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An artist's impression of a floating wind turbine
North Channel Wind which has Headquarters in Belfast, is a co-development agreement between SBM Offshore, based in the Netherlands, and Irish-based developer NMK Renewables, for a pair of floating wind farms in the North Channel. Although North Channel Wind has…
Donaghadee's RNLI relief Lifeboat
On Saturday, 29 April Donaghadee RNLI lifeboat volunteers were paged after a member of the public reported seeing a small fishing boat in difficulty off the coast at Millisle. At 6.18 pm on Saturday evening, the crew were asked by…
File image of Donaghadee RNLI’s all-weather relief lifeboat Macquarie
Donaghadee RNLI’s lifeboat volunteers were paged on Monday (24 April) to assist a 10-metre yacht with three crew members onboard that was in difficulty off the Co Down coast in Northern Ireland. Around 8.10pm on Monday evening, the crew were…
Alan Hannon's new hard-to-miss JPK 10.80 Coquine competing at the Royal Ulster Yacht Club Spring Series on Belfast Lough
The Spring Series at Royal Ulster Yacht Club on Belfast Lough ran over three Sundays in April and attracted 12 cruiser racers. IRC winner after six races was the local boat, five points ahead of Stuart Cranston’s Ker 32 Hijacker…
Bangor RNLI Lifeboat
Bangor RNLI was involved in the rescue of a woman who fell onto rocks when out for a walk yesterday afternoon (Sunday 23 April). The volunteer crew were requested to launch their inshore lifeboat at 3.49 pm following a request…
Larne Lough in Co Antrim
Some 30 swimmers took to the waters of Larne Lough on Saturday (22 April) in protest over plans to store half a billion cubic metres of natural gas under its bed, according to BBC News. As previously reported on Afloat.ie,…
The Bangor Marina Nautical Car Boot Sale drew a great crowd despite the rain!
Despite a dreary, dull wet, windy morning, Bangor Marina’s first-ever Nautical Car Boot Sale was a huge success, and it raised £150 for Bangor RNLI. A section of the Marina car park was filled with cars, tables, and even a…
Nominees and winners from Strangford Lough Yacht Club with their commodore, Fiona Chamberlain. Pictured left to right are: Max Robinson, Jack Kennedy, Fiona Chamberlain, Dan Cooke, Sarah Cushley, Cody Halliday at the RYA Northern Ireland annual awards in Belfast
Eight unsung heroes of sailing and boating have been recognised by RYA Northern Ireland at its annual awards. The awards, which were hosted by Denise Watson, took place at the Crowne Plaza in Belfast with more than 80 guests. This…
File image of the entrance to the public jetty at Corradillar on Upper Lough Erne
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterway users on the Erne System that remedial works are planned for Corradillar Jetty on Upper Lough Erne on Friday 21 April and from next Monday 24 to Friday 28 April. Access to…
Some of the Northern Ireland sailors at the Youth Sailing Nationals in Howth (from left) Charlotte Eadie, Zoe Whitford, Bobby Driscoll and Tom Coulter
Whether it be football or sailing, the people of Larne in County Antrim have plenty to celebrate, for the football club won the Irish League Cup on 15th April and East Antrim Boat Club’s ILCA 6 sailor, Tom Coulter began…
Portrush RNLI’s new inshore lifeboat The Ken Blair and crew
Portrush RNLI hosted a special ceremony on Saturday (15 April) at the harbour when their new D class lifeboat was officially named The Ken Blair by Sylvia Blair. The lifeboat, funded by Sylvia in memory of her late husband, arrived…
File image of a fuel pump
Heading into the new season, recreational boaters in Great Britain are reminded of their responsibility to ensure they make the correct declaration when purchasing red diesel. The RYA announced in March 2021 that recreational boaters would retain the right to…
Youth dinghy sailors launch for the Junior Icebreaker Series at Ballyholme Yacht Club on Belfast Lough
With two more day’s racing to go in the Junior Icebreaker Ballyholme Yacht Club in Belfast Lough, Emily McAfee looks invincible in the Topper 5.3 fleet, which inclement weather has considerably reduced from the original 22. In the Feva division,…
Tom Coulter (third left) with Sam Ledoux, Sienna Wright and Fiachra McDonnell in Baltimore at the ILCA Munster Nationals
It’s over 300 miles from Belfast to Baltimore in County Cork, and for many Northern Ireland Laser enthusiasts, it was a worthwhile trip last weekend for the ILCA Munster Championships. Twelve sailors from East Antrim, Portrush and Coleraine in Co.Antrim,…
A Women on Water Festival  will be hosted by Donaghadee Sailing Club in May
Donaghadee Sailing Club is hosting a Women on the Water festival starting on 20th May; tickets are on sale now. This event is an opportunity for beginners and women who may have been active before but are looking to gain…
Centenary Season. Twenty-five years ago in April 1998, Ian Malcolm’s Howth 17 Aura celebrates her Centenary by returning to her birthplace of Carrickfergus on Belfast Lough with its famous 12th Century Norman castle
The events in Ireland this week with President Joe Biden and others marking the 25th Anniversary of the signing of Good Friday Agreement in Belfast on 10th April 1998 are a reminder that, at exactly the same time just a…

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