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Ballyholme's RS Sailing Event Frustrated By Light Winds on Belfast Lough
24th August 2013 RS Sailing
Two races were sailed today in predominantly light conditions at the combined RS Championships at Ballyholme Yacht Club. The race officer made a good call to postpone proceedings until Sunday when the afternoon breeze completely shut down. There are 18…
#helicrash – The RNLI has released video footage (above) and photographs of the Aith Lifeboat crew at the scene of Friday's helicopter wreckage off the West Coast of Shetland as Afloat.ie reported earlier The lifeboat footage taken from onboard cameras…
#dbsc – Dublin Bay Sailing Club's annual Cruiser challenge day one results are published below. Overall results for tomorrow's racing sponsored by MGM Boats will be published on Afloat.ie after racing.
#dbsc – FIREBALL Race 2- 1. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller), 2. No Name (B McGuire), 3. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth) FIREBALL Race 1- 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. No Name (B McGuire), 3. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller)…
#liffeyswim– The River Liffey glistened today as 335 men and women of all ages took to the water for the 94th Dublin City Liffey Swim, supported by Dublin City Council and staged by The Open Sea Committee.219 men battled it…
#j24– The defending World Champion from Brazil, the multiple European Championship winner, a former World Champion and a past North American Champion are among the quality field lined up to contest next week's BMW J24 World Championship at Howth Yacht…
#laser – Irish Youth Sailors from the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire are making their mark at the Laser Nationals at Royal Cork Yacht Club in Cork Harbour this weekend. After Two races race sailed, Philip Doran has a…
#heirisland – Now in its sixth year the Heir Island Regatta in West Cork is a fun day out for both the avid and more novice sailor. Run by volunteers all the proceeds go to the RNLI Lifeboats.
Cork Dockyard, Ships & Shipbuilding Remembered in Photographic Exhibition
23rd August 2013 Cork Harbour
#corkharbour – A Cork Harbour photographic exhibition of close to 200 photographs covering all aspects of the development of Cork Dockyard, the ships built and repaired, and the people working there, will be staged at Cobh Heritage Centre until the…
#watersafety – Irish Water Safety is appealing to the public to stay safe for the remainder of the summer. John Leech, CEO of IWS is pleading with the public to be careful when you go swimming for the remainder of…
#Greystonesharbour – Greystones Motor Yacht Club will have an RNLI Lifeboat presentation night next Thursday 29th August at 8pm. The venue is upstairs at the nearby Beach House Pub, next door to Greystones Harbour, a location popular with visiting sailors,…
#RS – After a few weeks rest following the bumper turnout RS Nationals in July, the action moves to the new RS400 fleet's home at Ballyholme in Bangor. Ballyholme has seen a great influx of RS400s to go with the…
#mgmboats – Go ahead yacht broker MGM boats of Dun Laoghaire features in this morning's Irish Times in a piece entitled 'Setting sail for calm waters of recovery'. In it co-founder Martin Salmon describes how the company has recently established…
Five young teenagers were assisted to safety this evening as they were transferring by dinghy from a Yacht to the shore and their engine failed.With 6 knots of an ebbing tide running, the dingy was quickly swept down the East…
#laser – In spite of every effort being made for the first day of racing at the Irish Laser National Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club, the scheduled racing has been scrubbed this afternoon due to lack of wind. …
Maritime Labour Convention, Decent Working Conditions for the World's Seafarers
22nd August 2013 Ports & Shipping
Marine Notice No. 42 of 2013Notice to all Seafarers, Ship Owners, Ship Operators, Seafarer Representative Organisations, Charterers and Recognised Organisations. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 – Guidance Notice The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) entered into force on the 20 th August…
#whyw – Scotland's largest yachting event, West Highland Yachting Week (WHYW) will next year take place from July 12 to July 18 2014, two weeks earlier than usual. This is to avoid a clash with the Commonwealth Games being hosted…
#J/70 – It looks like a new 'pocket rocket' sportsboat is set to enter the Irish sailing scene with news that Key Yachting Ltd (the dealer for J Boats in the UK and Ireland) is planning a J/70 Trial Sail…
#liffeyswim – The Lord Mayor Oisín Quinn will officially start the 94th Liffey Swim, supported by Dublin City Council, this Saturday 24th August as hundreds of brave swimmers take the plunge. This year's race will start at the Loop Line…
#hovercraft – A huge military hovercraft with up to 500 troops on board made a dramatic landing on a coastal beach packed with holiday makers in Russia. Hundreds were sunbathing on the beach when the vessel powered towards them. No…