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Stephen Lysaght's Elan 333 Reavra Too has retained its IRC 1 title in Kinsale Yacht Club's Victoria's Antiques Autumn White Sail Series, winning four of the five races in the 2026 championship. The final race took place on Sunday, 8…
A metocean monitoring buoy and an underwater instrument frame are to be deployed 36km south of Carnsore Point, County Wexford, according to Marine Notice No. 55 of 2026 issued by the Department of Transport on Thursday (12 November). TechWorks Marine…
Spanish Port of Tarragona Wins ESPO Award 2026 with Special Mention for Dublin Port Greenway
13th November 2026 Ports & Shipping
The Spanish Port of Tarragona on the Meditteranean Sea was announced as the winner of the ESPO Award 2026 during a special ceremony held at the Vanhaerents Art Collection in the capital of Belgium, Brussels. Around 200 guests gathered on…
The IRC Rating Authority has published a major rewrite of its Measurement Manual, providing more detailed guidance on yacht weighing, hulls, appendages, rigs and sails ahead of the 2027 racing season. The update is relevant to Irish owners competing under…
The 2026 ARC+ transatlantic cruising rally has departed Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with 78 yachts and 355 sailors from 30 nations beginning the first stage of their Atlantic voyage to Cape Verde. Among the entries is Ireland's Cara of the South, a…
As several efforts are made in Ireland to restore native oyster reefs, a new report finds where large-scale restoration could be most feasible and beneficial in England. The findings echo initiatives in Dún Laoghaire Harbour and elsewhere in Dublin Bay.…
John Paul Baska, chairman of the Burtonport Harbour Committee, is seeking letters of support from yacht clubs and individual boaters who would consider using the Donegal harbour as a stopover if plans for improved shelter and visitor berthing go ahead.…
County Offaly-based Inland and Coastal Marina Systems will highlight the growing uses of floating infrastructure at METSTRADE 2026 in Amsterdam from 17–19 November, showcasing specialist pontoons designed for swimming, oyster cultivation, accessibility, and maritime heritage projects. The Banagher company will exhibit in…
Gilbert won the International One Metre (IOM) Open Regatta at Malahide Yacht Club on Saturday, 7 November, giving his newly acquired modified wooden V9 a winning debut as a new influx of boats offered an encouraging sign for radio sailing. Ten skippers made…
“Hardy bucks” was how Cormac Mac Donncha summed it up as Afloat readers took to Facebook to congratulate Ireland’s Headcase crew on winning back-to-back J/24 world titles. “Double champions...... brilliant stuff,” wrote Cormac Fahy under Afloat’s report on the Melbourne…
Four very different yachts are shaping up for a battle for monohull line honours in the 2027 RORC Transatlantic Race, starting from Lanzarote for Antigua on Sunday, 10th January. Record-holder Raven faces a double-handed Canadian foiling IMOCA 60 and two Volvo 70s in…
World Sailing's Open Team Racing World Championships will visit Australia and Switzerland in 2027 and 2028, following a 2026 edition in Stockholm, where Ireland finished fifth overall. The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on Pittwater, New South Wales, will host the 2027…
Dun Laoghaire Talk Will Compare Mediterranean and Irish Maritime Traditions
13th November 2026 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
The indefatigable maritime historian and analyst Cormac Lowth has been spending some time on the shores of the Mediterranean recently, and inevitably began drawing comparisons between the tightly packed, colourful and comfortable harbours to be found there and the often…
EMFAF Annual Webinar 2026 Explores How Science, Technology and Innovation Are Securing Sustainable Future of Ireland’s Marine Resources
13th November 2026 Marine Science
More than 170 researchers, policymakers, industry representatives and stakeholders representing over 40 organisations gathered for the Marine Institute’s recent EMFAF Annual Webinar 2026 to explore how science, technology and innovation are helping to secure the sustainable future of Ireland’s marine…
Proposals received so far for the 2027 Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association (ISORA) calendar have prompted discussion among competitors ahead of Saturday’s annual general meeting at the National Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire. Among the submissions circulated to date are…
Irish triple Olympian David Burrows has moved into fifth overall at the Star World Championship in Miami, sailing with American skipper Augie Diaz, as Thursday's fourth race brought another change of leader on Biscayne Bay. Burrows and Diaz finished 14th in the 95-boat fleet,…
Ireland's defending Under-23 49er European champions Ben O’Shaughnessy and Ethan Spain have been forced to delay their title defence at the 2026 Junior European Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal, after Storm Charles prevented racing on opening day. O’Shaughnessy of the Royal Cork Yacht Club…
Since their first pint appeared in 1759, the Guinness family's vast brewing enterprise will have made enough of the black stuff to float many of the world's ships, including their own fascinating collection of classic boats of all types and…
A Dublin skipper has been fined €10,000 after pleading guilty to several fisheries offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) said fishing master Rory Wilde, with an address in Co Dublin, had previously pleaded guilty to…
Entries are open for the 2027 YCCS Superyacht Regatta, returning to Porto Cervo, Sardinia, from 25th to 29th May and bringing together sailing superyachts to mark the opening of the Mediterranean superyacht racing season. Organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS), the event will…
