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Carrickfergus Sailing Club’s Graham Millar took the top prize at the well-contested Strangford Lough Race Weekend. Millar took first place in his yacht, Ski, in the IRC1 class, ahead of Charlie Gourley, in Freebird, and local man, Raymond Killops, in…
Race five of the ISORA series from Dun Laoghaire to the North India buoy takes place tomorrow Friday 24th July. The race is held in conjunction with the Lee Overlay/Royal Alfred Yacht Club 2009 Offshore Series race. THe warning signal…
There's a beautiful new book available from Landmark Collector's Library, 'Ballycotton Lifeboats – 150 Years of Gallantry' is a complete history of rescue off the coast of County Cork by Ballycotton Lifeboat and their crews. Beginning with the first rescue…
Nice to see acknowledgement of a young Irish team by the International Star class. The current edition of Starlights, the class magazine, reports on May's achievement in words and pictures. Although O'Leary and Goodbody are sailing their first season together…
The Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey TD, welcomed the completion of the Final Stage of the Oireachtas debate on the Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008 in Seanad Éireann on Tuesday July 14. The bill now awaits the signature by the President…
Costing less than stand-alone tactical systems, the SailMaster application for the Apple iPhone gives you all the information you need to optimise sailing and racing performance, claim the manufacturers. Originally designed as an economical tool for experienced sailors to optimise…
The crews who signed up for the annual Classic Malts Cruise, organised by World Cruising Club, have now embarked on a 200-mile voyage through the Inner Hebrides, choosing their own route from Oban to Skye, and back south to Islay.…
Following some friendly 'goading' by David Mulligan on a winter's evening in the Summit Inn, David Doyle set about contacting a fellow fisherman whom he knew had the talent to construct a brand new Howth 17. The savings fund of…
Waterways Ireland have asked that masters remember to check their mooring ropes before departure and make sure that there's no knots or foreign objects (such as fishing hooks or lead weights) embedded in or attached to the ropes, as these…
Carrick-on-Shannon's Rowing Regatta has incurred navigation restrictions - see below for full details; and works to replace the deep gates at the lock in Ballytiglea on the Barrow Navigation will commence on 20th July 2009 and continue until 14th August,…
Irish Water Safety reminds people to take steps to ensure that they are safe when on holidays. Parents should be alert to the fact that while on holiday abroad, the safety standards at beaches and in pools may not necessarily…
The Irish Examiner Round [Spike] Island Race took place on Sunday under the guiding hand of Principal Race Officer Seamus Gilroy, reports Bob Bateman. Immediately after the Class Flag went up for the dinghies an extremely heavy thunder shower struck…
TUESDAY AND SATURDAY SERIES 2 (RACE), 14/07/2009. 17 Footer Scratch – 1 Gladys, Cronin/Jones, 2 Oona, P. Courtney, 3 Leila, R. Cooper. 17 Footer Handicap – 1 Pauline, O'Doherty/Ryan, 2 Gladys, 3= Zaida, T. Houlihan. TUESDAY SERIES 2 Puppeteer Scratch…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and Rolex have announced details for the 2010 Commodores' Cup to be held in Cowes, Isle of Wight from Sunday 15th to Saturday 21st August 2010. Irish Cruiser Racer Association Commodore Barry Rose called…
The Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), recognised as the leading show for leisure marine trade, attracting the highest percentage of marine industry professionals takes place from November 17-19, 2009 at the RAI in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The show, which is…
This year’s Irish Fireball Association Open Championship was held last weekend in conjunction with the biennial Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta. The regatta had an overall entry of 450 boats, 24 of which were Fireballs. Over half of the fleet raced…
On the Forum: Bouquets for VDLR, Sailors of the Month and 2012
14th July 2009 News From the Afloat.ie Archive
On the Forum: Thumbs up for Dun Laoghaire Regatta but Garboard Strake asks why the event needed Green Dragon. GCraig and Markham Nolan disagree. Noel Davidson says the Royal Irish needs a Laser Card machine. RICM wants the crews involved…
Knut Frostad, Volvo Ocean Race CEO, takes time out to reflect on the challenges and achievements of the ground-breaking 2008-09 race and provides an update of the outline plans for the next event. Green Dragon's efforts come in for special…
Chimaera get 2nd overall in Dragon Edinburgh Cup 2009
14th July 2009 News From the Afloat.ie Archive
The finish of the Dragon Edinburgh Cup, sponsored by Aberdeen Asset Management, could not have been more gripping as a first mark pile-up in today's final race threw the fleet and the results into disaray. Ultimately it was Bill Hardesty…
A large hatch of small strange sea creatures have suddenly appeared in the waters around Dun Laoghaire Marina, according to Cormac Lowth writing in the Summer 2009 issue of SubSea , Ireland's diving magazine.
