Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
#annalisemurphy – It's snakes and ladders in Rizhao, China where Irish sailing star Annalise Murphy has shot back up the Laser world radial championship leaderboard with a 2.3 scored in the second day of the event. The National Yacht Club…
Port of Cork Records Sea Bed Ploughing with Ground Breaking 'Succorfish' Technology
2nd October 2013 Port of Cork
#portofcork – A project that has allowed the Port of Cork to precisely monitor and record the winter program of seabed ploughing in real time for the first ever time is being delivered by Succorfish in partnership with Irish marine communication…
#NavalMaintanance – Almost half the Naval Service fleet was simultaneously out of action due to maintenance problems, a military conference has been told. According to the Irish Independent which has more on this story, the troops attending the conference heard…
#endeavour – The Endeavour Championship for the Topper Sailboats-supported-Endeavour Trophy is taking place at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Burnham-on-Crouch next week (11-13 October). The fleet of 25 invited champions and their crews from all around the UK will race…
#bjmarine – Last season saw Irish boat sales firm BJ Marine deliver several debut models to new Irish owners and that trend looks set to continue after September's Southampton Boat Show this season too. The Irish boat dealer attended the…
Annalise Murphy, Xu & Van Acker Look to Improve at Laser Radial Worlds, China
2nd October 2013 Annalise Murphy
#annalisemurphy – Laser Radial European champion Annalise Murphy has made a 'difficult' start in a day of drama at the women's world Laser Radial championships in China, the Irish sailing star lies 29th after the first two races in Rizhao. …
#middlesearace – The Royal Ocean Racing Club has been a supporter of the offshore Rolex Middle Sea Race for over 50 years and the 35th edition of the race has a record entry of over 111 yachts writes Louay Habib.…
#CoastWatchSurvey – Coastwatch Survey 2013 which started last month continues for another fortnight, so there's no excuse not to take part in the annual survey which ends on 15 October. All you have to do is walk just once along…
Ports Need Policy to Meet Tomorrow’s Challenges, Not Ones That Burden
1st October 2013 Ports & Shipping
#Port Policy – The Transport Committee of the European Parliament yesterday had a first exchange of view on the Commission Proposal for a Port Regulation, which was published in late May. The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) acknowledges that the…
#loophead – Figures released today show that over 19,000 people (14,101 adults, 5,082 children) visited Loop Head Lighthouse during the six-month opening period up to Sunday, 29 September. Clare County Council, which manages the facility in conjunction with the Commissioners…
#sailorofthemonth – The adjudicators in the Afloat.ie "Sailor of the Month" award for September have been in the happy position of having a proliferation of major achievements to choose from, and they have the bonus of being able to draw…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour to Appoint Consultants for New Cruise Berths
1st October 2013 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
#NEWCruiseBerths - Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, acting on behalf of the Dún Laoghaire Cruise Stakeholder Group, are to appoint a Multi-disciplinary Consultancy Team for the provision of cruiseship facilities. The proposed facilities are to attract cruisehips to make a port…
#generalisolo – With just 52 miles to go in an offshore single-handed race from Barcelona to Bealieu sur Mer, Ireland's David Kenefick is ninth and in stronger breeze than closely packed rivals in the Generali Solo race this morning. Racing…
#TrawlerDetained- Naval Service 'flagship' L.É. Eithne (P31)detained a French registered fishing trawler yesterday, approximately 150 nautical miles south off Mizen Head on the Cork coastline. The detention was in relation to an alleged technical breach of fishing regulations. The vessel…
Annalise Murphy In Head-To-Head Poll for Seahorse 'Sailor Of The Month'
1st October 2013 Annalise Murphy
#AnnaliseMurphy - While Laser Radial European champ Annalise Murphy prepares to take on many of her Olympic rivals at the Women's Laser Radial Worlds in China this week, fans can show their support for the woman who so narrowly missed…
#Diving - A giant glass-sided water tank will be a feature of the new diver training facility that's currently under construction at Webster's Lock in Carlow town, as the Carlow Nationalist reports. The new diving school on the River Barrow…
Greystones Marina to Install Travel Hoist Crane & Boatyard Shortly
30th September 2013 Greystones Harbour
#greystonesharbourmarina – As a glorious first summer season comes to an end for Greystones Harbour marina in County Wicklow, the brand new east coast harbour is looking back on some memorable times including a first keelboat regatta for the Wicklow…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company Appointed First Female Chairperson
30th September 2013 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
#NEWchairperson – Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company has a new chairperson, Eithne Scott Lennon, CEO of the Fitzpatrick's Killiney Castle Hotel, who becomes the first female to take this board position. As Business & Leadership reports, Scott Lennon has been an…
#VOR - After last week's long-awaited debut on the water of the new one-design VOR 65 that will make up the fleet in the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, Boatyard manager and Team Sanya veteran Nick Bice talks…
#NYC - Here's something a little different from the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire: an evening of jazz in the company of Carmel McCreagh and her band on Thursday 17 October. Described as having a "mellow and velvety" voice,…