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#rshyr – Veteran owner Bob Oatley's Reichel Pugh 100 Wild Oats XI, skippered by Mark Richards, has taken her seventh line honours win in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, with an evening finish at Hobart at 19.07.27 hrs AEDT writes…
Safehaven's Pilot Boat 'Interceptor 48' Tested in Storm Force Conditions
27th December 2013 Safehaven Marine
#storm – December storms provided Cork harbour boatbuilder Safehaven Marine with the perfect test bed for sea keeping trials with winds of Force 12 and near 30ft waves off the coast of Cork Harbour. On test was Safehaven's Interceptor 48, a…
Irish Sailors in the Mix as Light Air Sydney-Hobart Passes Half Way Stage
27th December 2013 Sydney to Hobart
#rshyc – Irish offshore sailors are in the leading pack of the Sydney-Hobart race today but lack of breeze is leading to tense decisions as Dun Laoghaire sailors onboard the 'Dun Laoghaire entry' Breakthrough, a Beneteau 40 skipered by Barry Hurley,…
#rshyr– Christmas Day has come to a close on the other side of the world and for a few Irish sailors it means the last night of comfortable sleep as they are now racing in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart…
#christmasrally – Strong winds but a relatively smooth sea state provided a fast exciting start to the Christmas Caribbean Rally. The fastest boats in the rally, which set out from Lanzarote on December 16th, have about 1200 nm to go to…
#salmon – The Government has approved a suite of regulations and bye-laws that will govern the wild salmon fishery in 2014. These will come into effect from Tuesday 1 January 2014. Minister O'Dowd at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural…
Registation for Fishing Boats, Jet Skis, Small Fast Powered Craft & Angling Boats in New Bill
23rd December 2013 News Update
#boatregistration – Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar TD has announced the publication of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013. The Bill is one of the Minister's legislative priorities and is part of an overall objective…
Irish Lights Ready for Marine Emergencies, Helicopter EC135 Available for Offshore Stations
23rd December 2013 Lighthouses
#lighthouses – As we face into a period of stormy weather over the Christmas period Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) stands ready to respond to any marine emergency in Irish Waters. CIL is responsible for the maintenance of physical and electronic…
Inland Fisheries Bill – Is a Rod Licence Being Introduced & Other Frequently Asked Questions
23rd December 2013 Angling
Q. What is the current status of the proposed Inland Fisheries Bill? A. DCENR, working closely with Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), is finalising a wide-ranging and comprehensive review of the 1959 and subsequent Fisheries Acts with a view to introducing…
#fisheries – The Government has issued a statement on the proposed new Inland Fisheries Bill. The Minister of State, Fergus O'Dowd, along with representatives from the Department of Communications Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) recently…
The Irish SB20 class has published its 2014 fixtures list which sees the sportsboat class kick off next season with the Howth Spring Warmer series on April 6th. The full fixture list is below and also available as a an…
#rssailing – This year has seen explosive growth in the RS400 fleet with steady growth in the RS200. Up to a dozen 400s and half a dozen 200s have been bought since the end of the summer. This should make…
#annalisemurphy – Irish sailing's golden girl Annalise Murphy is in the running at lunch time for the Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year award. The 23–year–old Dubliner took consecutive gold Eurocup medals in May earning her a monthly Irish Times/Irish…
Ireland's Ocean Economy Report Shows the Sector Employed 16,300 & Turnover of €3.5bn
19th December 2013 Marine Science
NUI Galway's Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU) has published its second report on Ireland's Ocean Economy as part of their ongoing process of collection and analysis of marine socio-economic data in Ireland. Results from the report show that in 2010,…
€200m Earmarked for Marine Research in the EU's Horizon 2020 Programme in 2014-2015
19th December 2013 Marine Science
Circa €200 million has been earmarked specifically for marine research and innovation in the first two years (2014/2015) of the EU's seven year Horizon 2020 programme (2014-2020). In addition, significant other funding opportunities for marine research and innovation exist under…
#isaf – The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) invites applications to the ISAF Athlete Participation Programme for the 2014 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship. The ISAF Athlete Participation Programme (APP) was created in 2002 and assists athletes with attending the ISAF…
#storm – Met Eireann have issued a 'status red' weather warning for Western and Northwestern counties, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. Storms will develop later today, with strong south to southwest winds expected over those counties, with damaging gusts…
Seafarer Medical Certificate - Form 3 (ENG11) from 1st January 2013
18th December 2013 Marine Warning
Marine Notice No. 67 of 2013 Notice To All Ship Owners, Managers, Agents, Masters, Seafarers, Approved Doctors, Medical Referees And Training Establishments Amended Seafarer Medical Certificate - Form 3 (ENG11) from 1 January 2014 …
Christmas Eve RNLI Lifeboat Ceremony Remembers Lives Lost off Dun Laoghaire
18th December 2013 RNLI Lifeboats
#rnli – The crew of the RNLI lifeboat station at Dun Laoghaire will hold their annual ceremony to remember the 15 volunteers that died on service in 1895 on Christmas Eve as well as all those who lost their lives…
#dbsc– The Irish National Sailing Club (INSC) competed in the Rathfarnham Ford sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot Series 2013. Here, club skipper Kenneth Rumball (also the Irish Fireball dinghy champion), reviews the school's performance and concludes how evenly both boats were…
