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
by Alan Markey Designed in 1897 and first built and launched in 1898, the Howth Seventeen-Footer is the oldest one-design keelboat racing class in the world and is still racing today to its original design! Over the years, a total of twenty-one boats were built, of which nineteen still actively Read more
March 25, 2023 By All Presents Known: The Cruising Club of America and the Irish Cruising Club have a long standing and close relationship founded on their shared love of challenging the elements, cruising the world’s oceans and sharing seafaring experiences. A foundation of both clubs is the mutual respect, Read more
By David Beattie Hasn’t it been a busy season? It started with the Annual Dinner weekend in Sligo where we had an attendance of over 240 people, including the Commodores of the Cruising Club of America, and of the Royal Cruising Club, Chris Otorowski and Nick Chavasse and their wives Read more
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