West Cork Sailing & Boating News
Kinsale is Part of 2023 La Solitaire du Figaro Three Stage, 1850 Miles Course
8th March 2023 Kinsale
The course for 2023's 54th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro will be contested over three stages over the period August 27 to September 13 and will call to Kinsale in late August. As Afloat reported earlier, the route was…
Cork Harbour Star Keelboat Ace Peter O'Leary Joins Forces with Ante Razmilovic for Bacardi Cup Bid
3rd March 2023 Star
The Bacardi Cup for the Star Class will kick off on March 5, and double Olympic keelboat helmsman Peter O'Leary from Royal Cork and Baltimore will add Irish interest to the 75-boat regatta. O'Leary will race Star IRL 8465 Verticoli…
Baltimore RNLI lifeboat was called out to provide a medical evacuation earlier this morning from Cape Clear Island off the coast of West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 8.30 am, following a request from the…
Conor O’Brien’s Pioneering Saoirse Circumnavigation Centenary Will Be Honoured by Irish Cruising
18th February 2023 W M Nixon
The magnificent pioneering voyage round the world south of the Great Capes in 1923-1925 by Conor O’Brien (1880-1952) of Foynes, sailing his new-built engine-less 42ft Baltimore ketch Saoirse, was of such heroic proportions that any attempts at a re-enactment to…
European Fisheries Control Agency Aircraft Involved in Recent Fishery Arrest
15th February 2023 Fishing
A European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) surveillance aircraft was involved in the recent detention of a German-registered Spanish vessel in the Irish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). In a joint statement, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and Naval Service said…
A German-registered Spanish fishing vessel is being escorted into West Cork by the Naval Service after it was detained off the southwest coast earlier this week. The vessel is the fourth detention to have been recorded by the Naval Service…
Spanish Fishing Vessel Detained By Naval Service in Irish EEZ Took Several Days to Haul Gear
27th January 2023 Navy
A German-registered Spanish vessel which was involved in a confrontation off the Scottish coast over two years ago has been detained by the Naval Service off the southwest coast. The 26m Pesorsa Dos was detained last Saturday (January 21) by…
Courtmacsherry Crowd Welcomes New RNLI Shannon Class Lifeboat to West Cork (Photo Gallery Here!)
23rd January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
The message, "She is coming over the bar" came over the tannoy, and suddenly, the crowd in the West Cork village of Courtmacsherry swelled to bursting. Despite the inclement January weather, every vantage point was taken up on the street,…
Courtmacsherry’s New Lifeboat Arrives into Cork Harbour Ahead of Today's West Cork Welcome for 'Val Adnams' Shannon Class
21st January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Courtmacsherry’s new lifeboat which is scheduled to arrive home at the West Cork harbour this Sunday, January, 22nd was welcomed into Cork Harbour hours earlier on her delivery voyage home from Poole in Dorset. The new Shannon Class lifeboat arrived in Crosshaven…
Irish boat restoration projects are no strangers to the annual International Classic Boat Awards, the most recent being April 2022's accolade for Stephen Morris of Kilrush and his work on the Dublin Bay 21s for Fionan de Barra and Hal…
The latest entry to register for the Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup 2023 at Kinsale from 21st to 24th June is a prime example of one of the most enduringly-successful designs in modern offshore racing. In fact, the Cookson 50 dates…
Courtmacsherry’s new lifeboat will arrive to the West Cork harbour on Sunday next after having been deferred from last weekend due to bad weather. Vincent O'Donovan, Courtmacsherry RNLI Lifeboat Station Duty Launch Authority & Press Officer, says the new arrival…
The arrival of Courtmacsherry's new Shannon Class lifeboat, "Val Adnams," originally due in this Sunday, has been cancelled due to predicted severe weather on the crossing from RNLI Headquarters in Poole to West Cork. The RNLI decision to postpone the…
Courtmacsherry RNLI's New Shannon Class Lifeboat Arrives This Sunday (Jan 15th)
9th January 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
The West Cork community of Courtmacsherry are set to welcome the latest RNLI lifeboat to be based in Ireland to their village next Sunday, 15th January. This Shannon class lifeboat is unique in the RNLI's fleet as it has been…
Glandore Harbour Yacht Club members, at their annual general meeting, gave their award for Exceptional Service to Orla Sheehan. Re-elected as Commodore of the West Cork club Tim Forde, said the club was “blessed with the great number of dedicated volunteers”…
Schull Harbour Regeneration Plan Directors Mull Over ’Next Actions’ After Expiry of Planning Permission
8th January 2023 West Cork
Directors of the Schull Community Harbour Development Company Limited (SCHDC) say they have met to discuss “next actions” and “continue to consider all options available” following the expiry of planning permission for redevelopment of the West Cork harbour. In a…
