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After a four-race championship series contested in the waters of Dublin bay on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd June hosted by the Royal St. George Yacht Club writes Bill Maher, IRL 409 “Viking” helmed by Fergus Mason, Colm Duggan and…

Ferry operator, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSPCo), has confirmed that their new terminal in Liverpool will see its first passengers arrive from Douglas this afternoon (June 25). The fast-craft Mannanan, whose crews have been conducting berthing trials…

The Belfast Lough JPK1030 Coquine has retired from the Round Ireland Yacht Race into Galway on day four (Tuesday) of the race. The ISORA series overall leader had been punching above her weight in the early stages of the 700-miler.…

Tuesday (Day 4) 0730 hrs: When monohull 2024 Round Ireland Race leader Teasing Machine (Eric de Turkheim, France) came swinging past Malin Head last night at 2130 hrs, she was in a good favourable tide and a fair wind, and…

Chris Bateman and Lisa Flynn are the new Fireball Open Champions after six close-fought races on Galway Bay over the weekend. The event was shared with the 420 class who had several days of coaching at Galway Bay Sailing Club…

After her 20 knot demolition of the west coast in the 2024 Round Ireland Yacht Race on Monday, Teasing Machine is no longer a bet that Maritime Mystic Meg wants to lay. So no odds for her and the battle…

Aran Islands RNLI launched to the aid of an injured cyclist on Inis Oírr on Monday afternoon (24 June). The volunteer crew on Inis Mór were requested to launch their all-weather lifeboat just after 1pm following a report from the…

With very light wind forecast, the ILCA Ulster Championships got under way at County Antrim Yacht Club in Whitehead on Saturday morning (22 June). With just under 50 boats competing across the ILCA 4, 6 and 7 fleets in five-to-12…

It’s all go in the Irish International 420 class as the summer season got under way this weekend (22-23 June) with the Cumann 420 na hÉireann Craobh Chonnacht at sunny Galway Bay Sailing Club. The event saw the 420s and…

Monday (Day 3) 1930hrs: With a mighty leap, our heroes have freed themselves. Eric de Turckheim and his hard men on the 54ft Teasing Machine have seen off Ireland’s entire western seaboard - that is, most of our Wild Atlantic…

At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on Monday (24 June), Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue highlighted some of the key issues to be considered in the upcoming evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). “This evaluation must pay particular attention to…

Sunshine and wind were at the ‘rendezvous’ for the JW Accountants Topper Southerns at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire on the weekend of 22-23 June, as Thomas Chaix reports. Race officer Con Murphy delivered a full series of…

A Harland & Wolff-owned operator, Scilly Ferries, whose new ferry is to start a service to the Isles of Scilly, has been delayed for a second time, as it undergoes final regulatory approvals. It was in early May when Scilly…

Monday (Day 3) 1330hrs – Turckheim is a modest place, a commune in far northeast France close west of Colmar, and midway between Strasbourg and Basel. It has the distinction of being about as far as it is possible to…

The number of personnel in the Naval Service has shrunk to just over 700 while still operating with just a single vessel capable of conducting patrols in the Atlantic Ocean. According to the Defence Forces, the latest available information on…

Mystic Meg notes the overnight developments into day three of the 2024 Round Ireland Race, with significant moves by a secondary group to stay with the on-the-water leaders. Those who managed to get west of the Mizen before 0800 Monday…