Irish Sailing and Yacht Club News. Regattas, Race Reports & Results
Castle Island, Enniskillen, are hosting a fireworks display on Friday 30th October from 8pm to 8.30pm, on the Erne Navigation and inland waterways. There'll be no mooring allowed at the Waterways Ireland Head Office Mooring nor at the Henry Street…
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise all Masters and users of the Grand Canal that the provisions of SI No. 24/1988: Canals Act, 1986 Bye Law (25, 1 (d)) will be enforced on all hard edged moorings in the inland waterway…
No shortage of winds for the Belmullet Wavesailing Final 2009, for three rounds of Gold fleet competitions and six rounds of Silver fleet comp, a change of beach half way through Saturday, where competitors survived consistent 35 knot winds with…
Cork's Eamon Rohan has the upper hand, 3.5 points clear of Dave Dwyer's Marinercove.ie on 15 points in tomorrow's last races of the O'Flynn Exhams October league in Cork Harbour. His superbly turned-out Blondie leads class zero, and is already…
Castlemartyr Resort has donated 700 Euro to Ballycotton Lifeboat from money raised at a local fair. The 5 Star hotel was invited to take part in the recent Midleton Food Fair. They served food to the adults and had a…
Day Five: Today in Marseille was the first day in which there was no postponement of racing. The wind had filled in nicely overnight and there was a steady 6 to 10 knots across the bay of Marseille awaiting the…
There's going to be a change for 84% of Irish exports within the Irish seafood industry, providing positive hope for the future of the Irish Seafood industry, according to the 'lady in charge' who'll be explaining how it's to be…
Good news for waterways enthusiasts – Waterways Ireland has received confirmation of planning approval for a development on the Shannon Navigation at Killaloe, Co Clare. The work will commence in November 2009 and be completed in 2010. The development will…
John Sheehy, Nick Smyth, Paddy Kirwan, and Marty O’Leary emerged as the top crew at the Match Racing Championships in Kinsale at the weekend, The Royal St George Yacht Club team have been dominant on the Match Racing Tour of…
In Inland Waterways news, the Shannon–Erne Waterway will be closed to navigation for maintenance in two areas over November to January in some cases. Please see over the fold for details. Waterways Ireland wish to inform users and masters that…
Glenans Irish Sailing Club says there has been a tremendous reponse to its fundrising drive launched earlier this month. The club, which provides sail training at its bases in Baltimore and Clew Bay, needs to raise 75,000 euro by the…
Wednesday in Marseille and the outstanding but windless sunny weather led to the race committee deciding to hoist the AP flag (postponment of racing) at 10am this morning on the dock leaving the crews to enjoy the city centre of…
Marine Models of Bray specialise in the construction of half hull and complete hull models. Headed up by Ger Crowley, a keen sailor and modelmaker of some thirty-five years standing, this vastly experienced company construct marine models to all scales…
Helly Hansen has expanded its collection of nautical-inspired leather and canvas deck shoes with their new Latitude 90 canvas, a lightweight lace-up canvas plimsoll. Breathable and featuring hand-stitched details and side eyelets, the shoe has a clean-cut classic look, and…
In inland waterways news, if you're in the area of the Grand Canal, please note that the Circular Line from Lock 1 (Grand Canal Street) to Lock 5 (Leeson Street) will be closed to navigation from Monday 2nd November 2009…
The world’s highest ranking international speed sailors converge on the harbour town of Dungarvan, Co Waterford this week for the final stage of the 2009 Speed Sailing Championships. Activities will commence on Sunday evening November 1 at The Seanachai Bar…
Paul McMahon, current Irish No. 1 ranked Laser sailor, will be the favourite as the first race of the Howth Yacht Club Frosbites approaches this Sunday. Chasing Paul for the prestigious Rowan Cup will be relative newcomer Ronan Cull, currently…
From one mountain to another... Cork, Ireland and the nine other yachts competing in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race have started the next leg of the epic 35,000-mile global challenge, leaving behind the iconic Rio backdrop of…
Day 3 With a forecast wind strength of 5 to 9 knots, teams left the dock for challenging and frustrating conditions in the Student World Yachting Championship in Marseille. Dee O'Rourke of the defending champions Cork Institute of Technology sent…
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