Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Below the Surface is hosting a series of intriguing maritime stories in a unique venue - The Jeanie Johnston, with the atmospheric creaking sounds of the famine ship's hull enveloping the audience as they listen to enthralling tales of Ireland's…
UCD Ireland Sailing Team currently sit atop the leader board in La Rochelle. Following last nights "Night Race" and this mornings Windward /Leeward the team now lie 6 points clear of the second placed Canadian team. The five and a…
#FERRY NEWS- The final Brittany Ferries sailing for 2012 departs on the return leg of the Cork-Roscoff route next Saturday 3 November, writes Jehan Ashmore. Those intending to book on the 14-hour route, only operated on weekends, should consult the…
#LECTURES – Following last month's opening lecture, the Killiney & Ballybrack Historical Society will be hosting a talk presented by Jim Robinson on 14 November. The topic "Lady Nelson" The People of Lady Nelson, was a vessel that traded between…
#ANGLING - Irish Times angling correspondent Derek Evans pays tribute to Des Chew of the Dublin Angling Initiative for his work in bringing "the world of angling to thousands of young people who otherwise would be oblivious of Ireland’s rich…
#JOBS & CAREERS - Anyone considering a change of career into the marine sector would do well not to miss the Careers at Sea Expo in Galway. Minister of State for Training and Skills Ciaran Cannon will be on hand…
#GALWAY FISH FARM - Environmental campaigners have retracted their accusation that Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) suppressed a report critical of the proposed deep-sea fish farm in Galway Bay. The Galway Independent reports on a statement released by lobby group Friends…
#Tallships – The education under sail organisation in the United States, 'Tall Ships America' has expressed its hope for the speed recovery of HMS Bounty Captain following the foundering of HMS BOUNTY during Hurricance Sandy this week. The organisation has…
#liftout – Dublin Bay sailor Cian Guilfoyle shares this Vimeo movie showing an A35 crew preparing GRINGO, a Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) competitor to come out of the water for the winter a fortnight ago. See you next season!
#SURFING - A new book that delves into the world of surfing in Ireland gets a thumbs-up review from surf pro Easkey Britton in The Irish Times. Cliffs of Insanity, by Irish Times sportswriter Keith Duggan, focuses on the close-knit…
#SAFETY ON BOARD - Tackling fires on board a vessel is usually a case of grabbing the trusty fire extinguisher. But what if the fire is in the engine compartment, and you don't realise what's happening till it's too late?…
#DOOLIN PIER - The Irish Times reports that surfers will be at loggerheads with Clare County Council this week over controversial plans to redevelop Doolin Pier. The €8 million plans for the Clare coastal village have been delayed for some…
Crew Rescued But Captain Missing as Tall Ship HMS Bounty Sinks in Hurricane Sandy
30th October 2012 Tall Ships
#tallship – A Tall Ship replica 18th-century sailing vessel, a visitor to Irish ports in 2009, was caught in Hurricane Sandy's and sunk leaving the captain missing and forcing the crew into liferafts in rough seas off the North American…
#ucd – UCD sailing team lie second in La Rochelle, France this morning buoyed up by a string of consistent results that sees them chasing overall leaders Canada by four points after xx race sailed so far in the Student…
#rcyc – Apart from the chill in the breeze on Saturday and the beautiful colours in the trees around Crosshaven, one might have been forgiven for thinking it was a summer's day for the last race of the CH Marine…
#sinking – Dramatic footage of the sinking of the Ardglass-registered prawn trawler Snowdonia that sank last Tuesday has emerged on youtube. The video shows the final moments of the trawler and how properly donned lifejackets kept two crewmen afloat. Captain…
#rnli – Castletownbere lifeboat crew responded to an early morning callout on Saturday when they launched at 5am to reports that a Spanish fishing trawler had grounded at Ard na Kinna on the western point of Bere Island in Cork. …
Nixon's Impressive Result in Boston Makes Her Afloat Rower of Month
29th October 2012 Rower of Month
# ROWING: The Afloat Rower of the Month for October is Holly Nixon. The 18-year-old Fermanagh woman is on scholarship to the University of Virginia in the United States, and she rowed in the number three seat of the crew…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - For something a little unusual on this Bank Holiday Monday, check out this video of lobsters locked in a duel beneath the waves in Co Donegal. This clash of crustaceans was captured on video by the Sheephaven…
#ANGLING - Ireland's shore angling team have taken the bronze medal at the 2012 World Shore Angling Championship held at Veere in the Netherlands. Brian Cooke of the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers (IFSA) reports that the fishing was very…
