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New Book on True Stories of Irish Air–Sea Rescues and the Loss of R116 is Published
15th May 2022 Book Review
On 13 March 2017, the Rescue 116 crew of Capt. Dara Fitzpatrick, Capt. Mark Duffy, Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith took off from Dublin airport just after 11 p.m. for a medical evacuation off the west coast of Ireland. The…
Van Oord Ireland is to commence operations on the Arklow Long Sea Outfall project in the coming week. The outfall will be approximately 1,000 metres in length and have a diameter of 630mm and will be laid in a pre-excavated…
Young Adults Learn to Sail in Tough Conditions on Scotland’s West Coast
11th May 2022 Scottish Waters
The Our Isles and Oceans’ group of inexperienced sailors witnessed upwards of 30-knot winds in the Sound of Mull in Scotland today. The Our Isles and Oceans 68-foot Clipper Round the World racing yacht set sail from Tobermory Harbour this…
Irish Lights is recruiting for a Senior Operations Officer (SOO) to fill a challenging and rewarding role on board their multi-purpose DP 1 vessel, Granuaile. THE SHIPILV Granuaile is a multifunctional vessel that primarily operates in the waters around the…
Admiral Beaufort, Storm Ophelia and The Bull Rock Feature in Programme Two of Great Lighthouses of Ireland This Sunday
10th May 2022 Lighthouses
The hugely popular* Great Lighthouses of Ireland is back for a second series with more stories about the lighthouses around Ireland’s coast and the extraordinary men and women who lived and worked in them, including the lightship keepers whose working…
Olympic Medallist and Volvo Ocean Race Winner Named North Sails UK General Manager
9th May 2022 Marine Trade
North Sails is excited to welcome world-renown sailor Ian Walker to their management team. Walker is a two-time Olympic medallist, an America's Cup veteran, and winner of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 as skipper of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. He…
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The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School in Dun Laoghaire Co.Dublin is expanding their office team with a new part-time position for the weekday mornings. The team is growing in line with increasing participation numbers and demand for sailing and…
Continuing its Kinsale area decomissioning project, PSE Kinsale Energy Limited advises that its Kinsale Head platform removal campaign will commence later this month and is expected to run through to September. Works will be conducted by the semi-submersible, self-propelled crane…
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Jeanneau is celebrating 40 years of its iconic Cap Camarat range of cruisers. Since the creation of the line in 1982, an incredible 62 models have been launched by the French boating marque — and Cap Camarats continue to lead…
McWilliam Bags in Crosshaven, Co Cork hit the headlines in the Farmers Journal this week as the company's Claire Morgan gave an interview to the journal about a recent rebrand and how their rugged functionality that serves sailors so well…
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I was talking to Martin Lee this morning from North Sails UK. Martin has been in charge of the sail production floor for NSUK since 1994 and is one of the world's most experienced sailmakers. We were discussing manufacturing in…
A Woodvale Ocean Rowing boat that crossed the Atlantic twice with previous owners is for sale in Greystones in County Wicklow. The current owner has put the boat up for sale at €15k following an injury. The boat was prepped and ready…
The North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind farm project is currently engaged in a benthic survey campaign off the coast of North Co Dublin, Meath and Louth. Similar to the survey conducted last autumn, the campaign involves the deployment…
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UK Sailmakers Congratulate Kinsale League Class Winner 'Artful Dodjer'
1st May 2022 UK Sailmakers Ireland
Congratulations to Finbarr O'Regan and his J/109 crew that won Class Zero and One IRC overall in the Axiom Private Clients Race at Kinsale Yacht Club on Saturday. Finnbar was using a brand new UK Sailmakers Ireland headsail to our…
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Experience the Best of X-Yachts at the South Coast Boat Show Next Weekend
30th April 2022 X-Yachts GB & IRL
The South Coast Boat Show is almost here — and X-Yachts will be on hand to welcome you to come and experience in person the soul and heritage of their brand. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, both the Pure X…
Busy Kenny Rumball Reflects on His Solo Maitre Coq Regatta, the First Figaro Solo Offshore Event of the Year
29th April 2022 INSS
Here I am on the ferry back to Ireland, absolutely shattered after another month of intense offshore sailing in France at the highest level, there is a lot to reflect on as always and more importantly build upon! If you…
