Oyster Farming at Woodstown Bay, Waterford

Oyster Farming, Woodstown Bay (Copyright 2009 Sailpix Ireland)

A Labour of love?

Oyster Farming at ebb tide - Woodstown Bay, Waterford Estuary, on St. Valentine's Day.

14th February 2009.

Map HERE

Entombed in a Drum filled with Rum!

Hocus-pocus or fact? Read about the weird and wacky story of Captain John Clark Monks HERE.

Reference: Weird Maryland: Your Travel Guide to Maryland's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets by Matt Lake. Published by Sterling, 2006. ISBN-10: 1402739060. ISBN-13: 9781402739064.

Green Dragon takes the lead in Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race - Huh?!

 

Have we missed something in the last few hours?? These screenshots, captured from the official Volvo Ocean Race website 2D Raceviewer, purportedly predict the race fleet's position at 01:00:00 hrs UTC on the 28/01/2009. Wasn't Green Dragon reportedly damaged? Is Qingdao that way?!
If Ian Walker and crew can pull off miracles like this, can Barak and our own Brian turn things around for the rest of us? If only...

Click on the screenshots to zoom in.

INDICES OF VALID MARINE NOTICES 1984-2008 (Department of Transport, Ireland)

An essential 'Index of Valid Marine Notices 2004-2008' has been published by the Department of Transport, Ireland on the 5th January 2009. To view this excellent resource, CLICK HERE. (Link to Department of Transport Marine Notice No. 1 of 2009.)

To view an index of all Marine Notices valid at 31st December 2003, CLICK HERE. (Link to Department of Transport Marine Notice No. 3 of 2004.)

Happy 2009!

 

Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Daoibh! A Happy New Year, Peace and Prosperity to all in 2009 from Sailpix Ireland.

It's Christmas - Support your local RNLI Lifeboat

 

Support your local RNLI Lifeboat this Christmas! All Dublin Bay Sailing Club Turkey Shoot and Spring Chicken photographs are available as digital files only for the month of December 2008 in return for a direct donation to the RNLI, Dun Laoghaire. Remember, 100% of your contribution will go directly to the RNLI, Dun Laoghaire.
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