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The Irish Examiner Round [Spike] Island Race took place on Sunday under the guiding hand of Principal Race Officer Seamus Gilroy, reports Bob Bateman. Immediately after the Class Flag went up for the dinghies an extremely heavy thunder shower struck…
One of Crosshaven's local trawlermen and RNLI volunteer crewman Michael Meade is one of a number of trawlermen around Ireland who will be filmed as part of a TV documentary series to be called 'Skippers'. Independent television company Open Eye…
School’s out – well, not quite! The Fastnet International Schools Regatta kicks off the week at Schull Community College, and the Junior Regattas at both the Royal Irish and Bray Sailing Club will see more young ‘uns on the water.…
As you may have already seen from our What's On Next Week section on the Afloat website, the IJM are holding the Irish National Waterski Championships at Lough Muckno Waterski & Wakeboard Club in downtown Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, this coming…
Dun Laoghaire stalwart, the Irish National Sailing School, have just launched their new website and, to celebrate, are trying to lure learner sailors – or those who wish to update their skills – with competitively-priced courses for both adults and…
There may have been no clubbers, no frantically cheering crowds, but a 70-foot yacht which berthed in Galway docks on Wednesday received a warm west coast welcome. The discreet return of the Green Dragon to its home port was in…
There may have been no clubbers, no frantically cheering crowds, but a 70-foot yacht which berthed in Galway docks yesterday (wed) received a warm west coast welcome writes Lorna Siggins Marine Correspondent of the Irish Times.
This Friday (July 17th), Tom MacSweeney and his crew on Seascapes (RTE Radio 1, 10.30pm) are investigating the 'terrible sound' of the destruction of Irish fishing boats so that they will never be able to fish again.
ICRA National Championships in full swing The Irish Cruiser Racing Association’s National Cruiser Championships is now just a week away and for the first time ever it’s being hosted on the West Coast by Tralee Bay SC – a club…
An expedition powered by two Suzuki DF140 4-stroke engines and led by a Danish explorer has become the first ever to successfully travel all the way around the Arctic Ocean by open boat. Polar Passage 2000 has made history by…
Carrickfergus Sailing Club’s Graham Millar took the top prize at the well-contested Strangford Lough Race Weekend. Millar took first place in his yacht, Ski, in the IRC1 class, ahead of Charlie Gourley, in Freebird, and local man, Raymond Killops, in…
There's a beautiful new book available from Landmark Collector's Library, 'Ballycotton Lifeboats – 150 Years of Gallantry' is a complete history of rescue off the coast of County Cork by Ballycotton Lifeboat and their crews. Beginning with the first rescue…
Race five of the ISORA series from Dun Laoghaire to the North India buoy takes place tomorrow Friday 24th July. The race is held in conjunction with the Lee Overlay/Royal Alfred Yacht Club 2009 Offshore Series race. THe warning signal…
Nice to see acknowledgement of a young Irish team by the International Star class. The current edition of Starlights, the class magazine, reports on May's achievement in words and pictures. Although O'Leary and Goodbody are sailing their first season together…
The Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey TD, welcomed the completion of the Final Stage of the Oireachtas debate on the Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008 in Seanad Éireann on Tuesday July 14. The bill now awaits the signature by the President…
Costing less than stand-alone tactical systems, the SailMaster application for the Apple iPhone gives you all the information you need to optimise sailing and racing performance, claim the manufacturers. Originally designed as an economical tool for experienced sailors to optimise…
