Irish Sailing and Yacht Club News. Regattas, Race Reports & Results
Dublin Port Company (DPC) proudly kicked off the third annual Irish Port Safety Week at its Substation today. DPC has joined the other Port Authorities of Ireland to host and promote the initiative, which runs from October 23rd to 27th.…
American owner Byron Ehrhart's formerly George David-owned Round Ireland Record Holders Rambler 88 but now re-named Lucky, seems to have run out of luck as she had to pull out of the Rolex Middle Sea Race this morning while well-placed…
Record Cruise Season for Belfast Harbour Comes to a Close with Call by Borealis
23rd October 2023 Cruise Liners
A record cruise season for Belfast Harbour this year saw 158 calls as reported by Cruise Belfast, the partnership between the port and Visit Belfast which markets the city as a leading destination. The announcement was made as the final…
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Wear and tear can destroy almost any part of your sail. You pad and tape the lifelines and put chafe guards on. You put covers on spreader tips. All these things protect your sails, but your sails can suffer from…
Tom Dolan Still Waiting for Round Ireland Speed Sailing Winds to Blow for His Second Record Attempt
23rd October 2023 Tom Dolan
Ireland's leading solo sailor, the French-based Tom Dolan, is still waiting at Greystones Harbour Marina in County Wicklow for the right wind to embark on his second bid at the Round Ireland speed sailing record. Sunday night (October 22) brought the…
Irish crews were second and third overall in the 44Cup Alcaidesa Marina in Spain at the weekend. Just two points separated the top four boats, and with nine points on the table, mathematically, any of the top six could still win.…
Kinsale Sending Two-Family Campaign To Australia For Two-Handed Challenge In Sydney-Hobart Race
22nd October 2023 Sydney to Hobart
The Sun Fast 3300 Cinnamon Girl from Kinsale, sailed two-handed by Cian McCarthy and Sam Hunt, has been cutting a successful swathe through Irish offshore racing for more than two years now. But in December, they'll be making the top-level…
Day One (start): Just coming up to 4pm on Sunday, 29th October 2023, Ireland's leading solo sailor, the French-based Tom Dolan, embarked on his latest adventure to round Ireland in under four days and break the 2020 doublehanded record according to the bid…
Grand Canal: Barrow Line Closing to Traffic for Quay Wall Refurbishment
23rd October 2023 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises masters and owners of vessels on the Grand Canal that the Barrow Line will be closed to vessel traffic from McCartney’s (Lock 24) to Moore’s (Lock 25) to enable essential quay wall refurbishment at Bell Harbour in…
Erne System: Advisory Over Reducing Water Levels on Lower Lough Erne
23rd October 2023 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels on the Erne System to expect reduced water levels throughout the navigation as the Lower Lough Erne is drawn down for the winter period. In keeping with water level management protocols, levels will be…
Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble Makes No Mistake in Penultimate Day of Royal Cork Yacht Club Autumn League
22nd October 2023 Royal Cork YC
After a one-hour postponement ashore, waiting for fog to lift, the Royal Cork Yacht Club fleet got set for the penultimate round of its 2023 Autumn League. Race Officer Anthony O'Leary, with his team of Sally O'Leary, Tom Durcan and Tom…
More Than Half of Ireland’s Bathing Waters Affected by Swimming Restrictions This Summer
22nd October 2023 Sea Swim
More than half of Ireland’s bathing waters were affected by swimming bans this past summer, an investigation by Noteworthy has revealed. While four in five coastal and inland bathing spots were classed as excellent in 2022, that statistic runs counter…
Conor Doyle’s Xp50 Freya (IRL) leads on the water and is now second in IRC class four after the first 24 hours of racing in the Rolex Middle Sea Race. The Podesta family’s First 45 Elusive 2 (MLT) is impressive,…
Irish Sailor of the Year Eve McMahon (Howth Yacht Club) has won the World U21 ILCA 6 championship title in Tangiers, Morocco, this afternoon. As Afloat reported previously, after six days of racing, the Paris 2024 campaigner delivered an impressive…
Impressive Turnout for St Andrew’s College Alumni Inaugural Team Racing Championship at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
22nd October 2023 Team Racing
Team Racers Rian Geraghty McDonnell, Emily Arrowsmith, Isabelle Kearney, Kitty Flanagan, Finn Walker and Max Goodbody were the overall winners of St Andrew’s College Alumni inaugural Team Racing Championship that took place in Dun Laoghaire harbour on October 21st. There were…
The emergence of super-sailor ex-Pat Gordon Maguire in the key role of tactician aboard Fastnet Race 2023 overall winner Caro (Max Klink, Switzerland) has shifted positions on the betting board in the currentRolex Middle Sea Race, which got going from…
Two Irish crews who led the international fleet this summer are among the favourites of the top 29er teams across Europe that have made their way to Lake Garda to contest for the coveted overall EuroCup title 2023 on Sunday.…
Campaigners Appealing Dismissal of Legal Challenge to Larne Lough Gas Cavern Plans
22nd October 2023 Northern Ireland Waters
Local campaigners are taking their challenge against proposed gas caverns under Larne Lough to the Court of Appeal, following its dismissal by the High Court in August. As previously noted on Afloat.ie, all seven grounds of the legal challenge brought…
Eve McMahon Has 18-Point Advantage Going into Final Races of ILCA U21 World Championships
22nd October 2023 Laser
Although Howth Yacht Club's Eve McMahon discarded a 35th scored in light winds, the Irish Sailor of the Year has a commanding 18-point lead going into the final day of racing at the ILCA6 U21 World Championships in Morocco on Sunday.…
Christian Zuerrer’s Black Star Sailing Team, which includes County Wicklow pitman Simon Johnson in its crew lineup, scored just their second-ever bullet and ended the day as top scoring boat at the 44Cup in Spain. The Bay of Algeciras had a…
