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The crew of the Weymouth RNLI relief Severn class all-weather lifeboat Beth Sell assisted a 24 metre sail training vessel with 16 persons onboard that was dismasted South of Portland Bill. The footage taken by crew members iphones and pentax…

One of the last surviving West Country ketches tallships out of a fleet of around 700, the Bessie Ellen was making passage through the Irish Sea yesterday from Falmouth bound for Liverpool, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 120-foot vessel was built…

Lord Nelson,  owned by the Jubilee Sailing Trust,`was one of the Class A ships participating in the Tall Ships Races this year. The Jubilee Sailing Trust is a UK based charity which promotes mixed ability sailing – able-bodied and physically…

Two recent letters in The Irish Times serve as a "reminder of the high value of sailing to the social and economic health of Ireland". Enda O Coineen - who helped bring the Volvo Ocean Race to Ireland - writes…

The arrival of the largest and oldest Norwegian tallship the barque S/S Statsraad Lehmkuhl into Dublin Port yesterday made for an impressive sight, even without her sails set, writes Jehan Ashmore. At nearly a century-old the square-rigged ship eased her…

Norwegian Tall Ship, S/S Statsraad Lehmkuhl, sailed into Dublin this afternoon, Thursday 18th August at 15.00 hours at Sir John Rogerson's Quay almost exactly one year in advance of an entire fleet of Tall Ships coming into Dublin port. Dublin…

The US Coast Guard's training barque Eagle returned to her home port of New London, Connecticut last week after a summer-long voyage to Europe. Last May the ship and its crew paid a visit to Waterford ahead of this year's…

At nearly 100 years old, Norway's oldest tallship, the sail training three-masted steel barque Statsraad Lehmkuhl is to call to Dublin Port next week, writes Jehan Ashmore. Built in 1914, the 321" long vessel is also the largest, compared to the…

The Dunbrody visitor centre and Famine Ship experience played host to Maureen O'Hara's entry into the Irish American Hall of Fame by the President of Ireland and Former President of the United States. President of Ireland Mrs. Mary McAleese and…

Marine Academy students from Plymouth on the English south coast who have been taking part in the 2011 Tall Ships Race have certainly proved they are able-bodied sailors. Not only has their ship, The Moosk been placed third in class…

The Celtic Mist sailed to its new berth at Kilrush in Co Clare on Saturday to begin its new life as a marine research vessel. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the 52-foot yacht was gifted by the Haughey family to…

Fans of the Tall Ships Races have launched a new Facebook page to campaign for their return to Cork Harbour. http://www.afloat.ie/sail/tall-ships/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-the-Tall-Ships-back-to-Cork-Harbour/200692176646022 Waterford recently celebrated a successful Tall Ships Race weekend, with thousands turning out to welcome the magnificent fleet.…

The Irish Independent today recounts the tumultuous history of the Celtic Mist - the yacht once owned by the late former Taoiseach Charles Haughey that has now begun a new life as a research vessel with the Irish Whale and…

Ireland's newest research vessel Celtic Mist will arrive at Kilrush Creek Marina on 16 July. The yacht was a gift to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) from the Haughey family and was made famous by former Taoiseach Charles…

Ireland’s first National Centre for Emigration History entitled “Dunbrody, An Irish American Story,” which incorporates the Irish America Hall of Fame has opened in Wexford.This new state of the art visitor centre was constructed in a brand new, 1500 square…

There's been a range of videos coming into Afloat.ie following the Tall Ships visit to Waterford on the 30th June 201. Below is a short observational documentary shot on The Tall Ships Race. The piece was shot on a Canon…