Women in Sailing
If you could bottle the energy, enthusiasm and excitement of the 24 ladies who took advantage of East Down Yacht Club’s day set aside for women to learn how to handle a big boat, then a fortune is to be…
No sooner than the 40 Wayfarer dinghies left East Down Yacht Club last weekend after their successful International rally, it’s the turn of bigger boats to step up for a Ladies’ Cruise in Company. On Sunday 25th June, the club,…
Ireland's Joan Mulloy in All Female Round the World Jules Verne Trophy Bid
14th June 2023 Jules Verne Trophy
An international all-female team that includes Ireland's Joan Mulloy are taking on the Jules Verne Trophy Challenge. The Famous Project, led by Alexia Barrier and co-skipper Dee Caffari, aims to break the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the planet…
Twenty-four hours into the CIC Normandy Channel Race and Irish Offshore sailor Pamela Lee co-skippering the Class 40 yacht '154' is lying 23rd in the fleet. The 1000-miler that started on Sunday sees Lee embark on a new journey with French co-skipper Tiphanie Ragueneau.…
Genuine Irish Women Sailors Just Get On With It, Without Making A Fuss And Seeking Patronising Support
13th May 2023 W M Nixon
Whatever you may think about the historic gun-running by Erskine & Molly Childers’ Asgard into Howth on July 26th 1914, there’s no denying the fact that this was one of the most significant interactions of sailing as a sport with…
British Sailing Team Seek Female Athletes in new Crew4Gold Talent Search
26th April 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
The British Sailing Team and British Youth Sailing have joined forces to launch Crew4Gold – a ground-breaking new talent search to discover female athletes capable of becoming Olympic medal-winning 49erFX crews. The 49erFX is the women's two-person, high-performance skiff at…
Donaghadee Sailing Club is hosting a Women on the Water festival starting on 20th May; tickets are on sale now. This event is an opportunity for beginners and women who may have been active before but are looking to gain…
Kirsten Neuschafer Out of Doldrums and Defending her Golden Globe Race Lead
10th April 2023 Golden Globe Race
In the northern hemisphere, it’s been tense for Golden Globe Race leader Kirsten Neuschafer (ZAF), in less wind than her runner-up for longer. Every time it looks like she’s losing the lead, she finds the resources to grab some miles…
Call for RORC Entry into Female Offshore Mediterranean Two-Handed Championship
31st March 2023 Women in Sailing
The RORC invites applications for the Female Offshore Mediterranean Two-Handed Championship to be raced in the one-design Beneteau Figaro3. RORC members and non-members of any age are eligible for the championship. Sailors can apply as an individual or as a…
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) have 17 plus entries for their new Tuesday women on the water series and is now looking to expand this to include two more classes. As regular Afloat readers know, the country's biggest yacht racing…
The weekend saw a crowd of over sixty Greystones locals gathered to listen to a talk between leading offshore sailor Pamela Lee - back in her home town - and Damien Wildes of the organisation Flowstate Swimming. Pamela is a…
Solo Woman Kirsten Neuschäfer Leading Golden Globe Race with 200-Year-Old Weather Routing
10th March 2023 Golden Globe Race
Racing yachts around the world use computerised weather routing programmes to optimise courses against satellite weather data. Both are banned in the Golden Globe Race, but the current leader and only woman in the race, South African Kirsten Neuschäfer, found…
Sovereign's Cup 2023 Entries Top 50 as New Top Female Prize is Announced
10th March 2023 Sovereign's Cup
As the official launch of the Simply Blue Group Sovereign’s Cup 2023 draws closer, Regatta Director Anthony Scannell has announced a new prize for the best performing female helm at June's Cup at Kinsale Yacht Club with entries now topping…
Royal St. George's Gail Varian Becomes First Woman President of 146-Year-Old Dublin Bay Water Wag Class
8th March 2023 Water Wag
Although women sailors have played an active role in the Dublin Bay Water Wags OD Dinghy Class since their foundation in 1887 as revealed in Afloat.ie recently until Gail Varian (RStGYC) was elected President at last night's AGM in the…
RYANI Seeks Research Participants to Better Understand Experiences of Women and Girls in Sailing
8th March 2023 RYA Northern Ireland
RYA Northern Ireland is calling for participants to take part in research which aims to provide a better understanding of the experiences of women and girls in sailing. When it comes to participation, the number of women and girls taking…
For generations, women have saved lives, launched lifeboats, and raised millions for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). At Dun Laoghaire Harbour RNLI, seven women are continuing this lifesaving legacy. As an example of women saving lives, last July an…
