Tall Ship Sailing News in Ireland. Events from Around the Country
The classic sail training vessel Maybe has resumed her Irish summer programme after spending the night at anchor in Scotsman's Bay on the south side of Dublin Bay. The 1933-built gaff-rigged ketch provided an eye-catching sight beneath Killiney Hill before…
The world's largest replica Spanish galleon, Galeón Andalucía, is due to arrive in Sligo for a two-week public visit from 30 June to 13 July, offering visitors a rare opportunity to step aboard one of Europe's most distinctive historic ships.…
Twenty-six Sea Cadets from across the UK will represent their country in this summer's Tall Ships Races aboard the sail training brig TS Royalist. With an average age of just 17, the crew will be among the youngest in the…
The Galeón Andalucía has arrived in Derry for the first time as part of its 2026 European tour. The 55-metre replica Spanish galleon is berthed at Meadowbank Quay and will be open to visitors from June 24 to June 28…
The 54th Newport Bermuda Race gets underway on Friday from Fort Adams in Rhode Island, launching nearly 150 boats on the 635-nautical-mile offshore passage to Bermuda. This year's race marks the 120th anniversary of one of the world's most famous…
A spectacular illuminated Tall Ships display known as Sails of Solace is set to become one of the standout attractions at next week's Foyle Maritime Festival in Derry. Running from 25 to 27 June between 10 pm and 3 am,…
Ocean to City is set to return to Cork Harbour next weekend with organisers promising the biggest edition of the event to date. More than 640 participants are expected to take part in the annual long-distance rowing and paddling race…
The spectacular Galeón Andalucía, the world’s largest replica Spanish galleon, is to visit Sligo Harbour for a two-week visit from 30 June to 13 July. The tallship, which visited Cork Harbour and the Isle of Man last year, marks a…
Dutch Navy Trainee Visitor Overnights in Killiney Bay Before Heading Up the Liffey
9th May 2026 Tall Ships
The Dutch Navy’s sole trainee tallship is to visit Dublin Port this weekend; however, before its arrival this morning, an overnight anchorage call took place in Killiney Bay, writes Jehan Ashmore. His Netherlands Majesty’s Ship, HNLMS Urania, a ketch, had…
Round Ireland Race Introduces Fresh Angle On Sail Training, And Brings The Great Alexis Loison On Board
9th May 2026 Round Ireland
What goes round, come round. Way back in 1972 we were doing a very leisurely family cruise with a Galion 22 in West Cork (small family then), and went in company with Dermod Kennedy and his ketch Richard of Baltimore…
At more than 90 years old, a Danish sail training tall ship is to be open to visitors during its call to the Dublin Docklands today and tomorrow, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Class A tall ship Georg Stage, with its…
Tallships Take the Limelight as Road Toll-Lift Bridge Traffic Takes Secondary Priority
6th May 2026 Tall Ships
The Tom Clarke Bridge, otherwise known as the East Link, is a major road toll-lift river crossing in Dublin that opened for the arrival of a Danish fully-rigged tallship as it made an upriver transit on Tuesday morning (May 5th),…
Two tall ships crewed by wounded, injured and sick veterans have reached the halfway point of a 2,000-mile voyage around the UK. Spirit of Falmouth and Pellew arrived at Wick in Caithness on 4 May after covering 1,000 miles in…
The impressive Norwegian-flagged class A tallship, Statsraad Lehmkuhl, which paid a visit to Dublin Port last month as part of a one-year global voyage for the UN Ocean Decade campaign, is to be followed by other unrelated callers to the capital…
The Danish sail training tall ship Georg Stage has anchored in Dublin Bay, bringing what its operators describe as the “world’s oldest” sail training tradition to Irish waters. The Class A tall ship is operated by the Georg Stage Memorial…
Sail Training Ireland has announced limited availability on a series of spring voyages across Irish waters, targeting young people and adults. The programme includes a Youth Adventure Voyage for 14–17-year-olds aboard the tall ship Maybe, sailing from Belfast to Dublin…
