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With just under an hour to go, Dublin Bay is looking grey for day one of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta . The majority of Sutton fleets (SB3/J80) are on the water and heading across the bay, sails are going…
WEDNESDAY SERIES 2, 8/7/2009. Class 1 IRC – 1 Tiger, Hughes/Harris, 2 Equinox, R. McDonald, 3 Makutu, Doyle/Others. Class 1 HPH – 1 Y2K Tech, M. Howell, 2 Storm, P. Kelly, 3 Makutu. Class 2 IRC – 1 Toughnut, D.…
The world's top young sailors including a team from Ireland are entering their final preparations as just one week remains until the start of the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Buzios, Brazil. Jane Butler, Jenny Andreasson, Saskia…
Half of the country’s sewage treatment plants failed to reach EU quality standards for waste water in 2006 and 2007, according to a report released yesterday (1st July 2009) by the Environmental Protection Agency. Only one local authority fully complied…
WEDNESDAY SERIES 2 (RACE) 01/07/2009. Class 1 IRC – 1= Off the Wall, Walls/Cawley, 1= Tiger, Hughes/Harris, 3 Makutu, Doyle/Others. Class 1 HPH – 1 Joslim, J. Connolly, 2 Makutu, 3, Off the Wall. Class 2 IRC – 1 King…
Bring on the summer! Afloat’s July/August 2009 issue is on the news-stand now, with all the news from Ireland on the water, plus: FREE Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Programme!
Killaloe: Powerboat Racing will take place south of the Killaloe-Ballina town bridge on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July a2009 between 1000 hrs and 1700 hrs. Please note the advice of marshals when passing near the course and proceed at…
The Irish Fireball class has become the first to take advantage of free class forums on Afloat.ie. The new Fireball forum is in the Clubs & Classes section of Afloat.ie's forums, and will allow the class to post announcements, results,…
This Friday's Seascapes (July 3rd, 10.30pm, RTE Radio 1) will hear from Andrew Stimpson of the European Maritime Safety Agency on their Annual Review. The EMSA has 11 stand-by vessels located at different locations around the EU coastline, and these…
Westmeath County Council are proposing new bye-laws in all aspects of lakeshore use within it's functional area. A provision will be made for the imposition of a fixed payment of €75 in respect of a contravention of a bye-law as…
With just under 40 days to the start of the Rolex Fastnet on Sunday, 9 August, the 300 registered crews are hard at work completing their qualification miles and other prerequisites. The 608 nautical-mile offshore classic has a fearsome reputation…
The freedom and fun of fishing from kayaks was introduced to an enthusiastic new audience at the Disability ‘Try It’ Day on June 27th at Llangorse Sailing Club, Powys. The event was promoted by the website Anglers Afloat and supported…
TUESDAY & SATURDAY SERIES 1 30/05/2009 – 17 Footer Scratch – 1 Gladys, Cronin/Jones, 2 Aura, I. Malcolm, 3 Rita, Curly/Lynch. 17 Footer Handicap – 1 Pauline, O'Doherty/Ryan, 2 Gladys, 3 Eileen, Finnucane/O'Byrne. Tuesday Series 2 Puppeteer Scratch – 1…
The World's first international One Design keelboat made a welcome return to Dublin Bay last night and picked up first place in one of the bay's newest classes, the White Sail division. Hal Sisk's replica Colleen Bawn was the light…
Cowes based international yachtsman, Peter Morton has won the Keanes Jewellers Quarter Ton Perpetual Trophy at Kinsale Yacht Clubs biennial Sovereigns Cup Regatta. The four day series involved eight races, on principally windward leeward courses under the Old head of…
The first ‘major’ in the Irish GP14 calendar saw 28 boats from across Ireland and the UK line up on a foggy morning in Skerries Sailing Club, ready and eager to contest this year’s Leinster Championship (27th – 28th June…
Cruising boats plugging into the prevailing southwesterlies as they make their way along Ireland’s south coast from Kilmore Quay or Dunmore East towards the gluepot ports of Crosshaven and Kinsale and points west will have often wished that there was…
A new team competition comprising four boats from Wales and four from Ireland will race for the 'Irish Sea' Cup in the national fleet of J80 keelboats as part of Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta next week. Crews will wear green…
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council have issued new Beach Bye-Laws in relation to the beaches of Booterstown, Blackrock, Seapoint, Sandycove, Forty Foot, the Ramparts/Hawks Cliff, White Rock, Killiney and Corbawn Lane, coming into force on 27th July 2009. A copy…
Piet Vroon’s Ker 46, Tonnerre de Breskens, won their second RORC offshore race in a row winning the Morgan Cup, but Rob Lutener and Martin Elwood’s TP52, Cutting Edge, came within a whisker of taking the top prize, reports Louay…
