Afloat's Bumper Summer Issue hits the newsstands on Wednesday. The 96–page full colour issue is action packed with updates of this summer's Irish sailing and boating scene.

Available from all good newsagents nationwide (and selected chandleries), the high summer issue priced at €5 includes the results and reports from this month's ICRA nationals in Tralee plus the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race.

With 350 entries already and more to come before the first gun, we preview the runners and riders for Ireland's biggest regatta, Volvo Dun Laoghaire week in a fortnight's time.

Already, the event is attracting over 100 visitors from outside Dublin Bay with a number of new sailing attractions for the 2013 edition, including a new coastal course series.

There's a special focus on the Flying fifteens, comment from Tom MacSweeney about why as Islanders we can't see the Sea.

There is a warning about the dangers of carbon monoxide risks on boats, the first visitors in to Greystones marina in County Wicklow (now open two months) and more good news about Irish RIBs.

There's also an intrepid Figaro finish for a young Cork sailor and a very busy period for the Coastguard. 

Scroll down for a preview of what to expect in Summer Afloat: 

All the latest news and updates from around the coast.

 ICRA Nationals 2013 – The winners from the Kerry–based Cruiser National Championships at Tralee Bay SC are reviewed

Racing Round-up – Sportsboat and dinghy results from the SB20s, Squibs, Fireballs and lots, lots more

Dun Laoghaire - Dingle Race – Sailing's call of the West

John Kearney – The legacy of the Dublin boat designer

 

Plus the official guide to the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2013