Irish Sailing and Yacht Club News. Regattas, Race Reports & Results
Minister of State for Transport, Noel Ahern T.D, lauded the bravery of those involved in marine rescue when presenting the fourth Marine Meritorious Awards in Dublin Castle today.
As Geoff Carveth stepped off his boat onto the marina as world champion, Afloat was there to get his reaction.
The sun shone on the final day of the SB3 World Championships, 'though not on the overnight leader. The result: an edge-of-the-seat classic finish to one of the year's top regattas.
With just a week to go before the first on-the-water action in Alicante, Green Dragon watch leader Damian Foxall gives us a run-down of the campaign, his sideline projects, and what the next year holds for him.
An English jetskier has been slapped with almost £2,500 in fines after buzzing 'three queens' in Southampton at more than nine times the harbour speed limit.
Simon McGrotty and Doire Shields won the 2008 Fireball Munsters over 20 / 21 September at Lough Derg Yacht Club. For the third time this year, Fireballs were cheated a day's racing because of light airs, sailing all four races…
A series of near collisions between yachts and shipping this summer in Cork harbour has led to a mandatory attendance for yachtsmen at the Royal Cork Yacht Club on Sunday.
After the qualification stage, Craig Burlton said that the forecast light airs would open up the racing even further. How right he was. We spoke to yesterdays two race winners in the gold fleet, Jerry Hill and Ian from the…
Dublin bay is a mill pond this morning with a light southerly wind of two knots exactly as forecast. Visibility is much improved on this time yesterday. Winds are expected to go into the west and increase to eight knots…
Dublin Bay threw a bone to the locals today as the SB3 World Championships entered its final phase.Crews were held onshore for the morning, with little wind available to shift the fog that had settled on the water since dawn.…
Raymarine will be showcasing a range of new products at the PSP Southampton Boat Show (stand G088).
'Humbling’ was how some crews described the intensity after day three of the SB3 Worlds Championships, which enter their endgame tomorrow (THURSDAY) with qualification stages out of the way.
While it's all union jacks flying at the top of the SB3 fleet, only 13 points separate first and tenth after six races. On the water, it seems, no-one is giving an inch.
Leander beat the Old Collegians and London composite crew in the semi-final of the Prince of Wales Cup at Henley Royal Regatta today. In an exciting and close race Leander led for much of the contest but could not get…
Just a few weeks ago, Gareth Flannigan was top Irish boat at the 80-boat Irish national championships, but he's finding things trickier at the SB3 Worlds. We talk to Flan in an exclusive podcast.
It's another bright and light morning in Dun Laoghaire for the crews competing at the SB3 Worlds. Yesterday was a long one on the water, and here, a top contender give us his views on day one.
If day one is anything to go by, it’ll be five days of nip-and-tuck racing in Dun Laoghaire for the SB3 World Championships, running until Friday out of the National Yacht Club. The 136-boat fleet was split in two today…
The final stages of the SB3 Worlds will be broadcast live, with online pictures streamed in real time over the internet. Live-regatta.com will fit the top 20 boats with trackers and cameras.
In Alicante, Spain the Green Dragon team unveiled their new livery and sponsors but more importantly for race fans the Chinese-Irish entry the team also went live with a new website.
Ger O'Rourke has called on the expertise of North Sails’ designer Gautier Sergent to complete Delta Lloyd's sail wordrobe. North Sails designed and built sails for both ABN Amro boats in the last race but even so making the sail…
