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The largest passenger steamship in the world. After setting off on her maiden voyage from Southampton on April 10 1912, she struck an iceberg and sank just four days into the trip, on April 14 1912. The catastrophe resulted in…
It's taken 12 months of frustrating campaigning but there is light at the end of the tunnel for thousands of berth owners in Spain where the authorities have finally called-off plans to impose the dreaded 'Ley de Costas' according to…
Ever wanted to work in a boating magazine? Ever wondered how to get a start in the industry? What better way to get your foot in the door than an internship with Ireland Afloat magazine? This opportunity might be for…
Cork Harbour marine electronics dealer Complete Marine Solutions is having a Raymarine blow out sale. 25% is being taken off all Raymarine products while stocks last.The firm who are also Nanni diesel and Yanmar engine agents are based in Unit…
One of the most popular sports cruisers in the country, Jeanneau's Merry Fisher 695 has just been added to Afloat's boats for sale site. This boat has been lightly used and is in excellent condition for a 2001 model. There…
It was an Independence day party of a different kind - a boarding party - that led to an Irishman getting his marching orders from the US Department of Homeland Security. While on a pleasure cruise off Long Island, Dave…
The US Coast Guard has suspended the search for Eoin Curran, a 30-year-old computer programmer who fell overboard in the Long Island sound on Sunday. Curran, from Templeogue, was knocked overboard from a Sonar keelboat in a squall, and disappeared…
An Irish man who fell overboard while sailing in the Long Island sound has died. Eoin Curran, 30, from Templeogue, was knocked overboard when his Sonar keelboat was hit by a squall. Curran was not wearing a lifejacket at the…
The Irish Marine Federation in its role as lead partner in the Interreg Programme, irish-sea.org, is currently working on the following projects. Executive Steve Conlon gives the following update to afloat.ie: Marine Leisure Conference:A conference to assist marine leisure companies…
Afloat, in cooperation with Marine Clothing specialists Henri Lloyd, have four backpacks to give away to Afloat.ie readers in yet another Facebook competition. To enter, send an email to [email protected] with your answer to this question in the subject…
The Irish Multihull Championships visit Ballyholme for the bank holiday weekend, and they'll be going the distance, with the even stretching across three days and a variety of formats. Saturday and Sunday will feature three races each, which won't surprise…
Afloat, in cooperation with Marine Clothing specialists Henri Lloyd, have four backpacks to give away to Afloat.ie readers in yet another Facebook competition. To enter, send an email to [email protected] with your answer to this question in the subject…
The blockade-breaking protest ship MV Rachel Corrie could be on the seas again within weeks, with reports that the Israeli authorities are ready to release the ship from Ashdod. The Rachel Corrie carried Irish protesters as part of a wave…
As the Laser Worlds Draw to a close in Largs, bidding has opened for venues the 2014 World Championships. The events come in four bands, the Standard Rig Worlds, then the Radial Worlds (incorporating Youth, Ladies' and Men's) and the…
To the vast majority of people, when shipbuilding in Ireland is mentioned, they think only of Belfast, the Harland & Wolff shipyard and the tragic maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912. However, there was a vibrant shipbuilding industry in…
Former Lord Mayor of Dublin and Veteran activist and politician Sean Dublin Bay Loftus has died aged 82. He was best known for changing his name by deed poll in his tireless and successful campaigning against repeated attempts to develop…
