Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Record Eight Olympic Crews are Bound for Paris 2024 as Irish Rowers Prepare for World Cup II
22nd May 2024 Rowing
Rowing Ireland’s High-Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni, has announced the athletes that will represent Ireland at World Cup II, and he has also reviewed this week's Final Olympic Qualification Regatta which saw Ireland's women's four qualify for Paris 2024. "The Final Olympic…
Waterford Harbour Sailing Club To Host Dunmore East RNLI Open Water Swim
22nd May 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
The Dunmore East RNLI Open Water Swim Charity Event will be held from Waterford Harbour Sailing Club on Sunday, June 2, with a predicted 350 sea swimmers expected for three swims of varying length - 1,600m, 800m, and 500m. “This…
Crosshaven Lifeboat's Successful Fund-raise Walks To Conclude This Sunday Morning
22nd May 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
The weekly Sunday morning yellow-welly fund-raise walks that have been a feature of each May weekend in Crosshaven, going sociably along the easy Cork Harbour shore path to Drake's Pool and back to the lifeboat station for welcome sustenance, will…
Cruise Ship Margaritaville at Sea Departs Harland & Wolff Following Completion of Major Refurbishment
22nd May 2024 Cruise Liners
Harland & Wolff Group’s Belfast shipyard bid farewell to the cruise ship Margaritaville at Sea Islander following a four-month major transformation of the former Costa Cruises owned vessel. In addition, the 2,380 passenger cruise ship, originally named the Costa Atlantica…
Bord Gáis Energy and Corio Generation to explore Ireland offshore wind opportunities
22nd May 2024 Power From the Sea
Bord Gáis Energy and Corio Generation have announced a new partnership to explore opportunities to supply Ireland’s electricity market with green electricity from offshore wind. The agreement represents Bord Gáis Energy’s entry into the offshore wind arena and will play…
Irish transatlantic oarswoman Dr Karen Weekes will speak about her 2022 voyage at an event raising funds for Cope Galway this Friday (May 24). “Beyond Boundaries” is the title of the talk by the endurance adventurer and performance psychologist, who…
The Port of Galway has been approved for eligibility for a dedicated EU fund after a recent vote by MEPs. As Afloat previously reported, the port was declared eligible for funding under the Connecting Europe Facility after it was added…
Eight Cape 31s raced on the Côte d'Azur last week. The four days of racing in Porquerolles mixed windward-leeward racing with coastal racing — a welcome challenge from the usual windward-leeward format. The teams had quite light, tricky conditions to contend…
Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) has partnered with the Irish RS agent, the Irish National Sailing School (INSS) and RS Sailing to provide a special opportunity for those challenged by time or crew availability or find themselves otherwise unable to…
Rosslare Europort's Port Authority, Iarnród Éireann, has initiated a non-statutory consultation regarding the establishment of an Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub at Rosslare Europort. With Ireland's expansive sea area of 490,000 sq km, the country is poised to become a…
A popular Connemara seafood aims to grow its business with €63,000 investment supported by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). Kim Young and Reinaldo Seco, the couple who run the Misunderstood Heron seafood truck on the Killary fjord in Leenane, Co Galway,…
Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival Celebrates Rich Maritime Heritage and Tradition in West Cork This Weekend
22nd May 2024 Historic Boats
The Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival in West Cork will be held this weekend, starting on Friday and continuing until Sunday. “This area has a long history of engagement with trans-Atlantic sailing ships, with Eastern-bound ships picking up a Pilot off…
Carrybridge RNLI’s volunteers were called by Belfast Coastguard on Saturday afternoon (18 May) to assess a 6m vessel with one person on board which had run aground some two miles upstream from the lifeboat station on Upper Lough Erne in…
Twelve Melges 15 Dinghies Arrive at Howth Yacht Club - First Race This Thursday
22nd May 2024 Melges 15
Christmas presents were opened early at Howth Yacht Club when the much-anticipated container of 12 new Melges 15 dinghies arrived on Tuesday, just days ahead of Howth Yacht Club's biennial Wave Regatta at the north Dublin port. This new fleet…
‘Devastation’ on Co Antrim River as More Than 1,000 Brown Trout Lost in Fish Kill
21st May 2024 Angling
More than 1,000 brown trout have been lost in a major fish kill on a Co Antrim river, as BBC News reports. On Friday (17 May), Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) confirmed the incident resulting…
Another Irish rowing boat is secured for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta comes to a close in Lucerne, Switzerland. Emily Hegarty, Natalie Long, Eimear Lambe and Imogen Magner got the job done, winning the…
The J/70 European Championships kicks off today with 'Team Wildcard' as the only Irish entry for this year's highly competitive event in Italy. With over 70 J/70s from 18 nations, the event in Argentario is going to make for five…
Drogheda Port Company Representatives to be Asked to Meet Louth Councillors Over former Dredger Hebble Sand
21st May 2024 Drogheda Port
Drogheda Port Company’s Chief Executive and the Chair of its Board are to be invited to attend a meeting of Louth County Council on the future of the former dredger, Hebble Sand which remains idle in the centre of the…
Maritime Charity Shed Light on Reality of Challenges Faced by Seafarers in BBC Podcasts
21st May 2024 Ports & Shipping
A prominent maritime charity organisation, Liverpool Seafarers Centre, supporting 50,000 seafarers each year at the port in north-west England, has recently been featured by the BBC with thought-provoking podcasts. The two podcasts, titled “The Food Chain, Hungry at Sea” and…
Dublin Bay Classic & Traditional Boats Focus This Weekend Is At Poolbeg In Dublin Port
21st May 2024 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
So many boat events are scheduled in Ireland for this weekend that the powers-that-be should maybe take notice, and make it into the Bank Holiday that everyone seems to think it is. The official one at the beginning of May…