Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
ISORA's seventh offshore race of the 2026 Musto Championship will finish at Greystones Harbour Marina instead of Arklow, organisers have confirmed. The 75-mile race from Pwllheli on Saturday, July 25, had been listed throughout the season as finishing at a…
Ireland's three crews completed the 2026 29er World Championships in Kiel with solid performances in one of the largest events in the class's history. Louise Hanley and Eoin Byrne were the top Irish finishers, placing 202nd overall in the Open…
Shannon Navigation: Open Water Swim Lessons at Lough Allen and Drumshanbo
12th July 2026 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises inland waterways users that Leitrim County Council, in conjunction with Water Safety Ireland, will hold open water swim lessons at two locations on the Shannon Navigation during this month and next. The first will be hosted at…
Fethard Lifeboat Launches After Call to Help Dog Trapped in Oyster Beds
12th July 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
Fethard RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew were tasked on Thursday morning (9 July) to assist a dog walker at Woodstown Beach. The concerned individual had contacted the Irish Coast Guard for help when their dog became trapped in the oyster beds…
First Shout for Larne RNLI’s Latest Volunteer to Assist Broken-Down Fishing Boat
12th July 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
Volunteer Andy Purves was called into action for his first shout with Larne RNLI on Thursday evening (9 July) when the Northern Ireland lifeboat crew came to the aid of three on a broken-down fishing boat. Andy, who recently joined…
Inland Fisheries Irelands Issues Statements on Separate Investigations in Cork, Kerry and Galway
12th July 2026 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is undertaking investigations to various incidents in counties Cork, Kerry and Galway that have arisen in recent days. Fisheries staff are investigating a fish kill at Curraghalicky Lake near Dunmanway, Co Cork, where several hundred juvenile…
President Catherine Connolly Opens Watersports Inclusion Games in Galway
11th July 2026 Watersports Inclusion Games
President Catherine Connolly officially opened the 2026 Watersports Inclusion Games in Galway today (Saturday, 11 July), before taking to the water in a traditional Galway Hooker. The free national event, running over 11 and 12 July, celebrates inclusive watersports by…
Irish Pair Reach 49er Europeans Final Series in Germany
11th July 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Dickson and Sean Waddilove will race in Sunday's Final Series at the 49er European Championships after securing their place in the Gold Fleet finale at Eckernförde, Germany. The Howth and Skerries pairing entered Saturday in contention for a European Championship…
Steady northerly winds of 8–10 knots and a favourable afternoon tide produced another enjoyable day of racing for Dublin Bay Sailing Club's AIB Saturday Series, with cruiser and one-design fleets completing full programmes across multiple race areas. Race officers Harry…
One of Ireland's best-known classic cruising yachts has returned to the market. The 50ft ketch Deerhound, formerly owned by the Guinness family of Howth, is being offered for sale in Co Waterford with an asking price of €35,000. The Hood-designed…
Cruise Tourism Growth as First Minister of Wales Celebrates Holyhead Ship Visit
11th July 2026 Cruise Liners
The First Minister of Wales has hailed cruise tourism as a key driver of the Welsh visitor economy, reports BreakingTravelNews. Rhun ap Iorwerth made his comment during a first official engagement with the cruise industry since taking office, signaling continued…
Lough Ree Yacht Club is preparing to host its biennial Double Ree Regatta on 25 and 26 July, welcoming young sailors from across Ireland. The event will bring together five youth double-handed fleets for a weekend of racing on Lough…
Less than 100 days remain until the 2026 SB20 World Championship gets underway in Hyères, France, with entries already confirmed from 13 nations across four continents. The championship returns to the renowned Rade de Hyères for the third time, following…
National Watersports Campus Plans Enter Public Consultation
11th July 2026 Dun Laoghaire Watersports Campus
Plans for Ireland's proposed National Watersports Campus have entered the public consultation phase following the launch of a dedicated project website. The consultation is now open, with submissions invited until 'Friday 31 July'. The new website here outlines the vision…
Bangor RNLI volunteers came to the aid of a motorboater after a vessel lost power in Belfast Lough on Wednesday evening. Belfast Coastguard requested the launch at 6.10 pm following reports of a 22ft motorboat adrift around half a mile…
Larne RNLI will officially name its new Shannon-class all-weather lifeboat, Machiko Nancy, at a ceremony in East Antrim Boat Club on Saturday, 18 July. The lifeboat entered service in February and replaces the station's Trent class lifeboat Dr John McSparran, which…
The sense of land and sea interacting dynamically always seems much stronger around Cork Harbour than in most other places in Ireland, and never more so than in Cork Week with the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven. There, the…
Cork Week and ICRA 2026 Champions Honoured at Royal Cork Prizegiving (Photo Gallery Here!)
10th July 2026 Cork Week
Royal Cork Yacht Club's Ross Deasy and Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) Commodore John Leech presented the Cork Week 2026 and ICRA National Championship prizes at Crosshaven on Friday evening after the regatta concluded with another day of sunshine and…
Irish Pair Hold Sixth as Kiwis Seize 49er Euros Lead Today
10th July 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Ireland's Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove remain firmly in contention after the opening day of Gold Fleet racing at the 49er Europeans Championship. The Irish crew sits sixth overall, (and third European country) level on points with Uruguay, as New…
A record 38 boats and 140 sailors took to the water for Howth Yacht Club's Women at the Helm regatta, making it Ireland's largest gathering of female sailors this year. Three races were completed in sunny, breezy conditions, with competition…
