Irish Sailing, Boat event and Maritime Calendar
With two weeks to go until the start of the Extreme Sailing Series the Ecover Sailing Team have announced an all British line up for the season ahead. British Olympic Tornado sailor Leigh McMillan is one of two new crew…
The second Metmasts Turbine Race takes place around the Arklow wind farm off the east coast of Ireland on Sunday, June 6th. The 34–mile race is expected to take at least six hours to complete in moderate conditions. Last years…
Spiddal Sailing Club (Cumann Seoltóireacht an Spidéil) is holding an open day to lure more potential sailors onto the water ahead of the Volvo Oceanr Race's return for 2012. The cumann is throwing open its doors to anyone who harbours…
Dromineer will be the venue for a 24-hour racing challenge, with teams racing around the clock on IRC and PY handicap systems. The race will kick off at 5pm on Friday June 18 and continue until Saturday afternoon. Each boat…
The DunLaoghaire SB3 fleet are holding a training morning on Sunday 23rd. May. The fleet will meet at the National YC in Dun Laoghaire for briefing at 10.00, and meet on the water at 10.45, with a series of practice…
It is already being heralded as one of those rare ‘must see’ occasions when four of the most beautiful Big Class classic yachts in the world will be racing together off Cowes, Isle of Wight, between 5th – 10th July,…
More than 100 sailors are due to travel to Cushendall this weekend for the Laser Ulster Championship and Ladies National Championship. The two-day event will open Cushendall Sailing and Boating Club's summer sailing season.CSBC Commodore Emmet Connon said: "Cushendall is…
Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK: Owing to the tide on Race Day 19th June, this year sees a very early first start of 0500hrs for the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. It’s early but it will make…
‘Lough Swilly Yacht Club successfully launched the 2010 boating season on Sunday. Commodore Paul McSorley welcomed members attending The Opening Day Lunch at the LSYC Clubhouse in Fahan, Co Donegal. New members along with long standing members enjoyed a splendid…
The recently formed Youghal Bay Boat Club (YBBC) has been busy over the past few weeks putting together an exciting itinerary to get more people out on the water. Their open day, the club's first on-the-water event, will kick off…
This summer Cowes and the Isle of Wight will host a festival of Dragon sailing with five Dragon events on offer. To encourage Dragons to visit the Solent a special Red Funnel Ferry fare of £84 return is available, on…
Starting on Monday April 5th there will be five weekends of racing on varied courses outside Kinsale Harbour in the Kinsale YC April Series. The format will also include an offshore race. The event will an opportunity for training purposes…
The Irish 420 Class Association in conjunction with Kinsale Yacht Club will host the 420 Munster Championships from Saturday 3rd April to Sunday 4th April in Kinsale (with Monday 5th held as a reserve day). An added incentive to this…
Sailmaker Des McWilliams from One Sails in Cork will give a talk on the 'black art' of rig tuning at Howth tomorrow evening (Wednesday) at 8pm. The talk is free, but attendees are invited to donate to the RNLI in…
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…
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…
