Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Bantry Bay Port Company has launched its first Schools Initiative for 2016 aimed at 5th class primary schools. The initiative theme ‘A Day in the Life of a Cruise Passenger Visiting Bantry Harbour’ is aimed at encouraging school children to…
#FerryFortnight- It’s that time of year again when National Ferry Fortnight (5-19 March) is launched by Discover Ferries. The fortnight beginning tomorrow (Saturday) is to highlight the benefits of travelling by sea between Ireland and the UK and also to…
#Canoeing: The top Irish competitors in canoe slalom will be in action at the Irish Championships at the Sluice Weir in Lucan this Saturday and Sunday, March 5th and 6th. The races at the redeveloped Sluice Weir in the Lucan…
#Director - Irish Continental Group (ICG) parent company of Irish Ferries, yesterday announced the appointment of David Ledwidge as a Director of the Company. Ledwidge joined the shipping (incl Lo-Lo), transport and leisure group in 2006. In February 2015 he was…
Annalise Murphy from the National Yacht Club has dropped back to 28th overall after nine races sailed in the gold fleet of the Laser European Championships at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria this morning. The Irish sailing star was seventh at…
Ireland's Laser Radial 2014 World Silver Medalist Seafra Guilfoyle had to pull out of the first Irish Olympic Trial for Rio due to a back injury last season. Three months later and thanks to a steroid injection, the Crosshaven sailor…
Sailor Enda O’Coineen has announced his nomination to run as an Independent Candidate in the forthcoming election to Seanad Éireann in the National University of Ireland Constituency. Enda says there are issues he feels strongly about and wishes to make…
#Rowing: The Muckross Head of the River, scheduled for this Saturday, March 5th, at the National Rowing Centre in Cork, has been cancelled. A poor weather forecast left the organisers of the opinion that it would not be safe to…
A strategic review of the Sailing World Cup from 2017-2020 is underway in order to ensure that the event series remains the best possible showcase for the sport on the journey to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The review will…
#MarineWildlife - Strandings of common dolphins for the first two months of the year are at their second highest since records began in 2002, says the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG). A total of 28 confirmed standings were recorded…
#AranIslands - Cost should not be the only consideration when it comes to providing air services to the Aran Islands, according to the European Commission. That was the outcome from a meeting between Brussels officials and MEP Marian Harkin, who…
Great excitement in Cardiff this morning as the Volvo Ocean Race announced its first ever visit to Wales and its return to the UK for the first time in a decade. The Welsh capital will be the finish port of…
With just over three weeks til the clocks go forward and with the smell of antifouling in the air at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, it can only mean one thing; the Irish summer boating season is just round the corner. Boatyards…
#GreenTechology - At the annual European Marine Engineering Conference next month the event will climax with The Doug Woodyard Memorial Debate. Poul Woodall, director, environment and sustainability, DFDS will be speaking against the motion: This conference believes it does not…
USA Crews Line Up for Inaugural International Schools Team Racing Championships in Schull
3rd March 2016 Team Racing
The inaugural International Schools Team Racing Championships will take place in Schull, West Cork from the 18th –20th March.16 teams are entered, with Tabor Academy and Cape Cod Academy sending four teams from the USA arriving on the 16th, in…
#ThinkClimate- Tackling global climate change is a concern of all European ports. In this spirit and in the light of the Paris Climate Conference last December, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has joined the “Think Climate” coalition that has…
World Sailing has announced Gdynia, Poland has been selected to host the 2019 Youth Sailing World Championships. Known as Poland's sailing capital, Gdynia is a dynamic, modern city with experience in running large scale events. The 2019 Youth Worlds will…
Alan Rountree Is Afloat.ie 'Sailor Of The Month” (Cruising)' For February
2nd March 2016 Sailor of the Month
At February 19th’s AGM of the Irish Cruising Club, Alan Rountree of Wicklow was awarded two trophies of great distinction independently of each other. The ICC’s East Coast group nominated him for the Donegan Memorial Cup, which is for an…
Conor Fogerty Is Afloat.ie 'Sailor Of The Month (Racing)' For February
2nd March 2016 Sailor of the Month
When Conor Fogerty’s beamy new Jeanneau Sunfast 3600 Bam first appeared on Howth Marina, most observers wanted to like her. After the grey years of the recession, BAM was like a breath of fresh air, a wonderful free-wheeling yet mainstream…
#KeepPublic - The Scotsman writes that an “overwhelming” case for keeping CalMac in public hands has been revealed in a new academic report, according to the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, which commissioned the study. Private-sector bidder Serco has…
