Irish Offshore Sailing News. Training Courses, Lessons, & Race Results
![Middle Sea Race Starts on Saturday](/media/k2/items/cache/3fabbd15d209b15ff9c8de779ddbb844_L.jpg)
Flying into Malta it's hard not to be struck by the landscape: the buildings all a blinding beige in the hot sun, the landscape fairly arid and dry. It's more reminiscent of the Northern African coast, which is only 155…
![Five Start 'Five Oceans' Round the World Race](/media/k2/items/cache/afaeba5faa192442fed48552e32bef08_L.jpg)
And they're off! With the sun shining brightly and a fresh breeze blowing, the five international skippers in the Velux 5 Oceans blasted across the start line beginning a 30,000-mile adventure around the globe. It was the start of an…
![Investigators Praise Pilot Who Ditched Into Irish Sea](/media/k2/items/cache/0afaedbc7345c10df0c7470def7349ae_L.jpg)
The pilot of a light aircraft that ditched into the Irish Sea last year has been commended for his flying skills and quick thinking after taking the plane down safely. John O'Shaughnessy was flying the two-seater plane from Wales to…
![First UK Offshore Sailing Academy Squad Selected](/media/k2/items/cache/f8166232aef092a4a7d0333c2e8fe0cf_L.jpg)
Nine solo offshore sailing hopefuls, from across the UK, have today been selected as the first Development Squad of the Artemis Offshore Academy. The Academy, sponsored by the investment management company Artemis, was set up earlier this year to nurture…
![€10,000 Up for Grabs in Five Oceans Game](/media/k2/items/cache/fb3d9c1fc9d0cc7159c5c3b0bb6dec0e_L.jpg)
Sailing fans and armchair experts can now compete in their own Ultimate Solo Challenge from the comfort of their own homes with the VELUX 5 OCEANS Virtual Regatta game. What's more, there's €10,000 of prize money up for grabs for…
![60 Register (including one Irish) for Middle Sea Race](/media/k2/items/cache/95c088b9f8063efba4748a7d9aaf9d15_L.jpg)
With just a month to go until the start of the 2010 Rolex Middle Sea Race, over 60 yachts have registered for this ever-challenging 606-nautical mile offshore race, which starts from Grand Harbour in Malta on 23 October 2010. There…
![Legally Brunette to Return for Middle Sea Fixture](/media/k2/items/cache/00564b7d09d047ed97627ccd5013cef4_L.jpg)
Whilst the major noise surrounding the 2010 Rolex Middle Sea Race will resonate around Esimit Europa 2's anticipated assault on the course record, there is much more to the race than the maxi component. Ireland is to have at least…
![Any Irish Entries for October's Middle Sea Race?](/media/k2/items/cache/f7efe938b6c64e3f2f9edb4a84945794_L.jpg)
The summer sailing season is halfway through in the northern hemisphere. For some yachts their autumn schedule is coming to the fore. The Rolex Middle Sea Race has long been the season closing offshore race. Last year 73 yachts have…
![Kinsale Teenagers Go Offshore on Mercy Mission](/media/k2/items/cache/945b90089f73e72d896dee464d41c9aa_L.jpg)
A group of nine teenagers from the Kinsale area is embarking on a Round Ireland Challenge in aid of the world's largest charity hospital ship.The keen sailors, most of whom have just finished their exams, will be sailing a 39ft…