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UK Sailmakers Will Be at Kinsale for Sovereign's Cup Sail Repair Service
22nd June 2021 UK Sailmakers Ireland
A small tear or a complete blowout to your sails? Cork-based UK Sailmakers will be on-site at this week's O'Leary Insurances Sovereign's Cup Regatta at Kinsale Yacht Club to carry out sail repairs for the 62-boats competing in the biennial regatta. …
Inland and Coastal Marinas Complete Port of Portland’s New Tugboat Berth
21st June 2021 Irish Marinas
Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) of County Offaly has designed and manufactured a bespoke berth for the Port of Portland’s new tugboat in the UK. The Irish firm has been completing projects across the UK, and as Afloat reported…
Safehaven Marine Vessels Get Sea Trial Treatment in Unseasonal Storm Conditions
20th June 2021 Safehaven Marine
Safehaven Marine has released video of sea trials during a recent unseasonal storm which produced some pretty rough conditions at the entrance to Cork Harbour. The Cork-based performance boatbuilders managed to capture some impressive footage of Thunder Child II and…
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Big Results Mark Great Kick-Off to Summer Season For North Sails Ireland
17th June 2021 North Sails Ireland
Wow, what a start to the season ‘proper’! Well done to everyone involved in the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race and more besides, writes Maurice O’Connell. This year’s D2D was one of the most enjoyable offshores I have ever done…
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Great Results for J Boats & Grand Soleil Yachts in the 2021 Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race
16th June 2021 J Boats & Grand Soleil
Key Yachting is the Irish Agent for J Boats and Grand Soleil (also Nautitech Catamarans and Tofinou Day boats). They are thrilled to see models from each of the Grand Soleil and J Boat ranges perform so well in the…
A 12-mile "gentle reintroduction" started the racing season at Schull Harbour Sailing Club in West Cork. The 'Saturday Morning Taste of Sailing' sessions were restarted, with thirteen junior sailors in five boats bringing youngsters onto the water for club training.…
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One of most popular X-Yachts models, the X4³, is going through a serious makeover process. This boat was the first model in the Pure X range and was introduced to the world for the first time in 2016. Since then…
Zhik’s Latest Microfleece Hikers ‘Redefine the Wetsuit’ In Time for Olympic Dinghy Sailing
10th June 2021 Marine Clothing
Zhik’s new Microfleece Hikers “redefine the traditional hiking wetsuit” for the highest levels of manoeuvrability and comfort while hiking. Combining a revolutionary 3D body-mapped panel design — 1mm thermal Neoprene throughout — with four-way stretch and integrated hiking support, Zhik says…
Recreational Boating Sector Joins Over 100 Organisations Urging EU & US to Lift Retaliatory Tariffs
10th June 2021 Marine Trade
More than 100 European and American associations have issued a joint statement ahead of the EU-US Summit in Brussels next Tuesday 15 June, calling for the removal of tariffs on sectors unrelated to the ongoing transatlantic trade disputes. For recreational…
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CH Marine has stocked the latest marine clothing ranges from Zhik for the discerning sailor. The Zhik Inshore 100 range (€159.95), featuring Vecta Fabric Technology, is a streamlined garment collection designed for life on and off the water. Featuring fully…
Well Abandonment Works Continue With Pre-Lay Activities at Seven Heads Gas Field
9th June 2021 News Update
The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport advises that Kinsale Energy’s well decommissioning operations at the Kinsale and Seven Heads gas fields will continue in June and July. The Stena Spey mobile offshore drilling unit (callsign GCWP) is…
Plans to refurbish the Port of Holyhead's Breakwater amid concerns it could fail within the next 15 years has led to a consultation launched. Investigations of the structure have identified a need for a large scale refurbishment of the Breakwater…
Partrac Ltd intend to deploy three Metocean buoys at the Dublin Array offshore wind farm in a one-day operation some time between this Wednesday 9 and Wednesday 23 June, weather permitting. One floating lidar buoy and two wave buoys will…
The Department of Transport has been advised of a geophysical marine route survey operation taking place in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean off Galway and Mayo from next week. The survey activity will take place within the Irish TS, Irish CZ…
An Ocean of Stories - An Anthology of Children’s Ocean Stories Launched Ahead of World Oceans Day
6th June 2021 Book Review
The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme has launched a new book, An Ocean of Stories - An Anthology of Children’s Ocean Stories, leading up to World Oceans Day this Tuesday 8 June. The book, published by Explorers Education officer Carmel…
A unique whale-shaped mosaic which is set for permanent public display aims to connect present-day Wexford with its storied maritime past, as RTÉ News reports. With the help of artist Helen McLean, Wexford Arts Centre has been creating the patterned…
