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#fishstock – The CEO Dr Peter Heffernan of the Marine Institute presented the 2013 Stock Book to the Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine Mr. Simon Coveney in today. The function of the Stock Book is to inform management…
#nyyc – Royal Cork Yacht Club will get the chance to fight for the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup again in 2015, the American club confirmed today. The Munster club's Anthony O'Leary was aiming to make it third time lucky…
#isafrankings – Irish sailing star Annalise Murphy who won this year's Laser European Championships is placed 13th in the latest ISAF World Sailing Rankings. London 2012 Laser rep James Espey in the men's Laser class is 49th in the just…
SELECTED DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ROWING DATES 2014 January 11th: Kerry Head of the River [CANCELLED]; 25th: Sligo Head. February 1st: St Michael’s Head; 8th: Head of the Shannon, Carrick-on-Shannon; 15th: Lagan Head, Belfast; Cork Head, Marina, Cork; 22nd: St Michael's…
Mermaid IV Leads into DBSC Turkey Shoot Climax on Sunday. Overall Results Here.
11th December 2013 Turkey Shoot
#dbsc – The Beneteau 50 Mermaid IV will continue her long standing lead into the final race of DBSC's Turkey Shoot takes place this Sunday morning with an expected 70-boat turnout for the climax of the six week Dublin Bay series. Second…
#EpsilonArrives– Epsilon's first visit to Dublin Port last night completes the end of her repositioning voyage from Sicily last week, which included a call via Gibraltar, writes Jehan Ashmore. The three-year charter of Epsilon to Irish Ferries is expected to see…
#Coastguard - It was the end of an era yesterday (10 December) as the last remaining Sikorsky S61 search and rescue (SAR) helicopter in the Irish Coast Guard fleet stood its final SAR watch since services began in 1991 and…
#National18 - Here's a reminder for your diary that the official book launch of Brian Wolfe's history of the National 18 will take place tonight (11 December 2013) at 7.30pm at the Royal Cork Yacht Club. The book documents 75…
#MCIBreport – A report into the 2012 incident of the Irish flagged "MV Huelin Dispatch" has been recently published by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board. As reported on Afloat.ie, the then brand new containership during its maiden voyage to the…
#NewFerry – Irish Ferries chartered ro-pax Epsilon called to Rosslare Europort from Cherbourg this morning, her arrival to Irish waters follows a repositioning voyage starting almost a week ago from Sicily, writes Jehan Ashmore. Under the command of Captain Paul…
#PortPowerPlant- Work is due to begin at the site of a new multi-million pound power plant in Londonderry, creating 200 construction jobs. BBC Foyle & West reports that Evermore Renewable Energy had secured more than £80m in funding for the…
#ostar – Could Ireland's location be an advantage to any bid to win the rights to stage the the original solo race across the North Atlantic? The next edition of 'The Transat', the original solo race across the North Atlantic that…
#NewFerry – 'Epsilon' Irish Ferries new ro-pax ferry continues her voyage to Ireland as she rounds Land's End tonight having called today to Cherbourg for berthing trials, writes Jehan Ashmore. The call to Normandy represents the first of three ports…
#HSSreturns – The festive season will bring thousands of people driving home for Christmas with the return of the HSS Stena Explorer on the Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire service for 12 days. The fastcraft's Christmas service on the Stena Line route will…
#marinejobs – The Marine Institute is seeking to employ a Director for the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). A member of the senior management team, the Director will lead a small team providing a wide range of services both to…
IMDO Shipping Review: World’s Largest Vessel, Box Lines Face Threat, Methanol Trails and more
9th December 2013 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Newbuilding: World's largest vessel floated - The hull of the world's largest vessel, the Prelude, was floated for the first time last week, as Royal…
Clare County Council has completed two important tourism infrastructure projects in West Clare. The projects at the Bridges of Ross and the West End Car Park in Kilkee cost €110,000 and €150,000 to complete respectively, and were both funded by…
#frostbites – The weather station on the east pier of Dun Laoghaire was recording wind strengths of 17 - 19 knots with gusts in the low thirties and although the committee boat went out, ultimately they abandoned racing on the…
#sailingannual – Afloat's packed 80–page 2014 Irish Sailing Annual hits the news stands next weekend (Saturday, 14 December) with all the latest Irish sailing news and reviews. It's got great photo spreads from the 2013 season including that trimaran capsize…
Flying Fifteens, the most fun you can have with your keel on! This 20-foot long international sportsboat is the largest one–design keelboat class in Dublin Bay. Check out all the latest Flying Fifteen News. What Is a Flying Fifteen? The…
