Irish Marine Federation
Buoyant times remain for the Irish Marine industry following sales worth over ten million euro worth reported yesterday at the biennial Onthewater boat show in Malahide, Co. Dublin. 5,000 people attended the four-day show run by the Irish Marine Federation…
Government inaction is frustrating Irelands massive marine potential, according to the Irish Marine Federation. The federation, which represents the marine industry in Ireland, says that our greatest natural resource is going to waste as a result. A statement released by…
More than 35million of polished marine hardware will be on display from tomorrow when the doors open at the second Lombard On The Water Boat Show at Malahide Marina. The show has grown considerably since the first edition two years…
If there's one Class One event on the Eurolymp calendar where Ireland's top dinghy sailors can count on there being breeze - it's Hyeres. And the first two days of this year's competition didn't disappoint, with winds up to 30…
Ireland's big-wave surfers took another step towards safety last week with a full course in jet-ski rescue. The course, the first of its kind in this country, put Irish surfers through their paces when trying to launch and rescue surfers…
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.
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…
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…
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…
The controversy over Irelands Olympic selection in the Star class looks set to get worse before it gets better, with one of the crews in the running set to appeal the Irish Sailing Associations nomination. Royal Cork helm Peter OLeary…
Lifeboats on either side of the country were called into action over the bank holiday weekend, with RIBs in distress off Dublin and Galway. Sunday saw three men picked out of the water near Kilcolgan Point after they fell out…
