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When Betty Boop started to head to France on the race chart tracker when the rest of the fleet skirted the Cork coast heading west on 260 degrees it was either an extreme tactic like we've seen of late by…
Barry Hurley reports from the Ostar Race – As I write this I am warm and dry tucked up snug down below on Dinah. On deck is a very different story. Outside there is a sustained gale, blowing from the…
Royal Irish YC commodore Tim Goodbody has defended his Irish Sigma championship title at Royal Ulster YC at the weekend. The 14–boat fleet raced on Belfast Lough in blustery north east winds.
The only time an Irish speed record has been set has been over seas and that's true too for the first time an Irish man went over 40 knots. The preferred venue has been South-end-on-sea in the UK but the…
Along with the news that the top five finishers in the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race all broke the 2005 race record time, stories of the high speed dash down the East coast are also coming ashore! (Photos here) Whisper…
It's not over til the fat lady sings but afloat.ie is happy to stick its neck out and report that Legally Brunette looks strongest to win the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle handicap race following an epic finish in Kerry this…
Racing at Metropolitan Regatta was cancelled today. The course on Blessington Lakes was badly affected by high winds and detritus blown on to the water overnight.
Crosshaven's Dave Dwyer became the UK's class zero champion on the Solent yesterday and after a consistent performance llfted Overall RORC IRC Championship Trophy as well. It was blowing half a gale overnight, but by dawn the skies had cleared…
Four boats in a fleet of 36 still at sea stand out as the main threats this lunchtime to Whisper for handicap honours in the biggest ever Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race. An X41 design and a cutsom built Dubois…
Afloat.ie spoke to Puma skipper American Kenny Read on why he a relocation to this side of the Atlantic is on the cards: "It is always sunny (at least when we were there). The golf is amazing. The people couldn't…
Whisper has set a new elapsed time record Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race in a time of 24 hours 43 minutes and 45 seconds, shaving over seven hours off the previous time of 32 hours 33 minutes and 49 seconds…
Whisper is expected to finish 'within the hour' according to Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race director Martin Crotty. Skipper Michael Cotter will miss the 24 hour record by minutes but will slash up to seven hours off the previous course…
Cork's Dave Dwyer continues to head his class after day two of the British IRC championships. Feisty Solent conditions were the order of the day, as hundreds of competitors on over 60 boats experienced some spectacular racing at the RORC…
Michael Cotter's Whisper (photos here) looks set to establish a new course record in the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race, and be the first yacht in the history of the race to complete the course in 24 hours, if he…
The race's visit to Galway shattered all expectations and drew Ireland President Mary McAleese to view the fleet today before it disembarked Galway Harbour. "Everyone's well rested and ready to go," said Ericsson 4 skipper Torben Grael, the Brazilian five-time…
Galway stayed dry for President McAleese's visit to the Volvo Ocean Race this morning while the other side of the country got soaked in a north easterly gale. No surprise that Dublin Bay Sailing Club racing was cancelled entirely as…
