“Inistearaght” photo by John Eagle ….
You can still enter our competition to win copies of
Ireland’s Lighthouses- A Photo Essay by John Eagle and published by the Collins Press, by naming the most westerly lighthouse in Europe – it’s a forbidding rocky outcrop and you can see a photo on the Seascapes webpage ……entries by email to seascapes@rte.ie or by post to Seascapes , RTE Radio 1, Fr Mathew Street , Cork………. 
Hello and welcome aboard Seascapes , on this edition of the programme we’ll be hearing from Ned Denison on Open Water Swimming and we’ll be previewing Cork Week
Plus more on that dive on the ASGARD II in the Bay of Biscay …………..there were over forty five thousand visitors to the town of Kinsale for the Clipper Race festival….music on last Friday nights edition of Seascapes
was performed by "Garland"
The Clipper Round the World Race has departed the new moorings in the heart of Cork city , Captain Pat Farnane is Harbour Master of the Port of Cork we spoke earlier today about the new moorings in the city……..
Cork Week the bi annual sailing Regatta begins this weekend in the oldest yacht club in the world the Royal Cork …you can find out all the activities both on and off shore and racing yachts and competitors on their website
The British yacht 'Bob', co-owned by Tony Hayward, the troubled chief executive of BP, is set to race in Cork Week regatta in Crosshaven from this weekend, Although some UK Press reports say Hayward will not be onboard Bob for Cork Week his name appears on the Royal Cork Yacht Club entry list with co-owners Sam Laidlaw and Rob Gray.
The yacht hit headlines around the world when it was reported Hayward took a weekend off dealing with the enormous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to sail the Round the Island Race in the Solent.
The 52-foot Farr yacht is entered in the top Super Zero division, the Cork regatta’s premier racing class.Hayward was the subject of attack by the American media after he fronted the company's response to its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
In our Fisherman’s Friends competition -The question was name the actor who plays the character Doc Martin in the TV Series set in Port Isaac – home to the Fisherman’s Friends –The answer was Martin Clunes , the winners are; -
· Helen Burgess, Sandycove, Co Dublin
· D O Rourke, Cobh, Co Cork
· PJ Loughman, Naas, Co Kildare
· Owen Hickie, Pallasgreen,Co Limerick
· Tony Claffey, Belmont,Co Offaly
Copies of the CD are winging their way to you……..
Captain Gerry Burns – is a former master of the ASGARD II
And helped raise the finance for Eoin McGarry and a team of divers to explore the wreck in the Bay of Biscay
Next week on Seascapes – Waterford City Mayor –Cllr Mary Roche talks to us about the ASGARD II and sail training ,
Timely given the recovery by Eoin McGarry and his diving team of the ships wheel, bell and compass……….
The State sail training group Coiste an Asgard has said Irish divers who retrieved artefacts from Asgard II lying in the Bay of Biscay will hand them over to it next week. The ship’s bell, compass and steering wheel will be presented to the group by the team, led by Waterford diver Eoin McGarry, following their return to Ireland from France this weekend. The agreement was reached yesterday after several days of controversy. It has been welcomed by both Coiste an Asgard and by the expedition’s spokesman, Capt Gerry Burns, who is a former master of Asgard II.
ISA Youth Worlds team is completing final preparations for the 2010 ISAF Youth World Sailing Championships, which takes place in Istanbul, Turkey from 8th – 17th July 2010. More than 300 young sailors from 60 nations will compete across eight disciplines, of which Ireland will compete in four. The laser sailors travel out over the weekend and will be joined by the 420’s early next week.
The Irish Team:
Matthew O’Dowd (Royal St George YC) - Laser Radial Boy’s One Person Dinghy
Sophie Murphy (Quoile YC) - Laser Radial Girl’s One Person Dinghy
Cian O’Regan (Kinsale YC) and Scott Flanigan (Howth YC)- 420 Boy’s Two Person Dinghy
Jane Butler and Jenny Andreasson (Royal St George YC) - 420 Girl’s Two Person Dinghy (pictured above).
Ross Killian -Team Leader
Arthur Brett -Team Coach
Foyle Rowing Club have just purchased their first celtic long boat,which they hope to use in the "Colmcille Challange",planned for May 21 next year,a row from Islay to Moville,Co Donegal.
