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![The Future of Shipping Fuels, Ireland's last Engineless Sailing Schooner & Lots More](/media/k2/items/cache/caa7a40d2c2b53eb03a090e5336a54c4_L.jpg)
The Future of Shipping Fuels, Ireland's last Engineless Sailing Schooner & Lots More
7th September 2012 Island Nation
#thisislandnation – The future of shipping fuels, Ireland's last engineless sailing schooner, galley slaves in Russia, locating the newest lifeboats and GPS disruption all in This Island Nation this week. A FUTURE IN ALGAE The United States Navy uses 80,000…
![Annalise Murphy is Sailor of the Month for August](/media/k2/items/cache/ee9067b83355cac70ad642cec1a44a0e_L.jpg)
#sailor of the month – Annalise Murphy of the National YC in Dun Laoghaire is the Irish Afloat.ie/Irish Independent "Sailor of the Month" for August following her outstanding performance in the London Olympics. The talented and dedicated 22-year-old had the…
![An amazing sea rescue, NAB-ing change, UK politicians support what Ireland’s will not, sailing in Galway and Mayo and much more in your TIN this week…](/media/k2/items/cache/806b1bc336b1933f9e36939c6f0df4b8_L.jpg)
An amazing sea rescue, NAB-ing change, UK politicians support what Ireland’s will not, sailing in Galway and Mayo and much more in your TIN this week…
31st August 2012 Island Nation
An amazing sea rescue, NAB-ing change, UK politicians support what Ireland's will not, sailing in Galway and Mayo and much more in your TIN this week..... AMAZING SEA RESCUE A 31-year-old seafarer has survived ten hours of swimming after ships…
![Tall Ships, Galway Volvo Ocean Race, European Tour, Sharks and More](/media/k2/items/cache/610a3ad8882e418f4320924854bb9fd2_L.jpg)
An unforgettable experience on a tall ship, Galway and the Volvo Race, the MOD70 European Tour in Dublin, protection for seafarers after 92 years, Wi-Fi and sharks, topics in your TIN this week. Read on .... UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE" ON A TALL…
![Rambler Crew Thankful, A Story of Two Vessels, Our Paralympians and Cork's New Pilot Boat](/media/k2/items/cache/a44084128e04a036a4f3908041f4a8b2_L.jpg)
Rambler Crew Thankful, A Story of Two Vessels, Our Paralympians and Cork's New Pilot Boat
17th August 2012 Island Nation
The Rambler Crew thank Valentia Radio for saving their lives in the Fastnet Race, but Coast Guard management wants to shut the station .... My story of two vessels ... John Twomey's Parlaympian achievements ... Cork gets a new Pilot…
![Barking Dogs And Spritely Centenarians](/media/k2/items/cache/8ebf140814c18ea396dfdeb59c536f53_L.jpg)
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on. Most of us would probably have thought this was an item of pseudo philosophy which has been no nearer the sands of the desert than the beach at Tramore. But it will…
![Magnificent Asgard, Commercial Fishermen and a Sticky Situation](/media/k2/items/cache/2e1d69af8edfbf684791fb55dbbe0c70_L.jpg)
ASGARD rises again .. Can you help to find goose barnacles? ... Irish brothers wrap up the 18s in Scotland... Commercial fishermen want bass fisheries re-opened.... The weather hasn't really been so bad – do you believe that? The Channel…
![The Cool Captain from Carlow is Sailor of the Month, Meanwhile Ainslie is at it Again](/media/k2/items/cache/1013765b7c29e6a7a0faf10358c9fae3_L.jpg)
The Cool Captain from Carlow is Sailor of the Month, Meanwhile Ainslie is at it Again
4th August 2012 W M Nixon
#sailingonsaturday – Captain Cool of Carlow is the Afloat.ie/Irish Independent "Sailor of the Month" for July. Captain Cool is Finn Lynch, winner of the Silver Medal at the Youth Worlds 2012, and he's just sixteen. So maybe it would be…
![Valentia Radio, Coastguard Equipment & Poor Olympic Coverage](/media/k2/items/cache/68a287125b04742c0c70d6448bbd4b65_L.jpg)
Another attempt is being made by Coast Guard management in Dublin to close the coastal radio stations at Valentia and Malin Head and centralise operations in Dublin. That, the poor quality of television coverage of sailing at the Olympics, the…
![Would the Last Woman Sailor Please Turn Out the Light and Shut the Door](/media/k2/items/cache/c1b9bb70305a81586287db298070627d_L.jpg)
#olympicsailing – There's a hierarchy in Olympic sailing which reflects the pecking order in the shoreside athletics. In the stadium, the various specialities will stake their claims for attention. The further down the scale they are, the more vigorously they'll…
![Six Thousand Milk Bottles, Barryroe Oil Progress & What Ships Might Look Like in 2020](/media/k2/items/cache/3f04ba7a64cba0e2b963dfe06fc681d0_L.jpg)
Six Thousand Milk Bottles, Barryroe Oil Progress & What Ships Might Look Like in 2020
27th July 2012 Island Nation
#thisislandnation – Six thousand milk bottles in Bantry's inner harbour, Barryroe Oil progress, what will ships look like in 2020, disappearing manta rays, a new book scheme for seafarers, emotion in Union Hall, and the future of navigation and visual…
![Whither the Weather with Silver in the Bag](/media/k2/items/cache/5dbd28acbb54461e775253deaa71aed7_L.jpg)
#isafyw12 – Sailing folk are getting worried about this summer's weather in northwest Europe. There's a real chance that it might be going to improve, particularly in northern France and southern England. And that might mean gentle conditions spreading in…
![Oil from West Cork, Civil Service & the Marine, Difficulties for Sailing](/media/k2/items/cache/de15115c5b24ad91787ae706bf5914e9_L.jpg)
Oil from West Cork, Civil Service & the Marine, Difficulties for Sailing
20th July 2012 Island Nation
#island nation – Barryoe Oil from West Cork; can Irish civil servants co-operate in the interest of the marine sphere; more signs of the difficult economic times with sailing cutbacks; deciding whether the white shark should continue to be protected;…
![Young People Going Somewhere](/media/k2/items/cache/9369238cabeccc20b5e9b1bbae90a5df_L.jpg)
#sailing on Saturday – How many of the hundreds of contestants in the Four Star Pizza Youth Worlds getting under way in Dun Laoghaire this weekend will go on to achieve adult fulfillment as international sailing stars? As with other…
![Boat Building, Maritime Plans, Salmon Catch, Dublin Bay and Scrapping Ships](/media/k2/items/cache/6f7e52e7a5f94524f8786ca96957a49e_L.jpg)
Boat Building, Maritime Plans, Salmon Catch, Dublin Bay and Scrapping Ships
13th July 2012 Island Nation
# ISLAND NATION – The boat builder who sailed a spinnaker on the Grand Canal in Venice, the government's maritime plan, more than 1,000 salmon caught on just two Irish rivers in one week, the polluted air of Dublin Bay,…
![This Island Nation - Union Hall, Round Ireland, Volvo Ocean Race and Lifeboats](/media/k2/items/cache/ab4f25c4c7b82841172677f303249d02_L.jpg)
This Island Nation - Union Hall, Round Ireland, Volvo Ocean Race and Lifeboats
6th July 2012 Island Nation
#islandnation – A great maritime show in Galway, controversy after the Round Ireland in Wicklow, honouring the community of Union Hall, tougher inspection of cruise ships visiting Irish ports, hogging moorings on the inland waterways, aliens in the Royal Canal,…