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The Kilmore Quay RNLI allweather lifeboat
Kilmore Quay RNLI rescued a casualty on the Great Saltee who was reported overdue yesterday (Monday, 18 November). The Irish Coast Guard requested that the volunteer crew launch their all-weather Tamar class relief lifeboat, RNLB Irene Muriel Rees, at 11:30…
James McCormack, Patricia McCormack (Club Person of the Year), Commodore Bev Lowes, Edward O’Regan (Club Person of the Year), and Aoife O’Regan at the Laying Up Supper held at Foynes Yacht Club last weekend
Foynes Yacht Club's Laying Up Supper took place last Saturday evening at the Shannon Estuary Clubhouse, marking a wonderful conclusion to the season. Commodore Bev Lowes presented the Club Person of the Year trophies to two very deserving recipients, Patricia…
Here we go! The first of the short sprint-style races in Dun Laoghaire harbour for nine RS Aeros and 5 RS Neos
The first of six Saturdays delivered six short sprint-style races in the harbour for nine RS Aeros and five RS Neo. There is no better way to spend a mild Saturday morning sailing fast and fun little boats. The concept…
Harland & Wolff (Scilly Ferries) Ltd—to give its full name, Afloat adds—was a new subsidiary of the famous shipbuilder that was set earlier this year by the firm’s former management. Ultimately it was wound down before a single voyage was ever made between Penzance, Cornwall, and St Mary’s, the largest of the five inhabited islands off south-west England.
Shipyard group Harland & Wolff’s botched venture into the ferry sector, reports CityFM, showed it owed more than £3m to creditors after it collapsed earlier this year into administration, filings have revealed. Its subsidiary, Harland & Wolff (Scilly Ferries) Ltd,…
Seize the day. Howth's Brass Monkeys racing on Sunday morning before the first burst of winter suddenly arrives. And if you're wondering how Gerry Smyth's Sigma 33 An Oifig from Skerries comes to be apparently so well placed immediately after the start, see Photo 2
It was a perfect sailing Sunday (November 17th) with a westerly wind of approximately ten knots at the start writes Pat Connolly, followed by stronger winds throughout the race, as accurately presaged by the increasingly busy-looking sky to the north.…
Daniel (left) and Harry Thompson were PY 2 division myg winners at the Viking Marine DMYC Frostbites at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
Met Eireann forecast – light to moderate westerlies, "check". Small craft warning – Yes, but from Wicklow Head southwards, "check". Marine warnings – None, "check". XCWeather – 9/10 knots gusting 18 – 20knots, westerly………small seed of doubt! Projected temperature –…
Jersey cabinet minister, Kirsten Morel will be quizzed by a scrutiny panel today over how the ferry contract tender process has been handled
A Government of Jersey cabinet minister is today (19 Nov.) set to face questions over negotiations to find a ferry operator to serve the largest of the Channel Islands with the UK and France. It has been announced by the…
A road tanker with HVO supplies the alternative fuel to the dredger Causeway berthed at the Port of Waterford’s main terminal at Belview.
A first for Irish ports has begun at the Port of Waterford, where a dredger currently involved in maintenance operations is being fuelled by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), writes Jehan Ashmore. The Port of Waterford, along with Dutch dredging company…
Rob Espey and Mike Ferguson lead the RS400 Frostie Series on Belfast Lough
On Sunday, November 17th, the RS400 Frostie Series continued at the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club (RNIYC) with challenging conditions on Belfast Lough. A cool northwest wind ranging from 13 to 18 knots set the stage for three exciting…
Afloat.ie regrets to record the death of Brian Buchanan, for many years a leading figure in the offshore racing scene in Northern Ireland and internationally. Although he became best-known as the owner of "The Special One", the remarkable Frers 49…
File image of Bundoran RNLI’s inshore Lifeboat William Henry Liddington
Bundoran RNLI responded to a call-out on Saturday evening (16 November) following a report from the Irish Coast Guard of an overdue kitesurfer. The volunteer crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 6.26pm following reports of a missing kitesurfer who had…
Newly-appointed Word Sailing International Race Officer Michael Tyrrell (Royal Irish YC) brings multi-facetted experience to his new role
Michael Tyrrell of the Royal Irish YC has had a busy and demanding season of it in 2024, as his duties of Race Officer included running the IRC Europeans at his home club, while further along the Dun Laoghaire waterfront,…
Onboard Sébastien Simon's Groupe Dubreuil in the Vendée Globe Race, nine kilometres behind leader Sam Goodchild and with 41km left to sail
Vendée Globe leader Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) has seen his lead shrink progressively as the skippers chasing behind him and to his west have held on to wind for slightly longer than he has, the British skipper descending south into light,…
Ms Tara Noonan completes the Explorers Wild about Wildlife on the Seashore field trip at Bull Island with 4th Year student teachers from Marino Institute of Education, Dublin as part of their science module taught as Gaeilge
The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme delivered its first-ever “Explorers Seashore Studies” workshop as Gaeilge at Marino Institute of Education (MIE), Dublin. Delivered as part of the Explorers pre-service training programme, the marine science workshops engaged over thirty student teachers…
Sophie Crosbie in her RS Aero 5 to windward of Kinsale Yacht Club's	Harvey Mathews in the ILCA 6 at Royal Cork Yacht Club's 2024 Frostbite Series at Crosshaven
The Frostbite series at Royal Cork Yacht Club made a return on Sunday with a brisk 12-15 knot westerly wind and bright blue skies to set the stage for thrilling dinghy racing. In the ILCA 4 fleet, Craig O’Neill pulled ahead…
Upgrades have been completed with state-of-the-art equipment at the navigation simulator suite at the Port of Milford Haven, the largest UK energy port and also the biggest port in Wales.
At the Port of Milford Haven, upgrades have been completed to state-of-the-art equipment at the south Wales port's navigation simulator suite. The suite located at Milford Waterfront within the port, which handles around 20% of the UK’s seaborne trade in…
Yamaha says the future of boating is its HARMO 2.0 electric outboard. Its sleek design and advanced features make it perfect for various watercraft
Yamaha Motor Europe has officially unveiled the HARMO 2.0, the latest version of its electric outboard motor, featuring a variety of upgrades aimed at improving the boating experience. The HARMO 2.0 introduces a cutting-edge integrated electric propulsion and steering control…
Michael Carroll’s ‘Chancer’ was the overall IRC One winner of  Kinsale Yacht Club's 2024 October/November White Sails series on Sunday
Kinsale Yacht Club’s White Sail October/November series concluded with the fifth race on Sunday, with Michael Carroll’s Chancer the winner overall in IRC Class 1; Siobhan Ryan’s Capella of Kinsale second and Gerard Campbell’s Cirrus third and also taking first…
The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) is hosting a workshop on “decarbonisation technologies for the maritime sector in the Atlantic Area”. The free event tomorrow (19 Nov) takes place in Dublin, however, there is an option to go 'online'; for details, read below.
The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) is hosting a workshop including online tomorrow (19 Nov) on “decarbonisation technologies for the maritime sector in the Atlantic Area.” The event part of the Smart Clusters for Maritime Decarbonisation SMARTDEC project, will take…
CalMac’s newbuild Glen Sannox at Inchgreen, Greenock on the Clyde as seen on 6 November. Finally there is some good news for ferry passengers on the Arran route- but they're going to have to wait a little longer.
Scottish ferry operator CalMac, whose long-awaited newbuild Glen Sannox is expected to be finally finished "imminently," The Scotsman has learned. The dual-fuel ferry at the Fergusan Marine shipyard, which is six-and-a-half years late, is due to be completed next week.…

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