News on Irish Rowing, Angling, Waterskiing, Canoeing, Diving and Sea Swimming
Weymouth Speed Week at the WPNSA Attracts Double Women's World Speed Record Holder
9th October 2013 Kitesurfing
#speedsailing – The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) will be a mecca for world speed sailing this month. Weymouth Speed Week, the oldest and longest-running global speed sailing event will run from the 12th to the 18th October.…
#aquaculture – ASIMUTH, an Irish led EU Framework 7 funded project (FP7), was recently awarded the COPERNICUS (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) Masters Prize for best earth-monitoring service for European citizens 2013. The pan-European project developed an online alert…
#CorkScullingLadder: John Mitchell of Lee Rowing Club was the fastest man at the Cork Sculling Ladder time trial at the Marina today. Dan Buckley of Lee and Eamon Joyce of Cork Boat Club were locked on the same time in…
#TullamoreTimeTrial: Offaly scullers now competing for other clubs did well at the Tullamore Time Trial on Saturday. David Neale of UCD won the men’s event in eight minutes 23 seconds, while Eimear Moran of Three Castles won the women’s event…
#Surfing - Irish-Australian surfing star Mick Fanning built up a 6,000-point lead on his closest rival, surf legend Kelly Slater, to win the Quiksilver Pro France title yesterday (4 October). And as the Sydney Morning Herald reports, the win edges…
#Kayaking - Dublin-based urban kayaking operator City Kayaking is planning to start night-time padding trips of the River Liffey this month - in plenty of time for Hallowe'en! The company's Facebook page has images from a test run last week,…
#OpenWaterSwimming - H2Open magazine reports on last week's successful swim from Kish Lighthouse to the Forty Foot by Dublin open water swimmer Gary Fitzgerald - the first person to swim the 12km route. The 24-year-old took on the challenge in…
#Angling - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has urged marine sport anglers to put conservation first when it comes to the endangered bluefin tuna - particularly those in the tuna hotspot of Donegal Bay. In a statement, the national fisheries body…
#Diving - A giant glass-sided water tank will be a feature of the new diver training facility that's currently under construction at Webster's Lock in Carlow town, as the Carlow Nationalist reports. The new diving school on the River Barrow…
#flycasting – The story of one a former World Champion from Limerick will be celebrated in a new festival In Castleconnell, details of which were announced today. The John Enright Castleconnell Flycasting Festival will attract dozens of competitors from all…
#RowingIrelandTrial: A well-attended Ireland identification trial at the National Rowing Centre in Cork highlighted the talent of some of the younger athletes available for selection in the coming season. Paul O’Donovan was the fastest single sculler on both days, while…
#Angling - Looking for a spot to cast your line in Ireland this winter? IrishCentral has you covered with their list of the best places in Ireland for a fishing holiday. Boasting a climate that's (usually) kind to anglers all…
#LiffeyDescent: Peter Egan and Jon Simmons won a long battle with Déaglán Ó Drisceoil and Tom Brennan to come home fastest in the Liffey Descent today. The two crews were the only to come in under two hours in a…
#Kitesurfing - It will be last kite flying when Ireland's kitesurfers take to the water on Achill Island this weekend 28-29 September to battle some of the best in the world at the final stop on the Irish Kitesurfing Tour…
#Angling - Irish boat Screaming Reels has won the Rosslare Small Boats festival for the third year in a row. In a fantastic finale, the boat from Rosie’s Sea Angling Club in Cork won the competition with 27 different species…
#kayak – Jim and Maria Kennedy of Atlantic Sea Kayaking have been honoured by the Mexican government with the highest award that can be bestowed on a non Mexican, The Ohtli Award. This special honour is awarded by the Mexican…
