Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
#Mirror - Winter training for the Mirror will once again be based in Lough Ree Yacht Club, the Irish class has announced. The central location, weather conditions that are usually forgiving enough to permit winter sailing, and the offer of…
#MarineNotice - TechWorks Marine advises that it is planning to deploy a marine monitoring buoy in Killybegs Bay that will be in place from this month till March 2018. Part of the oceanographic monitoring for the Department of Agriculture, Food…
Safehaven Marine Trumpets New Boatbuilding Projects For Malta & Royal Navy
7th November 2017 Safehaven Marine
#Safehaven - Safehaven Marine’s latest projects include a pilot boat for Malta and a survey catamaran for the UK's Royal Navy. The Interceptor 48 pilot boat currently in production at Safehaven’s Cork Harbour boatyard is their third boat supplied to…
Ferry Operator Stena Line and Doyle Shipping in Court Over Contract Termination
7th November 2017 Dublin Port
#dispute - A dispute between ferry operator Stena Line and Doyle Shipping Group writes The Irish Times over the provision of services for docking at Dublin Port has come before the Commercial Court. Doyle Shipping Group (DSG) had operated a…
Tom Dolan Successfully into Atlantic Crossing as Mini-Transat Leaders Get Well Clear of the Cape Verde Islands
7th November 2017 Tom Dolan
As the wind-killing shadow of the Cape Verde Islands faded astern yesterday evening and he shaped his course with his Pogo IRL 910 for the finish of the Mini-Transat Race 2017 two thousand miles away in Martinique, Ireland’s solo sailor…
#VOR - It was another fast night at sea for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet overnight with all teams staying north and west of Madeira, as the official race website reports. Abby Ehler on Team Brunel — currently in seventh…
#RNLI - Arranmore RNLI in Co Donegal was called out yesterday morning (Monday 6 November) at 11.45am to assist a 19ft fishing boat with two people onboard. The small boat was approximately 400 metres from Arranmore Lifeboat Station when it…
#SafeTrx - Irish-developed vessel tracking app SafeTrx has had its latest international launch in Cyprus. Originally unveiled by Irish Sailing in 2013, the smartphone app makes it easy for boats to allow contacts on shore to monitor their voyages for…
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard In Callout To Paddle Boarders At Bull Wall
6th November 2017 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
#Coastguard - The Irish Coast Guard received a call from a member of the public yesterday evening (Sunday 5 November) who advised that two stand-up paddle boarders appeared to be in difficultly at the North Bull Wall near Dublin Port.…
Whilst 420 dinghy training continues at various venues around the country through the winter the first 420 sailing event of 2018 will be the annual Open Spring training in Schull, County Cork. The Schull training takes place from Monday the…
The 47th running of Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club’s Frostbite Series got underway yesterday in blue sky, sunny conditions and a brisk N-Westerly that reduced in strength as the afternoon wore on writes our special correspondent. Stalwart of the event,…
#dublinport - The brand new Celine, the world's largest short-sea ro-ro freight ferry departed Dublin Port last night having made use of a new ramp linkspan to facilitate such ships, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported in Afloat's coverage prior…
Calls For Deep Water Investment in Connemara to Attract Cruise Ships
6th November 2017 Irish Harbours
#IrishHarbours - From across the world tourists writes The Connacht Tribune could be flocking into Connemara by – if a proposal to carry out multi-million euro works at Rossaveal Harbour is adopted. But funding, to the tune of around €80…
Big Winds Get Rathfarnham Ford DBSC Turkey Shoot Underway on Dublin Bay (Photo Gallery)
5th November 2017 Turkey Shoot
Dublin Bay Sailing Club's popular Turkey Shoot Series got off to a breezy start on Dublin Bay this morning for an all–star cast of sailing cruisers that includes last year's winner, the triple ICRA Champion Joker II (John Maybury) and…
Frequent Flyer Comes Out Top in Flying Fifteen Super Saturday Frostbite Series
5th November 2017 Flying Fifteen
The Flying Fifteen Frostbite Series supported by Mitsubishi recommenced after the Bank Holiday break with a new format designed to thrill and shake up the overall series, it didn’t disappoint! Dubbed Super Saturday there were six back to back races…
Royal Cork Yacht Club had a great turnout for the opening race of its O'Leary Insurances Winter League for sailing cruisers in Cork Harbour today writes Bob Bateman. Race officers Clem and Wendy Mc Elligott got the 32 boats – up 50%…
Tom Dolan Lies Sixth as Mini-Transat Fleet Leaders Reach Gate at Cape Verde Islands
5th November 2017 Tom Dolan
Ireland’s solo sailor Tom Dolan has been finding form and much-improved placings among the leaders in the Mini-Transat 2017 as the front runners approach the mandatory course gate, the channel between Santo Antao and Sao Vicente, the most westerly islands…
#Rowing: The President, Michael D Higgins, hosted Skibbereen Rowing Club at a special function on Saturday. “It is an immense pleasure for me to welcome members, supporters, distinguished Olympians, and community neighbours of Skibbereen Rowing Club to Áras an Uachtaráin,…
Old B+I Line Office to Become Part of Mixed Dublin Docklands Redevelopment
5th November 2017 Dublin Port
#TheB+ILine - Following Afloat's focus on the former City of Dublin Steam Packet, the series continues with other Dublin based Irish Sea 'steamer-packet' companies and their legacy of architectural heritage and ferries, writes Jehan Ashmore. The ornate crest of the…
#ClipperRace - HotelPlanner.com has departed Port Elizabeth in South Africa this morning (Sunday 5 November) after the successful medevac of crew member Greg Adams, who suffered a suspected broken arm. The 59-year-old took a fall below deck on Friday (3…
