Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
#Dusty - Dusty the dolphin is back in the news after 'attacking' a swimmer off a beach at Inis Oírr in the Aran Islands, as the Connacht Tribune reports. Two years after the bottlenose dolphin courted controversy by causing serious…
#Kayaking - Twenty-three days is the new record for solo kayaking around the island of Ireland, set by Waterford man Mick O'Meara earlier this month. It's probably the biggest of a series of round-Ireland feats completed this summer – with…
#lugger– In Baltimore yesterday evening, the Ogden brothers of County Cork received a warm welcome home from family and friends as they successfully concluded their circuit of Ireland with their 18ft Drascombe Lugger Lughnasa. They'd taken eight weeks for an…
#drugsyacht – The SY Makayabella sold this morning by Public Auction for €70,000. There were approximately four interested parties and bidding started at €30,000. It was bought in trust by a Solicitor, for a client, thought to be Irish. more…
The Ireland team will compete at the 2015 Coupe de la Jeunesse this Saturday and Sunday in Szeged in Hungary. Most of the team met for lunch at the National Rowing Centre in Cork on Monday and received a great…
#rssailing – The RS Eurocup will be sailed at Ballyholme Yacht Club from 18 to 20th September. Many of Ireland's top double handed sailors have purchased RS400's this year across Ireland with strong fleets at Cork, Dublin and Belfast Lough. A strong Scottish…
#Rowing News: Mark Pollock, the former Trinity oarsman and adventurer, has won his case for damages relating to the fall from a window at Henley during the regatta in 2010. The claim will be limited to £2 million, so as…
Greystones Sailing Club Adds ISORA & East Coast Class Three Champs To Cruiser Regatta
30th July 2015 Greystones Harbour
#greystones – Greystones Sailing Club (GSC) says sunshine is guaranteed for its Taste of Greystones Cruiser Regatta, Sunday August 30th 2015. As Afloat.ie previously reported, the increasingly popular east coast regatta this year is serving as an ISORA feeder race plus The East Coast Class 3 championships…
Visit of LÉ James Joyce to Dun Laoghaire Is Venue for Naming Ceremony
29th July 2015 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
#NamingCeremony - Afloat can reveal the Naval Service newest newbuild OPV LÉ James Joyce (P62) is to be named and commissioned during a ceremony to be held in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, writes Jehan Ashmore. The joint ceremony of the second…
Newcastle RNLI Launches in the Early Hours to Sinking Fishing Vessel off Ardglass
29th July 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
#lifeboat – Lifeboat crew at Newcastle RNLI were called out in the early hours of this morning Wednesday (29July) after a MAYDAY call was received from a fishing boat that was believed to have been involved in a collision with…
#FerryOnTV - As reported on Afloat, the latest episode of BBC's popular 'Coast' focuses on the Irish Sea, with presenter Nick Crane sailing from Holyhead to Dublin on board Irish Ferries cruise ferry, Ulysses. The hour-long BBC2 programme broadcast on…
#Rio2016 - Rio has made "great progress" in preparing for next summer's Olympic Games but "challenges" remain, not least of which is Guanabara Bay's significant pollution problem, according to the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). As the Guardian…
#MarineWildlife - BBC News reports on three revet sightings of an orca, or killer whale, in the Irish Sea off Ceredigion in Mid Wales. It's believed the orca - which could be John Coe, a large male known for a…
#Angling - More than 300 fish – including brown trout and sea trout – have been killed in a "major pollution incident" on the River Enler in Co Down, as the Belfast Telegraph reports. And local anglers have expressed their…
#Kayaking - Wexford native Susan Honan is celebrating after kayaking 1,600km around the island of Ireland with her friend Sonja Ewen, as the Wexford People reports. Honan is one of only a handful of women - including solo kayaker Elaine…
#PolarShip - "You are made for the ice," is how legendary polar explorer Roald Amundsen christened the tall ship Maud in 1917. That's because the vessel was destined to be deliberately stuck in ice above the Bering Strait in order…
Portrush, Arranmore Lifeboats Tow Fishing Boats To Safety In Separate Callouts
29th July 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - RNLI lifeboats from Portrush in north Antrim and Arranmore in Donegal were launched yesterday evening (Tuesday 28 July) on separate callouts to assist fishing boats in difficult. The Portrush all-weather lifeboat was launched at 6pm to reports of…
#AoifetoDryDock - Former Naval Service OPV LÉ Aoife which is under the ownership of the Maltese authorities having been donated by the Irish Government is to undergo a refit, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 'Emer' class OPV is to enter dry-dock…
Rosslare RNLI Launched After Large Yacht Becomes Entangled in Lobster Pots
29th July 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
#rnli – Lifeboat crew with Rosslare RNLI launched yesterday afternoon to a 42ft yacht with two people onboard after the vessel became entangled in lobster pots close to Carnsore Point. Conditions this afternoon were described as showery with a south…
#fireball – Tonight's DBSC racing was full of contrasts for the Fireball fleet that took to the water. The first race was sailed in rain, the second in relative sunshine! The first race was processional, the second race was a tightly…