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#ThirdRescue - Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe at the weekend praised the crew of LÉ Róisín under the command of her captain, Lieutenant Commander Ultan Finegan, for their continued role in assisting with the migrant…
A completely new 60-metre Visitors Pontoon is being installed in Dunmore East in a location immediately northwest of the old Lighthouse and the steel tank pontoon which was placed there as a temporary measure for visitors two years ago writes…
#H&W - Harland and Wolff, Belfast faces a tough year ahead having failed to secure a "sufficient workload" as the latest accounts shows a big drop in profits for 2015. The Belfast Telegraph writes that the firm generated operating profit of…
Cruise Europe Conference in Dublin Coincides with Seven Cruiseship Calls
30th May 2016 Cruise Liners
#CruiseEurope2016 – Cruise Europe’s 2016 conference takes place for the first time in the Irish capital this week (31 May- 2 June). The prestigious three-day conference is to attract over 200 delegates from leading cruise destinations to the event co-hosted…
After a first night spent in close contact with other competitors in the New York–Vendée (Les Sables d’Olonne), Yann Eliès contacted his shore team this morning at 0840 UTC, reporting that his yacht Queguiner-Leucemie Espoir had just hit something in…
Imagination matters when growing up. Children pictures themselves as their heroes and heroines. From film stars, sporting heroes, astronauts and firemen, the list goes on.Having a vivid imagination is key and playgrounds and playrooms are transformed into iconic venues such…
#Kitesurfing - A new surf school in Rosslare opening in mid June aims to get the Irish hooked on kiteboarding, as the Wexford People reports. Taking heed of the success of events like this past weekend's Battle for the Bay,…
Dublin Port Company has opened a new state-of-the-art Seafarers’ Centre at Dublin Port following a €500,000 investment in the facility. The new Seafarers’ Centre was unveiled today at an official opening attended by guest of honour, the Lord Mayor of…
#Killary - The Irish Times reports on the death of a mussel farmer in a diving incident in Connemara at the weekend. Marty Nee, who started a farm for rope-grown mussels in the area with his wife Catherine 16 years…
Now regular visitor Superyacht ‘Air’ returned to Cork this morning. The yacht is moored off Cork Harbour anchored off the spit lighthouse in Cobh. This black hulled Dutch-built Feadship was launched in March in 2011 and called to the Irish South…
After three days of champagne sailing at Howth Yacht Club it was consistency in the largest fleet of the regatta that crowned Clive O'Shea and Tom Durcan's "T-Bone" as the 2016 Sportsboat Cup Overall Champion! The Crosshaven team topped the…
The West of Ireland offshore Racing Association (WIORA) are very proud to be in its 40th year writes Elaine O'Mahoney. This year their flagship event, The West Coast Championships, are being hosted by The Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland (RWYCI),…
Lough Derg RNLI launched following a report of a vessel aground at Kylenoe Rocks at the north-eastern end of Lough Derg last night. At 7.01pm last night Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat was requested to launch by Valentia Coast Guard, following…
Royal St George Dragons "Phantom" & 'Jaguar Sailing Team' shared equal points well ahead at the top of the leader board at this weekend's Dragon East Coast Championships hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club. Phantom helmed by Neil Hegarty…
Seventeen Flying Fifteens turned out on a sunny Saturday afternoon for two races in the DBSC Series with Gerry Ryan & John McAree winning the first victory in their new boat IRL 4045, Ian Mathews & Keith Poole won the…
#Canoeing: Jenny Egan took silver at the canoe sprint World Cup in Racice in the Czech Republic today. The Ireland competitor was a close second to Lani Belcher of Britain, who took the gold, and just ahead of Irene Burgo…
A touch of cradle-snatching on Saturday at DMYC where Fireballs threw out an open invite to sailors to try out the dinghy. Daniel Hrymak (12) and his friend Mark Henry (12) rocked up and went out for a spin.The light…
Round Ireland Powerboat Record Smashed By Almost Six Hours By Team Hibernia
29th May 2016 Round Ireland Power
Team Hibernia have smashed the Round Ireland Powerboat Record by taking six hours off the long–standing 2009 time. The high speed voyage which began at 5am this morning was not without its hazards. Were it not for fog and a…
Latitude:52.08295Longitude:-6.59018GPS location Date/Time:05/29/2016 16:47:49 IST
Watch what happens when a gust hits this Farr 40 and the spinnker sheet is eased. 'All hell breaks loose' says crewman (and videographer) Morgan Miller. When the wind is fresh and the boat is loaded, keeping the kite over…
