Events

Hey! It's European Maritime Day!

Ireland is a maritime nation right? Well today apparently is European Maritime Day. What is European Maritime Day then? According to the European Parliament.. Web s ...

Racing

Ciara Peelo wins place for Ireland at Olympic Regatta

Ciara Peelo, a member of the ISA Olympic squad, has won a place for Ireland at the Olympic Regatta by placing 29th overall from a 116 boat fleet at the women's laser radial world championship in New Zealand. With just six nation places available at t ...

News

New Coast Guard Sites Launched

Thanks to the excellent Howth Coast Guard.. site, ...

Resources

30 kts downwind round Britain and Ireland

Nice footage from the Round Britain and Ireland. A Lutra 56 in full flow. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnqUYRRMl0I[/youtube].. ...

Cruising

NorthWest Passage Sailing. Babouche.

A French team led by Sebastain Robinet have just completed the Northwest Passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic in very unusual yacht. It's a 7.5m catamaran designed both to sail on water AND slide over ice. The team left Anchorage on the 19th May and made it to Greenland on September 9th. For the ice, Yacht named Babouche, had

• A Rippled bow to mount on the ice
• Retractable rudder blades
• 2 skis mounted underneath the floaters
• 2 skates mounted under the rudder blades

Expedition Site. The Northwest Passage by Sailboat...

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Courses

Sailing Courses

Craig Dowley of Hibernian Cruising School is running a practical training week in a Beneteau Oceanis 43 going from Dublin to Scotland and back. Dates are Wed 23rd to 30th of April. If interested, you can call Craig on +353-41-6852971 or +353-87-28 ...