Ireland's sailing, boating & maritime magazine

Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) is mourning the passing of Joanne Sheehan, a dedicated race management team member and a stalwart of the Dun Laoghaire sailing community. Joanne, who learned to sail with Glenans and was an enthusiastic IDRA 14…

Tributes have been paid to RNLI Castletownbere deputy coxswain Dave Fenton, who has died unexpectedly at the age of 41. As The Sunday Independent reports, Fenton was an experienced Garda who saved lives on both land and sea as a…

Tributes have been made to Wexford fisherman, writer, researcher, maritime historian and community activist John Power, who died last month aged 90. The Sunday Independent reports that the RNLI’s Kilmore Quay lifeboat station has described his knowledge of maritime history…

Afloat.ie regrets to report the death on Tuesday, July 30th, of Bridget Smyth of Dollymount in Clontarf. She was the widow of the late Peter Smyth and the devoted mother of noted sailors Trevor, Tom, Peter, Nick, and Keith. She…

The death of Dr Noel P O'Sullivan of Lough Swilly Yacht Club at the age of 86, and his funeral last weekend in his home town of Derry, marked the conclusion of a remarkable personal input into the development of…

Afloat.ie regrets to record the death of Padraic de Bhaldraithe of Barna, Co Galway. A leading figure for decades in the revival of the special traditional sailing and rowing boats of Connemara and their use in Galway Bay, he had…

Afloat.ie regrets to record the death of Don Street of Glandore in his 94th year. For many years a Caribbean enthusiast, writing a series of successful pioneering pilot books for the area, he was also a renowned authority on ocean…

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of SailCork's Administration and Customer Care Manager, Jo English, on Monday, 08 April, after a short illness. Jo, in partnership with her husband Eddie, has been a strength and inspiration…

It is with deep sadness that we heard of Johnny Robinson's passing on Thursday at the age of 87. He had been involved with Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club for over 70 years and was its longest-serving member. Johnny was known…

Tributes continue to be paid to Clayton Love Jnr, the accomplished sailor and leading businessman who made a remarkable contribution to Ireland’s marine sector. As The Sunday Independent reports, he left a distinct footprint on his native city through his…

The widely-mourned death of Clayton Love Jnr of Cork at the age of 94 may leave a void in the lives of his very large circle of family, friends and colleagues in many parts of the world and numerous areas…

We regret to record the death of Clayton Love Jr, a founder of the Irish Yachting Association, now Irish Sailing. Born in 1929, Clayton held the office of President of the IYA for a decade between 1962 and 1972, establishing…

His many sailing friends on both sides of the Irish Sea have been saddened to learn of the death of Richard Tudor of Pwllheli, an inspirational figure in sailing and across a wide spectrum of interests in boats. He was…

It is with the deepest regret that we record the death of Brendan Connor of Howth, who was Howth Yacht Club’s most senior member, having joined what was then Howth Motor Yacht Club as a Junior Member in 1947. In…

Tom Harding was legendary amongst the Tall Ships fraternity. Bosun on the Asgard and on the Jeanie Johnston, Tom was a man who revelled in being a seafarer, a sailor, whose pride in the craft of seamanship was immense. His…

We regret to announce the death at the age of 91 of Sean Flood of Howth, originally of Clontarf. In a long and active life, he played a leading and popular role in business in Dublin, and in many areas…