Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
With Storm Boelo threatening further disruption to weekend sailing in Cork Harbour, Royal Cork Yacht Club has put back the first gun for Sunday's (25 October) final day of its 2026 Autumn League until 11.55am. The revised start is an…
Bad Weather Cancels Monkstown Bay October League Racing
24th October 2026 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Stoem Boelo has forced the cancellation of Saturday's (24 October) racing in the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club October League in Cork Harbour. The cancellation interrupts the club's autumn dinghy racing programme, which has attracted 16 boats this season. As Afloat…
Met Éireann has issued multiple weather warnings for Storm Boelo, which will bring gale-force westerly winds with severe and damaging gusts and spells of heavy rain. Strong onshore winds, high tides, surge and large waves may cause overtopping and coastal…
Dún Laoghaire Council Seeks Consent for West Pier Eco Pontoon
24th October 2026 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has applied to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) for consent for a proposed floating ecological pontoon inside Dún Laoghaire Harbour. The application, submitted on 18 September 2026 under reference MAC260024, concerns an area near the…
Swedish-owned ferry operator Stena Line has highlighted the importance of resilient transport networks to Ireland's trade, economic growth and connectivity at a high-level Irish-Swedish infrastructure forum in Dublin. The company sponsored the Resilience Forum, held at Stephen's Green Club on…
Sydney Hobart Race Attracts 107 Entries for St.Stephen's Day Start
24th October 2026 Sydney to Hobart
A fleet of 107 yachts, including four 100-foot maxis, 18 double-handed entries, and eight international competitors, has been confirmed for the 81st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, starting on St. Stephen's Day, 26th December. Entries have closed for the 628-nautical-mile…
Oriel Wind Farm Seeks 2028 Deadline Extension as Planning Queries Continue
24th October 2026 Power From the Sea
Oriel Windfarm Limited has applied to extend a commercial deadline for its proposed 375MW offshore wind project off County Louth, while the planning authority has issued a further request for information on the development. The developer applied to the Maritime…
A severe South Atlantic storm forecast to bring winds of around 50 knots and gusts reaching 70 knots from Sunday, 25 October, is threatening the 2026 Golden Globe Race fleet as the solo sailors approach the Southern Ocean. Race leader…
Two failed riveted fastenings in the steering gear of Pat Lawless's Silvermines Hydro compounded the Solent stay failure that ended the Kerry sailor's 2026 Golden Globe Race challenge, organisers have revealed. The latest account explains that the fastenings failed in…
With just over a week to go until the opening races of the 2026/27 Viking Marine-sponsored Frostbites, hosted by Dún Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC), the entry list stands at 55 boats. The largest entry to date comes from the…
Brittany Ferries Achieves Energy Savings with Presentation at Route du Rhum Village
24th October 2026 Brittany Ferries
Brittany Ferries has teamed up with Adrena and Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore to successfully demonstrate fuel savings of up to 6% through the deployment of an advanced digital twin-enabled routing solution. The AdrenaShip concept highlights the potential of…
There was a certain optimism in the Sailing on Saturday HQ a week ago, with the day looking to improve in a useful way to facilitate the Autumn racing at home, while far away in the South Atlantic Pat Lawless…
Royal Irish Yacht Club sailors Ger Dempsey, Colin Galavan and Arten Baskin were denied a final opportunity to improve their position at the SB20 World Championship in Hyères, France, when strong mistral winds brought racing to an early end on Friday,…
Royal Irish Yacht Club sailors Ger Dempsey, Arten Baskin and Colin Galavan sit 18th overall at the SB20 World Championships in Hyères, France, after a demanding penultimate day of racing in gusting Mistral winds over 30 knots. The Dublin Bay crew…
An Irish marine biotechnology company which converts North Atlantic blue whiting into high-value nutritional ingredients has been highlighted in the Government's National Bioeconomy Strategy 2026–2030. Co Monaghan-based Pure Marine Biotech, part of the Atlantic Dawn Group, operates a marine biorefinery…
Britain's GB1 America's Cup team has brought its AC75 race boat to Naples following an extensive refit in northern Italy, marking another milestone in preparations for the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup in 2027. The 75-foot foiling yacht, code-named RB4,…
The 47th Middle Sea Race brought contrasting fortunes for the Royal Malta Yacht Club's ten competing yachts, with class victories, close handicap battles, damaged sails, and difficult retirements emerging from the 606-nautical-mile race around Sicily. The race started from Malta's…
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs has called for a national policy on the sustainable harvesting of seaweed, along with appropriate structures to improve collaboration and consultation. A report published on Thursday (22 October) also calls for…
Jean Pierre (JP) Mleko, a familiar figure in Irish sailing circles through his associations with Poolbeg Yacht Club, Howth and Dún Laoghaire, died at sea on 30 July 2026, aged 73. Born in France to Polish parents, he made Ireland…
Irish offshore sailor Shane Hughes has described Black Jack 100 as an “absolute weapon” after helping the maxi take monohull line honours in the Rolex Middle Sea Race for the second successive year. As Afloat reported following the finish, the…
