Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Key Yachting Host Special Gathering for J Boat and Grand Soleil Sailors This Friday at the Royal Irish Yacht Club
27th February 2024 J Cup Ireland
September's J Cup Ireland gets an early preview on Friday when J boat agents for Ireland, Key Yachting, will host a special gathering for J Boat and Grand Soleil sailors at the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Key…
With chilly conditions and a building easterly breeze very accurately forecast, the penultimate Sunday of the post-Christmas series of the HYC Dinghy Frostbites kicked off at the weekend to fight it out for the remaining races, and build on any…
Ireland's leading environmental NGOs and networks coalition, Fair Seas, has welcomed the announcement of €25 million in new funding for the protection of Irish seas. The European Commission has allocated €15 million, which is matched by €10 million from the…
Irish Optimist Dinghy Association's Sprint Series Offers Exciting Racing Opportunities for Young Sailors
27th February 2024 Optimist
Optimist sailors in Ireland have found a new and exciting way to stave off boredom during winter training. The Irish Optimist Dinghy Association (IODAI) recently created the IODAI Sprint Series, which aims to give young sailors more opportunities to race…
Legendary Dublin Painting and Sketching Club Celebrates 150th Anniversary in The Substation at Dublin Port
27th February 2024 Dublin Port
Shorelines, a vibrant new exhibition chronicling the varied seascapes of Dublin, will come to The Substation at Dublin Port, courtesy of the Dublin Painting and Sketching Club (DPSC) and Dublin Port Company (DPC). The exhibition will contain brand-new works from…
Grattan Beach Sand Fence Pilot Project Focus of Workshop in Galway This Evening
27th February 2024 Galway Harbour
The success of the “living lab” at Galway’s Grattan beach is the focus of a workshop in Salthill this evening (Tues Feb 27). As Afloat previously reported, the project to install sand fences at Grattan Beach was piloted last year…
Nearly half of all rivers in Ireland are below good ecological health standards. That’s according to the 2024 edition of The Rivers Trust’s State of Our Rivers report, which provides a comprehensive analysis of the health of rivers across Ireland,…
French Skipper Charles Caudrelier Wins First Ultim Challenge Solo Multihull Race Around the World
27th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
French sailor Charles Caudrelier has emerged victorious in the Ultim Challenge, the first-ever solo multihull race around the world. Caudrelier, skipper of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, crossed the finish line off the coast of Brest on Tuesday morning at…
Isle of Man Steam Packet Sailings Saw Cancellations Up 45% in Final Quarter of 2023
26th February 2024 Ferry
During this winter the number of cancelled ferry sailings operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company have increased for the third consecutive year. The new figures for the final there months of last year show that 46 sailings…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has welcomed the outcome of its prosecution of Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water) for chemical discharges to the Ballymacraven River in Ennistymon, Co Clare in May 2023. At Ennis District Court on Friday 16 February, Uisce…
Flying Start to Season as Thousands Come Together in Farnborough for 2024 RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show
26th February 2024 Watersport
Farnborough International welcomed a vibrant celebration of small boat sailing and board sports at the weekend as thousands descended on the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show supported by Sunsail (24-25 February). The much-loved season-opening show brought together passion, knowledge and…
A Welshman in his 50s has been found dead on his boat during an attempt to row solo across the Atlantic, as BBC News reports. Michael Holt had set out from Gran Canaria on 27 January with the aim of…
Blustery Day on the Water in Viking Marine DMYC Dinghy Frostbites at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
26th February 2024 DMYC
Sunday’s Viking Marine DMYC Dinghy Frostbites in Dun Laoghaire Harbour were a test for organisers and competitors alike. The forecast suggested a North Easterly breeze, produced on the day, though it was from an ENE direction. Wind strength had been predicted…
Last Hours at Sea for Ultim Challenge Leader Charles Caudrelier as Solo Multihull Round-the-World Race Victory Beckons
26th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
A tantalising three hundred miles from the finish line of the first Ultim Challenge solo round the world race, French skipper Charles Caudrelier spent his 50th birthday and his 50th day of racing since leaving Brest on Sunday, 7th January, keeping…
TG4 Focus on Dingle's Fishing Community in New Maritime TV Series 'Meitheal Mara Chorca Dhuibhne'
26th February 2024 Maritime TV
The Dingle Peninsula's fishing community takes centre stage in a new maritime television series set to air on TG4. The show, which begins on Tuesday, March 5th at 7.30 pm, follows the lives of the locals as they carry out…
Charlotte Borghesi's Team Kidzink Makes History as First UAE and Female-Led SB20 World Champions
26th February 2024 SB20
The recently concluded SB20 World Championship in Dubai witnessed a historic moment as Team Kidzink emerged as the new World Champions. The team, consisting of Charlotte Borghesi as helmswoman, Pippa Kenton-Page as strategist, Artem Basalkin as tactician, and Gonçalo Lopes…
Port of Waterford Makes History with Record-Breaking Cargo Delivery
26th February 2024 Ports & Shipping
The Port of Waterford made history over the weekend as it handled a cargo of a record-breaking scale. The port received a vessel load of 80-metre-long wide-turbine blades, the largest ever in size to be imported to Ireland. The blades…
The news of the death of Johnny Wedick at the age of 78 came as a devastating hammer blow to everyone who had the good fortune to know him. Devoted family man, businessman, sailor and proud Ringsender, Johnny was best…
A preliminary list of cruiser racing events on the Cork coastline lists the Kinsale YC Spring Series set for an Easter Monday start, April 1. At the RCYC in Crosshaven, evening racing is set for a start on Thursday, May…
Reminder of Requirements for Passenger Ship and Crew Transfer Tendering Operations
26th February 2024 Ports & Shipping
The Department of Transport advises ship owners, ship operators, shipmasters, harbourmasters and ships’ agents of the requirements for passenger ships engaged in the tendering of passengers between the ship and the shore and for the transfer of crew/technicians embarking or…