Dublin Bay

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The coastal fleet getting racing under way on the opening day of the Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport
Some wind problems as Ireland’s biggest sailing regatta gets under way

Light airs led to a problematic start to the Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta in Dublin Bay on Thursday, but Ireland’s biggest sailing regatta is under way(...)

Dave Cullen’s Howth Yacht Club world champion half-tonner Checkmate XV was named ICRA’s Boat of the Year in 2018. Changes to the format of the award will be made in 2019. Photo: David O’Brien
Sailing: ICRA to make important changes to National Championships rules

With entries to open for the 2019 National Championships next week at the Royal St George Yacht Club on Dublin Bay, the new Commodore of the Irish Cru(...)

Portaferry Sailing Club’s Andrew McCleery and Colin Dougan are one of seven Irish boats to qualify for the 2019 Subaru Flying Fifteen World Championships on Dublin Bay. Photograph: David O’Brien
Seven-Irish boats confirmed for Dublin Bay-based 2019 World Championships

As the International Flying Fifteen class prepares for one of next year’s Irish sailing highlights, seven-Irish boats were confirmed on Thursday as “(...)

Peter Fagan (right) of Skerries Sailing Club tacks ahead of Jamie McMahon of Howth Yacht Club in the boys’ Laser Radial class at the Volvo Youth Sailing National Championships 2018. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport
Jamie McMahon swept to early lead in Volvo Youth race in Dublin Bay

Strong winds swept Howth Yacht Club’s Jamie McMahon into an early lead in Thursday’s first races of the boys’ Laser Radial class at the Volvo Youth Na(...)

Part of the record-breaking 43-boat Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race fleet expected at the County Kerry finish line on Friday evening. Photo: David O’Brien
Heavy going takes its toll in Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race

After 24 hours at sea, one third of the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle (D2D) Race fleet retired due to big seas on the south coast but not before the Nation(...)

Dublin Bay Biosphere: the designation has been widened from North Bull Island to the whole bay, which includes South Wall and Poolbeg Lighthouse. Photograph: Ashley Lowry/Moment Open/Getty
What good is Dublin Bay Biosphere?

If you worry about the degradation of naturally productive and diverse landscapes into urban-industrial wastelands, then Unesco’s concept of a biosphe(...)