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SELECTED DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ROWING DATES 2014

January 11th: Kerry Head of the River [CANCELLED]; 25th: Sligo Head.

February 1st: St Michael’s Head; 8th: Head of the Shannon, Carrick-on-Shannon; 15th: Lagan Head, Belfast; Cork Head, Marina, Cork; 22nd: St Michael's Head (rescheduled); 22nd/23rd: Newry Trials.

March 1st: Erne Head, Enniskillen; 8th: Lagan Scullers’ Head, Belfast; 15th: Galway Head; Women’s Eights Head, London; 16th: Fermoy Head; 22nd: Dublin Head; 28th-30th: Ireland Trials; 28th-30th: World Cup One, Sydney, Australia; 29th: Head of the River, London.

April 5th: Neptune Regatta, Islandbridge; 6th: The Boat Race, London; 11th: Irish University Championships, NRC [SWITCHED] 12th/13th: Skibbereen Regatta, National Rowing Centre; 18th-20th: British Senior Trials; 19th: Trinity Regatta, Islandbridge; 26th: Limerick Regatta; 27th: Schools’ Regatta, O’Brien’s Bridge.

May 3rd-5th: BUCS Regatta, Nottingham; 3rd: Portadown Regatta; 4th: Wallingford Regatta; 10th-11th: Munich Junior Regatta. 10th/11th: Dusiburg Regatta, Germany; 10th: Bantry Regatta and Lough Rynn Regatta; 11th: Sligo Regatta; 17th: Dublin Metropolitan Regatta; 23rd-25th: British Schools’ Regatta; 24th-25th: European Junior Championships and Hazewinkel Regatta, Hazewinkel, Belgium; 24th: Lee Regatta, Marina, Cork; 24th: Belfast Sprint Regatta; 30th – June 1st: European Championships, Belgrade, Serbia.

June 1st: Carlow Regatta; 7th-8th (Provisional): Metropolitan Regatta, Dorney Lake; 7th: Irish University Championships, Blessington [SWITCHED TO APRIL 11TH AT NRC]; 14th: Athlone Regatta; 15th: Galway Regatta; 20th-22nd: World Cup Two, Aiguebelette, France; 20th-22nd: Henley Women’s Regatta; 21st: Marlow Regatta, Dorney Lake; 22nd: Castleconnell Sprint Regatta; 27th: Henley Qualifying; 28th: Cork Regatta, NRC; 29th: Fermoy Sprints. 29th: Ireland Assessment (additional testing if needed).

July 2nd-6th; Henley Royal Regatta; 11th-13th: Irish Rowing Championships, NRC; World Cup Three, Lucerne; 23rd-27th: World Under-23 Championships, Varese, Italy.

August 1st-3rd: Coupe de la Jeunesse, Libourne, France; 3rd: Carrick-on-Shannon Sprints; 6th-10th: World Junior Rowing Championships, Hamburg; 15-17th: Irish Coastal Rowing Championships, Waterville, Kerry; 23rd: Belfast Summer Sprints. 24th-31st: World Rowing Championships, Amsterdam.

September 13th: Interprovincial Sprints, Limerick; 14th-16th: World University Games, Gravelines, France. 20th: New Ross-Barrow Challenge. 27th/28th: Ireland Assessment One (2015), NRC.

October 4th: Tullamore Time Trial; 18th: Skibbereen Head, NRC. 17th-19th: World Coastal Championships, Thessaloniki, Greece. 18th-19th: Head of the Charles, Boston, United States.

November 1st: Castleconnell Head; Fours Head, London; 8th: Neptune Head, Blessington; 15th: Bann Head, Coleraine; 22nd/23rd: Regional Indoor Rowing Championships, Provincial Venues.

December 6th: Muckross Head, NRC. 13th: Irish Indoor Rowing Championships.

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#RowingPosts: Rowing Ireland are seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced, ambitious and enthusiastic individuals for the voluntary roles of coaches, managers and drivers for the  Junior, Coupe, Under 23 and Senior squads for the 2014 international season.

Interested candidates should send a brief Cover Letter by email to [email protected]

The deadline for applications is the 30th September 2013.

