In one of Commander Bill King's six books, he describes himself as "a horrid small boy and rather an untalented one". Whatever the truth of that description when he was a child, the 97-year-old commander is neither horrid nor untalented, as the briefest of meetings will attest. Despite his age and profound deafness, (caused by "nine six inch guns being set off under my nose when I was 18"), he is charming, with a wicked sense of humour and an unrivalled zest for life.

Ciarán Jordan from Newcastle is certainly one of the youngest sailors ever to feature in ‘Me and the Sea’, but he’s also one of the most enthusiastic.

Over the past six weeks dinghy sailors from GBSC have taken to the water to compete in the Falcon Fires Series for Mono Hull and Multi Hull boats.

The NUIG Windsurfing team, captained by Gwilym Williams, took home three prizes at this year's Windsurfing Intervarsities at Coláiste UISCE, Belmullet.

A former cancer patient will row 100km down the Shannon to raise money for Cancer Care West.

Éamon Ó Cuív TD, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, has sanctioned a grant of EUR90,000 to assist the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the development of storage space for freight on Cleggan Pier, Co. Galway.

James Ryan originally intended to study Commerce at UCD and then set up his own business, but a chance encounter of the marine kind left him looking for more.

Wavebob Ltd., Ireland's leading wave-energy development company, has signed a research and development agreement with one of Europe's largest electricity providers, Vattenfall AB.

World Ocean Day 2008 will be celebrated at Galway Atlantaquaria this year with more fun and frolics than ever before.

Events on Galway Bay.