Northern Ireland Sailing & Boating News
RYA Northern Ireland Gears Up for Affiliated Clubs Conference
23rd November 2022 RYA Northern Ireland
RYA Northern Ireland is giving sailing and boating clubs across the region an opportunity to come together and share knowledge on how best to grow activity, membership and supporting volunteering. The Affiliated Clubs Conference, which will take place on Saturday…
Enniskillen RNLI’s New Lifeboat Station Now Complete and Operational on Lough Erne
23rd November 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
The RNLI’s new inland lifeboat station on Lower Lough Erne is complete and fully operational. The station team at Enniskillen RNLI are now looking for new volunteers to join the crew in several roles including lifeboat crew, shore crew, deputy…
Searching online for B&B by the Sea more than likely brings up a list of Bed and Breakfasts, but there is soon to be aired a 15-part series of BBC programmes with that title. It is billed as “ A…
After last week’s crash and burn single race, this week, the RS400 Winter Series sailors at RNIYC on Belfast Lough were met by a more manageable 14-20 kts from the southwest, but about 10 degrees colder. Bob Hastings had done a…
New Inland Waterways Lifeboat Station Now Complete and Operational at Enniskillen RNLI on Lower Lough Erne
22nd November 2022 Inland Waterways
The RNLI’s new inland lifeboat station on Lower Lough Erne is complete and fully operational. The station team is now looking for new volunteers to join the crew in several roles, including lifeboat crew, shore crew, deputy launching authorities and…
Tender Initiated for Narrow Water Bridge Linking Mournes to Cooley Peninsula
20th November 2022 Northern Ireland Waters
Tendering for the Narrow Water Bridge linking the Mourne Mountains and the Cooley peninsula is due to be initiated by the Government. Planning permission is already in place for a 280m cable-stayed bridge, anchored by two towers at either end,…
Body Found on Holywood Beach Is That of Man Missing From Belfast-Bound Ferry
19th November 2022 Belfast Lough
BBC News reports that the body of a man who went missing from a ferry in Belfast Lough late last month has been found. Claims that a man had fallen overboard from a ferry on the night of Saturday 29…
Portush Yacht Club: A Warm and Welcome Place for the Local Community During the Cost of Living Crisis
19th November 2022 Northern Ireland Waters
Portrush Yacht Club on the Causeway Coast in North Antrim in Northern Ireland, has taken the initiative of providing a warm and welcoming place for members of the public and community groups who may be feeling the pinch of the…
Donaghadee Lifeboat Rescues Lone Sailor After 27ft Yacht Breaks Down
18th November 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Donaghadee RNLI rescued a lone sailor on Friday afternoon (18 November) after his 27ft yacht broke down off the Copeland Islands north of Northern Ireland’s Ards Peninsula. The volunteer crew were requested by Belfast Coastguard to launch their all-weather lifeboat…
Upper Lough Erne: ‘Four Heads of the River’ Rowing Race This Saturday
17th November 2022 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterway users on the Erne System that the Fours Head of The River Rowing Race, organised by Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, will take place on Saturday 19 November. The race will start at…
Limbo 6.6, 'F.A.Too' Wins Antrim Boat Club's Shane Memorial Cup
16th November 2022 Northern Ireland Waters
Antrim Boat Club on the northeast shore of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, welcomed the start of the winter series on 6th November, the 51st year of the two-part series. Now, after…
After Four Years Work, Restored Swan 36 Lofna Sails Again in Northern Ireland
16th November 2022 Historic Boats
A Swan 36 from the famous Nautor yard in Pietarsaari, Finland was the type of boat that Del Fairley had set his heart on, but the one he found in 2018 on the hard at East Down Yacht Club on…
PSNI Recover Body of Missing Fermanagh Man From Lough Erne
13th November 2022 Northern Ireland Waters
The body of a man reported missing on Lough Erne last month has been recovered, as the Belfast Telegraph reports. Michael McGirr of Co Fermanagh was last seen on Saturday 29 October on a boat heading in the direction of…
Ballyholme Bay Livened up by Colourful Windsurfers at October's Ulster Championships
11th November 2022 Kitesurfing
That Scottish word dreich aptly described the weather at Ballyholme Bay on Belfast Lough the last weekend in October – wet, dull and dreary – but livened up by the colourful windsurfers and wingfoils.They were there for the Ulster Windsurfing…
Upon Reflection is an appropriate name for another resurrected Mirror dinghy which has found a new home at Lough Erne Yacht Club. It’s not often boats are the subject of an exchange deal, but that is what happened when Paul…
Alistair McCreery, a 24-year-old canoeist from East Belfast, is the sixth athlete to have been awarded a £500 bursary as part of the ongoing Hughes Insurance partnership with the Mary Peters Trust. The £5,000 bursary programme is now in its second…