Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
A dispute has arisen as to whether the wreck of a ship with cargo of gold, silver, and priceless royal belongings of British King Charles I has been located on Scotland's Firth of Forth estuary, just north of Edinburgh. Recent…
The Rankin ‘Worlds’ Championships were called off for the second time at the weekend as strong winds again prevented the Cork Harbour fleet from racing. The Cobh-built dinghies had been due to race on Saturday and Sunday from the Royal…
Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Darragh O'Brien has approved a new funding proposal of €2 million to support Cork, Dublin and Galway on the EU Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission. More frequent marine heatwaves and rising temperatures…
ILCA Worlds Put Dún Laoghaire's Watersports Campus Plans to the Test
31st August 2026 ILCA Worlds 2026
“Probably the biggest collection of top sailors ever to have raced in Ireland” is how International Laser Class Association (ILCA) president Mark Lyttle describes the activity in Dublin Bay over the past week. Since the ILCA Men’s World Championships opened…
Jonatán Vadnai Makes Hungarian History With ILCA 7 World Title in Dublin Bay
30th August 2026 ILCA Worlds 2026
Hungary’s Jonatán Vadnai has been crowned ILCA 7 Men’s World Champion on Dublin Bay after a dramatic final day in Dún Laoghaire that saw the title decided by a single point. Vadnai scored a fourth and a race win in…
Royal Irish's Chimaera Wins BJ Marine Taste of Greystones Class One and ORC Double
30th August 2026 Greystones Harbour
Barry Cunningham’s J/109 Chimaera of the Royal Irish Yacht Club rounded out a successful 2026 season with a Class One and ORC 1 double at the BJ Marine Taste of Greystones Regatta on Sunday, adding another victory after her Cork Week…
Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon Aviation TP52 has won the Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 Super Series Royal Cup with a race to spare, securing the German-flagged team’s fourth Royal Cup victory. The result also moves Platoon into the lead in the overall…
Rosslare-Fishguard's 120th Year Exhibition Extended due to Popular Demand
30th August 2026 Rosslare Europort
Since starting with Monday’s official launch of an exhibition to celebrate the Rosslare-Fishguard route's 120th anniversary, more than 700 people have enjoyed visiting the free public event at Rosslare Europort, writes Jehan Ashmore. Following the launch, officially opened by Capt. Sean…
On the west coast of the Isle of Man, Peel Harbour’s annual World Championship Viking Longboat Races are getting underway today, Sunday, August 30th. The boat race, which had been rescheduled from originally taking place last month, was due to…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it is continuing to investigate a significant fish kill in Co Donegal in which early indications suggest more than 200 fish have died. The incident occurred on the Crana River, 5km upstream of Buncrana. Fish…
Ciara McMahon of Howth Dominates New SOD Under-30 Regatta at Lough Ree
30th August 2026 Shannon One Design
With the men's ILCA 7 Worlds in Dublin Bay put to bed with the trophy gone abroad, attention swings to the women's ILCA 6 Worlds at the same venue in a week's time, and Ireland's hopes inevitably focusing to a…
Union Hall RNLI came to the aid of three people on a raft in difficulty after the volunteer crew were diverted from a routine training exercise on Saturday morning (29 August). The inshore lifeboat was requested at 9.50am by Valentia…
Ireland's Finn Lynch has finished eighth in the ILCA 7 Men's World Championship after a strong 6-3 performance in Sunday's two-race Final Series on Dublin Bay, where Hungary's Jonatán Vadnai produced a dramatic last-day charge to take the world title.…
On the northeast coast of the Isle of Man is where Ramsey Harbour, with its historic road swing bridge, had earlier in the summer closed due to heat and, more recently again, reopened to traffic. The bridge, which opened in…
Shipping Spotlight: Tanker Laden With Jet Fuel On Night Shift Duty to Irish Capital
30th August 2026 Ports & Shipping
The most frequent operator of short-sea shipments of fuel, including for aviation, from the UK to Dublin Port and other Irish Ports is carried out by Swedish 'lake'-based operator, Eric Thun A/B, writes Jehan Ashmore. Examples of this tanker product trade notably take…
Andrew and Sam Hall's Pata Negra continues to lead the MUSTO ISORA 2026 Series after 18 races, with the Wolf's Head Trophy set to be decided in a higher-scoring Pwllheli–Dún Laoghaire finale on September 12. The Pwllheli Sailing Club Lombard…
The 106th Liffey Swim, the Pelican of London tall ship, walking tours, maritime talks and Viking tales are highlights of a Dublin City Council Liffey festival planned for September. Vessel visits, an aerial spectacle, jet pack displays, activities on the…
Ireland’s Finn Lynch has staged a superb fightback on Dublin Bay to secure the tenth and final place in Sunday’s two-race Final Series at the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship. The National Yacht Club sailor, who had tumbled from second…
John Malone and Emmet Sheridan's two-handed JPK 10.30 Loinnir won Saturday's ISORA Dún Laoghaire–Pwllheli race overall on IRC after a long passage across the Irish Sea. According to proviiosal resyults on the race ytracker, the Lough Ree Yacht Club/Royal Irish…
Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Saturday fleet headed south on coastal courses in a light northerly on August 29th, with Aurelia, Something Else and Windjammer all completing IRC and ORC wins in Cruisers Zero, One and Two respectively. It was a…
