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18th March 2014

Spring Afloat Magazine 2014, Packed With Irish Sailing & Boating News

#afloatmag – Afloat's packed 64–page 2014 Spring issue hits the news stands next week (Monday, 24 March) with all the latest Irish sailing news and views.

In our latest news section, there's been a top prize for David Kenefick, and Kinsale Yacht Club too. Pilot boats are tested in the roughest seas off Cork harbour. We ask if sailing needs to chart a new course outside of the Olympics?

Also in news: Rio waters a sewer,  boat reg rules imminent, Marine finance  returns, Naomh Éanna's refuge, Kinsale   honours Mellett, Transat for Ireland?

There's a big  summer in prospect for Greystones marina plus 50 more Irish  boating stories!

In features Dun Laoghaire's waterfront area and  harbour is a hotbed of development and  proposed projects but WM Nixon asks if the east coast port has lost the plot? W M Nixon confirms Irish hearts are still in wooden boats and with the recent lift in the economy is this the right time to bag a boating bargain?

Our cover story tells how a young Irish rookie sailor lifted Afloat's  top prize. Solo sailor David Kenefick's   fabulous debut season is reviewed.

Rough times – Pilot boats storm tested Safehaven boats face the   biggest winter waves off Cork Harbour

Club of the Year – Kinsale Yacht Club is the Mitsubishi Motors   "Sailing Club of the Year" for 2014 in   celebration of an outstanding year in 2013

Keep on Cruisin' – John Leahy of the Cruising Association gives   an overview of 2014's activities

Stopping the decline – Tom MacSweeney speaks with cruiser  racing's Denis Kiely on what can be done to   support sailing

Inland – Politicians ignore the real issues on the   waterways, says Brian Goggin

Plus all our regular departments full of Irish sailing and boating news

The Irish heart is still in   wooden boats

W M Nixon takes a look at some current   Irish wooden boat-building projects.

Owning your dreamboat

W M Nixon suggests that now may be the   best time to buy.

Classifieds
A selection of Afloat.ie's classified adverts

Dubarry Nautical Crossword
A nautical crossword with a great   boating prize

Soundings
Sean Walsh of Dun Laoghaire is the new   President of the Old Gaffers' Association

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Competitions

The most significant events for the Half Ton Class has been the annual Half Ton Cup which was sailed under the IOR rules until 1993. More recently this has been replaced with the Half Ton Classics Cup. The venue of the event moved from continent to continent with over-representation on French or British ports. In later years the event is held biennially. Initially, it was proposed to hold events in Ireland, Britain and France by rotation. However, it was the Belgians who took the ball and ran with it. The Class is now managed from Belgium.