Seascapes

Seascapes tonight hears from Norway about polar explorer, Roald Amundsen and the 22nd annual Shackleton Autumn School in Athy. Waterford Harbour Master, Captain Darren Doyle, tells of the rescue of a 140 metre container ship in the Irish Sea this week. And Inland Fisheries are encouraging women to get involved in angling.

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Tonight Seascapes comes from Aberdeen, where Irish Fishing representatives were inspecting offshore, floating wind farms this week. There were mixed opinions in the group about how the fishing industry and wind farms can co-exist.

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Lorna Siggins meets transatlantic rower Damian Browne on the Galway docks as he finishes his epic journey. Norman Freeman tells us why cats are considered lucky on board ships and we hear from Bangor University academic and nautical architect, Innes McCartney, on his study of the shipwrecks of the Irish Sea.

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We hear from Irish solo sailor Pat Lawless. Pat leaves Les Sables-d'Olonne in France on Sunday on a journey which could take him up to nine months. We also hear from Gregor McGuckin, who was the Irish entry in the 2018 Golden Globe and from the Race Director, Don McIntyre.

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Tonight, we are on board Ireland's new sail training ship, the Grace O'Malley. We hear from former TD, Catherine Noon, of the Atlantic Trust. International sailor Tom Dolan speaks from France as he is about to set out on his fifth Figaro race. And Norman Freeman recalls how he got involved in generating fake news on board a ship.

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Seascapes tonight is at the Superyacht Cup in Palma, Majorca. We hear about these huge multimillion euro yachts and the people who sail them. Among contributors to tonight's programme are young Irish sailor Oisin McClelland and international umpire Bill O'Hara.

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This week we have tales of survival and endurance, the medevac of an Irish rower from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and advice on how to sail the Round Ireland Yacht Race.

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Seascapes tonight visits Cahersiveeen in County Kerry for the coastal regatta, which kicked off the rowing season in Kerry for this year. We also hear from Lorna Siggins about her new book, Search and Rescue, true stories of Irish Air-Sea rescues and the loss of R116.

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Seascapes comes from the Fastnet Maritime and Folk Festival, better known as the Sea Shanty Festival.

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Seascaoes comes from Wicklow, where the competitors in the Round Ireland Yacht Race are gathering ahead of setting out on the 700 mile trip.

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