Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
ISA President, David Lovegrove on the year past, and his plans for 2016 2015 began with huge momentum for change in the ISA. The re-evaluation of the organisation's strategic vision, which was led by Neil Murphy, culminated in an extensive…
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Finn Lynch and Annalise Murphy continue to lead their respective Laser Irish Olympic Sailing Trials at the Copa de Vela Brasil in Rio this morning but Lynch has slipped back for four places after six races sailed in the overall…
Boulder In Net Downed Razor Clam Boat – But Capsize Could Have Been Avoided, Says MCIB
17th December 2015 MCIB
#MCIB - A large boulder snagged in its dredge net caused a razor clam boat to capsize in Rosslare Harbour earlier this year, in an incident judged to have been "predictable" by investigators. The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has…
#HYC - Howth Yacht Club's 2015 AGM concluded last Thursday night (10 December) with the appointment of Commodore Berchmans Gannon and the new general committee. The commodore outlined his plans for the year ahead including the modernisation of the club's…
Deadline Nears For Submissions On Dun Laoghaire Draft Development Plan
17th December 2015 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
#DunLaoghaire – Users of Dun Laoghaire Harbour can make submissions in support of the proposed amendments to the draft Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLRCoCo) Development Plan 2016-2022 before the closing date of 5pm on Tuesday 22 December. Campaigners against the proposed cruise…
Climate Change Rapidly Warming World’s Lakes Says New Long-Term Study
17th December 2015 Marine Science
#MarineScience - Climate change is rapidly warming lakes around the world, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems, according to a new study spanning six continents. More than 60 scientists took part in the research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters…
#Search - The search and rescue effort resumed this morning (Thursday 17 December) for a fisherman missing from a Spanish trawler off the Kerry coast since yesterday afternoon, as RTÉ News reports. The Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 115…
#BeckettReturns - LÉ Samuel Becket (P61) has returned to Irish waters having completed her humanitarian role in search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean, writes Jehan Ashmore. Commodore Hugh Tully, Flag Officer Commanding the Naval Service is to visit the…
The Christmas season is a time when thousands of people around the country will take to our waters to support sponsored swims for charitable causes say Irish Water Safety. This year we have a full moon on Christmas day which…
O vento já entrou, então, #partiuregata#VemPraVela #AgoraéBRA #CopaBrasilDeVela
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Murphy (13th), Lynch (32nd) Are Irish Olympic Laser Trials Leaders in Rio
17th December 2015 Olympic
National Yacht Club sailors from Dun Laoghaire lead both the mens and womens Irish Olympic Laser Trials in the early stages in Rio. Anomalies in the scoring of Ill Copa Brazil de Vela have been resolved and overall results after…
O'Coineen's Kilcullen Voyager Moves Into Third Place in Transat Race
17th December 2015 Solo Sailing
Having started a day late and trailed the fleet by 300 miles, debut Irish IMOCA 60 skipper Enda O'Coineen has moved up into third place as the seven boat fleet pass the Azores. O'Coineen now has a potential finsih time…
#Rowing: The Ireland trials set for this weekend have been cancelled. Weather conditions at the National Rowing Centre in Cork would not have been suitable. The athletes set to compete will next trial at the Irish Indoor Rowing Championships in…
#ManXmas – It’s that time of year as Isle of Man Steam Packet sailings are lined up for before and after Christmas Day on the seasonal Douglas-Dublin route which is to reopen this weekend, writes Jehan Ashmore. Ro-pax Ben-My-Chree is…
A vintage Quarter Tonner holds the lead going into the final race of the DBSC Turkey Shoot Series on Dublin Bay this Sunday. Cartoon from the Royal Irish Yacht Club leads the Rathfarnham Ford sponsored series by 1.5 points from…
Two of Dublin's leading yacht racing clubs are in talks over a possible merger in order to rationalise a crowded Dublin Bay yacht racing calendar. Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) and the Royal Alfred Yacht Club (RAYC), whose origins date…
Oscar's Final French Sailings Prior to Boosting Dublin Route Over Festive Season
16th December 2015 Ferry
#ExtraCapacity - Oscar Wilde (1987/31,914gt) is set to boost capacity on the Dublin-Holyhead route to faciltate passenger demand over the busy Christmas period when extra sailings begin this weekend, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported on Afloat.ie the French routes…
Sea Kayak Around Ireland is 45–minute documentary that tells the story of two Irish Sea Kayakers who take on their dream journey of circumnavigating their country. Jon Hynes and Sean Cahill's fabulous documentary produced with support from CH Marine, went…
I met a man this week who wants to make St.Stephen’s Day a national day of remembrance for those who have died in tragedies at sea. There has never before been such a day in Ireland. Noel McDonagh is from…
Confusion Over Murphy's Results, Lynch Leads Irish Olympic Laser Mens Trial After Day One in Rio
16th December 2015 Olympic
Offical results from the first rounds of the Irish Olympic Sailing Laser Trials in Brazil appear to show an inauspicious start for Annalise Murphy at Ill Copa Brazil de Vela. According to the official scoresheet (downloadable below), Murphy 'did not compete'…
The first images of Sir Ben Ainslie's new racing yacht have come in, and the British racer is calling the boat the most advanced he's ever had. The British design team who built the Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing AC45…
