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Heather Kennedy (right) daughter of Billy Brown, with Karen Brown (daughter of Dickie Brown) and John McAlea Portaferry Sailing Club Race Officer for the event with the new trophy
Shipbuilding was a major industry in Portaferry on Strangford Lough in the 1800s. Jump forward until 1973 when the Ruffian 23 was designed by the late William P Brown in 1972/73 and primarily built by his brother, the late Dickie…
North Channel Wind proposes floating wind farms on two sites: North Channel Wind 1 is off the coast of east Antrim, and North Channel Wind 2 is off Antrim's south-east coast and County Down's northeast coast
Communities along the coast of East Antrim and North Down in Northern Ireland will have the opportunity to learn about proposals for the installation of floating wind turbines in that part of the Irish Sea, commonly known as the North…
Race four's downwind to the finish in the Antrim Boat Club 2023 Summer Series
Antrim Boat Club’s Summer Series is halfway through and enjoying good turnouts in a variety of conditions, with the courses being set using the club marks. Charlie McAllister and Jeff Harrison’s Limbo 6.6 F A 2 lead after four races.…
Cliodhna Matthews and Rory Tweed from Seaview Primary School join Dr. Dave Wall, Senior Marine Conservation Officer with Ulster Wildlife at the launch of the new native oyster nursery at Glenarm Marina. The restoration initiative is set to release 800 million oyster larvae to boost biodiversity and clean up local waters
Native oysters are set to flourish once more along the Glenarm coast with the creation of a new native oyster nursery at Glenarm Marina. The restoration initiative, led by Ulster Wildlife, could see up to 800 million oyster larvae released…
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Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterways users on the Erne System in Northern Ireland that Crom jetty on Upper Lough Erne is closed until further notice. This is due to fire damage being sustained at the jetty, while…
Bangor RNLI lifeboat towed the yacht to Bangor Marina
Bangor RNLI lifeboat came to the aid of two people on Sunday after their 8m yacht broke down in Ballyholme Bay on Belfast Lough. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their inshore lifeboat by Belfast Coastguard at 1.21 pm…
Daniel Nelson and Ross Kearney were overall winners of the GP14 Ulster Championships at East Antrim Boat Club
While most of the country seemed to have little or no wind, with many races and events cancelled, East Antrim Boat Club managed to get all six races of this year's GP14 Ulster Championship completed. The event attracted 30 GP14s…
Leisure 17s on the first East Down Yacht Club cruise of the 2023 season
Leisure 17s form a sizeable fleet at East Down Yacht Club, which is tucked away on a nine-acre site on the western shore of Strangford Lough, with an anchorage in Holm Bay between Island Taggart and the coast. It is…
The start of race six of the RS400 Northern Championships at Strangford Sailing Club
On the weekend of 6/7th May, a total of 28 RS400s and RS200s gathered at Strangford sailing club in Co. Down for the RS Northern Championships, the second event of the year on the calendar with the furthest travelled from…
Bangor RNLI inshore lifeboat
Bangor RNLI crew launched their lifeboat yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, 17 May) when a man fishing in a motor vessel became stranded after his engine failed at Briggs Buoy in Groomsport. The inshore lifeboat was launched at 1.36 pm with Helm…
Carrybridge RNLI inshore lifeboat assisted six people onboard a broken down vessel on Lough Erne. Carrybridge Lifeboat Station was established in 2002 on Upper Lough Erne. It currently operates an Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat and a Rescue Water Craft
At 2.09pm on Saturday, 13 May, Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore relief lifeboat, Roy Snewin was launched at the request of Belfast Coastguard, to assess a vessel with six people on board, which had run broken down close to Corradillar jetty at…
Emily (left) and Annabel Ridout with the Royal Irish Yacht Club's Stephen Breen
The long trail from Ballyholme to the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire for the RS Feva East Coast Championships was worthwhile for the three crews from the North who dominated the result sheet, with the Ridout family taking…
Bangor RNLI lifeboat Jessie Hillyard
Bangor RNLI came to the aid of a lone sailor yesterday morning (Sunday, 7 May) after his 35ft yacht broke down east of Carrickfergus Castle on Belfast Lough. The volunteer crew had just assembled at the station for a routine…
File image of the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast
Judgment has been reserved in the judicial review into the granting of a marine licence for the excavation of gas storage caverns under Larne Lough. After four days of submissions at Belfast High Court, on Friday (5 May) Justice Michael…
Carrybridge RNLI crew standing on the inshore lifeboat Roy Snewin with members of the Erne Boat Rally committee
Carrybridge RNLI in Northern Ireland were delighted to receive a generous donation of £1,500 from the Erne Boat Rally committee at the lifeboat station this past Thursday evening (4 May). The money was raised following the annual boat rally gathering…
File image of the Henry St jetty in Enniskillen
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterway users on the Erne System in Northern Ireland that the Castle Museum and Henry Street jetties in Enniskillen will be closed to mooring over the coming days to facilitate the Erne Classic…

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