 1st April 2013 with 100 berths available initially.
Since arriving on site in December operators BJ Marinas Ltd have been working around the clock to ensure they met their target of being open for the start of the boating season on 1st April.
Ma...
Thursday, 28 March 2013 13:03
Limerick Salmon Anglers Hail Net Fishing Ban On River Feale
#Angling - The battle to stem the decline of salmon stocks in Ireland's inland waterways has taken a step forward in Limerick with the news that net fishing on the River Feale will be banned from the end of July.
As the Limerick Leader reports, the end of licensed net fishing on the Feale - and important salmon spawning watercourse that flows from the Mullaghareirk Mountains i...
Thursday, 28 March 2013 12:15
'Foods Of Marine Origin' Covered Under New Call For Research Proposals
#Marine - 'Foods of marine origin' are covered by the new call for research proposals under the Government's funding programmes, as announced by Marine Minister Simon Coveney on Tuesday.
In addition, the minister announced his intention to co-fund projects related to the marine sector with the Marine Institute.
Minister Coveney said that "co-funding arrangements between resea...
Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:46
Weather Forces Cancellation of Brassed Off Cup
#Optimist - Howth Yacht Club has announced that the annual Brassed Off Cup for Optimists scheduled to be held tomorrow 29 March (Good Friday) has been cancelled due to the persistent wintry conditions on the East Coast.
The Brassed Off Cup is normally the highlight event capping the end of the club's Brass Monkeys Spring Series - but the unseasonable snowy weather has put paid...
Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:15
NI Lifeguards To Feature In New TV Series
#WaterSafety - RNLI lifeguards in Northern Ireland are to feature on a new television series on UTV.
The Magazine starts on Sunday 7 April at 7.30pm with host Sarah Travers in her home town of Portstewart to introduce viewers to some of her favourite people, places and topics.
 

As part of the first programme, TV presenter Emma-Rosa Dias will find out what it takes ...
#laser – Ireland's Chris Russell has won the third Laser class Europa Cup of the season in thick fog on Lake Lugano, Switzerland.
The podium for the standard rig division consisted of Russell who with 8 points was the overall winner, Cyrill Knecht (SUI), on 10 points, came in second and third place went to Dominykas Kneizys (LTU).
Based out of Strangford Lough, Northern Ire...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 21:16
Cruiser on Rocks is Rescued by Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat
#loughdergrnli – This afternoon at the request of Valentia Coast Guard, Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat went to the assistance of two people who were in difficulty after their 25ft cruiser grounded on rocks inside the area known locally as the Goat Road, midway down the lake.
The lifeboat launched at 14.50hrs with Helm Eleanor Hooker, Owen Cavanagh and Ben Ronayne on board. W...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:40
Busy Times in Dun Laoghaire Harbour as Cruiseship docks ‘without’ Passengers
#CruiseShips- A mini-luxury cruiseship Sea Explorer docked in Dun Laoghaire Harbour today, fortunately without passengers on board, as a very unseasonable Dublin Bay was battered by a heavy snow squall, writes Jehan Ashmore.
As the Sea Explorer approached Dun Laoghaire Harbour, the pilot cutter 'Liffey' which set out from Dublin Port came alongside to transfer a pilot aboard t...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 18:45
Galway Port Has 'Regional Significance' As Expansion Permission Sought
#GalwayPort - Galway's city manager has welcomed the recognition of Galway Port by Government as a 'port of regional significance'.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the National Ports Plan launched this week brings about a move away from a 'one size fits all' policy in the ports sector to a three-tier stricture that recognises the different roles that Ireland's ports play ...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 18:10
Sperm Whale Carcass Rots On Dingle Peninsula Beach
#MarineWildlife - The carcass of a 30-metre sperm whale that washed ashore on the Dingle Peninsula last week is still lying on the beach, the Irish Examiner reported yesterday.
The body of the giant cetacean, which is believed to have died at sea, washed up at Fermoyle near Castlegregory, and has been inspected by staff from Kerry County Council.
It's hoped that the tide will...
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