Superyachts and Tall Ship visitors have sailed into Dublin Bay as Dun Laoghaire Harbour's Coastival summer festival opens this weekend ahead of Ireland's biggest sailing event, the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta that starts on July 10.
The first of the three visitors was yesterday's arrival of the Barquentine Thalassa, which occupies berth number four in the harbour.
Dutch Barquentine Thalasso arrives into Dublin Bay Photo: Afloat
Arriving on Friday morning, where she voyaged from Kinsale, is the 74-metre superyacht Avanti, anchored off the town's East Pier.
The 74-metre superyacht Avanti and 13-metre Paradis, anchored on Dublin Bay Photo: Afloat
The yacht, which can accommodate 12 guests across six cabins, is accompanied by a crew of 19. It is also accompanied by the 13-metre Paradis powerboat, which travelled up from the south coast of Ireland.
Notable features aboard Avanti include a dedicated owner’s deck with a foredeck Jacuzzi and an increased capacity helicopter deck.
The 40-metre superyacht Glacial Bear berthed at Dun Laoghaire Harbour's Berth Number Two Photo: Afloat
Another Marshall Island superyacht, already berthed in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, is the smaller 40-metre Glacial Bear, an explorer-type vessel that also voyaged to Dublin from the Cork coast.
