Northern Ireland Sailing & Boating News
Portaferry Lifeboat Launches to Rescue of Two People on Fishing Boat off Ardglass
16th September 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
Portaferry RNLI were paged by Belfast Coastguard just after midnight on Friday night (13 September) to assist two people onboard a fishing vessel which had run aground close to the entrance of Ardglass Harbour on Northern Ireland’s east coast. The…
Northern Ireland Yachts Compete at Royal Irish's ICRA Nationals and IRC Euro Champs
16th September 2024 Royal Irish Yacht Club
Two of the three prestigious events hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire over the first half of September included five competing boats from Northern Ireland. John Minnis's Archambault 35 Final Call II and Paul Prentice's Sigma…
Belfast Harbour Hosts First European Space Agency Workshop on Port Decarbonisation and Environmental Sustainability
16th September 2024 Belfast Lough
Belfast Harbour has become the focal point for discussions related to innovative space-age ideas as it hosts the first-ever European Space Agency (ESA) Port Decarbonisation and Environmental Sustainability Workshop. The event, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, September 17th, will…
Ninety-Five Dinghies Gather for RYA NI Youth Championships at Strangford Lough Yacht Club
11th September 2024 RYA Northern Ireland
Ninety five dinghies from Northern Ireland and the Dublin area gathered at Strangford Lough Yacht Club at Whiterock on the western shore of the Strangford Lough for the annual RYA NI Youth Championships last weekend. Jordan Conway, Charlie O'Malley, and…
Carrybridge Lifeboat Crew Help Eight People in Three Separate Rescues Over Seven Hours
10th September 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat Douglas Euan & Kay Richards diverted from a planned course to neighbouring Enniskillen RNLI lifeboat station on Saturday afternoon (7 September) to assess a six-metre vessel with engine difficulties some 2.5 miles downstream from Carrybridge. Winds…
Bangor RNLI Rescues Three People in Consecutive Call-Outs off the Coast of Down
10th September 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
Bangor RNLI came to the aid of three people in consecutive call-outs yesterday (Monday, 9 September) after a report of a sailing boat with engine difficulty close to Bangor harbour and again later that evening to a sailor in distress…
East Down Yacht Club Enjoys Annual Commodore's Cruise at Strangford Sailing Club
7th September 2024 Cruising
Last weekend seventy five members of East Down Yacht Club on the west shore of Strangford Lough made the trip either by boat or car to the annual gathering at Strangford Sailing Club on Audleys Roads near the Narrows at…
Two Irish crews were among the 41 entries for the UK 420 National Championships at Dale Yacht Club in southwest Wales. Cora McNaughton and Sean Cronin from Blessington SC and Malahide SC, and Daniel Copthorne and Matt Mapplebeck from Schull…
Gavin Vaughan's Round Ireland Sailing Voyage Raises £12,800 in Aid of Northern Ireland Charity
1st September 2024 Northern Ireland Waters
For Gavin Vaughan and his team, the fundraising voyage Round Ireland has now raised £12800 in aid of the Northern Ireland Pancreatic Cancer charity, NIPANC, which raises awareness of pancreatic cancer, provides support and helps fund research in Northern Ireland.…
Foyle Sailability Centre is set to become the location for one of Northern Ireland's largest disabled sailing competitions. On 7 September, over 60 boaters of all abilities will gather at the River Foyle for a day of fun-filled racing. This…
Northern Ireland’s Loughs Agency recently held a day of inclusive surfing sessions at the North Coast’s Benone Beach, in collaboration with the Mae Murray Foundation and Long Line Surf School. The initiative welcomed participants of all abilities aged eight and…
Red Bay RNLI Rescues Two People and Two Dogs from 55-Foot Yacht in Rough Weather
28th August 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
Red Bay RNLI in County Antrim completed a nine-hour callout in rough weather conditions to rescue two people and their two dogs after their 55-foot yacht got into difficulty off the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland in the early hours…
A married couple in a Porsche 911 travelling the coast of Ireland and the UK, attempting to visit all RNLI lifeboat stations recently met volunteers from Newcastle lifeboat station in Northern Ireland as they continue their journey. Belinda and James…
Portaferry RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged at 1.10pm on Sunday afternoon (25 August) at the request of Belfast Coastguard following a report that three kayaks had been spotted, possibly in difficulty, by a member of the public walking their dog.…
Enniskillen Lifeboat Launches to Rescue of Two Injured Jet Skiers on Lower Lough Erne
26th August 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
Enniskillen RNLI’s inshore lifeboat, the John and Jean Lewis, was launched on Saturday evening (24 August) at the request of Belfast Coastguard following reports that two people had come off their jet ski on the north side of Inish Davar.…
Bangor RNLI received a donation from three local children following a recent garden sale. On Wednesday evening (21 August), Daisy Bailie, Daniel McGinty and Zoe Johnston visited the Belfast Lough lifeboat station and presented volunteer crew members James Gillespie and…