Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Increased taxes on leisure boating are becoming more of a reality in European waters, according to Irish Sailing and the European Boating Association (EBA) that list two new taxes for 2018. In Greece, for example, a tax on boating has…
Supramax Bulker Joins Danish Group’s Ferry Subsidiary Seatruck Ships in Dublin Port
29th November 2017 Dublin Port
#Clipper/Seatruck - A trio of ships from the Clipper Group have used Dublin Port this afternoon, however one of them is not a port regular given the vessel is a bulker and not a routine ro-ro freight ferry trading under…
#RYANI - The RYANI Annual Awards on Friday 24 November recognised successful sailors, rising stars and volunteers who have made a positive difference to the sport over the last year. Double Olympic sailing gold medallist Shirley Robertson OBE was on…
Buoyant Derry as Maritime Museum Passage Promises to Float all Boats
29th November 2017 Coastal Notes
#MaritimeMuseum - A decision by the Department of Infrastructure (Dfi) to finally approve plans for a Maritime Museum at Ebrington will hasten the completion of a major tourist draw in the heart of Derry, according to local politicians who have…
Wishlist of £1.3 Billion Could be Triggered by North Wales Growth Bid Cash
29th November 2017 Ports & Shipping
#Holyhead - A wishlist that could see £1.3bn of investment in the North Wales region to include the Port of Holyhead has been revealed. According to the Daily Post, North Wales’ six councils as well as education bodies and business…
Meet Ireland’s Solo Ocean Sailors: Round–The–World Aspirants Meet On The Liffey
29th November 2017 Solo Sailing
There's a rare chance for some of Ireland's most adventurous sailors to be in the same place at the same time tomorrow when Enda O’Coineen, Joan Mulloy, Nin O’Leary and Gregor McGuckin will be on board Nin O'Leary's Round the World…
134 photographers spanning 27 countries submitted a picture for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2017. Soren Hese (GER) wins the main prize (above), whilst the delegates from the Yacht Racing Forum and World Sailing's annual conference elected Tomas Moya.…
Famous Flying Fifteen 'Coweslip' on Display with Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh
29th November 2017 Flying Fifteen
Coweslip, is now on display alongside the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh. The 15 foot (on the waterline), two-person keelboat is on loan to the Royal Yacht Britannia Trust and is now on display in Edinburgh for visitors to enjoy.…
OSTAR Yacht Abandoned in Transatlantic Rescue Washes Up On Irish Beach
28th November 2017 Solo Sailing
After being abandoned mid–Atlantic during the short-handed OSTAR race in June, Michele Zambelli's Class 950 entry Illumina 12 has turned up on a beach in County Kerry this week. The Italian Ostar skipper triggered his EPIRB after encountering keel problems, two…
#Fishing - Marine Minister today (Tuesday 28 November) received the Marine Institute’s annual Stock Book for 2017. The Stock Book, one of the principal annual publications of the Marine Institute, provides the latest impartial scientific advice on commercially exploited fish…
Minister Welcomes Stock Management Plan & Survey For Lough Corrib Tributary
28th November 2017 Angling
#Angling - Sean Kyne, Minister with responsibility for Inland Fisheries, has welcomed the development by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) of a specific stock management plan for Galway’s Owenriff system aimed at removing pike from the system as a significant step…
Dublin Bay 21 Revival & Ilen Restoration Get On-Site Consultation With Classics Designer Paul Spooner
28th November 2017 Ilen
The restoration of classic yachts and traditional craft to the recognised international standard is still relatively new in Ireland writes W M Nixon. In fact, it could be argued that the major project in Dunmore East, completed in 2005 on…
#Rowing: Top internationals, including world champion Paul O’Donovan, Denise Walsh and Monika Dukarska, are amongst the big entry of over 400 crews from 26 clubs entered for the Muckross Head of the River on Saturday at the National Rowing Centre.…
Conall Morrison’s HotelPlanner.com Completes Clipper Race Arrivals To Fremantle
28th November 2017 Clipper Race
#ClipperRace - HotelPlanner.com completed the Clipper Race arrivals for Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race to Fremantle, Australia on Sunday (26 November). Skipper Conall Morrison, from Derry/Londonderry, says: “This race was full of good times and bad times, but…
On Saturday November 25, the National Yacht Club hosted its annual junior awards dinner for 2017. Over 200 parents and children attended the event to celebrate junior sailing success on the water and to award the junior perpetual trophies. Trophies…
Foynes Yacht Club on the Shannon Estuary finished on a high for the 2017 season just in time for Christmas with a festive theme for the final day of Sylver Refrigeration Open Dinghy November Series running every Sunday in the month. Organisers…
Optimist Squad incident Report Now To Be Published in December – Irish Sailing
27th November 2017 ISA
Irish Sailing now says that the independent external investigation into the Optimist Squad incident in Dun Laoghaire that was initially due for publication in mid-November will now be published in December. Irish Sailing President Jack Roy says he expects that…
Former Irish Finn helmsman Tim Goodbody from Dun Laoghaire has finished second overall in Mallorca's Nova Beach Park Trophy, sailing a Musto skiff. The 2008 Olympian from the Royal Irish Yacht Club, who admits to being 'a little over weight'…
The 26th Irish Travel Trade Awards ceremony was an event to celebrate once again for Irish Ferries as they were honoured with the ‘Best Ferry Company’ title for the 11th year in succession. Held at a gala ceremony in Dublin…
The fourth Sunday of the 2017/18 Frostbite Series, hosted by Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club, saw blustery conditions from a westerly direction and cool temperatures under a blue sky that clouded up as the afternoon wore on! The XCWeather forecast…
