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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.…

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…

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…

Sean O’Donoghue, the long-standing chief executive of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO), is to retire at the end of this year. KFO chairman Ciarán Doherty said that O’Donoghue had “left a remarkable legacy and navigated a series of challenges and…

The Norwegian coastguard has detained two Irish fishing vessels. The two 37-metre-long vessels had steamed from West Cork to fish for an Irish quota of Atlanto-Scandian herring in Norwegian waters. Danish website FiskerForum reports that the Norwegian authorities declined to…

Howth Yacht Club says the Melges 15 dinghy, a new one design boat, is set to arrive in the club later this month. The boat is touted as a fun, fast and affordable option that has already gained popularity in…

The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet was sent on its way today. The start of a 606 nautical mile adventure around Sicily and back to the finish in Malta. 110 yachts representing 26 nations crossed the start line, their…

County Dublin's St Andrew's College (SAC) will stage its inaugural Alumni Team Racing Championships at the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Saturday.  Nine teams comprising 54 sailors will compete for a specially made half-model Firefly trophy.…

Howth's Eve McMahon continues to lead the ILCA 6 Women's fleet at the Under 21 ILCA 6 World Championships at Tangier, Morocco. After eight races sailed, McMahon holds a six-point advantage over Italy's Carlotta Rizzardi who won Friday's final two races in…

The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race starts this morning, Saturday, 21 October, at 1100 CEST from Grand Harbour, Valletta, with Conor Doyle’s xP50 Freya from Kinsale defending an ORC Class podium place. The Mediterranean’s most renowned offshore race has all the…

As solo star Tom Dolan said when he arrived this week in Greystones to position himself on stand-by for his waiting-game round Ireland record challenge from the Kish Lighthouse, the current increasingly Autumnal weather pattern is much more encouragingly dynamic…

The RNLI’s 200 Voices podcast talks to Mark Hudson — grandson of Audrey Lawson Johnston, the youngest survivor of the Lusitania disaster — on his family’s remarkable story that ignited a life-long passion and commitment to helping save lives at…

As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the Department of Transport has commenced a review of its National Ports Policy. As an island nation on the periphery of Europe, the maritime transport sector plays a crucial role in the functioning of Ireland’s…

The importance of renewable energy to Ireland’s future is among the topics that will be discussed at next week’s Engineers Ireland National Conference. Time for Inspiration, Engineering Innovation and Leadership is the theme of this year’s conference, which will be…

Robert Rendell's Oyster 565 'Tir Na nOg'  from Howth Yacht Club is among over 250 international yachts gathering in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to prepare for their transatlantic adventure to the Caribbean with the annual ARC rally. November marks…

Is your class or event looking to stand out from the crowd next year? If so, please get in touch with Kenny Rumball ([email protected]) and the team from MarineServices.ie to book Sailmon tracking and video analytics for your event in…

The Belfast based shipyard Harland & Wolff has today announced that it has been awarded a £61m base contract to deliver the mid-life upgrade contract of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, the MV Sea Rose. The contract…