Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Kilmore Quay RNLI Rescues Casualty from Inflatable Dinghy off Great Saltee Amid Challenging Conditions
19th November 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
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…
Foynes Yacht Club Celebrates Season with Laying Up Supper and Club Person of the Year Awards
19th November 2024 Shannon Estuary
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…
Competitive Dun Laoghaire Harbour Racing Kicks Off Winter Series for RS Aero and Neo Fleets
19th November 2024 RS Aero
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…
Shipyard Harland & Wolff’s Botched Venture With Isles of Scilly Ferry Subsidiary Collapsed Owing £3m
19th November 2024 Ferry
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,…
Howth's Brass Monkeys Swing Through Great Racing Morning Before "Winterburst" Arrives
19th November 2024 Howth YC
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.…
First "Seasonal Sunday" of the Viking Marine DMYC Frostbites at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
19th November 2024 DMYC
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 –…
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…
First Irish Port to Use HVO for Maintenance Dredging takes Place at Waterford
19th November 2024 Dredging
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…
Bob Espey Dominates Day 3 of RS400 RNIYC Frostie Series Despite Chilly Conditions
19th November 2024 RS Sailing
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…
Bundoran Lifeboat Responds to Report of Kitesurfer Missing Off Streedagh Beach
19th November 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
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…
Michael Tyrrell of Dun Laoghaire Appointed International Race Officer by World Sailing
18th November 2024 Royal Irish Yacht Club
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,…
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,…
Marine Institute Launches First “Seashore Studies” Workshop in Irish for Student Teachers
18th November 2024 Marine Science
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…
Royal Cork Frostbite Dinghy Regatta Returns to Cork Harbour in Brisk Breeze (Photo Gallery)
18th November 2024 Royal Cork YC
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 of Navigation Simulator Completed at Biggest Port in Wales
18th November 2024 Ports & Shipping
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 Launches HARMO 2.0 Electric Outboard, Enhancing Eco-Friendly Boating
18th November 2024 Electric Outboard Engines
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 is Kinsale Yacht Club White Sail October/November IRC One Winner
18th November 2024 Kinsale
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…
Decarbonising Ireland's Maritime Industry: Assessing Technology Options Workshop (Also Online) - Tomorrow 19 November
18th November 2024 Ports & Shipping
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…
Completion of CalMac’s Hugely-Delayed Newbuild Glen Sannox 'Imminent' - But There's a Catch...
18th November 2024 Ferry
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.…
