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Get a fantastic 30% off CH Marine’s range of adult Musto BR1 Solent jackets — but only until this Thursday 20 June. This superb all-weather, high-quality jacket is really comfortable and practical, with its brushed tricot collar and taped seams for…

The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the sailing team that will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Rio Olympian, Finn Lynch, will compete in the Men’s Dinghy, and Tokyo Olympians Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove…

The coastal village of Abersoch is set to host a major event in the world of keelboat racing: the 76th Edinburgh Cup, the British Dragon Association National Championship. This year's championship holds special significance as it coincides with the centenary…

With over 35 confirmed entries August's Schull Harbour Hotel sponsored Calves Week Regatta is expected to be close to its 70 boat cut off prior to the early entry discount date of the 1st July. Major changes ashore this year…

Paul McMahon of the host club took home the 2024 Irish RS Aero National Championships in convincing style at Howth Yacht Club over the weekend. The KODC Advisory sponsored event saw twenty competitors including two very welcome visitors from the…

Only four weeks remain until Volvo Cork Week 2024 (15th-19th July), with the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven—the world's oldest yacht club— gearing up to welcome sailors and boats globally. Organisers say this year's event promises over 120 boats…

At the beginning of June, we were happy to run with the story that 2024's weather was going to be the reverse of 2023. Last year, you may remember that there was good weather in late May and the first…

Divers recovered a propeller from a World War I submarine on Monday, June 17 at the entrance to Cork Harbour. It is believed to be part of the wreck site of the UC-42, the German World War 1 mine-deploying submarine,…

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…

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…

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…