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#dlr2013 – Annalise Murphy shares the lead with Britain's Alison Young after eight races in the Laser Radial class which means today is an action packed last day of finals racing in the Delta Lloyd regatta in Holland before the…
#CruiseLiners – The Shannon Estuary's main port of Foynes, the gateway to mid-western visitor attractions, is to welcome three cruise callers this season, starting next week with a call by Voyages of Discovery's 15,396 tonnes Voyager, writes Jehan Ashmore. Holland…
Irish shipping and port activity rose by 2% in the first quarter of 2013 when compared to the corresponding period of 2012, according to the latest quarterly iShip Index published today by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). The upturn…
#IslandFerry – West Cork island ferry operator Cailin Óir Ferry Service which runs the Baltimore-Cape Clear route plans to operate a new service also from the island to Schull. The development follows a decision to no longer operate from this…
#HYC – Results from HYC club racing on Wednesday, 22nd May 2013. Class 2 IRC1,8094,King One,D Cullen2,1411,Toughnut,D Skehan3,7495,Maximus,P Kyne Class 2 HPH1,7495,Maximus,P Kyne2,1411,Toughnut,D Skehan3,8094,King One,D Cullen Class 3 IRC1,4794,Hard on Port,F O'Driscoll2,680,Kilcullen Euro Car Parks,HYC K25 Team3,8188,Alliance II,V Gaffney Class…
#DublinArray - A model of the proposed Dublin Array wind farm for Dublin Bay will not now go on display at Dun Laoghaire Public Library as reported yesterday. Cllr Fitzpatrick has tweeted Afloat.ie this morning to say: 'A model of…
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that a drill ship will begin intervention work for Shell E&P Ireland Ltd on the Corrib Gas Field from late June to early July.…
#RNLI - The volunteer lifeboat crew at Kilmore Quay RNLI in Co Wexford had a busy time last week with five call-outs in seven days. In the first incident on Monday 13 May, a French 6.5m yacht with two people…
The Asgard Angling Club in Howth presented Howth RNLI with a cheque for €750 on Monday (20 May 2013). In total €1500 was raised through the annual sale of the club's calendar which was sold through local shops and featured…
#TitBonhomme - The inquest into the Tit Bonhomme tragedy has heard testimony from the sole survivor of the incident that took the lives of five fishermen. As The Irish Times reports, Abdelbaky Mohamed explained how he and three other crew…
Lifeboat crew at Tramore RNLI were called out this morning to help assist a whale which had become tangled up in lobster pots. Working alongside an inshore fishing vessel, the two crews worked together to free the mammal. The lifeboat…
#Rescue - RTÉ News reports that a Norwegian couple have been rescued after their yacht suffered damage off the south coast. The vessel sailed by the couple in their late 60s apparently dismasted some 160 miles off the Cork coast…
#FerryFacelift – Following last month's decision by New Zeland ferry operator Interislander to renew the charter of Kaitaki from ICG for another four years to 2017, as previously reported on Afloat.ie, the ro-pax 22,365 tonnes flagship is to receive a…
IMDO Shipping Review: Modest Export Growth, Sub 3,000 TEU Challenges and Chinese Steel Bulk Boost
22nd May 2013 Ports & Shipping
#Ports&Shipping –The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review includes the following stories as detailed below. Irish Economy: Modest export growth - According to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), seasonally-adjusted exports for March rose by 4 per cent from…
'Breeze Queen' Annalise Lies Second, Delta Lloyd Racing Postponed Due to Too Much Wind
22nd May 2013 Annalise Murphy
#DLR2013–Gusting to 30–knots Ireland's 'Breeze Queen' Annalise Murphy took a third in race four and a runaway win in race five to close the gap to just two points on the overall leader in the Laser Radial fleet before racing…
Puppeteer Scratch 1 Yellow Peril Murphy/Costello2 Ibis S Sheridan3 No Strings T Harvey Puppeteer Handicap1 Yellow Peril Murphy/Costello2 Ibis S Sheridan3 Geppetto O'Reilly/McDyer Squib scratch1 Too Dee D Sheahan2 Kerfuffle J Craig & H Ruane3 Chatterbox J Kay Squib Handicap1…
Louise McKenna & Hermine O'Keeffe (14691) led last night's Tuesday race (21/05) in the DBSC Series for Fireballs. The best turnout for the series so far, eight boats, contested what started off as a tense race with everyone in close…
Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 21 MAY 2013 CRUISERS 2 - 1. Borraine (Ean Pugh), 2. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power) CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan), 2. Maranda (M…
#DeltaLloydRegat – Annalise Murphy has got off to a strong start in the opening rounds of the Olympic classes Delta Lloyd regatta in Medemblik, Holland today after a short delay waiting for wind to settle on the ijsselmeer. The Irish…
ICRA Feeder races from Dublin bay, Galway bay and the Shannon Estuary, some with early starts to avail of favourable tides are planned for early June all to arrive in good time for the Fenit based National Cruiser Championships. The…
