Irish Marine Federation
The 'largest sailing ship in the world' and probably one of the largest ships to anchor in Belfast Lough at 138 metres in length arrived in the Norhern Ireland port on Tuesday, (June 18th). She is the youngest of the…
Offshore Renewable Energy Devices and Seaweed Compound Applications Among Science Foundation Ireland Fellowships
19th June 2024 Marine Tech
Research to reduce the cost of offshore wind platform moorings and to reduce the environmental impact of composites for renewable energy devices feature among new Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) fellowships. A total of 15 awards have been announced by Minister…
Seafood Industry Forum Criticises Key Aspects of Draft South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan
18th June 2024 Marine Planning
An Irish seafood industry grouping says the State has ignored key aspects of its own national marine planning framework in identifying potential sites for offshore renewable energy (ORE). The Seafood Industry Representative Forum (SIRF) says this is one of the…
Anglers ‘Fighting Uphill Battle’ Against Pollution of Northern Ireland Rivers
18th June 2024 Angling
Anglers in Northern Ireland say they are “fighting an uphill battle” against pollution incidents that have resulted in a spate of fish kills throughout the region. As BBC News reports, thousands of fish have been lost in incidents across Northern…
Quoile Yacht Club's Mat 1010 Elixir is Ailsa Craig Race Winner
19th June 2024 Northern Ireland Waters
The Ailsa Craig race has for 62 years been the highlight of Royal Ulster’s offshore sailing programme. The 80-mile race from Bangor on the north down coast, round the Rock in the Firth of Clyde and back to Bangor, is…
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18th June 2024 CH Marine Chandlery
Get a fantastic 30% off CH Marine’s range of adult Musto BR1 Solent jackets — but only until this Thursday 20 June. This superb all-weather, high-quality jacket is really comfortable and practical, with its brushed tricot collar and taped seams for…
Irish Sailors Officially Named for Paris 2024 Olympic Games
18th June 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the sailing team that will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Rio Olympian, Finn Lynch, will compete in the Men’s Dinghy, and Tokyo Olympians Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove…
Round Ireland Race 2024 Prices - Mystic Meg Backs Teasing Machine at 5/1
18th June 2024 Round Ireland
Billows of white smoke have gone up from the chimney on a lonely cottage high in the Wicklow hills this morning (Wednesday, June 19), and the word has come down from Maritime Mystic Meg on potential betting movements in the…
Royal Irish Yacht Club's Trio of Major Sailing Events Take Shape for September
3rd July 2024 Royal Irish Yacht Club
With eight weeks to go to the start of the first of three separate major sailing events at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Royal Irish Yacht Club organisers report good local and international entries registering for three weeks of keelboat racing on…
Dragons are Set for Edinburgh Cup and Centenary Celebrations at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club
18th June 2024 Dragon
The coastal village of Abersoch is set to host a major event in the world of keelboat racing: the 76th Edinburgh Cup, the British Dragon Association National Championship. This year's championship holds special significance as it coincides with the centenary…
With over 35 confirmed entries August's Schull Harbour Hotel sponsored Calves Week Regatta is expected to be close to its 70 boat cut off prior to the early entry discount date of the 1st July. Major changes ashore this year…
Weather Shaping Up For Saturday's SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race From Wicklow
18th June 2024 Round Ireland
At the beginning of June, we were happy to run with the story that 2024's weather was going to be the reverse of 2023. Last year, you may remember that there was good weather in late May and the first…
Paul McMahon of the host club took home the 2024 Irish RS Aero National Championships in convincing style at Howth Yacht Club over the weekend. The KODC Advisory sponsored event saw twenty competitors including two very welcome visitors from the…
Volvo Cork Week: Four Weeks to Go Until 120 Boats Hit the Waters of Crosshaven (Download Current Entries Here)
18th June 2024 Cork Week
Only four weeks remain until Volvo Cork Week 2024 (15th-19th July), with the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven—the world's oldest yacht club— gearing up to welcome sailors and boats globally. Organisers say this year's event promises over 120 boats…
Divers recovered a propeller from a World War I submarine on Monday, June 17 at the entrance to Cork Harbour. It is believed to be part of the wreck site of the UC-42, the German World War 1 mine-deploying submarine,…
Campaigners Celebrate as Court of Appeal Rules Against ‘Irrational’ Decision to Approve Larne Lough Gas Storage Project
17th June 2024 Northern Ireland Waters
Local campaigners shed “tears of joy”, as Belfast Live reports, after the Court of Appeal in Belfast ruled that Edwin Poots acted “irrationally” in approving unilaterally a major gas storage project under Larne Lough. Under the banner of No Gas…