Interest in ORC handicap racing is growing in Ireland, with club uptake, positive trials and plans for wider use in 2026.

Irish involvement may be thinner than it has been in times past – all glory to 1991, lest we forget. But nevertheless ...

Leading maxi skippers downplay form and hype as unsettled weather shapes tactics ahead of the 2025 Sydney Hobart.

Hundreds gathered in Dún Laoghaire to mark 130 years since a Christmas Eve lifeboat disaster that claimed 15 volunteers.

The second of the much-delayed and over-budget CalMac ferries has been put back again, with its Scottish shipyard, Ferguson ...

Strong southerlies and 2–3m swell will test crews early in the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, BOM warns.

Notices of Race are now live for the 2026 IRC European and Southern Area Championships at Poole Regatta in May.

Storm Bram delivers Force 11 winds as Safehaven Marine’s Interceptor 48 completes extreme sea trials off Cork Harbour.

With specialist marine reporting declining elsewhere, Afloat.ie continues to grow in 2025, providing verified and independent ...

The National Yacht Club wraps up a stellar 2025 season with international regattas, youth success, and standout achievements ...

Super-sized North Atlantic swells have been driving big waves at such hotspots Nazaré in Portugal — and Mullaghmore Head in ...

World Sailing launches new guidelines to cut vessel strikes on whales and dolphins through planning, data and technology.