The Celtic long boat plus two boats on loan from Pembrokeshire arrived on Greencastle pier yesterday morning,having being transported from Wales by a local fish lorry(apparently he loaded the boats onto the lorry with the help of about 20 men drinking in a Welsh pub).
Riverwatch Visitor Centre and Aquarium is open Monday to Friday from 10am -4pm. With FREE admission it’s a must do for families and visitors. FREE activity packs to keep the kids entertained. All indoors, it’s a great wet weather option. Located just opposite the Everglades Hotel outside Derry City Centre.’
TV Chef Jenny Bristow, Ireland's Good Food Ambassador, will be the special guest at Féile Bia na Mara in Achill from Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th July.
The Achill Seafood Festival is a celebration of the island's lifelong association with the sea and the thirty-four species of fish and huge variety of shellfish that can be caught around its shores.
There will be a variety of maritime-themed events and activities on offer, including seafood cookery demonstrations, edible seaweed gathering, shellfish barbeques, local fish markets, family sand castle competition and free oysters & seafood tasting.
The Marine Institute is having a Summer Fête – Family Fun Pirate Day at its headquarters, Rinville, Oranmore on Sunday 11th July from 1.00 pm to 5.30 pm in aid of Galway Lifeboat. Admission is free.
The fun day offers a great opportunity to meet friends, enjoy a range of cakes, tasty treats and a sausage sizzle , courtesy of the Harbour Hotel, Kylemore Abbey and Compass Catering, while also listening to live music overlooking Galway Bay. There will be other items to browse through including books, art and crafts , as well as a range of activities for all the family including face painting, cartoon drawing classes, magic shows , bouncy castles, marine displays and lots more fun activities and games.
Running until the end of September, Faces from the Past – Merchant Seamen from Dundalk in the early Twentieth Century features a collection of over 350 identity cards of Dundalk men who served in the merchant navy between 1918-1921. The cards include personal details, foreign voyages and most importantly, a passport style photo of each seaman.
According to Curator Brian Walsh, “the images are the most striking aspect to the exhibition. We have these magnificent black and white photographs of these men but with very little information about their lives. We’re hoping that these photographs will allow us to get a greater understanding of what happened to them after these pictures were taken – did they remain in Dundalk, or were they forced to emigrate? Effectively each image is a mystery within itself and we’re hoping that family members might recognise their father/grandfather/great-grandfather and help us get a greater understanding of what happened to them. “
The exhibition also provides an insight into the history and nature of maritime activity in Dundalk, noting the contributions of several families in the area, as well as highlighting the fate of the SS Dundalk sunk by a U-boat in October 1918. An accompanying 24-page booklet has also been produced. The exhibition is based on the work of Rush-based maritime historian, David Snook, whose website www.irishmariners.ie contains the details of some 23,000 Irish merchant seamen. Admission to the exhibition is free.
Foynes Yacht Club is very pleased to announce that it has been chosen to host the prestigious event that is the Dublin Bay Mermaids National Championships. The competition, last hosted in Foynes in 2004, will see almost forty sailing boats of a classic 1950’s design, racing daily for seven days on the estuary waters close to the picturesque and historic port village. The competition brings with it a festival atmosphere, as over a hundred sailors with their families and friends settle in for a week packed with competitive and social activities by day and by night.
A special feature of this year’s competition will be the Family Fun Day which will be held on the Bank Holiday Monday (2nd Aug) and will seek to raise much needed funds for the RNLI. With championship racing finishing early on that day, the club will be thrown open to the public for them to enjoy some fun and frolics both on and off the water. Among other events, a sponsored Mud Splat Obstacle Course Race will make for entertaining viewing and a display from the Coastguard Helicopter is expected.
The club is very pleased to announce that Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) will act as ‘Anchor’ Sponsor for the event, Regular Updates are available on www.foynesyachtclub.com you will see the full programme of events/race times etc for the National Mermaid Championships.
Harbour Master, Port of Cork, Captain Pat Farnane pictured at the new Port of Cork moorings for the Clipper Race stop over.
Artist Don Meany -a recent guest on Seascapes with his painting of the Clipper Fleet which he donated to the Lord Mayor of Cork.