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#DunLaoghaire - The Irish Sailing Association (ISA) has announced it will formally support the Dun Laoghaire Combined Clubs (DLCC) – Dublin Bay Sailing Club, the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club, the National YC, the Royal Alfred, the Royal Irish and…

#Missing - Independent.ie reports that the search has resumed this morning for an angling tourist missing of the Kerry coast since yesterday afternoon (Friday 14 August). It's understood that the Chinese visitor was fishing with friends off Kerry Head when…

#isora – An offshore fleet of 13 boats headed out of Dublin Bay under spinnaker this morning at 8am bound for Pwllheli in North Wales. The Dun Laoghaire to Pwllheli Race 11 in the ISORA calendar is a distance of…

#fastnetrace – The northern jetstream seems to have taken a holiday from Ireland for a few days. This mysterious climatic force - which interacts with the restless brew which develops when large areas of cold and warm air go head…

This weekend the Classic Half Tonners are converging on Nieuwpoort in Belgium for the 8th edition of the Half Ton Classics Cup, which is being organised in association with the Koninklijke Yacht Club Nieuwpoort (KYCN) and the Bruxelles Royal Yacht…

#optinats – Malahide Yacht Club's Gemma McDowell leads the Leaseplan Irish Optimist National Championship at Skerries Sailing Club after two days of racing. The event continues until Sunday. McDowell faces stiff opposition from Howth's Harry Bell who is just one point…

#rorcrfr – This morning at the RORC's new Cowes clubhouse, a select cross-section of competitors in this Sunday's Rolex Fastnet Race shared their observations about the Royal Ocean Racing Club's biennial 600 mile flagship event. By way of introduction, RORC…

#laser – The National Yacht Club's Evie Byrne and Hugh Perrette finished as top Irish sailors at the Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships in Medemblik, Holland today.Byrne was the top ranked Irish girl placing 25th in the Gold Fleet (full…

#Kitesurfing - The second round of Ireland's kitesurfing Nationals will be star attraction at the Hooked Kitefest on Duncannon Beach in Co Wexford next weekend (22-23 August). As Independent.ie reports, spectators are set to be dazzled by more than 50…

#MessageInABottle - The Boston Globe has news of a remarkable recent discovery by Irish diver Rory Golden on the Connemara coast - a bottle with a message from thousands of miles across the Atlantic. Golden, a veteran during expert and…

#CoastalNotes - Just days after the Hibernia Express arrived in Cork comes news of another transatlantic internet cable, this time between New York and the Mayo coast. As RTÉ News reports, the $300 million Aqua Comms fibre optic cable will…

#RNLI - Union Hall RNLI's volunteer lifeboat crew launched last night (Thursday 13 August) after a member of the public reported a flare in the West Galley Head area and raised the alarm. Valentia Coast Guard tasked Union Hall RNLI…

#meteorbaltimore – The Beacon in Baltimore was just one place last night to see the ongoing Perseid meteor shower, which will be visible in the Irish night sky until tonight.Wednesday night saw the highest level of activity for the shower,…

#sb20 – The Dun Laoghaire SB20 sportsboat fleet have announced a number of new additions to the class. Coming just weeks after the addition of Chris Chapman and Yachtsman.ie (IRL 3443) to the Dun Laoghaire fleet, former SB20 regular Chris…

#420 – A Royal Cork and Malahide Yacht Club combination of Peter McCann and Cara McDowell top Irish hopes in the gold fleet of the 420 Junior Europeans in Bourgas, Bulgaria. The duo are 19th and two places ahead of Douglas Elmes and Colin O…

#laser4.7youth – Ireland have five girls and 11 boys competing in the Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships in Medemblik, Holland where over 30 countries and 400 sailors are participating. After 10 races sailled and two discarded in the under 16 Worlds division,…

#national18 – After a week of racing in varying conditions with wind from 5 to 25 knots and with eleven of the new Phil Morrison Ultra Design boats sailing Chris Bateman has published this youtube video of the Cock o'The…

#29erworlds – Another late night with sailors coming off the water at 1945pm with 3 races held in the Gold fleet. Harry and Johnny Durcan from Royal Cork lie second in the silver fleet. Full results here. The morning breeze…

#FerrytoCruise – Ocean Majesty docked in Dublin Port today at the site of the €230m Alexandra Basin Redevelopment that was recently granted planning permission, writes Jehan Ashmore. Somewhat unusual was that the chartered 10,417 tonnes vessel berthed just before lunchtime…

#MarineWildlife - A young minke whale carcass has washed up at a popular swimming spot on the Clare coast, as Independent.ie reports. The carcass was filmed at Hayes Hole in Liscannor by local man Roderick Gallivan, who added that whales…