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Perfect conditions prevailed on Dublin Bay yesterday for the Howth Yacht Club Wednesday series. Tiger and Joslim were first in Class 1 IRC and HPH respectively, Superhereo and Impetuous in Class 2 IRC and HPH, and Alliance in Class 3…
Drogheda Port Company (DPC) has reported a decrease in the number of containers passing through: from a peak of 1.4 million per year to 660,000 in 2009. DPC's accounts – which have not yet been filed but were accessed by…
Inland waterways news has heard that, works to install a new railway bridge east of Pakenham Bridge on the Royal Canal begins on August 20th from 6am until 6pm. This means three lifts during the course of the operation and…
Inland waterway news has heard that Waterways Ireland would like to advise all masters and owners of vessels that a Bailey Bridge will be installed upstream of the 26th Lock on the Barrow Line of the Grand Canal on 21st September…
Users of the Barrow Navigation on the inland waterway will be pleased to learn that the works at Ballytiglea Lock have been completed and the lock is now fully navigable again (Marine Notice 72). However, works to replace the deep…
Following on from last years successful event, the Irish 1720 Association has again decided to return to Baltimore for the 2009 National Championships from August 27th to the 29th. The event this year will once again be sponsored by CH…
The sun appeared several times during Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Tuesday racing, with the usual suspects doing well in their respective sailing classes. Full results overleaf. DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 18 AUGUST 2009 Cruisers 2 –…
Tuesday's racing at Howth Yacht Club in south-easterly winds and pleasant conditions resulted in Oona number 1 in 17 Footer Scratch and Bobolink in 17 Footer Handicap; while Sharkbait (SB3 Scratch) and Puffin (Squib H'Cap) came first in their sailing…
The Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire are looking forward to extending a warm and celebratory welcome to Ostar single-handed transAtlantic race winner Barry Hurley on Sunday the 23rd of August. Barry and his boat Dinah plan to sail…
Dun Laoghaire sailor Francis Rowan, sailing with English helm and Ulster champion Tom Gillard, is currently lying third at the Fireball Europeans in La Rochelle. The NYC sailor has counted just one race outside the top ten in the 89-boat…
The Royal St George is preparing for the biggest one-design event in Ireland this year, with more than 240 Optimists arriving today for the Mitsubishi Motors Irish National and Open Championships. An international fleet of 180 boats will slug it…
Inland Waterway news has learned that the ESB propose to close Ardnacrusha Lock on the Shannon Navigation at Limerick, from Thursday 1 October 2009 until Wednesday 31 March 2010, both dates inclusive, to carry out essential maintenance.
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise all Masters and users of the Shannon Navigation on the inland waterways that triathlon swimming events will take place at Portumna Castle Harbour, Portrunny and Lough Kee. Details over the fold. Triathlon Swimming Events (Marine…
The Grand Canal around Tullamore is expected to be busy with boat traffic between the 16th and 24th of August because of the Tullamore Fleadh. Masters and owners of craft on the inland waterway are reminded of their responsibility to…
The Fireball Europeans got under way today with two races in La Rochelle, and seven Irish boats are sailing among the 88-boat fleet. Results have only been posted for one race so far, and with ten teams caught out on…
The 52-boat Figaro fleet left Dingle on Sunday bound for Dieppe via the Fastnet, with a start under the cliffs in a strong south-westerly giving the fleet an early upwind workout. The fleet is now approaching Lands End, still surfing…
Howth sailor Tom Fitzpatrick took the latest leg of the Match Racing Tour of Ireland this weekend, pipping home sailor John Sheehy in the final of the Helly Hansen Leinster Match Racing Open. The event, staged in Dun Laoghaire's Royal…
It looks like an Indian summer (kind of...) has come our way so we can advantage of these mild days and enjoy what’s going on around the country. The Achill Yawls are still out in all their glory in Co.…
Plain sailing for a good turnout at Howth Yacht Club for the East Coast Championships yesterday (16th August 2009) in fresh enough easterly wind, where Xebec took Class 2 IRC, Pepperbox Class 2 Echo, Alliance Class 3 IRC and Turnabout…
The secret of good navigation is to steer around the rocks, a lesson learnt this year by some of the 1000 competitors in Sweden's Tjörn Runt. The event is the annual long distance sailing competition that takes place around the…
