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Longtime Laser sailor Dave O’Connell has won Class 1 in Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s August Dinghy League after the eight-race Cork Harbour series concluded on Friday evening. O’Connell went into the final night leading Colin Johns by three points and…
A human process failure involving conflicting weather and current data was the dominant cause of the scoring error that disrupted the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race, according to the event organisers’ investigation. The Bermuda Race Organising Committee (BROC), its Technical Committee…
Over 700 Discarded Tyres Removed From Lough Corrib During Heritage Week
29th August 2026 Inland Waterways
A large haul of 720 discarded tyres was removed from Lough Corrib during Heritage Week. The Tyreless Action Project involved participants from Oughterard Tidy Towns, Corrib angling clubs, community groups,volunteers, artists, swimmers and environmental organisations from across the catchment. Oughterard…
Ireland’s Zoe Hyde and Margaret Cremen have been crowned world champions after a superb victory in the women’s double sculls final at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam on Friday (28th) evening. The Irish rowers produced a devastating finish, overturning…
Ireland’s Finn Lynch suffered his toughest day of the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship on Friday, dropping from second to 13th overall after scores of 33rd and 43rd in two Gold Fleet races on Dublin Bay. The National Yacht Club…
A waterfront home at Carrickfin in west Donegal offering direct access to the sea and its own private slipway has come to the market, providing an unusual proposition for boat owners and watersports enthusiasts. The Pink House at Carrickfin, Kincasslagh,…
Kinsale Yacht Club has postponed its At Home Regatta, which had been scheduled for this Sunday, August 30th, due to the forecast weather conditions. The club said the expected combination of rain and wind would make it impracticable to hold…
Max Kohlhoff and Ole Burzinski won Friday’s only race in Medemblik as Nick Heuwinkel and Jesper Spehr took a one-point European Championship lead into Saturday’s finale. Winning Form – Max Kohlhoff and Ole Burzinski powered clear of Scheidt and Sperry…
Long-time Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser sailor Dave O’Connell is in pole position to add another league victory to his record when the club’s August Dinghy League concludes in Cork Harbour tonight (Friday, 28 August). O’Connell leads Class 1 on…
‘Your Majesty, We’ve Sunk the Yacht’ — The Story Behind King Harald V’s Irish Admiral’s Cup Connection
28th August 2026 World Sailing
King Harald V of Norway, who has died aged 89, was a three-time Olympic sailor and World Sailing President of Honour, but his long sailing career also produced a memorable Irish connection involving Harold Cudmore, the Admiral’s Cup and a…
The Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association (ISORA) has amended the course for Saturday morning's Dún Laoghaire–Pwllheli offshore race following the introduction of a temporary maritime exclusion zone off the Wicklow coast. Revised Supplemental Sailing Instructions issued for the penultimate race…
Jørgen Schoenherr and Ed Wright have taken over at the top of the Star European Championship in Medemblik after Diego Negri and Robert Scheidt shared Thursday's race wins on the IJsselmeer. Denmark's Jørgen Schoenherr and Britain's Ed Wright have moved…
Ireland’s Finn Lynch remains firmly in contention for the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship after a testing opening day of Gold Fleet racing on Dublin Bay saw him slip from first to second overall, just two points off the new…
Howth Yacht Club will launch its annual Autumn League on Saturday, September 12th, beginning six consecutive weeks of racing off the north Dublin coast. The series runs every Saturday until October 17th, with eight classes competing and more than 20…
Lifting Bridge Restrictions on Shannon Navigation and Royal Canal for Longford Marathon This Sunday
27th August 2026 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises all masters on and users of the Shannon Navigation and Royal Canal that to facilitate the annual Abbott Longford Marathon road race this Sunday 30 August, lifting bridge operations will be restricted as follows: Royal Canal –…
While the ILCA 7 Men's World Championship is commanding attention on Dublin Bay, ILCA Ireland is preparing for a busy conclusion to its domestic 2026 season, beginning with a new Transition Training Clinic in Dunmore East. The first-of-its-kind clinic will…
Dublin Bay Sailing Club lost the final Thursday evening of its 2026 AIB racing season on August 27 when light winds were deemed insufficient for racing on Dublin Bay. The cancellation brought the curtain down on DBSC’s Thursday programme without…
Achill Island and Clifden Lifeboats Launch in Multi-Agency Search After Flare Sighting
27th August 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
The volunteer crews of Clifden and Achill Island RNLI joined with the Cleggan Coast Guard and Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118 in a wide-scale search operation late on Monday night (24 August). The call-out came at 10.30pm when members…
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels on the Shannon Navigation at Lough Ree to exercise caution if entering the Lecarrow Canal, specifically: Low water levels are present in the vicinity of the pump-out facility. This area should be avoided. The…
Thomas Chaix and his 11-year-old son Ben emerged as RS200 Irish National Champions as Killaloe Sailing Club staged its largest event to date, bringing more than 120 sailors to Lough Derg for the combined RS200, RS400 and RS Feva Nationals.…
