Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
#RNLI - Kilrush RNLI launched on Thursday afternoon (21 February) after pagers were set off by Valentia Coast Guard to the Foynes area, where it was reported that a boat had lost engine power with five people on board. Within…
#Space - An Irish sailor has her sights set on a voyage of a different kind - into space! Mags O'Sullivan sails with Tralee Bay Sailing Club, but she's also a trained pilot who has previously flown to the edge…
#FerryBackUp – Freight ferry Stena Scotia (1996/13,017grt) docked in Dublin Port yesterday for 'berthing trials' and is to provide extra capacity for freight customers next week, writes Jehan Ashmore. She is a replacement to the damaged chartered ferry Finnarrow, which…
#sailing – With all the high-profile Irish entries in the RORC Caribbean 600 race falling by the wayside in this year's breezy staging of the sunshine classic, it has been left to two hard-working charter boats to do the business…
#Fishing - Minister for the Marine Simon Coveney will be seeking agreement from his European colleagues at next week’s Fisheries Council on how when and how introduce an effective discards ban in the context of the reform of the Common…
#GhostShip - The missing 'ghost ship' MV Lyubov Orlova that has been adrift in the North Atlantic since the end of January has finally been located - some 2,400 off the West of Ireland. US technology site Gizmodo reports on…
#dunlaoghaire – Dún Laoghaire will play host to the European strand of the Global Diaspora Forum in May, it was announced today. The Global Diaspora Forum is a celebration of diaspora communities, and has been held annually in Washington DC…
#Shannon - The Shannon Foynes Port Company has launched its master plan for the development of port infrastructure and services along the Shannon Estuary. RTÉ News reports on the 30-year plan, titled Vision 2041, which will involve the construction of…
O'Leary & Burrows Could Go For Gold In Rio as Star 'Secures A Slot' UPDATED
22nd February 2013 Olympics 2012
UPDATE: The governing body for the Star class is reporting that the earlier news of its reinstatement in the Olympics for 2016 is still "just a rumour". In a statement, International Star Class Yacht Racing Association (ISCYRA) president Bill Allen…
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the DTTAS advises all seafarers off the West of Ireland that a hydrographic and geophysical survey operation will be carried out in Galway Bay from today Friday 22 February till Tuesday 26 February…
#drogheda – Up to 20 boats will visit the town on Saturday the 13th of April and along with the Drogheda Port pilot boats, the Clogherhead RNLI Lifeboat and the River Rescue Boats the flotilla will arrive and berth at…
#VOR - Abu Dhabi will return to the Volvo Ocean Race in 2014-15 both with a sailing team and a stopover in the UAE capital, it was announced earlier this week. Once again skippered by Ian Walker, the team is…
#RNLI - Skerries RNLI went to the assistance of two people whose powerboat got into difficulty off the Balbriggan coast in north Co Dublin yesterday. Shortly after 6pm last night (Tuesday 19 February) the station’s volunteer lifeboat crew was requested…
Bay Racers Prepare for Fourth Race of DBSC Spring Chicken Series (Handicaps here)
21st February 2013 DBSC
#dbsc – A good breeze last week gave an exciting sail to Dalkey island last Sunday with an eventful finish for some including a 1720 and a J109. This Sunday's race is looking lighter with a left-over easterly sloppy sea-state…
From onboard his Figaro yacht Cork rookie David Kenefick talks about his first 140–nautical mile race in La Grande Motte, France. Kenefick finished second of six finishers and in this audio clip with interviewer Brian Carlin describes race tactics, freezing…
#INFOMAR – The Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Ireland's Marine Resource, in short (INFOMAR) have outlined their proposed mapping operations for 2013. INFOMAR (covering 125,000 sq kms) is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI)…
#MarineScience - The 10th Shellfish Safety Science workshop will take place at the Marine Institute in Galway on Thursday 18 April 2013. This one-day event is an opportunity for anyone working in the area of shellfish safety, including regulators, scientists…
#rya – The RYA Race Officials Conference is fast becoming a major international event writes Irish National Judge and Umpire Gordon Davies. This year the conference returned to Wyboston Lakes in Cambridgeshire, far from the sea but north of Watford…
#Rescue - The Irish Times reports on the rescue of five fishermen of West Cork this morning (21 February) after their fishing trawler was stranded in strong coastal winds. RNLI Castletownbere's lifeboat crew responded to the trawler Anders Nees after…
#caribbean600 – Ron O'Hanley's Cookson 50 Privateer has clinched the overall IRC win in the RORC Caribbean 600 after a wellnigh perfect race which saw the Newport, Rhode Island boat and crew sweep into the finish at Antigua to topple…
