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#rnli – The Baltimore RNLI inshore lifeboat went to the assistance of a motor cruiser whose engine failed near Horse Island in West Cork this afternoon Tuesday 20th August. The alarm was raised at 15:05 and within minutes the lifeboat…
#gp14 – With 43 entries already in, Stephen Boyle and Hugh Gill, Class Captain and Event Organiser respectively are quietly confident that eventual numbers for the weekend's GP14 National Championships on Dublin Bay will exceed 50. The buoyant numbers bodes…
#shipping – A tug is expected to help move a cargo ship with 21 people onboard that has ran aground on a sandbank off the Dublin coast this morning. A Coast Guard helicopter is expected to put a 'Coast Guard inspector' on board the…
#rselite – RS Elites from throughout the UK have set sail for the UK National Championships at the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club on Belfast lough in two day's time. Steve Powells, helm of 'E,TU' and the RS works…
Cork Harbour to Remember Glory Days of Shipbuilding At Verolme Dockyard
20th August 2013 Cork Harbour
#Members of the public, former employees of Verolme Cork Dockyard in Cobh, Cork Harbour, their families are being invited to take a trip down memory lane and to remember the glory days of shipbuilding in Cork on 24th and 25th…
#Sea–fi– Following a successful trial period, the Port of Cork has announced details of their partnership with Ringaskiddy based company Sea-Fi Marine Data Communication Ltd. Sea-Fi is a wireless network covering the navigational areas of Cork Harbour, and up to…
#WPNSA – As the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) continues to conserve maritime heritage, they welcomed the Miracle Class National Championships last week from 11 -16 August, supporting the legacy of traditional racing classes in the UK. There…
Scottish Local Authorities Have Inconsistent 'Ad Hoc' Approach to Water Safety – RoSPA
20th August 2013 Rescue
#watersafety – In Scotland, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has found Scottish local authorities have an inconsistent "ad hoc" approach to water safety despite a high rate of drownings. A ground-breaking study by the UK's leading…
Irish Marine Firm MGM Boats Expand Yacht Brokerage into Mallorca & Portugal
20th August 2013 Marine Trade
#mgmboats – Irish boat firm MGM Boats has announced two new yacht and boat brokerage sales offices in the mediterranean. 'We have been working on this project for 18 months and have decided to select Cala d'Or Mallorca and Vilamoura…
#420 – Two of seven Irish teams competing in the 420 Junior European Championships in Pwllheli, North Wales have made it into the Gold fleet for this morning's finals. The six qualifying races were completed yesterday and Howth's Robert Dickson and…
#lifesaving – Ireland has won a silver and bronze medals in the European Lifesaving Championships in the towns of Noordwijk and Den Haag, Holland. The Team Bronze was won in the Simulated Emergency Rescue Competition by Triona Mc Menamin from…
#fireball – With the double-header of the Fireball European and World Championships just over three weeks away, the International Fireball Class is in countdown mode to the pinnacle of the 2013 international regatta season in Portoroz, Slovenia writes Cormac Bradley.…
#halftonclassics – Howth's Dave Cullen sailing King One along with Nigel Biggs steering Volvo Dun Laoghaire Boat of the Week Checkmate is competing in this week's Half Ton Classic Cup this week at the Yacht Club Boulogne (YCB), France from 19…
#29er – Irish 29er skiff pairing were fifth overall at the Zhik UK 2013 29er Class National & Open Championships at Hayling Island SC last week. Sean and Tadhg Donnelly of the National Yacht Club, who disappointed at the Cyprus ISAF Youth…
Optimist Irish Open Championship Victory Goes to Visitors on Blustery Dublin Bay
19th August 2013 Optimist
#oppienationals– British Optimist champion Milo Gill Taylor produced another string of consistent scores in blustery conditions to win the ten race Irish Optimist Open Series in Dun Laoghaire at the weekend. The Spinnaker Sailing Club visitor from Hampshire was 12–points clear in…
#420 – Building on the experience of this summer's 420 Worlds in Valencia, Howth pairing Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove feature in the top 20 of a 96-boat 420 Youth European Championships in Pwllheli, Wales this morning. The leading Irish…
#melges – Disappointing and fractious first day of racing in San Francisco, we were OCS (over the line at the start meaning we had to go back and re-start) in one race and had a fight with another boat resulting…
J24 Nationals at Howth See Briton Dominate & Local Youngsters Crowned Champions
18th August 2013 J24
#J24 – Britain's Ian Southworth totally dominated the J24 National Championships at Howth over the weekend, with five race wins in the 8-race series, while the Howth U-25 Keelboat team, as the highest placed Irish boat in the event in 6th…
#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 2. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 3. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan) BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 2. After You Too (Michael Blaney), 3. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan) CRUISERS 0 -…
#melges – More practice today, not quite as foggy as yesterday and probably a bit more windy. More boats have arrived for the Pacific Coast Championships so the Hedgehog and Embarr teams (new bff’s) had some new people lining up with…