Afloat – Ireland's Sailing and Boating Magazine
Some ferry sailings have been cancelled in advance of the high winds caused by the tail end of a hurricane crossing the Atlantic. Storm force winds are expected across the country later on this evening and into tomorrow. Met Éireann…
The Irish Coast Guard has advised members of the public to take care in the current severe weather conditions, particularly around the coast and in exposed areas. Sea ActivitiesAvoid sea or water-based activities today if possible. Cliff WalkingThere is safety…
Heurteau's London 2012 Bid Comes Up Short at Canoe Slalom World Championships
11th September 2011 Canoeing
Ireland’s Ciaran Heurteau finished 28th in the K1 semi-finals at the Canoe Slalom World Championships this morning in Bratislava in Slovakia. The top 10 go to the final, but a place in the top 15 countries would have qualified the…
Top sailing teams are training towards the 2013 America's Cup in Plymouth on the English South Coast this weekend. The new format, with an initial series in 45ft catamarans building up towards a final in 72ft cats, was supposed to…
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat assisted three persons after their yacht capsized and sank close to Hare Island on Lough Der. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO. At 17.04hrs Saturday September 10, Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat was requested to launch by Valentia Coast…
A kite surfer was rescued from the sea after getting into difficulty off New Brighton today. Liverpool Coastguard was contacted by Wirral Lifeguards who had been watching a kite surfer who had returned to sea to retrieve his lost kite…
Colin Byrne's X-34 Xtravagance was the winner of a reduced Class one in breezy conditions on Dublin Bay yesterday. Racing in strong southerly winds - that Met Eireann says is the tail of Hurricance Katia - provided an exhilarating penultimate…
A former Irish Sailing Chief has added his voice to the growing concerns of sailors in Dun Laoghaire to a recently published Harbour Masterplan that Waterfront Yacht Clubs say threatens sailing in the port, Ireland's biggest sailing centre. The plans,…
The Irish Examiner reports that the Doolin coastguard unit is set to get a new coastguard station. http://www.afloat.ie/safety/coastguard/ One of the busiest search and rescue units in the State, the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard currently has to…
A major search operation will today get under way in the Strabane area to find missing man David Calhoun, the Belfast Telegraph reports. The 22-year-old is feared drowned after fleeing from police in the direction of the River Mourne in…
"Phenomenal" ocean conditions will be of grave concern to vessels in Irish waters from tomorrow evening as Hurricane Katia makes its approach to Ireland. As the Irish Independent reports, Met Éireann has considered issuing a severe weater warning today, predicting…
With a single short blast at 08.10hrs, the 90,901 tonnes MV Queen Elizabeth marked her maiden call to Cobh as she passed the town's St Colman's Cathedral this morning, writes Jehan Ashmore. Despite the squally and blustery conditions, the 294m…
'The big man is back' reports WM Nixon this morning in the Irish Independent's Sailing Column. Reports of the demise of the 1720 are greatly exaggerated he concludes in a nice write up for the class and new champion, former…
The crew of New York, a 68-foot ocean racing yacht taking part in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, is set to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks as they race from Rio de Janeiro towards…
Another first place in the penultimate race for Italians Diego Negri and Enrico Voltolini sealed their series-long domination and overall victory at the Star European Championship (2nd-10th September) at Dun Laoghaire yesterday. Irish Olympic campaigners Peter O'Leary and Dvid Burrows…
The luxurious ocean liner, MV Queen Elizabeth will make her maiden call to Cobh tomorrow morning arriving at 9am and bringing with her over 3,000 passengers and crew. With a gross tonnage of 90,900 GRT and a guest capacity of…
New Scientist has highlighted some of the latest technologies being developed to harness power from the sea. http://www.afloat.ie/resources/business/power-from-the-sea/ Companies such as Pelamis Wave Power and Aquamarine Power are already testing prototypes of their so-called wave energy 'harvesters' - enormous machines…
Elaine 'Shooter' Alexander will be giving a public talk on her remarkable circumnavigation of Ireland by kayak in Co Fermanagh next month. http://afloat.ie/watersport/kayaking/ During the summer Afloat.ie tracked Shooter's progress as she battled against the elements to complete the round-Ireland…
Ireland will have one boat in the semi-finals of the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava in Slovakia. Ciaran Heurteau placed 38th in the heats of the men’s K1, qualifying for Sunday’s semi-finals, in which 40 boats compete. Eoin Rheinisch…
The refurbished Mutton Island lighthouse in Galway Bay will open to tour groups on a regular basis next year, the Galway City Tribune reports. Once one of the final landmarks of the city seen by emigrants leaving on the 'coffin…
