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Sailing and cruising history of all sorts has been made at Greystones over the weekend reports W M Nixon, with the new harbourside clubhouse opening on Friday, and then on Saturday the new multi-function facility hosted its first event, the…

Ireland's newest harbour and marina facility at Greystones in County Wicklow got a further boost this month with the signing of the lease of the new clubhouse for Greystones Sailing Club just before Christmas. The lease signed is from Wicklow County…

#Greystones - Following moves to complete clubhouses for Greystones Harbour users comes news that work is resuming on the delayed residential part of the €300 million marina development. According to The Irish Times, the first of an expected 350-plus new…

#Greystones - Moves are being made to complete developments for five clubs in Greystones Harbour before year's end, as the Wicklow Times reports. Developer Bridgedale JV recently informed Greystones Municipal District councillors that the €3.5 million facilities are nearing completion…

Greystones Harbour Master Alan Corr has revealed the latest plans at Ireland's newest coastal marina facility are to include both diesel and petrol pontoons at the 200–berth marina, bringing much needed waterside fuel supplies to the Wicklow coast. 'We are in…

#Greystones - Greystones Harbour developments have hit another snag, with the project delayed till mid October amid concerns over the transfer of land earmarked for a public green space. As the Wicklow Times reports, Wicklow County Councillor Jennifer Whitmore called…

Plans to re–run August's abandoned Greystones Cruiser Regatta in October have changed slightly due to a conflict of dates with some sporting fixtures. While Sunday October 4 had been initially slated as the rescheduled date, organiser Daragh Cafferkey now says…

The AES sponsored Taste Of Greystones regatta will be run again on Sunday Oct 4th with a slightly later start of 12.30 to allow boats sail over to the Wicklow coast. As reported earlier, regatta organiser Daragh Caferky told Afloat.ie that the…

#greystonesharbour – The Wicklow coast was forecast for no wind today and unfortunately for the 'Taste of Greystones' Regatta and an entry of some 120 boats it proved correct. Race officer Jack Roy took the big fleet out to sea…

#greystonesregatta – Howth Yacht Club's recently crowned Half Ton Cup champion Checkmate XV marked her return to Irish waters today with a stunning performance on the Wicklow coast at the Cruisers 2 & 3 championship, a forerunner to tomorrow's Taste…

#greystonesharbour – A fleet of over 100 are expected for this weekend's Greystones SC Taste of Greystones Cruiser regatta off the Wicklow coast. Now in its third year there will be four starts: for Cruisers 1, 2 and 3, and White Sails.…

#greystones – Greystones Sailing Club (GSC) says sunshine is guaranteed for its Taste of Greystones Cruiser Regatta, Sunday August 30th 2015.  As Afloat.ie previously reported, the increasingly popular east coast regatta this year is serving as an ISORA feeder race plus The East Coast Class 3 championships…

#hyc – Howth Yacht Club's annual cruiser Race to Greystones starts tomorrow. A course from HYC to the County Wicklow marina concludes with a prizegiving and reception at Greystones Sailing Club tomorrow at 5pm. The north Dublin 'Brass Monkeys' fleet will…

#greystonesharbour – Work has started this week to build five new Greystones Harbour clubhouses in county Wicklow for Sea Scouts, Rowers, Sailors, Divers and Anglers. The clubhouses are being provided 'free'  from harbour developer, Sisk, with completion expected at the…

#greystoneshm –  Expansion plans for extra berths have been accelerated at Wicklow's newest marina at Greystones Harbour.The harbour facility that opened during Easter 2103 (see above vid) is now thriving with full capacity – and above – reached a number of times…

#GreystonesHarbour - As recently reported on Afloat.ie, Wicklow County Councillor Derek Mitchell has made the case for the end of commercial fishing at Greystones Harbour, the future of which is "to be a leisure harbour and visitor destination, not a…