By WM Nixon (From Afloat Ireland) In Ireland, we’re living through the Decade of Centenaries in terms of marking conflict-laden historical events and major national happenings ashore. So it says everything about the blissful sense of having a world of our own in sailing that in 2021 and 2022, Ireland-on-the-water Read more
By Conor O Brien Available Now The Pioneering Circumnavigation of the World in a Small Yacht, South of the Great Capes, 1923-1925 6th EditionPaperback: 343 pagesISBN-13: 979-8366211659Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.18 x 20.32 cm It will be of interest to those of us who are fascinated by the history of cruising Read more
Extracted from ’Memorials of the Royal Yacht Squadron’ by Montague Guest (Librarian of the RYS) and William B Boulton, printed in London in 1902. In 1859 was agitated the famous grievance of the supposed privileged possessed by the [Royal Yacht] Squadron of flying the White Ensign. A debate in Parliament Read more
by Bob Brown In our last issue I reported on the virulence and devastating impacts of H5N1 virus or avian flu on our seabird populations, notably on gannets, great skuas (bonxies), and wintering geese, but also many other species. I’ve had trouble finding very recent reports or predictions on the Read more
by Bob Brown If there’s one animal that symbolises marine life, it must surely be the starfish. Illustrations of the seaside invariably have a starfish in the scene and children are fascinated by them. Just as often however, when we really encounter these beasts, they are dead, washed up, and Read more
The ICC intends to host a cruise of yachts in the Madeira island group in June/ July 2023 to mark the centenary of Conor OBrien’s circumnavigation of the world.Conor OBrien’s* circumnavigation in his yacht Saoirse, commenced from Dun Laoghaire on 20th June 1923. The Port of Funchal in Madeira was Read more
Here is an interesting article written for the International Cartography Association on the History of Cartography by Andrew David, Lt Cdr RN (Retd) called ‘The Emergence of the AdmiraltyChart in the 19th Century.
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