Ireland – Sailing By: Tales from our coasts and inland waterways

1859 storms hit Wales and the West

In October 1859 there occurred a storm that wreaked such havoc around the coasts of Britain that is probably unique[…]

In 2013 the Dublin Bay OGA celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Association by presenting a new trophy in memory[…]

‘Cruises of the Joan’ is from a delightful series, the Lodestar Library, featuring ‘interesting, the unusual, and the downright eccentric[…]

This extract is from the Illustrated London News, 8 January 1853 and reports on a horrific shipwreck and explosion with[…]

With the bad weather forecasts, most skippers have decided to head for Strangford Lough. Strong winds are forecast so ‘Step[…]

Sitting at the fire in December and thinking of next year’s sailing season we only remember the summer sunshine, so[…]

In this second part of an extract from the cruising log of W. F. Thompson, we join him sailing with[…]

This short archive video from 1940 takes us back to the days when the Peel fishing fleet was active. It[…]

The Peel Traditional Boat Weekend has been running since 1990 and is a popular event for traditional craft with a[…]

Originally published in ‘Yachting Monthly’, May 1933, this extract is from a series of articles by Robert E. Groves, regular[…]