Irish OK Dinghy Class News & Regatta Results
UCD Finish Fifth Overall at Student Yachting World Cup
22nd October 2017
UCD Team Ireland finished fifth overall in the Student Yachting World Cup in France today. The Dublin team was disappointed that the last day of racing had to be cancelled due to lack of wind, but are very happy with…
The Ulster Architectural Heritage Society will bring the Heritage Angel Awards to Northern Ireland for the first time and IWAI Newry and Portadown have been shortlisted to receive a Heritage Angel Award in the category Best Rescue, Recording or Interpretation…
Offshore
Northern Ireland Sailor Ian Moore Navigates a Mighty Win in Hong Kong-Vietnam Race
22nd October 2017
Having Saturday’s Rolex Middle Sea Race start from Malta without the presence of 2916 winner Mascalzone Latino, the Cookson 50 owned by Vincenzo Onorato and navigated by Ian Moore, is a bit like staging Hamlet without the Prince writes W…
Angling
Biologist Presents Novel Approach To Boosting Wild Atlantic Salmon Numbers In Irish Rivers
22nd October 2017
#Angling - An international fisheries biologist has suggested a novel approach to boosting numbers of wild Atlantic salmon in Irish rivers — by moving wild fry from more abundant areas to weaker spots within a catchment. Dr Kyle Young, a…
Volvo Ocean Race
It’s The Final Countdown As The 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race Starts Today
22nd October 2017
#VOR - It’s less than 90 minutes till the start of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race with a week-long sprint (of sorts) from Alicante to Lisbon for Leg 1. It’s going to be 1,450nm of flat-out action around the Iberian…
RNLI Lifeboats
Clifden RNLI Name New Inshore Lifeboat ‘Celia Mary’
22nd October 2017
#RNLI - Clifden RNLI officially named its new D class lifeboat Celia Mary at a special ceremony and service of dedication held yesterday (Saturday 21 October) in the Connemara coastal town. The honour of handing over the lifeboat and officially…
Rowing
Gary and Paul O'Donovan Second at Head of the Charles
21st October 2017
#Rowing: Paul O’Donovan and Gary O’Donovan took second in the Championship Doubles at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston. The Skibbereen men pushed hard to close the gap on the first crew off, Penn Athletic Club, but the…
Dublin Bay
Storm Brian Hits Dun Laoghaire: Optimist Dinghies & Sailing Cruiser End Up On Harbour Walls
21st October 2017
Storm Brian's strong north–westerly winds, gusting over 40–knots, left both a training group of Optimist sailors and at least one moored cruiser on Dun Laoghaire harbour wall this lunch time. Eyewitness reports say that four Optimist dinghies were 'abandoned' in…
Ferry
Cancelled Ireland-France Sailings This Weekend As Storm Brian Takes Hold Also On Irish Sea
21st October 2017
#ferrydisruption - Today's Brittany Ferries sailing from Cork to Roscoff is among routes that have seen crossings cancelled due to the adverse weather conditions arising from Storm Brian. The company is currently contacting all passengers to offer assistance due to…
Marine Science
Ophelia: Crunching The Numbers On Galway’s ‘Unusual’ Storm Surge
21st October 2017
#Ophelia - With most of Ireland battening down the hatches for the second time in a week in preparation for Storm Brian’s arrival, the Marine Institute in Galway says it continues to gather and analyse data from Storm Ophelia. Despite…
