Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
The Italian city of Genoa and The Ocean Race will extend their close relationship with The Ocean Race Europe bringing a fleet of foiling IMOCA race boats to the Mediterranean port in the late summer of 2025. As host of…
Royal Ocean Racing Club Gears Up for the Myth of Malham Race this May Bank Holiday Weekend
24th April 2024 RORC
This early May Bank Holiday weekend is the date for one of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s most celebrated races. An impressive RORC fleet will gather off Cowes, IOW for the Myth of Malham Race with multiple starts from the…
Marine Institute's Dr Fiona Grant Appointed as Chair of the European Marine Board to Advance Marine Science and Foster Collaboration
24th April 2024 Marine Science
The Marine Institute's Dr Fiona Grant, a prominent figure in the global maritime science community, has been appointed as the Chair of the European Marine Board (EMB), a leading organisation that aims to advance marine science and foster collaboration across…
Bundoran RNLI lifeboat in County Donegal came to the aid of a fisherman on Wednesday, 24 April after their 6m open-top fishing boat sustained engine failure approximately half a mile from the pier at the lifeboat station. The volunteer crew…
Harland & Wolff Backed New Ferry Operator for Isles of Scilly Cancels May Start
24th April 2024 Ferry
Scilly Ferries, a division of Harland & Wolff Group, is a new ferry operator that was due to start running in May between the Isles of Scilly and Penzance, Cornwall, but has been delayed. The shipbuilder group announced on Friday that…
Teams Reveal Their Latest AC75s Designs Ahead of Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup
24th April 2024 America's Cup
As the sailing world eagerly awaits the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup, the intensity of the competition is only increasing. With four teams revealing their newly-designed AC75s, it's clear that each team has found unique solutions to the same questions,…
The first few months of 2024 have been busy for the members of Inver Colpa Rowing Club. Although it’s been a pretty dismal start to the year from a weather point-of-view, training sessions have continued on the river throughout the…
All-Female Crew to Compete in Northern Ireland Inshore Points Series on Sigma 33 Elandra
24th April 2024 Sigma
Victoria Dews, the owner of Sigma 33 Elandra based in Belfast Lough, possesses many of the characteristics associated with the name Elandra, such as a strong personality, energy, charisma, and focus. She is a great advocate of Women on Water,…
Three Howth Yacht Club Boats in Top Ten Overall After Day Two of French Olympic Week at Hyères
23rd April 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Howth Yacht Club boats have moved into the top ten of their respective events on the second day of French Olympic Week at Hyères on the Cote D'Azur, France, one of the last big regattas before the Olympic Games itself.…
Marine Minister and Bord Bia Target Export Opportunities at 2024 Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona
23rd April 2024 Fishing
Marine Ministr Charlie McConalogue and Bord Bia chief executive Jim O’Toole are leading a contingent of Irish seafood exporters at this week’s Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, the world’s largest seafood trade fair with over 2,000 exhibitors and 34,000 visitors.…
Galway RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guard on Monday afternoon (22 April) to rescue a walker on Hare Island who was cut off by the incoming tide. The request to launch came shortly before…
Dublin Swift Heads for West Country Prior to Wales Route Resumption While Stena Europe Awaits Falmouth for Orders?
23rd April 2024 Ferry
Less than a week ago, Afloat tracked Irish Ferries Dublin Swift at Cardiff, however the fast ferry has since sailed from Wales to England, for dry-docking in advance of resuming seasonal service to Holyhead next month, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Cypriot…
Priorities of Europe’s Seaports for 2024-2029 (ESPO) Highlights in Advance of Forthcoming EU Elections
23rd April 2024 Ports & Shipping
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has set out its priorities for the next five years in view of the forthcoming EU elections to be held in May. EPSO represents the port authorities, port associations and port administrations of the seaports of 21…
Volvo Cork Week 2024: An Unforgettable Week of Sailing Competition and Festivities is Promised
23rd April 2024 Cork Week
The picturesque village of Crosshaven in Cork Harbour is gearing up once again for one of the most anticipated events on the sailing calendar - Volvo Cork Week. This biennial regatta promises an amazing week of competition, camaraderie, events, and…
Crosshaven Lifeboat To Fund-Raise Through Yellow Welly Shore Walks of Cork Harbour
23rd April 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
We’ve become so accustomed to the RNLI’s Yellow Wellies being used as receptacles for Lifeboat Fund-Raisers – with silent donations much preferred, and usually generously given - that we can easily forget they’re practical items of footwear. But Crosshaven Lifeboat…
Rowing Ireland Launches 'Catch Us If You Can' Initiative Ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics
23rd April 2024 Rowing
Rowing Ireland, the governing body for rowing in Ireland, has launched an exciting new initiative to engage schools and clubs across the country in the world of rowing ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The initiative, called…
Masterplan Construction Sees Rosslare Europort Transform for a New Era in Connecting Europe
23rd April 2024 Rosslare Europort
Construction work is well underway at Rosslare Europort to develop the south-east port’s masterplan and follows the massive surge in Brexit bypass freight trade traffic to and from the continent, writes Jehan Ashmore. Each week the strategically located south-east port,…
A Co Clare couple have invested €850,000 to transform a derelict site in the centre of Kilkee into a seafood destination. Robert and Elaine Hayes recently opened Naughton’s Yard, a development which includes apartments, a café, an art gallery and…
Bumper Fireball Fleet Get 2024 Season off to a Great Start at Munster Championships at Monkstown Bay
23rd April 2024 Fireball
The 2024 Fireball Munster Championships were held on April 20th/21st at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club (MBSC) in stunning weather conditions writes the club's Chris Bateman It had seemed like a long time coming, but alas, the wait was finally over,…
Government ministers have announced Ireland’s first marine national park involving some 70,000 acres of Kerry’s land and sea. The new park, Páírc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí, is centred around Corca Dhuibhne in Co Kerry and includes the Conor Pass, the…