By Captain John, www.skippertips.com The standard procedure for making a Mayday call is great when you have time, but in a real-world emergency, you may have only seconds before you lose power. Flooding or fire can short out power to the radio and GPS. So, what matters most in a Read more
Clip • 19 Mins • 04 NOV • Oliver Callan Cillian Dickson from Lough Ree Yacht Club and Louis Mulloy from Mayo Sailing Club, tell Dermot how five friends, one boat and 6 years of hard work has resulted in becoming world champions. Click here to hear the cliphttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22556699
March 2026 will mark the centenary of legendary Irish boatbuilder Jimmy Furey’s birth in Mount Plunkett, Roscommon. Mr. Furey’s estate is now in the process of commemorating this landmark by establishing a permanent home for his boatbuilding papers at Roscommon County Library. To this end, such relevant materials as remained Read more
The Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) is pleased to announce that Version 2 of the Electronic Navigation Systems – Guidance for safe use on leisure vessels booklet is now available as a free digital download (see below) and as a hard copy to purchase from Bookharbour:https://www.bookharbour.com/electronic-navigation-systems This new version incorporates Read more
And then there are our friends from the US… The new European Entry/Exit System (EES) started to be operational on 12 October 2025. European countries using the EES are introducing the system gradually at their external borders. This means that data collection will be gradually introduced at border crossing points with full implementation Read more
The Ocean Cruising Club has produced a sizeable number of excellent webinars, which non-members are more than welcome to view. 2025/26 OCC webinar series The OCC are busy preparing for their annual Winter Webinar Series. Whilst topics are still being finalised, be sure there will be something for everyone, from Read more