Superyachts
A record fleet of 22 maxi yachts will line up for the 2026 Rolex Middle Sea Race in Malta on Saturday, October 17th, with Irish sailors among the crews competing for honours in one of the Mediterranean's leading offshore races.…
Royal Irish's Searcher 2 Takes Third at Les Voiles as Goodbody Calls Tactics on SPIIP
30th September 2026 Royal Irish Yacht Club
Pete Smyth’s Royal Irish Yacht Club Ker 46 Searcher 2 took third place in IRC1 at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez on Tuesday (September 29), while fellow RIYC sailor and former Irish Olympian Tim Goodbody was calling tactics aboard the Swan…
Coventry University student Oliver Weaver has won the 2026 Superyacht UK Young Designer Competition after an intensive live challenge to create a 50-metre explorer yacht at the Southampton International Boat Show. Oliver Weaver, an Automotive and Transport Design student at…
ABB has joined Ferrari Hypersail as its Electrification Partner, bringing its Direct Current (DC) and marine power expertise to the development of Ferrari’s 100-foot oceanic full-foiling monohull yacht. Ferrari Hypersail is powered by renewable energy and is designed to combine…
Irish Sailors Celebrate Double World Title Success at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
13th September 2026 Superyachts
Irish sailors have celebrated a double world championship success at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo, with Irish crew aboard both North Star III and Leopard 3 as the two yachts were crowned Rolex IMA World Champions. Frank…
Irish Sailors in World Title Mix as Northstar III Clinches Maxi Crown
11th September 2026 Superyachts
Irish sailors are in the thick of the action at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo, where Peter Dubens’ Northstar III has clinched the Rolex IMA Maxi Grand Prix World Championship with a race to spare. The title…
Ireland’s Frank O’Leary and Shane Diviney remain unbeaten aboard North Star III at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo, where Peter Dubens’ JV76 has opened a commanding lead in the Rolex IMA Maxi Grand Prix World Championship. North…
Shane Diviney and Kinsale’s Frank O’Leary are part of the crew of Peter Dubens’ North Star III, which maintained a perfect record at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Sardinia on Tuesday with a third consecutive victory. The newly launched…
Irish sailor Shane Diviney has made a perfect start to the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Sardinia, with the newly launched North Star III scoring two bullets from two races on her competitive debut in the Rolex IMA Maxi Grand…
A sizeable Irish sailing contingent will be spread across some of the leading international campaigns when the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup gets under way in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, on Monday (7 September). At least 16 sailors with Irish connections are…
The 73-metre superyacht Lunasea has become the largest yacht to berth at the UK's Ocean Village Marina in Southampton, following a cruise in Scotland and a passage from Norway. The visit sets a new size record for the MDL Marinas…
An Australian estimate that a single visiting superyacht will contribute almost AU$1.95 million to the economy of Cairns puts a striking figure on a marine tourism market that Ireland is already beginning to experience. The figure is the loose thread…
Dún Laoghaire Harbour has welcomed another high-profile visiting yacht with the arrival of the Canadian-flagged sailing yacht Road Taken. The 24-metre blue-water cruiser berthed on what has become the harbour's dedicated superyacht berth in Dun Laoghaire Marina on Friday, just…
Dún Laoghaire has reinforced its growing reputation as a superyacht destination after the 45-metre explorer yacht Latitude departed the harbour following a two-week stay. The Dutch-built Timmerman superyacht arrived from the Mediterranean and sailed on Wednesday for Norway after using…
One of the world's larger classic superyachts has made a visit to Dublin Bay, anchoring off Dún Laoghaire Harbour this week. The 52.4-metre Big Eagle was photographed at anchor in Scotsman's Bay, where she was visited by a Dublin Port…
A fleet of 10 maxi yachts is preparing for a fast and demanding start to the 2026 Aegean 600, with strong Meltemi winds forecast for tomorrow's race from Cape Sounion in Greece. The sixth edition of the 605-nautical-mile offshore race…
