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
Stunning new images and stories witness to the changing marine environment£2,000 and two brand new cameras were given as prizes in the annual marine environmental journal compeition, plus £1,000 given to charity Stunning images and compelling storytelling about sailors’ adventures and their unique views of the marine environment came to Read more
Irish Sailing have issued the following invitation to their EGM to all members. ICC members are members of IS through their own Yacht or Sailing Clubs and not through the ICC. However, as the communication channels of IS to its members it terrible at best, your committee has asked that Read more
In June ICC members from across the country celebrated the centenary of the return of Conor OBrien from his circumnavigation, with a cruise in company from Baltimore to Dún Laoghaire followed by a centenary dinner in the RIYC. The cruise commenced in Baltimore where Conor’s vessel, the Saoirse, was built. Read more
AK Ilen in Westport harbour. Photo Alex Blackwell Conor OBrien designed the AK Ilen after being the first to circumnavigate the globe in 1923-25 aboard another boat he designed, Saoirse, by way of the three great capes: Cape Horn, Cape of Good Hope and Cape Leeuwin. Saoirse was the first Read more
Alan Markey, Commodore, Irish Cruising Club presenting the donation to Rose Michael, ICC Member and RNLI Fundraising Crew on the steps of the Maryborough Hotel, Cork. Irish Cruising Club members enjoying the annual Gala Dinner at the ICC pre-season weekend generously donated to the RNLI in honour of the RNLI’s Read more
The Government has now agreed to a Stage 2 report which will see the exemption of boat moorings and berthings from this plan, unless they are permanently moored and used for accommodation. The fear was that the proposals for a discretionary local council tax, which would be the responsibility of Read more
by WM Nixon Cormac McHenry of Dun Laoghaire, who died on December 22nd at the age of 87, was a highly regarded sailing enthusiast with a particular interest in short-handed long-distance cruising, a quietly determined enthusiast who had many other interests including Leinster rugby, all of which he pursued with the Read more