The Irish Coast Guard has upgraded radio equipment at a number of VHF network remote locations in recent months. The attached document details all the changes and includes a map of where the CG stations are located and their respective working channels. This document is worth printing out and keeping in the Read more
Bob Osborne & Rui Alvez | 29/01/2026 30,000 pleasure boats transit the Gibraltar Straits every year and 130 boats a year have a close encounter with an orca along the way. About 25 boats a year suffer significant rudder damage. Ocean Cruising Club Member and Connecticut Port Officer, Bob Osborn, was Read more
An excellent documentary on Channel 4 has recently started called Lorraine Kelly’s Norwegian Odyssey. The first episode is about Lofoten and features many of the places the 2026 Norway Cruising plans to see. This can be accessed on the Channel 4 player. Alternatively, below is a link to bring you Read more
With the new year now well in our rear-view mirror, I have indeed noticed that the days are getting longer again. At first it was just the evening where dusk was pushed out a tiny bit, but more recently, it has started to get brighter earlier in the morning as Read more
In Afloat, by W.M. Nixon The Centenary of the Irish Cruising Club will not occur until 2029, but during the past year and more, Commodore Alan Markey and his energetic and effective management team have been guiding and leading this “homeless” sailing organisation in an impressive and efficient high-achieving style Read more
15 out of the 26 Golden Globe Race 2026 skippers and the GGR Team gather on the beach in Les Sables d’Olonne for a special photo with Ulysses, the Greek God that watching over the sea. Credit: Rob Havill / GGR 2026 The mood of McIntyre Golden Globe entrants and Read more
Afloat.ie: 24th November 2025, by WM Nixon A product of the Tory Island School of Painting. Jim Dixon’s 1967 impression of Wallace Clark’s Wild Goose arriving in the old harbour on Tory Island Is this an answer to one of your many Christmas present problems? Admittedly, with an auction guide Read more
Sail Training Ireland is delighted to announce the launch of its 2026 Voyage Calendar, featuring an exciting lineup of youth development voyages and tall ship adventures, and special inclusion-focused programmes. They will be delivering over thirty voyages again next year along with our partner vessels Maybe, Ilen, Pelican of London, Read more
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