Historic Boats
Royal Irish Yacht Club Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin Classics Regatta Seizes The Sunshine Day
21st June 2026 Royal Irish Yacht Club
The Summer Solstice’s warm wave of good weather arrived neatly on cue for the eclectic fleet of classics which has gathered in Dun Laoghaire to begin the sailing celebrations for the Royal Irish YC’s 195th Anniverary yesterday (Saturday 20th), with…
The 172nd New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta delivered a blend of history, close competition and modern racing as more than 130 boats competed off Newport, Rhode Island. The spotlight fell on the classic yacht SPARTAN, which marked a successful…
The first boats have begun arriving in Crosshaven ahead of this weekend's Crosshaven Traditional Sail Festival, with favourable weather forecasts adding to expectations of a busy and colourful gathering in Cork Harbour. Classic sailing craft were berthed along Hugh Coveney…
Columbus's Stunning Replica Santa María to Visit West Cork With Public Tours
8th June 2026 Maritime Festivals
The ports and harbours of the Cork coastline have always enjoyed a varied set of visiting vessels, ranging from those massive cruise ships to the exclusive superyachts dropping anchor. However, the scene down in West Cork is where locals and…
A new website dedicated to celebrated Scottish yacht designer Alfred Mylne has been launched, bringing more than a century of yacht design history together in one online archive. The new platform, Mylne.com, provides access to a growing collection of yacht…
Cork Harbour Festival visitors will have a rare opportunity to hear one of Ireland’s leading authorities on currachs and naomhóga this weekend. Acclaimed author Breandán Mac Conamhna will speak at Cork City Library at 3 pm on Saturday, June 6,…
The Richard Mille Fife Regatta will return to Scotland’s Clyde coast from 4-12 June 2026. First held in 1998, the event brings together classic Fife-designed yachts to race on their original home waters around the west coast of Scotland. A…
Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival from 22nd to 24th May in West Cork was blessed with glorious weather, much welcomed after successive blowouts in recent years writes Rob O’Leary. The last of the rain fell on the Friday night, but that…
Crosshaven’s Traditional Sail Festival will return from 12–14 June with a weekend of maritime celebrations on Cork Harbour. The annual gathering attracts traditional boats, crews and sailing enthusiasts from across Cork and beyond. The Oar overlooks Crosshaven harbour, one of…
Royal Irish Yacht Club Classic Regatta Opens With Early Bird Discount
21st May 2026 Royal Irish Yacht Club
The Royal Irish Yacht Club has opened entries for its 2026 Classic Boats Regatta, with a 10% early bird discount available until 29 May. The two-day event will take place from 20–21 June and marks the opening of the club’s…
The Government has been called on to confer national heritage status on the Galway Hooker. Senator Seán Kyne, Fine Gael’s candidate in the Galway West by-election, says that “an bád mór is more than a working boat to the people…
West Cork is a State of Mind as much as anything else. But the programme on 22nd to 24th May for the annual Baltimore Woodenboat & Seafood Festivals suggests that “easygoing” is not the adjective that would immediately spring to mind…
The Richard Mille Cup will return in 2026 with Scotland’s Clyde coast hosting a fleet of classic yachts from June 15th to 25th. The regatta will feature eight races on some of the world's most historic sailing waters. The event…
The historic yacht Solveig will headline the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Great Veterans Race on May 9. The Halvorsen 36 is one of the most iconic boats in Sydney Hobart history. She claimed Line Honours in 1953 and overall…
Classic yachts delivered a standout display on Day 2 of the Antigua Classics Regatta in steady Caribbean trade winds. The fleet raced the Caterpillar course in 15–18 knots, offering a mix of reaching, tacking and downwind sailing. Conditions allowed the…
There are times you feel so much history-minded verbiage and other memorabilia is being newly churned out in Ireland, adding to the vast quantity already available, that we have urgent need of an Editor-in-Chief every bit as much as we…
