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#Angling - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has issued an appeal to bass anglers preparing for the season ahead to get involved in collecting information on bass in Irish waters for the National Bass Programme (NBP). The programme was established by…
#BantryUpgrade - Following a public tender process, BAM Civil Ltd has been appointed as the main contractor by Bantry Bay Port Company to undertake the new Bantry Inner Harbour Development, as reported earlier today on Afloat.ie. This development marks the…
#MajorBypass -A contract for a major €230m New Ross Bypass and 900m river bridge was signed last week, following numerous false dawns and political promises, reported the Wexford People. The sod turning took place on Monday of the new bypass bridge…
#NavigationEvent - The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the UK and Ireland will hold an event on 2 March to explore the mix of technologies for future maritime navigation in 2030 and beyond, and identify potential complements to GNSS. •…
#BantryUpgrade - An upgrade costing €8.5m to the main harbour in Bantry Bay writes the Irish Examiner is expected to get underway later this month. The long-awaited project at the port (see 2015 figures) will provide a huge boost to…
#Belfast - Fans of the recently knighted Sir Van Morrison are mounting a campaign to have a new river bridge in East Belfast named in his honour, as the Belfast Telegraph reports. The musician grew up close to where a…
#AnnaliseMurphy - Annalise Murphy is clear about what she needs to do to have a shot at the Olympic podium in Rio this summer – sail better in lighter winds. As the championship-calibre Laser Radial specialist tells The42 in a…
The Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (IWAI) has issued a public invitation to all candidates in the upcoming election to pledge their support for an IWAI call for provision to be made for new canal bye-laws via a dedicated Canal…
With just nine months to go until the Vendee Globe begins, Alex Thomson Racing has unveiled the first in a twelve part series, documenting Thomson's preparations and progress ahead of the race. #RoadtoVendee will bring viewers closer than ever before…
Petticrows Ltd – builders of world class one-design racing yachts and Olympic Finn dinghies – has developed a conversion kit to comply with a rule change implemented at the International Dragon Association (IDA) Annual General Meeting in November 2015. The…
Fireball Reunion at RStGYC Celebrates Fifty Years of Irish Dinghy Sailing
8th February 2016 Fireball
A unique gathering of Irish Fireballers drawn from five decades brought back memories of a golden age for dinghies when over 200 sailors met at a refurbished Royal St. George Yacht Club last Saturday night in Dun Laoghaire. The evening drew together Fireball…
The National 18 dinghy class will hold an extraordinary general meeting on Saturday, 27th February at Royal Cork Yacht Club to vote on three new proposals for the three man centreboarder. The first proposal seeks approval to allow Morrison division National 18’s to…
An opportunity to clarify your sailing decisions will be provided by the Irish SB20 class association when it stages a racing strategy clinic run in conjunction with the Howth Yacht Club Spring Warmer Series in April. The sportsboat class has also launched…
Avg Wind:26kts, Gust:37kts, Wind Dir:238 °(SW), Wave Height:1.1m, Wave Period:3s, Water Temp:8.4 °C at 07/02/2016 13:02:00
— Dublin Bay Buoy (@DublinBayBuoy) February 7, 2016
Today's in harbour dinghy frostbite series run by the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC) was cancelled due to strong winds. Southerly winds, averaging 24kts, gusted to 32kts at race time.
#RNLI - Howth RNLI was unveiled this week as SuperValu Sutton’s Charity of the Year for 2016. A series of fundraising activities will take place in store throughout 2016 to support the work of the local lifeboat station, contributing to…
#Rio2016 - Female athletes with places in this summer's Olympics have been left with a tough decision to make due to the outbreak of the Zika virus in Rio and elsewhere in Brazil. And as Sail-World reports, sailors particularly at…
#StormImogen - Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange alert for all coastal areas from midnight tonight (Sunday 7 February) as Storm Imogen sweeps in. The warning is already in effect for mariners in all Irish coastal waters and the…
#Rowing: Shandon’s men’s senior eight were the fastest crew at the Cork Head of the River at the Marina on Saturday, coming home faster than two UCC senior eights. Andy Harrington of UCC, a senior, was the fastest single sculler,…
Avg Wind:25kts, Gust:37kts, Wind Dir:255 °(W), Wave Height:0.9m, Wave Period:3s, Water Temp:8.5 °C at 07/02/2016 08:32:00
— Dublin Bay Buoy (@DublinBayBuoy) February 7, 2016
First Race of DBSC Spring Chicken Sailing Series Cancelled Due to Strong Winds
7th February 2016 DBSC
This morning's first race of the DBSC Spring Chicken series has been cancelled due to strong winds. A fleet of up to 50 cruisers are expected for the first yacht racing series of the 2016 season with racing up to 13th March…
#AranIslands - Transport woes in the Aran Islands was raised by MEP Marian Harkin in the European Parliament this week, according to Galway Bay FM. Calling for attention to all offshore communities in the EU, Harkin highlighted the need for…
