Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Preparations continue in Kinsale, County Cork to welcome the 50th Figaro Race race when the solo race returns to Ireland on June 6th. As added interest for Irish race followers, the huge entry for this 50th-anniversary edition of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro…
Baltimore’s the Place for the Best in Traditional Wooden Boats & the Great Folk Who Sail Them
30th May 2019 Historic Boats
West Cork is as much a state of mind as it is a place writes W M Nixon. And when you’re in its bright and cheerfully breezy sailor’s capital of Baltimore, the annual Maytime Festival of Wooden Boats is something…
Disruption to 6,500 Customers As Brittany Ferries Cancels Irish Sailings
30th May 2019 Brittany Ferries
Customers in their thousands due to travel with Brittany Ferries are facing holiday disruption with the company's flagship Pont-Aven ferry now out of action until June 14. The cruise-ferry, writes Independent.ie, which sails from Cork to Roscoff in France, has…
Float to Live: 11 People Survived Potential Drowning by following RNLI’s Advice
30th May 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
Annual coastal fatality figures released today in the UK by the RNLI lifesaving charity reveal that, of the 128 people who lost their lives at the UK coast in 2018, ninety per cent were male. Although coastal deaths were higher…
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency, today (May 29th) unveiled the first ever underwater garden to appear at Bloom. The marine garden, Aquamarine, supported by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, is brimming with sea life from different…
The second RS event of season kicked off in 2019 at Strangford Lough YC in Co. Down to host the RS200 Eurocup over four days and RS200/400 Northern championships racing over the weekend. In the 200s this attracted numerous British visitors…
Three RNLI lifeboats were launched last night (Tuesday 28 May) at the request of Belfast Coastguard after reports that a fishing vessel with five people onboard was rapidly taking on water and in need of assistance off the Isle of…
Operator P&O Ferries is seeking almost £33m in damages from the UK government over its handling of a challenge to ferry contracts under a no-deal Brexit. The British-based shipping company, BBC reports, also wants courts to cancel the Department for…
30 Island States in Cork Harbour to Discuss the Oceans' Health & Climate Change for Island Nations
29th May 2019 Cork Harbour
More than 30 Heads of State and Ministers, UN Representatives and Ambassadors from island nations around the globe will convene in Cork Harbour for this year’s Our Ocean Wealth Summit to discuss the impact of climate change on island nations.…
Dublin Port Cruise Ship Evidence Before Oireachtas Committee Today at 1.30pm
29th May 2019 Cruise Liners
The All-Ireland Cruise Ship Action Group will be appearing before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport today at 1.30pm. The Group says it will be giving evidence on the impact the Dublin Port Company’s ban on cruise ships will…
At the Irish Sea Port of Barrow the UK Shipping Minister was welcomed at the Cumbrian port for an informative tour to showcase its operations and facilities. The visit hosted by Associated British Ports (ABP) Divisional Port Manager - North…
As the Irish Examiner writes the Port of Cork is poised to set up a special "border control" facility to help ease congestion at Dublin and Rosslare should Britain crash out of the EU. A British-Irish Chamber of Commerce meeting…
Brittany Ferries’ Pont-Aven will Not Resume Cork-Roscoff Service Until 14th June
29th May 2019 Brittany Ferries
The operator of the Cork/Roscoff route, Brittany Ferries regrets its flagship cruise-ferry Pont-Aven, which has been out of service undergoing repairs since Friday 17th May, will now not be able to resume sailings until Friday 14th June. As a consequence…
World’s Leading Wind Energy Scientists To Visit Cork For Prestigious International Conference
29th May 2019 Power From the Sea
A major international wind energy science conference is coming to Ireland next month. The Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC) takes place over four days from 17-20 June at University College Cork and will bring 900 of the world’s leading wind…
Water Safety Ireland (formerly Irish Water Safety) is appealing for people to swim at lifeguarded waterways this weekend where possible, as the risk of drownings is higher due to a new moon and cool waters. The new moon will cause…
Race 1 Cruiser 3 Tuesday Echo: 1. Pamafe, 2. Wynward, 3. Papytoo Combined Cruisers Tuesday Echo: 1. Elandra, 2. Powder Monkey Sportsboat: 1. Jay-Z, 2. Jamiroquai, 3. Sea Jade, 1. Jay-Z Ruffian: 1. Alias, 2. Icicle, 3. Carmen B211 One…
Cork Harbour Festival is sure to make a big splash this June Bank Holiday Weekend. And the festivities are only beginning on Saturday 1 June, with nine days celebrating all things maritime taking over Leeside and Cork Harbour — for…
Final preparations are being made ahead of this weekend’s Bundoran RNLI Soapbox Race which takes place this Sunday 2 June at Astoria Road. Now in its eighth year, the event is organised and hosted by the volunteer crew of the…
The Defence Forces are currently conducting surface live firing practice shoots off West Cork, as per Marine Notice No 12 of 2019. The practice shoots from today, Tuesday 28 May, to Thursday 30 May are taking place in Danger Area…
Clogherhead RNLI To Welcome Shannon Class Lifeboat ‘Home’ To Serve On East Coast
28th May 2019 RNLI Lifeboats
Clogherhead locals are set to welcome the latest RNLI lifeboat in Ireland to the Co Louth town this Sunday 2 June. The Shannon class lifeboat Michael O’Brien lifeboat is due to arrive in Clogherhead at exactly 13.31 which is also…
