West Cork Sailing & Boating News
Dragons and Squibs raced the At Home Regatta of Glandore Harbour Sailing Club in West Cork, where the second of the two-day event decided the overall outcome. Supremacy, helmed by former British Olympian Iain Woolward, with crew Kevin Hayes and…
Baltimore RNLI Lifeboat Respond to a Mayday Call from Yacht off West Cork Coast
6th June 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Baltimore RNLI responded to a mayday call earlier this afternoon. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 2.55pm this afternoon after the Irish Coast Guard picked up a mayday call from a yacht with five people on board…
Seaweed farming is in its infancy in Ireland, however, a new strategy, BIM Irish Macro-Algal Cultivation Strategy to 2030, published by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) this week sets out a roadmap for the development of a sustainable and profitable Irish…
Baltimore RNLI was on two shouts within the hour on Sunday evening in West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at approximately 6 pm yesterday evening, following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to provide a…
Baltimore RNLI Assists Sailors on a Yacht Aground on the Ilen River in West Cork
3rd June 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Baltimore RNLI were called out this morning (Saturday, 3 June) to assist sailors after their yacht ran aground on the Ilen River in West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 9.18 am, following a request from…
Castletownbere RNLI Involved in Rescue of 13 People After 33m Fishing Trawler Runs Gground off Dursey Island
2nd June 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Castletownbere RNLI in conjunction with the Irish Coast Guard Rescue 115 helicopter crew from Shannon have rescued 13 people this evening after their 33m fishing trawler ran aground onto rocks off Dursey Island and started to list and roll. The…
Tickets on Sale for Baltimore RNLI’s 'Ladies Boutique Lunch' in West Cork
2nd June 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Baltimore RNLI will host its first Ladies Boutique Lunch this August in West Cork. The fundraising event will see proceeds raised go towards the charity that saves lives at sea. The lunch will take place in Inisbeg Estate in Baltimore…
Re-Born 'Saoirse' Stars With 'Ilen' And Many Others In Baltimore Woodenboat Festival
2nd June 2023 Historic Boats
With just three weeks to go to the Centenary of the departure from Ireland on June 20th 1923 of Conor O’Brien’s world-girdling 42ft Baltimore-built ketch Saoirse, the public debut of the re-born Saoirse (Fred Kinmonth) at last weekend’s Baltimore Wooden…
Baltimore RNLI Rescues Kayaker Drifting Towards Rocks off Sherkin Island
1st June 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Baltimore RNLI in West Cork rescued a kayaker who got into difficulty in freshening winds this afternoon and was drifting backwards towards rocks off Sherkin Island. The volunteer lifeboat crew were requested by the Irish Coast Guard to launch their inshore…
Following a successful inaugural race in 2022, the date for the 2024 Kinsale Yacht Club Inishtearaght Race has been set to start on Friday, 24th May 2024. The date has been set to be one month before the Round Ireland…
It’s a Céad Mile Fáile to the world's oldest keelboat fleet to Carbery’s 100 Isles in West Cork from June 24 to 30. As Afloat reported previously, the classic Howth 17s from Dublin will sail around Fastnet Rock next month, marking…
Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival Says Conor O'Brien Could Be the Focus for Developing Maritime Education
24th May 2023 Tom MacSweeney
Wooden boats will dominate Baltimore Harbour this weekend when the West Cork village welcomes back the annual gathering of traditional vessels. Like many other events the Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival, which had been held annually for seventeen years from 2002,…
This coming weekend’s annual Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival makes its welcome post-pandemic return from Friday, May 26th until Sunday, May 28th, with the well-proven formula of events afloat tailor-made for the local and visiting classic and traditional craft being neatly…
The Atlantic Challenge group at Bantry is working on a new development project for a marine centre in the West Cork town which would encourage more young people to become involved in the maritime sphere. The Atlantic Challenge International began…
Kinsale Yacht Club will host the “O’Leary Life South Coast Dragon Championships” from the 26th – 28th of May. The event, which is the first regional event on the Irish Dragon class calendar, will mark the start of an exciting…
Cape Clear Ferries has announced its summer schedule for West Cork, taking in Baltimore, Cape Clear Island, The Fastnet Rock and Schull. The announcement comes amid considerable excitement at the launch of the newest addition to their fleet – the…
