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Local campaigners shed “tears of joy”, as Belfast Live reports, after the Court of Appeal in Belfast ruled that Edwin Poots acted “irrationally” in approving unilaterally a major gas storage project under Larne Lough. Under the banner of No Gas…

The recent dismasting of a brand new AC75 has prompted concern among the America’s Cup community, according to Marine Industry News. Alinghi Red Bull Racing’s BoatOne was launched in April, as previously reported on Afloat.ie, and was in the middle…

To ensure that the Tullamore Regeneration Framework and Grand Canal Harbour Masterplan meets the aspirations of the whole community the team behind the project would like to hear from all stakeholders within the local community of Tullamore. The Tullamore Regeneration…

Royal St. George's Max O'Hare (14) emerged as the winner of the senior fleet in a cut-short Optimist dinghy Munsters Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club over the weekend. No racing was held on Saturday due to high winds in…

When the weather forecasters talk about light winds, the heavyweights of the Squib fleet groan. And today, in The Royal Forth Yacht Club, there was quite a lot of groaning until the Squibs got afloat for day one of the…

EU member states have committed to restoring 20 per cent of seas and 20 per cent of land and ecosystems under the long-debated Nature Restoration Law approved on Monday (June 17). Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan and Minister of State…

Ten boats lined up on the start line for the Flying Fifteen Northern Championships 2024, held on June 15th and 16th at Killyleagh Yacht Club, on Strangford Lough. The first day of racing began with calm winds and shifting breezes, challenging…

Clogherhead RNLI volunteers were called upon to assist a disabled vessel off the northeast coast near Clogherhead. Clogherhead Coast Guard requested that Clogherhead RNLI volunteers launch the Shannon class all-weather lifeboat on Sunday, 16th June, at approximately 4.30 p.m. to…

The word of the weekend was “windy” as the seven competitors arrived at the Holy Loch to participate in the 2024 RC35 Championships. With the wind coming out of the west and funnelling over the hill and straight down the…

Laura Dillon of Howth - all-Ireland champion in 1996 - continued her winning ways at the weekend on the helm of Harry Heijst's 1972 S&S 41 classic Winsome (Netherlands). In a stormy edition of the mega-fleet Round the Island (of…

Northern Ireland's Killyleagh Yacht Club lies on the western shore of Strangford Lough on Cuan Beach, close to the town. On June 29th and 30th, it will host its annual fund-raising charity event. This year, the event will aid the…

Ireland’s Paris 2024 sailing Olympians will get a special send-off event at The Plaza in Dun Laoghaire at 5pm on Tuesday 18 June. Before they leave Dun Laoghaire Harbour for Paris flanked by young academy sailors, Howth Yacht Club’s Eve McMahon…

Sunday saw the conclusion of the J/24 European Championship organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the International J/24 Class Association, the Italian J/24 Class Association and the support of title sponsor Range Rover. The Race Committee held three…

Sailors and members of the wider community joined Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton for the opening of extensive new facilities at Galway Bay Sailing Club at the weekend. The works include two new lecture rooms, a canteen for trainees, a…

Saturday's National Yacht Club Regatta hosted 55 one design boats across nine classes on a separate course to the cruiser-racers for a day of competitive racing under Race Officer Con Murphy. As Afloat reported earlier, the day started with a 6-10kt…

Polar sailor and mountaineer Paddy Barry and musician and currach oarsman Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich have set off on an overland adventure in a tiny 21-year-old car. As The Sunday Independent reports, the duo are undertaking their own unofficial version of…

The 1720 National Championships podium ended as it started at Baltimore Sailing Club, with Ross McDonald's Atara at the top of the leaderboard. After three days of tough windward-leeward racing, the only difference was the size of the consistent Howth…

The Department of Transport wishes to draw attention to the fact that some European Union member states require the operators of pleasure craft operating within their territorial waters to hold an International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft (ICC). Resolution…

The 2024 and fifth edition of the Drheam Cup/Grand Prix de France au Large from 11 to 21 July will welcome close to 90 participants in a fleet that includes Class 40s, many IRC crews and duos as well as…

Warrenpoint and Kilkeel libraries in Co Down are set to host a special exhibition that will showcase a collection of photographs featuring the iconic Haulbowline Lighthouse, the scenic Carlingford Lough area and the historic Newry Canal in Northern Ireland. ‘Celebrating…