Afloat Archives

Will Sailing’s Olympic divide get ever wider?

March 30th, 2024

by WM Nixon, Afloat Magazine Olympians are different from you and me. In the final analysis, that’s what being Olympian

October 9th, 2023

There is a naughty saying that ‘if sex is a pain in the arse, then you’re doing it wrong’. We

February 4th, 2023

William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland for many years in print and online, and in this

October 8th, 2022

William Nixon for Ireland’s Afloat magazine follows that catchy headline with this report on how focusing too much on the

December 22nd, 2021

Changes to the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations (OSR) coming into effect on January 1 2022, will mean an additional

October 11th, 2021

As the speed of boats in the America’s Cup and SailGP now necessitate umpires sit in a booth and make

August 18th, 2021

For Australian boating magazine AFLOAT, David Salter ponders the development that has changed how we acknowledge performance in the sport

May 16th, 2021

by WM Nixon, Afloat Time was when the question of whether the 2020-Olympics-in-2021 should or should not be staged would

April 14th, 2021

When the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), organizers of the Rolex Fastnet Race, changed the finish location for the 2021

November 16th, 2020

The 605-mile Rolex Fastnet Race is remarkable, not just for its dramatic history of horrific offshore fatality, but for its