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This year’s TT Races is set to see the second-highest number of visitors travelling by ferry in the past four decades, according to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Figures reveal an 11% increase on the 2023 figure, which…

A 143-year-old, unique wooden boat, the only one of its kind in the world, is heading for the Crosshaven Traditional Sail festival. Maintaining traditional boats is demanding, and when it’s the only one of its kind in the world, the…

Despite the absence of some top Dublin Bay performers, Saturday's ISORA race ten from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire will still provide a strong test in the last offshore fixture before the season highlight of the 700-mile Round Ireland Race in…

Largs Yacht Haven in western Scotland is increasing its capacity for vessel up to 20 metres in length, according to Marine Industry News. The North Ayrshire marina, which is the largest in Scottish waters and celebrating 40 years in operation,…

A search operation is under way off Connemara for a sailor reported missing after attempting to retrieve a small dinghy, as RTÉ News reports. A mayday call was issued from Oileán Máisean, off Carna, before 6pm on Thursday evening (6…

Paul O'Higgins's JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI is now five points clear at the top of the Dublin Bay Sailing Club AIB Thursday Summer Series IRC Zero division leaderboard after scoring his fourth win last night on Dublin Bay. The Royal Irish yacht finished in a…

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it is continuing to investigate a fish kill in Co Donegal on Thursday (6 June) in which early indications suggest up to 250 fish may have died. The pollution incident occurred on a tributary of…

Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels on and users of the Shannon Navigation that Jons Civil Engineering will be carrying out works on Carrick-on-Shannon bridge on Friday 7 and Monday 10 June. Navigation will be restricted to one arch of…

At 5:15 pm today, while in fourth position in the New York – Vendée race, the sailboat Vulnerable, skippered by British sailor Sam Goodchild, was dismasted, bringing an end to his transatlantic race bid. While the IMOCA monohull was dismasted,…

World Sailing has selected the cities of Valencia in Spain and Gdynia in Poland to host the 2026-2027 World Sailing Championships as the event moves to a split format for the first time. Real Club Náutico Valencia (RCNV) will stage…

Brendan Dwyer won the Commodore’s Cup 2024 Race at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour in a “windy race”, as it was described by those racing. The trophy was first presented in 1986 by former Commodore and international sailor…

This past weekend, hundreds of swimmers of varying skill levels gathered to take part in the thrilling Dunmore East RNLI Open Water Swim. The event, which is supported by EirGrid, the operator and developer of Ireland’s electricity grid, serves as…

Wicklow RNLI brought five people to safety yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, 5 June), after their vessel developed mechanical problems five and a half miles south of Wicklow Harbour. The all-weather lifeboat RNLB Joanna & Henry Williams slipped its mooring at 4:10…

It may seem odd to mention an event which is already a sell-out. But it’s now 44 years since John Gore-Grimes of Howth was first awarded the Blue Water Medal of the Cruising Club of America for his remarkable Arctic…

In honour of World Oceans Day on June 8th, the Marine Institute has revealed the fifteen primary schools in Ireland that have been shortlisted for the Explorers Education Programme’s Ocean Champion Awards 2023-2024. Patricia Orme, Corporate Services Director of the…

While many reckoned that the "Fingal Flyers" duo of Rob Dickson and Sean Waddilove had taken Ireland's 49er place for the July-August 2024 Sailing Olympiad in Marseilles before Christmas 2023 had passed, it was still theoretically possible until very recently…

A new report from Fair Seas and the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has raised fresh concerns about the lack of monitoring of Ireland’s inshore waters by the state, just days before World Ocean Day this Saturday, June 8th.…

In tribute to the late Commander Bill King, a group of 120 former submariners visited his home at Oranmore Castle, Co Galway, last week, where they planted a “tree of peace”. The visit was hosted by Commander King’s daughter, Leonie,…

Five boats participated in the annual Kinsale Yacht Club pilgrimage to Glandore, West Cork, during the June bank holiday weekend. Sailors were welcomed by abundant sunshine and calm seas. The fleet of five starters included Chancer owned by Michael Carroll, Genesis…

Foynes Yacht Club on the Shannon estuary was a hive of activity recently as it played host to the Munster Mermaid Championships and Commodores Day. The highly-anticipated annual O'Brien Cup race around Foynes Island had to be called off due…