The Celtic Mist will set sail on its final season with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group after over a decade of service.

With a new hand at the helm, the good ship Ireland is sailing successfully again. Off in search of treasure, Simon Easterby’s side embarked with victory over England; there is plenty that must be ...

As the newbie in The Irish Times sports department, I am still quite excited by assignments that a more seasoned (or sensible) reporter might turn down. That’s how I found myself in Dún Laoghaire, ...

The first-ever base for the senior Irish sailing team is based on the grounds of the Commissioners of Irish Lights in Dún Laoghaire Harbour. The facility was constructed at a cost of €300,000 ...

It's a grey, cold Monday in Dun Laoghaire but the heat is rising in the harbour as Ireland's elite sailors get into it. There are few observers to what's happening on an ordinary May weekday but that ...

On command, a group of teenagers strides forward and grasps the ropes of the main mast on the 70-foot schooner Spirit of Oysterhaven. “Okay, let’s hustle,” shouts Shauna Gillan, first mate and ...