Historic Boats
It may have been way back in 1963 that the 43ft S&S-designed sloop Clarion of Wight won the Fastnet Race, beating gallant many-season campaigner Adlard Coles in the prototype Nicholson 36 Cohoe IV (with Keith Hunt of Kinsale in his…
We all know that drink was invented to stop the Irish ruling the world. But on the same theme, the Irish sailing community has always quietly nurtured the thought that if our usual weather could just be somehow modified to…
A 30-metre French schooner carrying 25 people has been successfully freed after running into a salmon farm off Clare Island in Co Mayo. The Rara Avis, a flat-bottomed schooner modelled on Thames sailing barge lines, entered Mowi Ireland’s Portlee Smolt…
At most gatherings of classic yachts, it would be thought quite an achievement to muster a dozen boats setting proper two-yard jackyard topsails. But as in everything they do, the 1898-vintage Howth 17s are different. They simply have to signal…
Divers who found bottles of Guinness dating back to the mid-19th century on a shipwreck off Dover want to try and rebrew the stout. As The Irish Times reports, up to 20 bottles of stout were discovered by a team…
90-Year-Old Cruinneag III Adds to Dún Laoghaire’s Classic Yacht Visitors
10th August 2026 Historic Boats
The 90-year-old Scottish classic yacht Cruinneag III added to Dún Laoghaire Harbour’s growing roll-call of notable traditional sailing visitors when she was photographed under sail on Dublin Bay on Sunday (9 August). The handsome auxiliary ketch was pictured departing Dún…
Gaff rig enthusiasts will find their reward this weekend on two coastlines, along Ireland’s Atlantic seaboard at Kinvara on Galway Bay, and along the East Coast at Howth. Kinvara in the southeast corner of Galway Bay will see the traditional…
Historic Fastnet Race winner Tally Ho received a memorable homecoming to Irish waters on Friday evening when a flotilla of 34 traditional and sailing boats escorted the famous yacht into Baltimore Harbour, West Cork. The 48-foot gaff-rigged cutter, winner of…
A 117-year-old British sailing yacht rescued from a Mallorca beach after a winter storm is set to undergo a major restoration following a marine industry-backed rescue effort. The 20-metre classic yacht Owl broke free from her mooring during a January…
Historic Fastnet Race winner Tally Ho is expected to arrive in Baltimore, West Cork, on Friday evening, marking a special Irish stop during her Atlantic voyage back to Britain. The beautifully restored 48-foot gaff-rigged cutter is now expected to arrive…
Musician Glen Hansard who died in a motorbike accident early on Wednesday morning is being fondly remembered around the coast for his love of the sea, and the bonds he forged when he participated in the final leg of a…
Irish Cruising Club Approaching Centenary With Many Of “First Fleet” Still Sailing
22nd July 2026 Historic Boats
The Irish Cruising Club – currently MG Motor “Sailing Club of the Year” under the active and imaginative leadership of Commodore Alan Markey – is approaching its Centenary in 2029 with the intriguing knowledge that many boats of the “First…
The full-scale replica of Christopher Columbus's flagship, the Nao Santa María, will make its first-ever visit to Drogheda this week, opening to the public at Fiddle Case Pier from Thursday 17 July to Saturday 26 July. The 200-ton wooden sailing…
President Catherine Connolly Opens Watersports Inclusion Games in Galway
11th July 2026 Watersports Inclusion Games
President Catherine Connolly officially opened the 2026 Watersports Inclusion Games in Galway today (Saturday, 11 July), before taking to the water in a traditional Galway Hooker. The free national event, running over 11 and 12 July, celebrates inclusive watersports by…
One of France's best-known traditional sailing vessels, Fleur de Lampaul, has departed Dublin Bay and is now underway in the Irish Sea. The 20-metre sailing vessel, which sails under the French flag (MMSI 227794000), was reported in the Irish Sea…
The story of Scotland's celebrated Fife yacht-building dynasty takes centre stage in a new exhibition opening this weekend at the Scottish Maritime Museum's Denny Tank in Dumbarton. From Fairlie to the World: The Fife Design Story opens on Saturday, 4…
