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Bray, Co Wicklow was the location for a unique Climate Change event on Friday (20th November) hosted by Seán Kelly MEP on the importance of achieving a global deal to reduce carbon emissions in Paris next month. "I am honoured…
#FoyleClosure - The Lough Foyle Ferry Company has sold their ferry reports the Derry Journal. The service ceased with immediate effect has been described as “a serious blow for the area”. The directors of the company confirmed to the ‘Journal’…
Congratulations to Graeme Grant of Howth who has been named SB20 'Champion of Championships' for 2016. Second overall is national champion Michael O'Connor of the Royal St. George Yacht Club followed by his Dun Laoghaire clubmate Aidan O'Connell. The attached spread sheet…
The 30th ARC fleet leaves on Sunday, and here in Las Palmas the atmosphere is keen with anticipation writes Irish Transatlantic debutante Frank Quinn. Crossing for the first time, I'm on a fine UK-registered Nordship 43 DS called Nina, owned…
#Fishing - Renewable work permits for non-EEC nationals in the Irish fishing industry will be limited to 500, the Marine Minister has announced. According to The Irish Times, Minister Simon Coveney says the new regime would initially apply only to…
#CostaConcordia - Work is progressing on the dismantling of the Costa Concordia at a shipyard in Genoa, as a new photo gallery at gCaptain attests. As many as 200 workers are involved in removing internal fittings and structures from the…
Can Ireland Learn From Scotland's Plans For Marine Tourism Growth?
20th November 2015 Aquatic Tourism
#Tourism - Ireland is lagging behind our Scottish neighbours when it comes to strategy for growing marine tourism. That's according to Dun Laoghaire Marina, which today (Friday 20 November) tweeted on the impending announcement in Edinburgh of a five-year action…
#InflatableRaft - Following an intense spate of rescuing refugees last week, LÉ Samuel Beckett carried out its latest mission in the Mediterranean yesterday when 111 people were found in an inflatable raft off Libya. At 05:39 am Irish time the…
Offshore sailing crews from up to ten yacht clubs across Wales and Ireland gathered at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire last weekend to hear details of the 2016 ISORA offshore sailing calendar that does not include June's 700–mile…
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Racing was cancelled in the first day of the finals at the 49erfx and 49er World Championships finals in Buenos Aires yesterday. The regatta is a vital Rio qualifier for Ireland's Andrea Brewster and Saskia Tidey who have boosted hopes…
After a two week delay the Rathfarnham Ford sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot got underway on Dublin Bay last weekend with an entry of 74 boats, up ten from last year. Results downloadable below. The six week series is set to…
#InlandWaters - Quayside enhancements at Lanesborough-Ballyleague are part of a new project to develop facilities along the award-winning Shannon Blueway. The Flagship REDZ project was submitted by Leitrim County Council on behalf of the Upper Shannon Erne Future Economy (USEFE)…
#VOR - Ireland's own on-board reporter in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race is among the race nominations for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Year Award. The Kerry marine photographer's shot of the damaged hull of Team Vestas Wind's…
#CoastalNotes - Unauthorised sea defences on Lough Foyle have landed two men with suspended prison sentences, as the News Letter reports. David McCullough of Ballymena and Gregory Allen of Limavady were found to have built sea defences using 20,000 waste…
#StenaDublin20th - On this day 20 years ago, Stena Line began operating an inaugural sailing of its flagship on the Dublin-Holyhead route, writes The Irish Independent. The anniversary was celebrated in Dublin Port today with model and presenter Vogue Williams…
Volvo Car Ireland has added June's Round Ireland Yacht Race to its Irish sailing sponsorships. The car brand adds the 700–mile offshore race to its existing sponsorship of Ireland's other Grand Prix biennial sailing events; Dun Laoghaire Regatta and Cork…
#iShipIndexQ3 - Shipping and port activity in the Republic of Ireland rose by 12% in the third quarter of 2015 when compared with the same period in 2014.The figures are from the latest quarterly iShipIndex* published by the Irish Maritime…
Be sure to watch the Day 3 Highlights from the 2015 49er/49erFX World Championships. Interviews with Ida Nielsen & Marie Olsen - @49erFX Ida og Marie#49erWorlds15Video by Icarus: Olympic Sailing Media
Posted by 49er Sailing on Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Both Irish mens and women's skiff teams made the Gold Fleet cut in the 49er and 49erfx World Championships in Buenos Aires yesterday – but only just in a day of drama at this notoriously difficult venue. The qualifying series…
Athy is not really a maritime town in the coastal sense of that description. Its marine connection is, essentially, the Grand Canal on Ireland's inland waterways linking Dublin to Limerick and which was extended to Athy in 1791 when it took…
Miss Universe UK winner and former I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here contestant Amy Willerton will take on one of her toughest endurance challenges yet, when she sails 3,350 nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean next June and…
