by Alex Blackwell During the current year of the second phase of INFOMAR (2016-2026), operations are planned to take place within the bays, harbours, and offshore areas in the Celtic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, western coastal areas, and Irish Sea areas between March 2023 and November 2023, subject to weather and Read more
by Daria Blackwell Mónica González, Bióloga Marina de CEMMA – Coordinator for the Study of Marine Mammals, gave a talk at the Irish Sailing Cruising Conference at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven on the 11th of March 2023. She presented a great deal of information now available on Read more
The Commodore and Aoife were recently invited to attend the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Cruising Club of America at their out-station at Newport, Rhode Island. They took the opportinity to present the CCA with a fine trophy that is a representation of a Galway Hooker at sea carved from Read more
Photos for this post still need to be downloaded Photographs taken during the Lough Erne rally in Seprember 2022 by various partipating members. I have not attempted to caption any of them because it is a big job, I may not be able to and anyway, if you were there, Read more
The results of the 2021 Photographic Plate competition have beenannounced. The winner is Ed Wheeler with this shot, taken by his daughter Helen, called. ‘A peaceful evening in Oysterhaven’. There were three other pictures selected by the judges for preference: (Click on a picture to enlarge it) 2nd. Bob Brown Read more