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Afloat.ieThe Week Afloat: Storms, Racing and Offshore Drama The week to Saturday, 24 October 2026 — An Irish solo sailor’s Golden Globe challenge ends, a second Middle Sea Race line-honours win has an Irish connection, and autumn racing gives way to storm…
Afloat.ieStorm Boelo: Royal Cork Delays Autumn League Finale Start With Storm Boelo threatening further disruption to weekend sailing in Cork Harbour, Royal Cork Yacht Club has put back the first gun for Sunday's (25 October) final day of its 2026 Autumn League…
Afloat.ieBad Weather Cancels Monkstown Bay October League Racing Stoem Boelo has forced the cancellation of Saturday's (24 October) racing in the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club October League in Cork Harbour.
Afloat.ieStorm Boelo: Multiple Weather Warnings Include High Tide Alert for West Met Éireann has issued multiple weather warnings for Storm Boelo, which will bring gale-force westerly winds with severe and damaging gusts and spells of heavy rain.
Afloat.ieDún Laoghaire Council Seeks Consent for West Pier Eco Pontoon Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has applied to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) for consent for a proposed floating ecological pontoon inside Dún Laoghaire Harbour.
Afloat.ieStena Line Highlights Irish Sea Transport Resilience Swedish-owned ferry operator Stena Line has highlighted the importance of resilient transport networks to Ireland's trade, economic growth and connectivity at a high-level Irish-Swedish…
Afloat.ieSydney Hobart Race Attracts 107 Entries for St.Stephen's Day Start A fleet of 107 yachts, including four 100-foot maxis, 18 double-handed entries, and eight international competitors, has been confirmed for the 81st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, starting on St.
Afloat.ieOriel Wind Farm Seeks 2028 Deadline Extension as Planning Queries Continue Oriel Windfarm Limited has applied to extend a commercial deadline for its proposed 375MW offshore wind project off County Louth, while the planning authority has issued a further request for…
Afloat.ieGolden Globe Race Fleet Faces 70-Knot South Atlantic Storm A severe South Atlantic storm forecast to bring winds of around 50 knots and gusts reaching 70 knots from Sunday, 25 October, is threatening the 2026 Golden Globe Race fleet as the solo sailors…
Afloat.ieRudder-Head Failure Adds to Pat Lawless GGR Retirement Two failed riveted fastenings in the steering gear of Pat Lawless's Silvermines Hydro compounded the Solent stay failure that ended the Kerry sailor's 2026 Golden Globe Race challenge, organisers…
Afloat.ieViking Marine DMYC Frostbites Entry Tops 50 Ahead of November Start With just over a week to go until the opening races of the 2026/27 Viking Marine-sponsored Frostbites, hosted by Dún Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC), the entry list stands at 55 boats.
Afloat.ieBrittany Ferries Achieves Energy Savings with Presentation at Route du Rhum Village Brittany Ferries has teamed up with Adrena and Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore to successfully demonstrate fuel savings of up to 6% through the deployment of an advanced digital…
Afloat.ieIreland's Sailing Has Had a Mixed Week of It There was a certain optimism in the Sailing on Saturday HQ a week ago, with the day looking to improve in a useful way to facilitate the Autumn racing at home, while far away in the South Atlantic…
Afloat.ieYoungest SB20 World Champion Crowned After Mistral Finale Royal Irish Yacht Club sailors Ger Dempsey, Colin Galavan and Arten Baskin were denied a final opportunity to improve their position at the SB20 World Championship in Hyères, France, when strong…
Afloat.ieRIYC Crew 18th After Heavy-Air Racing at SB20 Worlds Royal Irish Yacht Club sailors Ger Dempsey, Arten Baskin and Colin Galavan sit 18th overall at the SB20 World Championships in Hyères, France, after a demanding penultimate day of racing in gusting…
Afloat.ieIrish Marine Biotech Firm Cited in Bioeconomy Strategy An Irish marine biotechnology company which converts North Atlantic blue whiting into high-value nutritional ingredients has been highlighted in the Government's National Bioeconomy Strategy…
Afloat.ieGB1 America's Cup AC75 Arrives in Naples for 2027 Campaign Britain's GB1 America's Cup team has brought its AC75 race boat to Naples following an extensive refit in northern Italy, marking another milestone in preparations for the Louis Vuitton 38th…
Afloat.ieMaltese Crews Reflect on Tough 2026 Middle Sea Race The 47th Middle Sea Race brought contrasting fortunes for the Royal Malta Yacht Club's ten competing yachts, with class victories, close handicap battles, damaged sails, and difficult retirements…
Afloat.ieOireachtas Committee Calls for National Seaweed Policy The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs has called for a national policy on the sustainable harvesting of seaweed, along with appropriate structures to improve collaboration…
Afloat.ieShane Hughes: Black Jack 100 Is an Absolute Weapon Irish offshore sailor Shane Hughes has described Black Jack 100 as an “absolute weapon” after helping the maxi take monohull line honours in the Rolex Middle Sea Race for the second successive year.
Afloat.ieRemembering JP Mleko: Irish Sailor and Atlantic Voyager Jean Pierre (JP) Mleko, a familiar figure in Irish sailing circles through his associations with Poolbeg Yacht Club, Howth and Dún Laoghaire, died at sea on 30 July 2026, aged 73.
Afloat.ieHaulier Says Isle of Man Steam Packet's Latest Fuel Surcharges Can't be Absorbed A Manx-based haulier says now it's impossible for his business to absorb the latest ferry fuel surcharge imposed by the government-owned Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
Afloat.ieBrest Maritime Festival 2027 Invites Irish Boats and Crews Irish traditional boat owners and crews are being invited to take part in the Brest Maritime Festival in Brittany, which returns from 9 to 14 July 2027.
Afloat.ieOffshore Bat Surveys Extend Dublin Array Planning Timeline Additional offshore bat surveys are behind an extension to the planning timetable for the proposed Dublin Array offshore wind farm off the Dublin and Wicklow coasts, developer RWE has confirmed to…
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