Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Take a Manchester Ship Canal Cruise and Retrace the Route of the Guinness Ships
17th March 2013 Ferry
#CanalCruises – Operators of the famous ferry cross the Mersey will again be launching Manchester Ship Canal Cruises starting in early April, writes Jehan Ashmore. Treat yourself to the leisurely 6 hour return cruise along the 35 mile canal. To…
#ManxRoutes – Today marks the final Douglas-Birkenhead sailing of the winter, though the mainland port switches for the summer running from Liverpool, writes Jehan Ashmore. Ro-Pax ferry Ben-My-Chree is making an end of season sailing today with an arrival in…
# ROWING: The fastest crew at the Galway Head of the River on Saturday was the Grainne Mhaol/NUIG/St Joseph’s composite eight, which covered the course in 13 minutes 21.3 seconds, over 12 seconds ahead of the NUIG intermediate eight which…
#FerryColourful – This weekend saw a Stena Line ferry or two getting big Red Noses and turning Green –well almost!...to mark the UK's Red Nose Day and Ireland's St. Patrick's Day. Red Nose Day which celebrated its 25th anniversary this…
#Lecture –The Old Dublin Society's next Spring lecture is "The Loss of the MV Princess Victoria in January 1953" The lecture is to be presented by James Scannell and held next Wednesday 20th March, starting at 18.30hrs. Venue is the…
# ROWING: UCD produced an exact repeat of last year in the Colours Races on the Liffey today by winning the senior men’s and women’s events and also taking the novice men’s race. Trinity again won the women’s novice eights…
#FerryCampaign – It's not too late to discover special promotional offers from the UK led National Ferry Fortnight campaign which ends later today, writes Jehan Ashmore. The special offers are not exclusively restricted to the timeframe of the Ferry Fortnight,…
#HMSBelfast – The Thames floating landmark, HMS Belfast celebrates its 75th anniversary, coinciding with this weekend's St. Patrick festivities held on both sides of the Irish Sea, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Town-Class cruiser was launched on St. Patrick's Day 1938…
#roundirelandrecord – A 60-foot MOD 70 trimaran with Ireland's top offshore sailor Damian Foxall and an international crew on board is to attempt to break the Round Ireland speed record this week. French sailor Sidney Gavignet will skipper Oman Sail,…
The Gathering Looms Ever Closer as Celtic Horizon Heads for St. Patrick’s Festivities
16th March 2013 Ferry
#GatheringVoyage –Passengers today on board Celtic Horizon which is due to make a lunchtime arrival in Rosslare Harbour are taking advantage of a special celebratory 'Gathering' sailing, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported, Celtic Link Ferries had been promoting a…
#News - BBC News reports that the body of a 21-year-old woman from Dublin has been recovered from the River Foyle in Derry. The body of Alexandra O'Brien was found by the Foyle Search and Rescue Team assisted by the…
#VOR - The Chinese port of Sanya is the latest addition to the route for the next Volvo Ocean Race. The sunny city in southern China - and the "best kept secret in sailing" according to Volvo Ocean Race CEO…
#FrenchFrigate –French anti-submarine frigate De Grasse (D 612) is currently on a courtesy call to Dublin Port, having arrived yesterday for the St. Patrick's festival weekend, writes Jehan Ashmore. A crew of more than 200 operate the 4,650 tonne displacement…
#MarineScience - An American university is teaming up with marine experts in Dingle to offer advanced marine biology classes. As the Fairfield Sun reports, the biology department at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut is collaborating with scientists and staff at…
#Angling - Pike anglers in Fermanagh have taken to social media to campaign against what they call the 'illegal' commercial netting of pike in Lough Erne - but the story isn't all what it seems. According to The Impartial Reporter,…
#InlandWaterways - Plans for one of Northern Ireland's biggest road schemes are in jeopardy after it emerged that construction could interfere with important salmon rivers. As the Belfast Telegraph reports, High Court Justice Stephens said he was "minded" to put…
#teamracing – The chances in Ireland of snowfall on St Patrick's Day are statistically better than the chances of the white stuff coming down on Christmas Day. The reason we haven't really got our heads round this notion is that…
#sovereignscup – With entries for the Covestone Asset Management Sovereign's Cup 2013, scheduled to take place from 26th to 29th June, well ahead of expectations, a number of highly regarded "rocket-ships" have already declared their intentions of setting the pace…
Wicklow Keelboat Sailors Prepare for New Era at Greystones Harbour Marina
15th March 2013 Greystones Harbour
#greystonesharbour – With work at Greystones Harbour marina progressing well this month, piling nearly complete and pontoons being floated into position, Greystones Sailing Club has been putting together a provisional programme for Keelboat racing this season. In an exciting new…
#grandcanal – Waterways Ireland advises that the closure of the Grand Canal from the Kilbeggan Bridge to Coxes Bridge has been extended from 15th March until 27th March 2013 in order to facilitate completion of works. This information is from…
