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Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat launched following a request from Valentia Coast Guard to go the assistance of six persons, one adult and five teenagers, on board a 30ft vessel that had gone aground in Scarriff Bay at 8pm on Sunday…
Six female students who were out on a walk as part of a Duke of Edinburgh award expedition are in the process of being airlifted from boulder fields at Fair Head near Ballycastle in Northern Ireland after being reported overdue.
Leander beat the Old Collegians and London composite crew in the semi-final of the Prince of Wales Cup at Henley Royal Regatta today. In an exciting and close race Leander led for much of the contest but could not get…
Champagne sailing conditions that next week's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta race officers would surely relish greeted Dublin Bay Sailing Club's large turnout for this afternoon's race. Gusts up to 15 knots in an otherwise solid 10-12 knot southerly wind and…
NUIG and Fermoy made their exits from Henley Royal Regatta at the semi-final stage today. In the Britannia for coxed fours, Fermoy came up against a heavier crew in Agecroft, who took the lead early and held off the Irish…
Barry Hurley is the latest Irish Independent/Afloat.ie “Sailor of the Month” , having hit the spot on June 22nd with his class win in the OSTAR – the single-handed Transatlantic Race. Highlighting Hurley’s achievement among so many successes during a…
NUIG cruised into the semi-finals of the Visitors’ Cup at Henley Royal Regatta today. They were joined at the penultimate stage by the Old Collegians/London Rowing Club composite in the Prince of Wales and the Fermoy crew in the Britannia.…
The Baltimore inshore lifeboat 'Bessie', towed a 30ft yacht to safety from Long Island in Roaring Water Bay, West Cork, today. A mayday alert had been issued by Bantry radio at 12:26 when the vessel with one crew on board…
So much to do, so little time... No excuses, though, as the sun is shining after all the rain and there’s scads of sailing – and other – events around the country this coming week. For traditionalists, the Yawl Sailing…
A record entry of over twelve hundred boats will compete in this year’s Irish Rowing Championships which take place at the National Rowing Centre in Inniscarra, Cork next weekend. With a record 230 races over three days, the racing gets…
So much to do, so little time... No excuses, though, as the sun is shining after all the rain and there’s scads of sailing – and other – events around the country this coming week. For traditionalists, the Yawl Sailing…
So much to do, so little time... No excuses, though, as the sun is shining after all the rain and there’s scads of sailing – and other – events around the country this coming week. For traditionalists, the Yawl Sailing…

Events

3rd July 2009 General
Your days are numbered – key events 2009 Very few are lucky enough to be able to take the whole year off for sailing, so now’s the time to prioritise the key events, writes Conor Byrne Just a few words…
There may only be five Cork entries in a fleet of 450 but it has not stopped some of Crosshaven's finest heading north next week for VDLR. As well as Anthony O'Leary and son Robert sailing Antix Dubh and Antix…
Cruiser fleets sailed deep into Scotsman's Bay this evening to escape a flooding tide as they headed south to Bulllock harbour in a Dublin Bay Sailing Club Race. John Hall's J109 Something Else faired best in Cruisers one IRC handicap…
Dave Mannion of NUIG got through the first round in the prestigious Diamond Sculls at Henley yesterday when he beat Hugh Mackworth-Praed with a late sprint. NUIG’s visitors’ four and the London/Old Collegians quadruple scull also won. An Irish crew…

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