An Irish expert look at IRC vs ORC yacht rating systems, their pros, cons, and what Irish sailors need to know as ORC gains ...

Ireland pushes for favourable 2025 fishing quotas as Ministers Heydon and Dooley enter key EU negotiations in Brussels.

Oireachtas committee members voice concerns over the "factoring" system used for Irish Coast Guard search and rescue ...

Completing this group of 40-foot downwind specialists is Rock’n’Roll, owned by Afanasy Isaev and representing Warsash Sailing ...

Record 36-strong classic yacht fleet gathers for 2025 Club Marine Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta in Sydney.

The IMO, of which Ireland is a member, has issued generic interim guidelines on training for seafarers on ships using ...

The Irish shellfish industry adapts to a revised Code of Practice, with an online briefing supporting mussel farmers and ...

Maritime art and Dublin Bay, the photography of the late Pat Sweeney and mapping and recording shipwrecks are among the themes of a series of talks in Dublin Port as part of the Dublin Festival of ...

SafeTrx shuts down on 31 December, prompting sailors to adopt SailTies, a free app offering live tracking and automatic logs.

Howth Yacht Club continues its winter sailing programme, finding solutions to weather challenges for members and visitors ...

Afloat tracked off the northeast Irish coast to where both of Stena Line’s Dublin-Holyhead ferries were forced to ride out Storm Bram overnight ...

Work times for Irish Coast Guard search and rescue air crews will be discussed by the Oireachtas Transport committee on Wednesday (Dec 10). As Afloat has reported, air crew unions have been critical ...