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Afloat.ieILCA Ireland Sets Eight-Event 2027 Calendar After Worlds Year After a landmark season that brought two ILCA World Championships to Dublin Bay, Ireland's single-handed dinghy fleet is already looking ahead.
Afloat.ieUK Coastguard Survey Raises Northern Ireland Rescue Concerns Newly published UK Coastguard research has highlighted potential staffing difficulties for coastal rescue teams under proposed changes to the employment arrangements of Coastguard Rescue Officers…
Afloat.ieRCYC Under-25s Take Triple Win in Winter League Opener The Royal Cork Yacht Club's Under-25 team made a winning start to the Brown & Brown-sponsored Winter League on Sunday (1 November), taking first place under three handicap systems aboard the J/24…
Afloat.ieRoute du Rhum Favourites Lead After Saint-Malo Start The favourites were setting the pace in the early stages of the 2026 Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe on Sunday, 1st November, after 115 solo sailors set off from Saint-Malo in bright autumn…
Afloat.ieDavid Clarke of Howth is “Sailor of the Month (Series Winner)” for October The Puppeteer 22 OD Class provided both the numerically largest fleet in the Howth Autumn League 2026, and the closest racing with one of the most complex uses of tiebreakers to achieve a final…
Afloat.ieFinbarr & Colm O’Regan of Kinsale are “Sailors of the Month (Season’s Performance)” for October The Kinsale-based J/109 Artful DodJer achieves a level of consistently good performance - both with her O’Regan owners or with others in charge – that is an advertisement for the quality of racing…
Afloat.ieBen Chaix of Tralee is "Sailor of the Month (Junior International) for October The Topper Europeans in Weymouth saw an impressive involvement by young Irish sailors, spearheaded by Ben Chaix of Tralee who took Gold by recording a convincing scoreline of seven wins in eight…
Afloat.ieMicheal O Suilleabhain of Kinsale is “Sailor of the Month (National Champion)” for October When Micheal O Suilleabhain of Kinsale first figured as a “Sailor of the Month” on Afloat.ie, it was quite some time ago in a junior category, and he was truly a beardless youth.
Afloat.ieCaoilinn Geraghty-McDonnell of Dun Laoghaire is “Sailor of the Month (Team Racing)” for October In the most successful squads in sailing team racing, the hand of the Captain might lie very lightly indeed while achieving success, but nevertheless this sometimes virtually invisible power of…
Afloat.ieBen Chaix Wins Topper 4.2 European Title with Seven Race Victories Tralee Bay Sailing Club's Ben Chaix delivered a commanding performance at the 2026 International Topper Class European Championships in Weymouth, winning seven of eight races to secure the Topper 4.2…
Afloat.ieRevised Killiney Beach Watersports Facility Opens for Consultation Plans for new watersports facilities at Killiney Beach have returned to public consultation under a revised proposal by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
Afloat.ieRoute du Rhum Fleet Faces Fast Start and Unusual Atlantic Route The 115-boat Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe fleet is preparing for a fast start from Saint-Malo on Sunday afternoon, with an unusual Atlantic weather pattern expected to send competitors…
Afloat.ieMarine Notice: Cable Lay Operations for Celtic Interconnector Project The Department of Transport has been advised that Nexans will perform undersea cable operations for the Celtic Interconnector Designated Activity Company (CIDAC) as part of the Celtic Interconnector…
Afloat.ie€650k Royal Canal Greenway Project Promises to Enhance Visitor Experience Across the Midlands A new visitor experience project along the Royal Canal Greenway aims to encourage more people to engage with the inland waterway’s rich heritage, stories and surrounding landscapes.
Afloat.ie‘Queen of the Shark Tank’ Molly the Sea Turtle Returns to the Wild After 22 Years in Dingle Aquarium A sea turtle that spent the last 22 years living in a Dingle aquarium after washing ashore on a Kerry beach has been returned to the wild.
Afloat.ieThe Week Afloat: Atlantic Starts and Winter Racing Sunday, 1 November 2026 | The week to Saturday, 31 October — There are Sundays when Irish sailing seems to be shutting down for the winter. This is not one of them.
Afloat.iePamela Lee Gets Irish Send-Off Ahead of Route du Rhum Start Irish offshore sailor Pamela Lee received a family and diplomatic send-off in Saint-Malo early on Sunday morning (1 November) as she prepared for the start of the Route du Rhum solo transatlantic…
Afloat.ieWicklow Rower Kate Dunne Makes Olympic Beach Sprint Debut Wicklow coastal rower Kate Dunne has become the first Irish athlete to compete in beach sprint rowing at an Olympic event, opening Team Ireland's campaign at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar…
Afloat.ieJennings and Trinter Win 2026 Star North Americans in Tampa Jack Jennings and Phil Trinter (USA) have been crowned 2026 Star North American Champions after dominating the eight-race championship in Tampa, Florida.
Afloat.ieMarine Life Focus of New 10 Things to Know About Series Marine life in Irish waters, from watching whales and dolphins in Donegal Bay to studying the underwater soundscape of the Irish coastline, is among the themes covered in the new series of RTÉ…
Afloat.ieProtecting Our Seas and Oceans: Authors Mark Mellett and Michael Cronin Debate At the Dublin Book Festival Two authors whose books explore how protecting our seas and oceans is so vital in the response to climate breakdown will speak at the Dublin Book Festival on Sunday November 8th.
Afloat.ieFianna Fáil MEP Challenges Sinn Féin on EU Fisheries Vote Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has taken issue with Sinn Féin’s stance over the allocation to fisheries and aquaculture in the 2027 EU budget.
Afloat.ieScillonian IV Begins Voyage from Vietnam to UK The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group's new passenger ferry, Scillonian IV, has departed Vietnam to begin her journey to the UK, ahead of entering service in March 2027.
Afloat.ieHowth Harbour Dredging Moves Towards 2027 Start The long-awaited Howth Harbour dredging project is moving through procurement following the granting of environmental approvals, with the Government targeting a start to works in 2027, subject to a…
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