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HOWTH YACHT CLUB – SEPTEMBER MINI WEDNESDAY (RACE) 2/9/2009. Class 1 IRC – 1 Tiger, Hughes/Harris, 2 Makutu, Doyle/Others, 3 Crazy Horse, A. Chambers. Class 1 HPH – 1 Makutu, Doyle/Others, 2 Tiger, 3 Crazy Horse. Class 2 IRC –…
Eventually finishing fourth at the Half Ton Classic Cup in Nieuwpoort, Belgium, out of a fleet of 23 comprising boats from the UK, Belgium, France, Finland, Germany, Spain and Holland, the crew confirmed the myth having won the initial practice…
Cork week 2010 will strictly enforce its no pro rule next year to ensure only 'Corinthian' sailors helm in the bulk of competing sailing classes. Measures are also being taken to ensure the week is to become less expensive according…
Marine Notice No. 96 of 2009 – the missing marker on the inland waterway Shannon Navigation/Inchinalee Island/Clonmacnoise – is now withdrawn.
After hosting the West Coast Championships for two consecutive years, Clifden Boat Club were well prepared for their 2009 local regatta on the 8th and 9th of August. The organising team worked hard in the months coming up to the…
The first qualifier for the 2009 ISA Yachtsman euromarine RIB Challenge takes place in Courtown Sailing Club on Sunday 6th of September. Yachtsman euromarine have – again – donated a RIB as the grand prize. Make sure your organisation is…
The Irish Laser Nationals at Lough Derg YC surpassed expectations of entry numbers to host four days of racing for 160 Laser sailors from all over Ireland last week. Shifty and gusty conditions on the lake provided challenging tactical conditions…
Quadriplegic yachtswoman Hilary Lister has completed her ambitious project to sail solo around the British Isles by returning to Dover. Hilary has completed the incredible feat using her trusty Artemis 20 yacht, sailed using a 'sip and puff' system. The…
HOWTH YACHT CLUB, SEPTEMBER MINI TUESDAY (RACE) 1/9/2009 Puppeteer Scratch – 1 Harlequin, D. Clarke, 2 Yellow Peril, N. Murphy, 3 Trick o'Treat, A. Pearson. Puppeteer Handicap – 1 Ghosty Ned, D. Harkin, 2 Mr Punch, Ni Bhraonain/Wilson, 3 Haemoglobin,…
Sligo Yacht Club duo Tim Corcoran and Brendan Brogan made the most of their local knowledge to win the ESB sponsored GP14 Championships of Ireland held at Rosses Point on Sligo Bay this weekend. The event received a bumper turnout…
At five minutes to three this afternoon, Swansea Coastguard received a 999 call from the car park attendant at Nash Point lighthouse on the Irish Sea reporting that a group consisting of one man and three children had not returned…
Sailing was the big winner at the CH Marine 1720 Nationals, held in Baltimore from the 27th–29th August, with varying conditions from 25/30 knots in the first two days followed by a sunny 10/12 knots on the Saturday. It proved…
The Irish Sailing Association (ISA) has expressed its concern over Beach Byelaws that limit boating on Dublin Bay introduced by Dunlaoghaire Rathdown County Council last July. The Association says that considering the worth of water based amenity to the community…
The legs, trunk and arms coxed four which represented Ireland at the World Rowing Championships in Poland are the Afloat Rowers of the Month for August. Emer Patten, Shane Ryan, Kevin du Toit, Sarah Caffrey and cox Amy Judge ended…
On Inland Waterway news, Waterways Ireland have let us know that, because of the annual Longford Marathon Road Race, the following air draft restrictions will apply on Sunday 30th August to the lifting bridges on the Shannon Navigation, which will be…
HOWTH YACHT CLUB, ETCHELLS NATIONALS OVERALL 29/8/2009 – 1 Swedish Blue, A. Razmilovic, Royal Thames YC, 4.00; 2 Lambay Rules, Quinn/Dillon, HYC, 7.00; 3 Crop Duster, O'Grady/Reilly, HYC, 11.00; 4 Matatu Dubh, R. & D. Burrows, HYC 11.00; 5 Fetching,…
