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Irish 49ers have joined forces with multihulls for their events this year, both boosting event numbers and solving the problem of how you match speeding skiffs with other boats for safe racing. The cats and '9ers share a course for…
A washed-up Londoner found starving on a north Dublin beach is the centre of an apparent case of international mistaken identity. The little grey seal was found in Skerries, north County Dublin, and brought to the Irish Seal Sanctuary suffering…
Anyone wishing to try land yachting for the first time should mark April 24 & 25 in their diary. The Irish Power Kite and Sandyacht Association will hold their April event on Bettystown beach in Co Meath, with a range…
Two young men were drowned last night in a kayaking accident on a Waterford river when their kayak became trapped in a weir. Emergency services were called just after 9pm last night but were unable to save the pair. The…
Google is filling in the blue parts of the map, taking its ocean mapping to the next level. Over the past year, the company has worked with more than 100 partners adding hundreds of placemarks to more than 20 ocean…
It's set to be take-no-prisoners stuff in this year's Newport-Bermuda race, with double winner Sinn Féin, a New Jersey-based Cal 40, looking to pocket its third straight win in the race. The race entry is already nearing 200, with two…
A new schools atlas featuring, for the first time in the history of the State, a detailed map of Ireland’s 220 million acre seabed territory was launched yesterday (Tuesday 6th April) at the INTO conference in Galway. The Folens/Phillips New…
Starting a business in the middle of a recession is not easy but Tiernan Roe founder of Roeboats is confident that people will still want to enjoy the freedom offered by being captain of your own boat. “Yes it has…
The Irish Marine Life website has celebrated its 5,000th visitor this week, and we here at Afloat HQ reckon you should add to its number of followers. The site is a repository of photos, links and information on the sea's…
A new Corby 36, Roxy 6, is expected to lead a vanguard of Irish yachts including Anthony O'Leary's Ker 39 Antix to Tarbert, Loch Fyne for the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series. Their goal: to wrest the trophy back into Irish…
Dun Laoghaire SB3 sailor Sean Craig narrowly missed a podium finish at the UK Inland Championships in Rutland Water last weekend. On equal points, they lost out on the bronze medal on countback from the Captain Pugwash team, on the…
AFter 28 races this weekend in Howth, it was the DIT team skippered by Marty O'Leary that came out on top at the Irish University Sailing Association Student Matchracing nationals. Trinity college came in second, with University of Limerick in…
Trials season is in full swing at the moment, and the first leg of the Optimist trials was dominated by southern sailors at the weekend, with three Crosshaven sailors and one lone Kinsale sailor making up the top four. 66…
Olympic Multihull Sailor, Rob White will be holding an introductory SL16 training weekend in Dun Laoghaire on 17th and 18th April 2010. The SL16 is the multihull dinghy selected for the 2012 Youth Worlds, to be held on Dublin Bay.…
A 1985 Fin keel yacht, Brainwave, has been added to Afloat's boat for Sale site. The Jeanneau Eolia (24ft 7") has had a full survey in 2007 according to the advertisement. New standing and running rigging and furling gear 2007…
The calendar of events for Galway’s forthcoming Month of Marine Madness was launched today (Monday 19th April 2010) by Deputy Mayor Peter Keane at Salthill beach with the organisers of the event, who were showcasing a number of marine-related family…
