Irish Powerboat News. RIB's, Motor Yachts and Cruiser Updates
John Ryan's planned arrival into Dublin Bay this evening by high speed RIB was scrubbed shortly after his UIM record bid started at Cork Harbour this morning. Ryan told Afloat "We lost the middle engine, we'll be a no show…
Royal Cork Yacht Club member John Ryan and his ZeroDark RIB team are underway in a bid to set a new time powerboat record time between Cork and Dublin today. Ryan told Afloat the bid is due to depart Cork Harbour…
Howth RNLI was tasked by Dublin Coast Guard to recover an upturned RIB tender that fell off the rear of a powerboat. Howth RNLI pagers sounded at 1.00 pm Saturday 21st August 2021 after being tasked by Dublin Coast Guard…
Cox Marine to Demonstrate Diesel Outboard Engines at Cannes for the First Time
19th August 2021 Outboard Engines
The British diesel outboard innovator, Cox Marine will be exhibiting and demonstrating its CXO300 marine diesel outboards at the Cannes Yachting Festival (September 7-12, 2021) for the very first time. In addition to viewing the game-changing CXO300 up close, Cannes…
Royal Cork's John Ryan Breaks Cork-Fastnet-Cork World Powerboat Speed Record in 80-mph Zerodark RIB
19th August 2021 Royal Cork YC
ZeroDark, the big black high-speed RIB driven by Royal Cork member John Ryan, broke his own existing Cork Fastnet Cork speed record in a time of 1 hour, 47 minutes and 7 seconds (Subject to ratification by UIM) yesterday. The…
High Speed RIB Arrives in Cork Harbour, Reportedly for Fastnet Rock Record Bid
18th August 2021 RIBs
A high-speed RIB capable of 80 knots has arrived in Cork Harbour for several 'days of testing' and to 'show its speed capabilities', according to posts on social media. The RIB, say posters, is here to attempt the Cork Harbour to…
Solar Electric Boat Completes Emission-Free Voyage to Alaska
7th August 2021 Electric Outboard Engines
American Father and son team David and Alex Borton have completed what they believe to be the first-ever solar-electric voyage from Bellingham, Washington, to Juneau, Alaska. The duo undertook the journey in their 27ft wooden hull solar-powered boat, Wayward Sun.…
Ballyglass RNLI’s inshore lifeboat in northwest Mayo was requested to launch yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 20 July) by the Irish Coast Guard to assist two people on a jet ski in difficulty between Doolough and Claggan in Blacksod Bay. The volunteer…
Yachtsman Sails 4,000-Miles to Antarctica & Back Without Fossil Fuels
14th July 2021 Electric Outboard Engines
Manuel Pardi recently returned to his home port of Buenos Aires in Argentina after a three-month 4,000-mile voyage in Pequod, a restored 28-ft steel-hull sailboat, to the continent of Antarctica. And he did it sustainably with no fossil-fueled engine or…
The flying Candela C-7 has won the most prestigious electric speedboat race in Monaco. By beating conventional electric boats that pack ten times more power, the ultra-efficient C-7 showed why future boats will be foiling, its makers claim. Candela C-7…
Swedish tech company Candela has showcased its electric hydrofoiling Candela C-7 through the waterways of Venice and says its wake-free design could save Venice from moto ondoso or wake damage. As Afloat reported previously, waves caused by speedboats have become…
Multi-Agency Call for ‘Shared Water Space’: Be Safe by Being Mindful of Other Water Users
19th June 2021 Water Safety
The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland, Irish Sailing and RNLI have thanked the public for the positive response to a recent appeal to users of jet skis to respect the safety and wellbeing of other water users by remaining…
RS Electric Boats Debut New 'Pulse 63' RIB at UK's Green Tech Boat Show 2021
15th June 2021 Electric Outboard Engines
RS Electric Boats will present their latest generation of electric RIB, the Pulse 63, for the first time at The Green Tech Boat Show 2021 hosted by MDL Marinas at Queen Anne's Battery, Plymouth, 19-20 June 2021. The world's first…
Legislation & Guidance on the Use of Personal Water Craft (Jet Skis) from Waterways Ireland
13th June 2021 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland has issued a notice to provide advice to operators of Personal Water Craft (Jetskis) in order to ensure the safe enjoyment of the inland waterways for all. Personal Watercraft (PWC) are largely enjoyed responsibly, yet they present a…
A recent spate of Jet Ski (Personal Watercraft) infringements into swimming areas, resulting in a greater risk to members of the public and increased demands on Search and Rescue organisations, has prompted organisations to issue a joint appeal to jet…
Volvo Penta Acquires Majority Stake in Marine Battery Systems Pioneer ZEM AS
2nd June 2021 Electric Outboard Engines
Volvo Penta is expanding its capabilities, experience, and range by becoming the majority shareholder of Norwegian marine battery and electric driveline solutions supplier ZEM AS. Volvo Penta has announced an exciting new acquisition of ZEM – a company with 12…
