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#Rowing: The Irish domestic season has suffered another blow because of the weather. The junior trials which were scheduled for Lough Rynn in County Leitrim today (Saturday) have been cancelled because the weather forecast for the weekend was not favourable.…
Shipping Review: Waterford Increase Trade, EU Adopt Places of Refuge, Belfast Handles 23m Tonnes
6th February 2016 Ports & Shipping
#ShippingReview – Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene over the last fortnight where among the stories are outlined below. The Port of Waterford reported increases in 2015 across all categories shipped in to and out of the port at Belview.…
The challenge of a tough and competitive offshore race in the warm and idyllic racing conditions of the Caribbean has been taken up by two teams from Howth Yacht Club that will travel to Antigua to take part in the…
The Shannon based Coast Guard helicopter, R115, evacuated an injured crewman from a Russian vessel, the Armenak Babaev (110metres in length), approximately 150 miles West of Valentia, Co. Kerry last night. The injured man was airlifted at 17.45hrs to Cork…
The Irish Sailing Association Annual Awards ceremony undoubtedly conveyed three clearcut messages. The first is that, in global sailing terms, we’re a wet and breezy little island which nevertheless punches way above our weight. The second is that we live…
Marine Notice: Caution On Use Of Unlicensed Electronic Navigational Systems & Software
5th February 2016 Marine Warning
#MarineNotice - Marine Notice No 4 of 2016 advises of the risks inherent in the use of unlicensed electronic navigation systems and cautions against their use. Unlicensed software and electronic charts may contain errors, resulting in inaccuracies in displayed information…
Liam Shanahan was named the 2015 Afloat Irish Sailor of the Year at the Irish Sailing Awards in Dublin. Drawn from a star-studded shortlist, which included Volvo Ocean race winner Justin Slattery; round-Ireland record-setting Sidney Gavignet; and 11-time Paralympian John…
The National Yacht Club has renewed its appeal for club sailor Finn Lynch who is part of a three way mens Laser dinghy trial for Irish Olympic qualification in Palma in March and Mexico in May. The Dun Laoghaire club…
Temporary ozone hole formed over Ireland & UK - due to acid droplets in recent stratospheric clouds destroying ozone pic.twitter.com/yeNYQIqLfk
— Simon Cardy (@weather_king) February 5, 2016
A 'temporary ozone hole' has formed over Ireland & UK due to acid droplets in recent stratospheric clouds destroying ozone, according to London based Meteorologist Simon Cardy who tweeted an image of the hole this morning. Cardy is a Meteorologist specialising…
American ESPN presenter Mike Greenberg from the 'Mike & Mike' show reacts to the news that World Sailing boss Peter Sowrey says he was fired for pushing to get rid of polluted Guanbara Bay as the sailing venue for the…
Jason Polakow is well known for his big wave exploits - often travelling the globe to search out the biggest and best waves on the planet and he's just completed his latest mission. With El Niño producing a colossal winter…
Round Britain & Ireland Sailing Champion Liam Coyne is General Election Candidate
4th February 2016 News Update
Top Irish offshore sailor Liam Coyne from the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire is standing as a Social Democrats Candidate in the Dublin South Central constituency in this month's General Election. Coyne, a married father of three young children who lives in Dublin 12,…
#MarineWildlife - There's some good news for marine wildlife in Clare and around the Irish coast as a recent study on the health of whales and dolphins in Europe's oceans identified Ireland's population as among the world's healthiest. As previously…
Castleconnell Boat Club has released a statement regarding the capsize on the Shannon: Early this morning (Thursday 4th February) Castleconnell Boat Club was informed that a number of individuals had entered the club grounds at World’s End at approximately 4am.…
#Rescue - Lagan Search and Rescue's RIB is set to return to action this weekend after a crowdfunding campaign helped fund repairs, according to BelfastLive. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the rescue boat for the Belfast area was forced out…
#Swimming - You might think twice about that dip at the Forty Foot after new research identified a link between swimming in cold water and an increased risk of strokes. Finnish news website YLE reports on the study by Chinese…
#FerryFigures – Irish Sea ferry passengers totals for last year carried on all three main operators, were marginally down by 1.9% from 4.87m in 2014 to 4.78m in 2015, according to a UK wide industry report. The operators, Irish Ferries,…
#23mTonnes - Around 23 million tonnes of cargo was handled by Belfast Harbour during 2015, similar to its throughput for 2014. The tonnages suggest a varying performance between sectors in the wider Northern Ireland economy with commodities linked to the…
Dun Laoghaire Yachtsman Liam Shanahan is Named Irish Sailor of the Year 2015
4th February 2016 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
#SailorOfTheYear – Liam Shanahan has been named Afloat.ie Irish Sailor of the Year for 2015. The Irish Sea yachtsman and June's Sailor of the Month was presented his award by Sport Ireland chief executive John Treacy at the Irish Sailing Awards…
#Shannon - A local man is in critical condition after the boat he was in capsized on the River Shannon in Castleconnell outside Limerick city early this morning (Thursday 4 February), as RTÉ News reports. The man was one of…