Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Minimise the Risks: Water Safety Alert Issued Ahead of June Bank Holiday Weekend
30th May 2024 Water Safety
The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland and RNLI have issued joint advice to help keep people safe at Ireland’s waterways over this June Bank Holiday weekend. Water-based activities increase at this time of year, as do the number of…
Courtmacsherry RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat Val Adnams was called out by Valentia Coast Guard Marine Rescue Co-Ordination Centre at 11.35am on Thursday morning (30 May) to go to the immediate aid of a 26ft fishing/pleasure boat which had got into difficulties…
Lough Derg RNLI’s volunteers were requested to launch on Wednesday evening (29 May) to assist three people on a 26ft cruiser with engine failure and at anchor in Youghal Bay, east of Garrykennedy Harbour. At 5.34pm the inshore lifeboat Jean…
South Wales Energy Port Diversify Portfolio by Purchasing Prestige Pembrokeshire Hotel
30th May 2024 Ports & Shipping
In south Wales, the Port of Milford Haven, which is the UK’s top energy port, has announced that it has completed the purchase of the St. Brides Spa Hotel in Saundersfoot, one of Pembrokeshire’s most prestige hotels. The investment by…
Los Angeles 2028: Nacra 17, 49er and FX Prospects Eye Cagliari World Championships 2025
30th May 2024 LA 2028
As Olympic sailing teams already begin to eye up Los Angeles 2028 prospects, Cagliari, one of Italy's top sailing venues, has been announced as host of the 2025 World Championship for three doublehanded Olympic Events. The 2025 World Championship of…
Jacob Ziemkiewicz Launches 'Bibi' for Mini Globe Race Sea Trials in Cork Harbour
30th May 2024 Solo Sailing
Jacob Ziemkiewicz from Poland, who says he was “born to sail,” and whose plan to build his own boat of plywood construction to compete in the Mini Globe Race we reported on Afloat.ie last June, has launched and is sea-trialling…
Digital Edition of 1895 Kingstown Lifeboat Disaster Fund Publication Published
30th May 2024 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
A record of the trust which was established to help bereaved families in the lifeboat disaster on Christmas Eve 1895 off Dun Laoghaire has been published digitally by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown (dlr) archive services. The Kingstown Life-Boat Disaster Fund Letter…
Birdwatch Ireland Seeks Citizen Scientists for Raptor and River Bird Surveys in Dublin
30th May 2024 Marine Wildlife
BirdWatch Ireland is seeking citizen scientists for records of raptors and river birds in Dublin City this summer. The Dublin City Raptor Survey is seeking records of Peregrine Falcon, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Buzzard, Long-eared Owl and Barn Owl, while the Dublin…
Marine Experts Say They’ve Cracked Mystery of Orcas Bumping Boats in Mediterranean
29th May 2024 Marine Wildlife
A team of marine experts believe they have cracked the mystery of why a pod of orcas have been ramming boats in the Mediterranean in recent years. Following one of the most recent incidents, in which a 15-metre yacht was…
Tarmonbarry Lifting Bridge Reopens for Shannon Boaters After Extended Closure for Maintenance
29th May 2024 Inland Waterways
Tarmonbarry’s lifting bridge on the Shannon Navigaton has finally reopened after an extended closure for essential maintenance, Waterways Ireland has confirmed. Diversions had been in place since early February when the bridge in Co Roscommon was closed for works that…
Some of the crew and volunteers of Dún Laoghaire RNLI were acknowledged yesterday for their bravery and commitment in saving lives at sea. Organised by Dún Laoghaire Senator Barry Ward, twelve members of the Dún Laoghaire RNLI were presented with…
Dubin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Water Wag racing for the second Wednesday in a row tonight (May 29) is cancelled due to gusty offshore winds inside Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The 30-boat dinghy class was due to race its 2024 Women…
Marine Institute Welcomes French Ambassador to Ireland on Board RV Tom Crean
29th May 2024 RV Tom Crean
Today, His Excellency Mr Vincent Guérend, the French Ambassador to Ireland, paid a visit to the Marine Institute, where he was warmly welcomed on board the RV Tom Crean. This visit is part of an official engagement aimed at strengthening…
Hi everyone, North Sails Ireland is just coming up for air from a tremendous WAVE Regatta in Howth. It was a hugely successful event for us, and we are delighted and grateful to you all. Check out Annraoi Blaney's beautiful…
Calls for Action As Stella Maris Highlights Alarming Rise in Abandoned Seafarers
29th May 2024 Ports & Shipping
An increase in cases of affected seafarers abandoned by shipowners, leaving them without money, support, or the means to get home, has reached alarming levels around the world, according to maritime charity Stella Maris. Stella Maris is the world's largest…
In south-west Scotland, a popular island hotel has announced a new policy for visitors affected by ferry disruptions on the Firth of Clyde amid warnings of a "Summer of more chaos". The four-star Auchrannie Resort on the Isle of Arran,…
A petition opposing the offshore wind farm planned for the Sceirde rocks off Connemara has almost reached its target of 2,500 signatures. The petition was initiated last month after a photomontage of the planned project was published on the company…
Howth Yacht Club’s Daragh Sheridan won the UK RS Aero 6 Masters Nationals event at a blustery Felpham Sailing Club on the South coast of England last weekend. Sheridan and Noel Butler of the National Yacht Club travelled to the…
Overseas service teams have contacted the Royal Cork Yacht Club in search of suitable charter boats to compete in the Beaufort Cup at Volvo Cork Week. “As only 50% of a team is required to represent the relevant service, this provides…
Storied Sussex Boat Club in Bitter Dispute With Landlord Over Lakeside Lease
29th May 2024 Sailing Clubs
Members of a storied Sussex boat club claim they are being forced out their lakeside home in a bitter dispute with their landlord. According to Mail Online, members of Weir Wood Sailing Club say their landlord has “cooked up” claims…