Irish Sailing and Yacht Club News. Regattas, Race Reports & Results
Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club Admiral Authors Comprehensive History of the Belfast Lough Club
24th September 2023 Northern Ireland Waters
Robert Hume, the Admiral of the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, has authored a comprehensive history of the club, with invaluable contributions from many others. The 180-page hardback book is richly illustrated and covers the club's beginnings and development…
Tim Goodbody's J109 White Mischief won the penultimate Saturday race in Dublin Bay Sailing Club's AIB Summer Series on September 23rd. The Royal Irish crew finished Saturday's IRC Cruisers One race in a corrected time of one hour 37 minutes and…
Black Flag Set Back for O'Leary and Milne at the Star World Championships in Italy
24th September 2023 Star
A black flag disqualification in race three has dented the overall prospects of Ireland's Peter O'Leary and Stephen Milne at the Star World Championships in Italy. In a fleet of 96, the Cork-Belfast pairing are lying 28th after four races…
Royal Cork Yacht Club's Dave Kenefick Takes 1720 Irish Title at Waterford Harbour
24th September 2023 1720
Royal Cork Yacht Club's Dave Kenefick has won the 2023 1720 sportsboat National Championships held at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club. Finishing with a six-point margin after nine races sailed and with one discard, Kenefick's 'Full Irish crew' put in a…
Ireland's MacCarthy and Rigg Lying Seventh at Flying Fifteen British Nationals in Weymouth
23rd September 2023 Flying Fifteen
After four races sailed at the Flying Fifteen British National Championships at Weymouth, sole Irish competitor Shane MacCarthy from Greystones Sailing Club with Richard Rigg is lying seventh overall. MacCarthy travelled to the Dorset coast, having won last weekend's Irish East…
Gillard and Thompson Will Defend World Fireball Title in Geelong, Australia
23rd September 2023 Fireball
Current Fireball World and European Champions, Tom Gillard, and Andy Thompson of Larne in Country Antrim will defend their World title in Geelong, Australia, next year. "We have several Irish competitors entered, and after a strong showing by the Irish…
The Marine Ireland Industry Network (MIIN) has announced its upcoming ‘MIIN in Kerry’ event on Friday 20 October at the Rose Hotel in Tralee, Co Kerry. Taking place during this year’s Bioeconomy Ireland Week, the event will host blue bioeconomy experts…
Grand Canal: Device Installation for Green WIN Project at Shannon Harbour
23rd September 2023 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels on and users of the Grand Canal that as part of the Green WIN project (more HERE), new deep well and flow devices are to be installed at Locks 35 and 36 at Shannon…
Due to a strong wind forecast, Sunday's annual DMYC Kish Race on Dublin Bay has been postponed one week until 1st October. The Leinster Boats sponsored race is typically the last major race on the Bay's summer racing calendar. The DMYC…
Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels on and users of the Grand Canal that it will be carrying out maintenance works on a damaged section of the north quay wall in Shannon Harbour. Works will begin on Monday 25…
Canoeist Noel Hendrick Qualifies Second Olympic Boat For Ireland at Paris 2024
23rd September 2023 Canoeing
In a historic win for Ireland, Noel Hendrick has secured the country's second Olympic quota place at the 2024 Canoe Slalom World Championships. Despite immense pressure, Hendrick delivered a remarkable performance, finishing in 16th place and securing a spot in…
Pete Smyth's Sunfast 3600 Searcher from the National Yacht Club won ISORA's Friday night IRC race overall from Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Seven boats took part in the final race of the Viking Marine coastal series around the Moulditch Buoy off…
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels on and users of the Shannon Navigation that diving operations will be taking place at Tarmonbarry Wier from Monday 25 September for a period of approximately one week. Alpha Flag (Divers Flag) will be…
Grand Canal: Circular Line Reopens After Closure for Removal of Fallen Trees
22nd September 2023 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels and waterways users that the Grand Canal’s Circular Line in Dublin (Lock C1 through to Lock C7) is now reopened. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the Circular Line had been closed to navigation…
Port of Cork Company Celebrates Bumper First Year at Cork Container Terminal
22nd September 2023 Port of Cork
Over 90,000 containers were loaded and discharged at the Port of Cork Company’s new Cork Container Terminal (CCT) in Ringaskiddy in what was a bumper first year at the state-of-the-art facility. The Cork Harbour terminal, which is the result of…
Mixed Catamaran Olympic Medalists Aim to Set New North Channel Sailing Record Time
22nd September 2023 Northern Ireland Waters
Ballyholme Yacht Club on the south shore of Belfast Lough will be the start point for a record-breaking trip across the North Channel to Portpatrick on the Mull of Galloway in Scotland during the week beginning 25th September. Team GB…
Stem The Flow of Untreated Sewage: Rivers Trust App Empowers Irish Public to Become Water Guardians
22nd September 2023 Inland Waterways
The Rivers Trust has launched the inventive Big River Watch app to coincide with the upcoming World Rivers Day on September 24, 2023. This online tool aims to unite individuals, organisations, and communities throughout Ireland to protect and conserve the…
Tom Gillard and East Antrim's Andy Thompson Win Fireball European Championship in Slovenia
22nd September 2023 Fireball
Tom Gillard and Andy Thompson of Larne in Northern Ireland have won the Fireball European Championship at Portroz, Slovenia. The pair scored three bullets during the final day of racing in spectacular conditions with winds typically around 18 knots but…
The sailing scene in Ireland has lost three significant figures this past week with the deaths of Liam Shanahan of Dun Laoghaire, Mick Hunt of Howth, and Sean Flood of The Baily overlooking Dublin Bay. They were very much distinctive…
Robert Hendrick Wins Ireland a Canoe Slalom Place at 2024 Olympic Games
22nd September 2023 Canoeing
Irish Olympic canoeist Robert Hendrick has accomplished an impressive feat by qualifying his country for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Canoe Slalom, a moment of immense pride for the Irish paddlesports community. He demonstrated skill and composure in the semi-final…