Irish Marine Federation
Howth Yacht Club’s annual regatta takes place on Saturday 7th June with the traditional Lambay Races - sponsored by Citroen and its local dealer Tom Walsh Motors in Baldoyle - expected to attract its usual large fleet of up to…
Following significant lobbying by the Irish Marine Federation into the loss of the Department of the Marine, the Labour Party Spokesperson on the Marine, Senator Michael McCarthy has highlighted the ongoing confusion regarding responsibility for the Marine portfolio.
Dun Laoghaire Councillors united across party lines to unanimously support the town regatta, Volvo Dun Laoghaire Week, that aims to have a massive fleet of over 600 boats when it kicks off for the third time in July 2009.
With just 64 days left until the start of the Olympic Games, doubt still hangs over one of the sailing nominations - the Star. Both Irish Star teams are racing in Croatia this week, but will return to face the…
The 100ft maxi, Leopard, has lopped eight hours off the transatlantic sailing record for yachts with powered sail systems. The transatlantic record, Leopard's second in two years, bodes well for its bid to take the Round Ireland course record later…
Royal Cork brother-and-sister team Richard and Amy Harrington took the top spot at the first major RS Feva event to be held in Crosshaven. Superb sailing conditions, and Dayglo sails meant high-action, high-vis racing was the menu for the bank…
Mike Slade's 100-foot maxi ICAP Leopard is en route to set another record today as it makes its way to the Lizard and the finish line in a transatlantic bid. The record, for superyachts with powered winches, stands at eight…
Ger O'Rourke will travel to Lanzarote this week to make final checks on Black Betty, the VO70 formerly known as ABN Amro 1, before closing the deal to use the boat as Ireland's second Volvo Ocean Race entry. Black Betty…
When Hallowe'en sailed into Dun Laoghaire harbour this June bank holiday weekend her Irish owners moved into the forefront of the international classic boat world with the beautifully restored vessel. The 70ft William Fife designed and built bermudan cutter of…
Tiffany Brien, a 17-year-old Laser sailor from Belfast, will sail solo from Northern Ireland to Scotland this June to raise money for a Belfast sailing charity. The youngster, part of the ISA Academy, hopes to raise enough to buy Sailability…
The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) will not consider the Star keelboat Nomination made by the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) until after an appeal, expected from Max Treacy and Anthony Shanks this morning, has been heard. News of the OCI…
Although a much talked-about French armada was scheduled to drop anchor off Ireland’s Eye it has so far failed to materialise. But even if the prospect of French attack at the Irish championships in May was just sabre-rattling, Irish cruiser…
Only time will tell which team will win the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race but one thing is certain; when they line up on at the start in Alicante on October 4, a huge amount of preparation and hard work will…
You wait all day for a bus and then two come along at once. Just like the Number 7, there’s a queue forming for the chance to represent Ireland in the men’s keelboat class at the Olympics.
Michael Maher qualified for the quarter-finals of the lightweight single scull at the World Under-23 Championships in Racice in the Czech Republic this morning. The Commercial athlete led for most of his heat, but finished second of the three qualifiers…
