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#Rowing: Ireland’s Sinead Jennings and Claire Lambe finished fourth, just over half a second off an A Final place in the semi-finals of the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France this morning. They looked well set for qualification with…

#Rowing: Shane O’Driscoll and Mark O’Donovan finished fifth in the semi-final of the lightweight men’s pairs at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France this morning. Sam Scrimgeour and Joel Cassells won the race impressively, holding off Italy’s challenge…

#wayfarer – The 4.82 m (15ft 10ins) Ian Proctor-designed Wayfarer dinghy - which first appeared in 1957 - has become a multi-purpose classic for many small boat sailors who like to cruise as well as race. But there are surprisingly few in…

Afloat Sailor of the Month Shane McCarthy and Damien Bracken have won the GP14 Championships of Ireland with a dominant display of top class sailing in tricky conditions at Newtownards Sailing Club. Five races were completed over three days on the northern…

#schoolsailing – Sutton Dinghy Club on Dublin Bay will be running its ever popular All Ireland Inter-Schools team sailing event on weekend of Sep12/13. Now in its 40th year, the event attracts up to 160+ sailors and 120 boats across…

#Rowing: Sanita Puspure brought Ireland’s tally of semi-finalists at the World Rowing Championships to four today. The single sculler finished second in a close finish of her quarter-final, where three qualified. Tatsiana Kukhta of Belarus won, but the next three…

#som – August of 2015 may well be already remembered for its decidedly mixed weather, but as ever it was sailing's busiest month, with Irish crews achieving success inshore and offshore, and at home and abroad. We congratulate all those who…

#hyc – Despite calms to the south of the Liffey, the annual Howth Dinghy Regatta on Sunday found breezes to cope well with the spring tides, and the fleet of 120 boats (a clear record for recent years) had excellent excellent racing…

#Angling - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) have announced a joint research programme into the economic and social issues of inland fisheries in Ireland. The objective of the programme is to provide evidence…

#AranIslands - Helicopters are no substitute for airplanes, say residents of the Aran Islands opposed to the Government's new contract for air services to the Galway Bay island chain. According to TheJournal.ie, nearly half a century of daily plane services to the islands is…

#Rowing: Ireland’s women’s four started their campaign at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France this morning. With five crews entered, the first race for Aifric Keogh, Monika Dukarska, Leonora Kennedy and Barbara O’Brien was a race for lanes…

Now, why would I raise such a question.....?I have been writing and broadcasting about maritime matters for over 20 years, an experience that at times fills me with hope for the future – that our maritime resources will be appreciated…

Naval ship L.É. James Joyce was named in Dun Laoghaire harbour this afternoon at a Naming and Commissioning ceremony attended by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, T.D. and the Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, T.D. The naming ceremony of the €50m OPV was…

#sb20 – Visiting SB20s to Dublin Bay swelled the ranks of the local fleet for the last DBSC races of the season last Sunday. 12 boats sailed four races with courses set by Barry O'Neill. SB20 visitors were in town practising…

Day 1 proved to be a totally thrilling first day of close-hauled racing with a jostling of positions and leads as the fleet raced along the south east coast of England, making for addictive Race Viewer action from the off.…

The first ever single-handed ocean yacht race, that was originally staged in 1960, is set to return in 2016 when some of the world's best solo sailors and most spectacular yachts will take on the classic 2,800-mile course of The…

#loophead – Clare County Council, which manages Loop Head Lighthouse in conjunction with the Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL), says the facility will remain open daily (10am-6pm) until 4th October 2015. For the first time meanwhile, the attraction will be…

#Rowing –  Ireland’s Shane O’Driscoll and Mark O’Donovan qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s lightweight pair by winning their repechage at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France this morning. The race, from which three crews qualified, was…

#Rowing: Karol Doherty finished fifth in his heat of the Arms and Shoulders single sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France. The City of Derry sculler would have had to finish first to have gained direct qualification…

#2016ESPOconference - The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is inviting its members, policy makers and stakeholders to join in the 13th edition of its annual conference, which will be hosted by the Dublin Port Company. The event will take place next…