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#loughderglifeboat – Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist eight people on board a 38ft cruiser aground near Dromane on the County Clare shore At 11.35am today, July 26, Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched following a request from Valentia Coast…
Slipped Disk Does Not Rule Out Seafra Guilfoyle From Five Way Olympic Laser Trial
24th July 2015 Olympic
#lasertrials – 2014 ISAF Youth Sailing Silver Medallist Seafra Guilfoyle is receiving treatment for a slipped disk but refuses to rule himself out of the running for the forthcoming Laser Olympic Trial that featured in this morning's Water Rat Column.…
Rosslare Europort Hosts First Meeting of Stakeholder Advisory Group
24th July 2015 Rosslare Europort
#rosslare – Iarnród Éireann, Port Authority for Rosslare Europort, has held the first meeting of a new Stakeholder Advisory Group for the Europort, with representatives of port customers (shipping companies), the local authority, business and tourism locally, hauliers, fishing, employees…
#rnli – Lifeboat crew with Larne RNLI took their new D class lifeboat out on its first exercise to Brown's Bay last night (Thursday 23 July) following its arrival at the station. The lifeboat is to be named Terry and…
Krugels Retiring, New Directors Appointed To Rossbrin Boatyard in West Cork
24th July 2015 Marine Trade
#rossbrinboatyard – After 31 years in business at Rossbrin boatyard in Schull, West Cork, Edmund and Erika Krugel are retiring at the end of the month, handing over to James Murphy and his partner Bernadette Wilcox. Murphy has been with…
Irish Youth Sailors Tested at Laser Radial European Championships in Portugal
24th July 2015 Youth Sailing
#laserradialyoutheuros – The Radial Youth Sailing Laser European Championships in Portugal have tested the mettle of the Irish sailors with a different set of conditions each day. Day 1: No sailing due to fog, Day 2: 2 races completed in conditions…
#flyingfifteen – Fourteen Flying Fifteens turned out for the DBSC race last night on Dublin Bay with Chris Doorly & Alan Green in Frequent Flyer winning from Alan Dooley & Joe Hickey. It was a great result as the boat…
#topperworlds – Consistent sailing from Waterford Harbour Sailing Club's Geoff Power puts the Kilkenny College student second overall at the Topper Worlds in Italy and a chance at the world title in the last races this morning. Power, the undisputed…
#420worlds – The two Irish boats competing at the 2015 420 Worlds in Karatsu, Japan, this week, turned in solid results yesterday to make the cut-off for Gold Fleet racing. Following the last race of the qualification series in the morning, the…
'Too Many Costly Mistakes' Says Annalise Who Wants to Finish Radial Euros on a High Note
24th July 2015 Olympic
#annalisemurphy – 'Too many costly mistakes on the race course' is the reason Ireland's former Laser Radial European Champion Annalise Murphy gives for not doing well at this week's championships in Aarhus, Denmark. At the same time, the National Yacht Club…
#dbsc – Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 23 JULY 2015 BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Crazy Horse (F Heath & I Schuster), 2. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan), 3. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll) BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levana (Jean…
#dbsc – Tuesday's Laser Racing on Dublin Bay was held in magnificent balmy weather in a ebbing tide in Scotsmans Bay. Two races were held, back to back with strong representation from the Old & gold and the Youth Squad.…
#fireball – The Dublin Bay Sailing Club Fireball fleet had an entertaining evening's racing this past Tuesday. They were joined by an Irish Olympian, Phil Lawton who helmed Stephen Oram's 15061, the sun shone and the breeze from the west…
#rankindinghy – Rankin dinghies which were built in Cobh are part of the boating history of Cork Harbour and efforts are being made to arrange a "fun get-together" of these boats this Sunday. Conor English from Crosshaven and Maurice Kidney…
National 18s Celebrate Cock O'The North With Classics, Ultimates and Ultras in Royal Cork
23rd July 2015 National 18
#nat18 – This weekend's Cock O' the North regatta at Royal Cork in Crosshaven will have in the region of 35 National 18s racing across the three eras or the 76–year history, (Classics, Ultimates and Ultras. It is the first…
Dublin Port Welcomes Four Luxury Cruise Liners Carrying 13,000 Passengers in a Single Day
23rd July 2015 Cruise Liners
#dublinport – Dublin Port Company welcomed the arrival of four luxury cruise ships early this morning at Dublin Port. The ships' arrivals – all within a four hour window - make this the biggest day ever for cruise tourism in…
#420worlds – There was big winds in Japan as Irish teams close in on the gold fleet cut at the 420 world championships. Malahide's Lizzy and Cara Mc Dowell had three top ten results, including a third, in the Ladies 420…
#annalisemurphy – The final series in the Laser and Laser Radial European Championships 2015 have begun and the race for medals has set in but Ireland's Annalise Murphy's medal hopes took a serious hit after counting a 27 and 48…
#TRWC – Day three of the ISAF Team Racing World Championships at Rutland Water, England was all about consistency and trying to make the Gold grade. Both Irish teams competing are from Schull in West Cork. The Irish open team have made…
#lobsterfishing – Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. today launched a public consultation on proposals to regulate non-commercial pot fishing. Speaking about the proposals the Minister said: "This consultation is about sustainability, looking at the need…
