Classic Opportunity to Celebrate Harbour’s Bicentenary
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Classic Opportunity to Celebrate Harbour’s Bicentenary

Construction started in 1817, yet it was maybe all of twenty or even thirty years before the basic shape of the harbour as we know it today had been finally created. But in 1821 there was enough of a new pier in existence for King George IV to visit and re-name it the Royal Harbour of Kingstown.

Seascapes Friday 24 July 2015

Seascapes Friday 24 July 2015

This week Seascapes talk to Commander Brian Fitzgerald of the Irish Naval Service about the work of the LE Eithne in the Mediterranean  and the National Maritime College of Ireland at the recent Ocean Wealth Conference in Ringaskiddy; we hear from photographer Gareth Craig of fotosail whom we met at the recent Volvo Dun Laoghaire…

Seascapes Friday 17 July 2015

Seascapes Friday 17 July 2015

Welcome aboard this weeks edition of your maritime programme Seascapes in a while we’ll hear about the magnificent Beaufort Building opened last Saturday next door to the National Maritime College of Ireland, we took a tour of the building last Friday with Conchur O Bradaigh and Professor Tony Lewis and spoke to the Minister for…

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2015 Trophy Presentations

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2015 Trophy Presentations

The biennial regatta is being hailed an enormous success both afloat and ashore for a combined fleet of 415 boats, the biggest on the Irish Sea. Over 250 races on five different courses were staged in a range of light to very heavy conditions since racing began last Thursday. George Sisk’s Farr 42 WOW from…

Home Boats Make 2015 Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta a Local Success
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Home Boats Make 2015 Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta a Local Success

Ireland’s biggest sailing event, the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, has come to a close today after an exciting four days of racing in Dublin Bay with over 400 boats and almost 3,000 sailors competing. Dublin Yacht Club’s shared the bulk of the overall prizes, awarded this afternoon at the official prize giving in the National Yacht Club, winning 22 of the 29 classes including the coveted ‘Boat of the Week’ Trophy.