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RYA Northern Ireland has hailed the success of its junior sailors in the recent Topper Worlds as well as the Irish and British Nationals in the region’s largest junior single-handed class. In early July, four out of the top five…

A lease has been secured for the expansion of James Watt Marina on the River Clyde, clearing the way for the development of a new marine trade centre for western Scottish waters, as Marine Industry News reports. Marine services firm…

The RNLI’s new 200 Voices podcast launched on Friday 18 August with the first of 200 episodes that will be released daily in the run-up to the charity’s bicentenary on 4 March 2024 200 Voices will explore captivating stories from…

Irish sailors are waiting for the wind to win a Paris 2024 Olympic berth after racing was cancelled at the Allianz Sailing World Championships in The Hague today.  No racing was possible due to light winds, the opposite conditions of what caused…

Big breeze and sea state in Howth Sound were too much for the first day of racing at the Irish ILCA/Laser National Championships hosted by Howth Yacht Club today (Friday, August 18th). "We're hoping this storm passes through quickly and we get…

As Storm Betty approaches Ireland, the Irish Coast Guard is issuing important advice for those engaging in water-based or coastal activities. According to Met Éireann, a deepening Atlantic depression is expected to bring very strong winds with heavy rain or…

Noted Royal Cork Yacht Club dinghy ace Tommy Dwyer swapped his National 18 for a smaller Rankin dinghy last weekend (August 12th) and, together with grandnephew Harry, won the Rankin Brothers Cup Cove Sailing Club regatta in Cork Harbour. Nine Rankins…

Former Irish Navy Vice Admiral Mark Mellett will be the keynote speaker at this year's Kennedy Summer School in New Ross Co. Wexford. The event, which is billed as 'A Festival of Irish and American History, Politics and Culture', will…

Dunmore East RNLI lifeboat crew called out twice yesterday (17 August) to assist two solo sailors who were part of the qualifying stages for a long-distance solo race. Each sailor was piloting their own 6m sail-only vessels and had intended…

A former Aran Islands passenger/freight ferry, M.V. Naomh Éanna, is one of the most famous Irish ships ever to serve the country will soon be completely gone as demolition of the veteran vessel is underway in Dublin. The riveted hulled…

INFOMAR, a joint venture by the Geological Survey Ireland and the Marine Institute, has launched a collection of 18 high-resolution bathymetric maps of Ireland’s coastal waters. The Blue Scale Map Series is the culmination of over a decade of work…

An incorrectly designed electrical system on a French-registered fishing vessel has been identified as the main cause of a serious collision with a pontoon in Dingle Harbour which caused extensive damage last November. The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has…

A poor weather forecast has postponed Friday's (August 18) ISORA Night Race from Dun Laoghaire Harbour.  The race will now be sailed on Friday, September 22, at 7 pm. As Afloat reported earlier, the Night Race is the Final Viking Marine…

The National Yacht Club's John Treanor won Thursday night's (August 17) DBSC Cruisers Zero IRC AIB race on Dublin Bay in his new this season J112E Valentina in a corrected time of 2:08:57 The win now puts Treanor thirteen points behind…

There were big gains and big losses across the fleet as teams battled variable shifting breezes and strong tides on the penultimate day of the 75th Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix in Cowes. Two bullets have given Peter…

Stena Line's north Wales port of Holyhead is where a major decision has helped pave the way to transform the ferry port which has services to Dublin Port, and potentially create hundreds of jobs for the region. Devised by the…

Across the Irish Sea, Mersey Maritime, the regional cluster organisation for the maritime industry in the Liverpool City Region and the greater North West, has put out the final call for entries for its ninth annual industry awards. Now recognised…

Ireland's Finn Lynch of the National Yacht Club is lying within the Olympic nation qualifying criteria for Paris 2024 in 14th place out of 16 nations going into the final two races of the Sailing World Championships in The Hague.…

A return to profit for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has been recorded for the first time in three years. The ferry operator currently with a fleet of four, which became owned by the Manx government in 2018, made an…

A new coastal rowing boat named after St Laurence was blessed in Ringsend, Dublin, today for the Stella Maris Rowing Club. The St Laurence II has been sponsored by Dublin Port Company, and is named after the original St Laurence,…