Celtic Mist departed Dun Laoghaire last Thursday morning 18th of July as part of The Gathering Cruise 2013, with seven excited IWDG crew members on board! Shortly after leaving Dun Laoghaire, we were flagged down by a fishing trawler who insisted on throwing some lobster onboard! The sea was glass like and the sun was
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IWDG members West Cork Sailing have kindly offered discount Sail training to all members for a limited time only! Cruising training and charter are onboard Jessy of Adrigole, 37 foot Jeanneau Sun Odyssey, that has been modified to take sail trainees. You will be cruising by day to harbours and bays within Bantry Bay and
IWDG members West Cork Sailing have kindly offered discount Sail training to all members for a limited time only! Cruising training and charter are onboard Jessy of Adrigole, 37 foot Jeanneau Sun Odyssey, that has been modified to take sail trainees. You will be cruising by day to harbours and bays within Bantry Bay and
The IWDG has just published an Atlas of the Distribution of Cetaceans in Irelands Offshore Waters. The Atlas is a culmination of six years of survey effort involving 1078 days at sea and over 5000 hours of survey effort. The Atlas contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date maps of the distribution and abundance of cetaceans
The IWDG has just published an Atlas of the Distribution of Cetaceans in Irelands Offshore Waters. The Atlas is a culmination of six years of survey effort involving 1078 days at sea and over 5000 hours of survey effort. The Atlas contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date maps of the distribution and abundance of cetaceans
Rightly or wrongly, there is always a sense, regarding whales in Ireland that unless the activity been recorded in places like West Cork, West Kerry or elsewhere along the Irish south coast, that it doesn't really count. So for instance last month we had confirmed humpback whale sightings northeast of Rockabill, Co. Dublin and the
Rightly or wrongly, there is always a sense, regarding whales in Ireland that unless the activity been recorded in places like West Cork, West Kerry or elsewhere along the Irish south coast, that it doesn't really count. So for instance last month we had confirmed humpback whale sightings northeast of Rockabill, Co. Dublin and the
IWDG Cape Clear Summer Whale-Watching courses…update Update on July 26-28th Weekend course Our second whale-watching weekend course on Cape Clear Island, West Cork is filling up nicely now. There is however still room for bookings in the coming weeks. But we'd advise that as this is the only one of our three weekends to clash
IWDG Cape Clear Summer Whale-Watching courses…update Update on July 26-28th Weekend course Our second whale-watching weekend course on Cape Clear Island, West Cork is filling up nicely now. There is however still room for bookings in the coming weeks. But we'd advise that as this is the only one of our three weekends to clash
Report update: 11th July 2013 Once again, multiple whale sightings reported to IWDG from the southwest region. Minke whales were reported from land based watches off Galley Head while Jerry Smith of Aquaventures, Baltimore reported upwards of 5 minkes in the area between the Stags and the Kedge. IWDG also observed several minkes during the