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Lawrie Smith, sailing under the burgee of Glandore Harbour Yacht Club in West Cork, has claimed his fourth Dragon Edinburgh Cup win at Abersoch, surpassing Graham Bailey's three titles and placing him within the prestigious group of most wins along…

K2Q Day Two (Saturday) 1830 hrs  - The sea breeze in Cork works by its own rules, but it doesn't necessarily suit the home fleet when it does so. In closing our earlier update on the Dublin Bay to Cork…

Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat was launched early this morning to assist a 32-foot West Cork-based yacht, with four persons onboard, which had lost its ability to manoeuvre three miles south of the Fastnet Rock. The lifeboat received an alert at 06:15…

K2Q Day Two 1600 hrs Frank Whelan's impressive Elliott 57 Opal took line honours in the K2Q at the entrance to Cork Harbour at 15.43 hrs this (Saturday) afternoon, and it was a slow conclusion to an often slow 160-mile…

K2Q Day Two Saturday 13:30 hrs: The Shanahan family's J/109 Ruth (National YC) has seldom been out of contention for a podium place in this stop-go Dublin Bay to Cork Harbour Race. And now, with the line honours leader, Frank…

K2Q Day Two, Saturday at 08:30 hrs: After spending more time than they might have wished in the Tuskar Rock area during a dead period in the small hours, struggling with adverse tide and light winds, the K2Q fleet got…

There is no major regatta in Ireland that does not benefit from having the North Sails Service Team in attendance to take care of the sails service overnight. Shane Hughes is the key contact for North Sails Ireland Service, he…

K2Q Day 1 21:30 hrs: Frank Whelan's Elliott 57 Opal is at the Tuskar Rock, leading the K2Q on the water at the halfway stage. But the fact that the big boat from Greystones is making only 3.6 knots over…

The idea of an offshore race from Dublin Bay to Cork Harbour around the middle of July seems a no-brainer when you look at how sailing types spend their summers. Many cruiser-racers appear to move along that Leinster-to-Munster axis around…

The lack of a sufficient “talent pipeline” for the transition to renewable energy presents considerable challenges for Ireland, according to Eirgrid. EirGrid,which is the operator and developer of Ireland’s electricity grid, says it discussed this issue in a recent meeting…

Irish Sailing and McWilliam Bags have today announced a partnership that will see McWilliam, a leading provider of high-quality bags, as the official kit bag supplier for the Irish Sailing Team in the upcoming season. This collaboration represents a significant…

A bathing water prohibition notice has been imposed at Mayo’s Carrowmore beach. The notice was issued following reports of an issue at Louisburgh wastewater treatment plant, which Uisce Éireann crews are investigating. The issue has “impacted effluent quality”, according to…

It is the second week of July: the last two Thursdays of DBSC have been blown off due to unseasonably high winds, we enjoyed a glorious Monday this week with real sunshine, followed by two autumnal days when fog caused…

Lough Derg RNLI launched to the aid of seven on a 20ft cruiser that had suffered engine failure and was drifting towards rocks west of Garrykennedy Harbour on Thursday evening (11 July). At 4.45pm, Lough Derg’s inshore lifeboat Jean Spier…

Wicklow all-weather lifeboat RNLB Bridie O’Shea was launched just before noon today (Wednesday 10 July) following a Coast Guard pager alert, to reports of an EPIRB (emergency distress beacon) activation in the Wicklow area. The lifeboat under the command of…

The launch of Arklow Shipping Ltd's final Eco Trader 6,800 deadweight (dwt) class cargo ship from a Dutch yard on Friday marks the completion of a seven-strong series, writes Jehan Ashmore. Arklow Rover took to the waters at the Royal Bodewes shipyard…

K2Q Day 1 - Ireland's East Coast may have had grey skies late this morning, but the word is of sunshine in Cork. And as those Dublin Bay grey skies were driven on by a good working nor'east to north…

Entries are coming in thick and fast for Europe’s longest and oldest dinghy race, the Cong-Galway across Lough Corrib, which is due to take place on August 31st. As of Friday morning, July 12th, there were 16 spots left, and…

Wet and wild conditions swept Lawrie Smith into the overall lead on day three of the 76th Dragon Edinburgh Cup in Abersoch. A short postponement in racing allowed for the Northerly wind to arrive in Cardigan Bay, which brought with…

North-easterly winds up to 20 knots and a good Dublin bay chop swept Lindsay Casey's J/97 Windjammer to victory in a strong Cruisers IRC Two turnout in Thursday evening's (July 11) Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Summer Series. Finishing second…