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#optimists – 200 Optimist sailors gathered at Royal Cork Yacht Club for the Opening Ceremony of the CH Marine Irish Optimist National Championships to be raced in Cork Harbour this weekend writes Claire Bateman. The ceremony was preceded by a…
#RNLI – Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist five people on board a 28ft boat with reported engine failure by Ryan's Point on Lough Derg. At 7.25pm on Wednesday evening, August 13, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI…
#idra14 – The IDRA14 National Championships at Carlingford Lough concluded on Sunday. A good representation from Royal St. George, DMYC, Clontarf Y&BC and Sutton Dinghy Club saw eighteen crews attending. Results sheet downloadable below. Pat O'Neill and Jim O'Hara (pictured) of…
Kerry Yachtsman On Verge of New Round Britain & Ireland Record
13th August 2014 Rd Britain & Ireland
At 1230 BST, Damian Foxall's Musandam-Oman Sail were 520 miles from the finish of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race. To set a new outright World Record, the MOD 70 needs to cross the Royal Yacht Squadron Line by…
#MarineScience - The Strategic Marine Alliance for Research and Training (SMART) and the Marine Institute will host a one-day SMARTSkills 2014 workshop on Wednesday 27 August in Oranmore, Galway. This workshop is aimed at preparing early-stage researchers in developing successful…
#DublinBay - Killiney Beach has had its Blue Flag lowered for the second time in four weeks after tests on Monday 11 August showed high levels of E.Coli and Enterococci in the water. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, which has also…
#sailingindustry – The 13th International Sailing Summit (ISS), taking place on 17 November at METS in Amsterdam, will prove revolutionary for the industry by demonstrating that to succeed in a global market companies must diversify and innovate, say organisers. 'Waking…
#WaterSafety - The Guardian reports on a remarkable evening for lifeguards on Cornwall's Polzeath beach yesterday (Tuesday 12 August) when 32 people had to be rescued from am "incredibly strong" rip current. The seven bathers and 25 bodyboarders had reportedly…
Kinsale Lifeboat Man Gets Leaving Certificate Results Heading Out To Sea
13th August 2014 RNLI Lifeboats
#rnli – Nineteen year old Lorcan Hickey from Kinsale in Cork received his Leaving Certificate results this morning (Wednesday 13 August), while heading out to sea on a lifeboat, from the RNLI College in Poole, Dorset. Lorcan is a volunteer…
#angling – Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources, Joe McHugh TD, has today announced that angling clubs and organisations in the Midlands are set to benefit from the €50,000 Midland Fisheries Fund (MFF), introduced…
Ireland's 'LulaBelle' Face Another Week At Sea, Three the Magic Number for Foxall
13th August 2014 Rd Britain & Ireland
#rorcsrbi – Liam Coyne's First 36.7 Lula Belle, racing Two-Handed with Brian Flahive, is just west of Sunderland with 1450 miles to go, which means that the Dublin Bay pair from the National Yacht Club will have about a week…
#dublinport – Dublin Port Company have installed new permanent pontoons on the River Liffey at North Wall Quay (beside the O2). Dublin Port Company, Sail Training Ireland and the Irish Sailing Association have linked up with the Cruising Association of…
#fireball – Five Fireballs enjoyed a blustery start to the third evening of the third Series of Tuesday night races last night in Dublin Bay writes Cormac Bradley. Rigging up in the harbour beforehand, the wind appeared to be quite…
Nantwich Crew Take Early Lead at GP14 Worlds, Ireland Lying Fifth, Sixth & Seventh
13th August 2014 GP14
#gp14 – Normal service resumed after Monday's 'Major Rescue' for the second day of the GP14 World Championships at East Down Yacht Club on Strangford Lough yesterday with English crews occupying the top three places in the 14–foot dinghy class…
GP14 World Championships Statement on Monday's 'Major Rescue' on Strangford Lough
13th August 2014 GP14
#gp14 – Following the 'major rescue' incident during the GP14 Worlds at East Down Yacht Club on Monday afternoon, championship organisers issued the following statement to 'reassure' members: 'Today was the first day of the event with race 1 starting…
#420sailing – Four Royal Cork, two Howth/Skerries combinations plus a Kinsale YC and Malahide YC team will contest the 420 and 470 Junior European Championships in Gdynia, Poland this morning. The seven boat Irish youth sailing line up comprises Harry Whitaker and Grattan…
#vor – Vestas, the world's leading wind energy company, was today announced as the seventh and final boat for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15. Six-time world champion Chris Nicholson, who will be contesting his fifth race, will skipper the boat…
Howth YC & Royal Cork YC Contest Dennis Conner International Yacht Club Challenge in New York Harbour
13th August 2014 Racing
#dennisconner – Ireland will send three teams to New York this week for the Dennis Conner International Yacht Club Challenge in New York Harbour. Two Howth Yacht Club teams for the event are HYC's U25 team; skippered by Joeseph Murphy with…
#dbsc – CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Capilano (S Soran), 2. Papytoo (M Walsh/F Guilfoyle), 3. Chouskikou (R Sheehan/R Hickey) Ensign - 1. INSC1 (K Rumball), 2. RIYC 2 (Mark McGibney), 3. INSC2 (A Rumball) FIREBALL - 1. No Name…
#rorcsrbi – Musandam-Oman Sail reached Out Stack, the rock north of Muckle Flugga and the most northerly part of the Round Britain & Ireland course, just before 1500 BST 12th August. The MOD 70, skippered by Sidney Gavignet, has about…