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A European Court of Auditors report on offshore renewable energy says targets set by the EU in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may be difficult to reach, and the impact on the marine environment hasn’t been sufficiently “identified,…

Round the World Sailors Alexia Barrier and Dee Caffari gave the latest RORC Talk about ‘The Famous Project’ at the London Clubhouse, on the 10th of October. The live recording is now available. View the hour-long talk on RORC TV…

The National Breast Cancer Research Institute is calling on as many people as possible to “Swim in Pink” during October to help raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research. The institute says that one in seven Irish women will…

With the Flying Fifteen national title going west for the first time this year, the 2023 season just finished on a high for the class's burgeoning Connemara fleet, with Galway boats taking first and second in Lough Derg Yacht Club's…

Royal Cork Yacht Club's Mel Collins, Aidan MacSweeny and Harry Pritchard sailing GoldDigger beat the SB20 national champions for overall honours at Lough Derg Yacht Club Freshwater Keelboat One Design Regatta on Sunday.  The Crosshaven trio lifted the trophy after finishing on…

Counting four race wins Kinsale Yacht Club's Shawn Kingston, Donal Small and Conor Hemlock, sailing 'Grey Hare' were the clear winners of the Dragon Class at a cut-short Lough Derg Yacht Club Freshwater Keelboat One Design Regatta on Sunday.  Five races…

A win in race four meant Kinsale Yacht Club Squib duo Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan won a cut-short Lough Derg Yacht Club Freshwater Keelboat One Design Regatta on Sunday.  Four races were sailed on Saturday with one discard, but racing…

Maxi superyacht Arca SGR – Ca’ Sagredo, helmed by Furio Benussi, claimed the top spot on the podium by securing the overall victory in the tenth edition of Italy's Venice Hospitality Challenge, a feat that follows their recent triumph at…

Triple SailGP champions Australia have risen to the top of the leaderboard after the first day of aggressive racing in Cádiz on Saturday, but has just a one-point lead heading into day two. Nicolai Sehested’s ROCKWOOL DEN are breathing down…

With sailors from 25 countries racing aboard the 36 Swan yachts competing across the fleets at the inaugural Swanmed regatta at Scarlino, it was more than appropriate that The Nations League 2023 was to be decided in sparkling Tuscan waters…

The panel of blue bioeconomy experts has been announced for the Marine Ireland Industry Network’s ‘MIIN in Kerry’ event next week. Taking place during Bioeconomy Ireland Week on Friday 20 October at the Rose Hotel in Tralee, Co Kerry, as…

The RS21 one design will make its Cork Week debut in the 2024 regatta taking place from 15-19 July. Organisers say the inclusion of the relatively new keelboat class, which was introduced in 2019, “is a testament to the event’s…

The Notice of Race is now available for the Viking Marine DMYC Frostbite Series, which starts on Sunday 5 November — the same day as the DBSC Turkey Shoot winter series in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Registration for this year’s Frostbites…

The winter lift-out of sailing cruisers was completed in Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Saturday, October 14th. About sixty yachts and cruisers were hauled out of the water in chilly but otherwise, near-perfect weather conditions as the 2023 summer season ended at Ireland's…

Overall standards of pilotage in Europe remain “very high” but standards seem to be dropping in some ports, the Association of Marine Pilots Ireland (AMPI) conference heard. Capt John Conlon of Arklow Shipping made the point at the recent AMPI…

New archaeological legislation allows Ireland to ratify the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. The Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023 will “repeal” existing legislation relating to Ireland’s archaeological and related heritage.…

In an early morning sea rescue, volunteers from the Clogherhead RNLI were called upon to come to the aid of a drifting 42 ft leisure craft. The Coast Guard requested assistance on Friday, 13 October, after the vessel experienced fuel…

As the 1250-mile Sydney-Auckland Race progressed from the start on Saturday, October 7th, it was clear that Mike Martin's veteran TP52 Frantic - originally Eamonn Conneelly's first Patches, and known with her crew lineup as "The Irish Boat" - was…

You never really know when you’re experiencing history in the making. It was early in March 1973 when we were invited to Portaferry, along the east side of the Narrows going into Strangford Lough, on a Saturday morning. The idea…

The final meeting of JPI Oceans Joint Action on ‘Ecological Aspects of Microplastics’ was held in Galway on 14-15 September, as previously reported on Afloat.ie. During the two-day event hosted by the Marine Institute, research teams from the six funded…