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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…
Squib UK National Championships Kick Off with Challenging Conditions on Day One
17th June 2024 Squib
When the weather forecasters talk about light winds, the heavyweights of the Squib fleet groan. And today, in The Royal Forth Yacht Club, there was quite a lot of groaning until the Squibs got afloat for day one of the…
The recent dismasting of a brand new AC75 has prompted concern among the America’s Cup community, according to Marine Industry News. Alinghi Red Bull Racing’s BoatOne was launched in April, as previously reported on Afloat.ie, and was in the middle…
Public Consultation Now Open on Tullamore Grand Canal Harbour Masterplan
17th June 2024 Inland Waterways
To ensure that the Tullamore Regeneration Framework and Grand Canal Harbour Masterplan meets the aspirations of the whole community the team behind the project would like to hear from all stakeholders within the local community of Tullamore. The Tullamore Regeneration…
Royal St. George Youth Sailors Fill the Optimist Senior Podium at Royal Cork Hosted Munster Championships (Photo Galleries)
17th June 2024 Optimist
Royal St. George's Max O'Hare (14) emerged as the winner of the senior fleet in a cut-short Optimist dinghy Munsters Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club over the weekend. No racing was held on Saturday due to high winds in…
EU member states have committed to restoring 20 per cent of seas and 20 per cent of land and ecosystems under the long-debated Nature Restoration Law approved on Monday (June 17). Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan and Minister of State…
Ten boats lined up on the start line for the Flying Fifteen Northern Championships 2024, held on June 15th and 16th at Killyleagh Yacht Club, on Strangford Lough. The first day of racing began with calm winds and shifting breezes, challenging…
Clogherhead RNLI Comes to the Aid of a Disabled Vessel Near Clogherhead
17th June 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
Clogherhead RNLI volunteers were called upon to assist a disabled vessel off the northeast coast near Clogherhead. Clogherhead Coast Guard requested that Clogherhead RNLI volunteers launch the Shannon class all-weather lifeboat on Sunday, 16th June, at approximately 4.30 p.m. to…
The word of the weekend was “windy” as the seven competitors arrived at the Holy Loch to participate in the 2024 RC35 Championships. With the wind coming out of the west and funnelling over the hill and straight down the…
Ireland's Laura Dillon Helms S&S Classic Winsome to Class Win in Breezy Round Isle of Wight Race
17th June 2024 Howth YC
Laura Dillon of Howth - all-Ireland champion in 1996 - continued her winning ways at the weekend on the helm of Harry Heijst's 1972 S&S 41 classic Winsome (Netherlands). In a stormy edition of the mega-fleet Round the Island (of…
Killyleagh Yacht Club Hosts Annual Fund-raising Charity Event in Aid of RNLI's 200th Anniversary
17th June 2024 Northern Ireland Waters
Northern Ireland's Killyleagh Yacht Club lies on the western shore of Strangford Lough on Cuan Beach, close to the town. On June 29th and 30th, it will host its annual fund-raising charity event. This year, the event will aid the…
Tribute to Galway Bay Sailing Club Members At Opening of New Facilities
17th June 2024 Galway Harbour
Sailors and members of the wider community joined Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton for the opening of extensive new facilities at Galway Bay Sailing Club at the weekend. The works include two new lecture rooms, a canteen for trainees, a…