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Plans are afoot to bring powerboat racing's Harmsworth Trophy event to Cork in 2014 - over 100 years since Cork Harbour hosted the first ever edition of the race.
Regarded as the powerboat version of yachting's America's Cup, the first Harmsworth Trophy was won in July 1903 by Napier, which was allegedly piloted by women's world land speed record holder Dorothy Lewitt.
According to the Tom MacSweeney in the Evening Echo, a consortium is hard at work to bring the race back to its birthplace - coinciding with the Round Ireland Powerboat Race, which will also be held out of Cork in 2014.
Denis Dillon of the Irish Sailing Association commented: "There is a group of Cork enthusiasts interested and is trying to put a consortium together that would also bring back one of the original 1903 boats still is existance which is in the USA.
"It came first in its class and second overall in the race in 1903 and they hope to bring it back for the 2014 race."

Plans are afoot to bring powerboat racing's Harmsworth Trophy event to Cork in 2014 - over 100 years since Cork Harbour hosted the first ever edition of the race. SCROLL DOWN FOR ARCHIVE Footage.

Regarded as the powerboat version of yachting's America's Cup, the first Harmsworth Trophy was won in July 1903 by Napier, which was allegedly piloted by women's world land speed record holder Dorothy Lewitt.

According to the Tom MacSweeney column in the Evening Echo, a consortium is hard at work to bring the race back to its birthplace - coinciding with the Round Ireland Powerboat Race, which will also be held out of Cork in 2014.

Denis Dillon of the Irish Sailing Association commented: "There is a group of Cork enthusiasts interested and is trying to put a consortium together that would also bring back one of the original 1903 boats still is existance which is in the USA.

"It came first in its class and second overall in the race in 1903 and they hope to bring it back for the 2014 race."

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Whether you're a boat enthusiast, historian, archaeologist, fisherman, or just taken by the natural beauty of Ireland's waterways, you will find something of interest in our Inland pages on Afloat.ie.

Inland Waterways

Ireland is lucky to have a wealth of river systems and canals crossing the country that, while once vital for transporting goods, are today equally as important for angling, recreational boating and of course tourism.

From the Barrow Navigation to the Erne System, the Grand Canal, the Lower Bann, the Royal Canal, the Shannon-Erne Waterway and the Shannon Navigation, these inland waterways are popular year in, year out for anyone with an interest in rambling; flora and fauna; fishing; sailing; motorboating; canoeing, kayaking and waterskiing; and cruising on narrowboats.

Although most will surely identify Ireland's inland waterways with boating holidays and a peaceful afternoon's angling, many varieties of watersport are increasingly favoured activities. Powerboat and Jetski courses abound, as do opportunities for waterskiing or wakeboarding. For those who don't require engine power, there's canoeing and kayaking, as Ireland's waterways have much to offer both recreational paddlers and those looking for more of a challenge. And when it comes to more sedate activities, there's nothing like going for a walk along a canal or river bank following some of the long-distance Waymarked Ways or Slí na Sláinte paths that criss-cross the country.

Ireland's network of rivers, lakes and canals is maintained by Waterways Ireland, which is one of the six North/South Implementation Bodies established under the British-Irish Agreement in 1999. The body has responsibility for the management, maintenance, development and restoration of inland navigable waterways on the island of Ireland, principally for recreational purposes. It also maintains Ireland's loughs, lakes and channels which are sought after for sailing; the network of canal locks and tow paths; as well as any buoys, bridges and harbours along the routes.

Along the Grand and Royal Canals and sections of the Barrow Navigation and the Shannon-Erne Waterway, Waterways Ireland is also responsible for angling activities, and charges Inland Fisheries Ireland with carrying out fisheries development, weed management and ensuring water quality.

Brian Goggin's Inland Blog

Giving his personal perspective on Ireland's Inland Waterways from present-day activities to their rich heritage, Brian Goggin tells it like it is with his Inland Blog.

From recognising achievements in management of the waterways to his worries on the costs of getting afloat on Ireland's canals, Goggin always has something important to say.

He also maintains the website Irish Waterways History that serves as a repository for a wealth of historical accounts of the past commercial and social uses alike of Ireland's rivers and canals, which were once the lifeblood of many a rural community.