Afloat News Archive
Galway County Council has published draft legislation banning jet skis from within 200 metres of 21 Galway beaches. The legislation bans kiteboards from Loughrea lake, and also places several restrictions on surfers, windsurfers, kayakers and other boat users near swimmers.
Afloat publishes its official guide to this month's Lombard On-the-Water boat show. The 144 page bumper issue contains boating news from around the coast. Click below the fold for a list of this issue's highlights.
Ireland's Star sailors made certain of qualifying for the Olympic games at Qingdao yesterday, finishing with a flurry at the World Championships in Miami. Max Treacy and Anthony Shanks qualified the nation, finishing the event in 14th place overall with…
This September's SB3 Worlds in Dun Laoghaire will be the "biggest single class, single club event this country has ever seen," according to event chairman, Rory Byrne.Byrne told Afloat today that the event had reached max capacity at 120 entries,…
A brief, resigned email from Olympic Star hopeful Prof O'Connell in Miami said it all yesterday evening, as the fleet wrapped up after the penutimate day of World Championships racing."Fourth at top mark today to find out that we were…
It was all change in Miami yesterday for the three Irish Stars battling it out for Olympic qualification at the Star World Championships. Top Irish crew going into race four were Crosshaven sailors Peter O'Leary and Stephen Milne, with the…
Afloat publishes its official guide to this month's Lombard On-the-Water boat show. The 144 page bumper issue contains boating news from around the coast. An editorial synopsis follows.
Entries are now being accepted for the annual Classic Malts Cruise a unique two-week sailing voyage along the spectacular coastline of north-west Scotland from July 12 to 25. The UKs biggest non-competitive sailing event, the annual Classic Malts Cruise…
A team of emergency paramedics will now be available to treat people injured in marine accidents on board a Coast Guard helicopter. Paramedics will no longer have to wait on land for those injured at sea while the Coast Guard…
Scaoil Seol, a new six-part reality series for TG4, will show the viewing public how easy or difficult it is to start sailing when it follows the efforts of ten novice sailors as they learn to sail from…
The ISAF has produced a one-page set of introductory rules for racing to help newcomers to the sport. The move is aimed at making it as easy as possible for beginners to take up and compete in sailing, and so…
Cast off this summer's blues with a trip to the English South Coast for the annual Autumn on-the-water boat show, writes David O'Brien
A team of Galway businessmen lead by Enda O'Coineen have secured eight million from the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism for an entry in to the 2008 Volvo Ocean yacht race it was announced last night.The money which amounts…
