Irish Sailing and Yacht Club News. Regattas, Race Reports & Results
The secret of Querrin is that it is secret. Or at least it used to be. This quiet community-minded place along the blessed south-facing coast of County Clare, on the north shore of the Shannon Estuary between Poulnasherry Bay and Carrigaholt…
Atlantic Container Line (ACL) Announces New Faster Service between North America and Ireland
7th May 2024 Ports & Shipping
Atlantic Container Line AB (ACL) is teaming up with BG Freight Line (BGFL) and Peel Ports in Liverpool and Dublin Port to provide a new service that will significantly improve transit times and reliability in both directions between Ireland and…
In an impressive display of tactical decision-making and expert manoeuvering, Diego Botin’s young Spanish team won the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix over season leaders New Zealand and Australia. Held on the iconic waters of Bermuda's Great Sound, the race saw…
The Royal St. George Yacht Club's Adrian Lee of Dun Laoghaire has finished third overall in his Swan 60 Lee Overlay Partners II at Antigua Sailing Week in the Caribbean. Lee, a previous winner of the Caribbean 600 Race, finished…
All Eyes on Dickson/Waddilove Versus Guilfolye/Durcan as Final Paris Irish Olympic 49er Trial Begins
7th May 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Irish Olympic sailing fans have their eyes fixed on the 49er European Championships that kicked off in La Grande Motte in the South of France this morning. This event is the final trial for Paris 2024 selection, and the international…
Lysaght's Elan 333, Reavra Too Leads Kinsale Yacht Club's Cruiser Mid-Week Series
6th May 2024 Kinsale
Kinsale Yacht Club's Cruiser Mid-Week Series, sponsored by La Bougie, kicked off with a bang on Wednesday, May 1st. The sailors were greeted with winds up to 14 knots, and flat seas, setting the stage for a great competition. The…
French Sailor Yoann Richomme Wins The Transat CIC Race Across The North Atlantic
6th May 2024 Solo Sailing
French sailor Yoann Richomme has won the 15th edition of The Transat CIC, a historic solo transatlantic race across the North Atlantic from Lorient in Brittany to New York. Richomme, sailing his Finot Conq-Antoine Koch designed PAPREC ARKÉA, crossed the…
National Yacht Club Cruising Group Sails to Greystones Harbour with 20-Boat Fleet
6th May 2024 National YC
The National Yacht Club's first 'Cruise in Company' sail of the season saw an impressive turnout of 20 boats. The boats gathered at Scotsman's Bay on Sunday, May 5, at 12:30 p.m. before embarking on a leisurely 12-mile journey south…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has opened the third draw for anglers wishing to catch and keep salmon from Cork’s Lower River Lee in 2024. ‘Brown tag’ regulations came into force on the river from 1 February and will remain in…
Waterways Ireland advises users of the Royal Canal in Dublin city between Locks 1 and 5 (North Strand Road to Phibsborough) that cycleway upgrade works have recently commenced on this stretch of the canal. This work will require closures of…
One of Achill Island’s last hunters of basking sharks has welcomed the recent resurgence of the now-protected species, as The Guardian reports. Brian McNeill once joined the currach crews armed with harpoons who slaughtered hundreds of the marine wildlife giants…
Lough Derg RNLI launched on Sunday afternoon (5 May) to assist a family of four on board a 28ft cruiser reported to be on fire. Following the request by Valentia Coast Guard just before noon, the inshore lifeboat Jean Spier…
Carrybridge RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Rescues Two People on a Vessel Taking on Water in Lough Erne
6th May 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
Carrybridge RNLI Inshore Lifeboat on Lough Erne came to the rescue of two people on a 40-foot vessel that was taking on water near the Killyhevlin Hotel on Saturday, May 4. The Belfast Coastguard had requested the launch of the…
Cork's Justin Slattery and Nicholas O'Leary are Palma Vela Winners on Galateia in First Maxi Inshore Challenge of 2024
6th May 2024 Superyachts
Two of Cork's top big boat sailors were onboard Chris Flowers and David M Leuschen’s superyacht Wallycento Galateia in the first victory of the season at Palmavela Regatta in Palma, Majorca on Sunday. Double Round the World Race Race winner Justin…
RORC Cervantes Race Winner 'Black Sheep' is One of Four UK Sun Fast 3600s Entered in Round Ireland Race
5th May 2024 Round Ireland
The winner of last month's RORC Cervantes Trophy, Black Sheep, the UK-based Sun Fast 3600 skippered by Trevor Middleton, has become the latest entry into next month's SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race, adding further excitement to an already exotic fleet.…
Transat CIC Solo Race Leader Richomme Still on Course for Transatlantic Double
5th May 2024 Solo Sailing
While the IMOCA race leader Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) was still making more than 20 kts this evening, a nerve-racking slow down is still expected for the final miles to the finish of the Transat CIC solo race from Lorient…
Former Dun Laoghaire Coastguard Station Being Considered as Base for High Performance Sailing Unit
5th May 2024 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is considering 'a high-performance sailing unit' based in Dún Laoghaire Harbour's former coastguard station. The County Architect revealed details of the project on RTE Television on Friday (May 3rd) when the Nationwide TV programme visited the…
Plans at Rosslare and Cork Ports Must be Accelerated to Enable the Construction of Offshore Wind Farms - Ireland South Euro Candidate John Mullins
5th May 2024 Power From the Sea
A European election candidate and former Port of Cork chairman says plans at Rosslare and Cork Ports must be accelerated to enable the construction and maintenance of the offshore wind farms. Former Bord Gais Éireann chief executive John Mullins, who…
Ballycotton RNLI Lifeboat The Austin Lidbury was called to action off the Cork coast on Saturday, May 4th, following a request for assistance from the crew of a 24ft power boat that had suffered mechanical failure. The boat was on…
Dublin Bay Sailing Club's second AIB Saturday race of the 2024 season was sailed on May 4th in medium westerly winds on an overcast Dublin Bay. Sean Lemass's First 40 Prima Forte won from Chris Power Smith's J122 Aurelia in IRC…