Sovereign's Cup Sailing. News and Results from the Kinsale YC Event
![The 2025 edition of Kinsale Yacht Club's Sovereign's Cup and ICRA National Championships will be held from June 25-28, 2025 The 2025 edition of Kinsale Yacht Club's Sovereign's Cup and ICRA National Championships will be held from June 25-28, 2025](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bBPIfJjRJ7U/s/767/I0000bBPIfJjRJ7U.jpg)
ICRA National Championships 2025 to be Sailed at Kinsale Yacht Club's Sovereign's Cup Regatta
10th February 2024 ICRA
The 2025 ICRA National Championships will be held at Kinsale Yacht Club it has been confirmed. Newly elected ICRA commodore Denis Byrne announced at Saturday's AGM that after examining several submissions, the cruiser-racer national championships would return to the biennial…
![“Not a dry eye in the house….” James and David Dwyer and many others receiving the Sovereign’s Cup after a clean sweep in Kinsale “Not a dry eye in the house….” James and David Dwyer and many others receiving the Sovereign’s Cup after a clean sweep in Kinsale](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jmISr3NiprE/s/767/I0000jmISr3NiprE.jpg)
James and David Dwyer of Royal Cork YC are “Sailors of the Month (Inshore)” for June
1st July 2023 Sailor of the Month
Boats may be inanimate objects, but those who sail them seldom see them that way. The classic Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble certainly arouses special emotions, for there are senior sailors in Ireland who sailed her to success as ISORA Champion in…
![Sailing to Sovereign's Cup success - with a string of six race wins in Class Two IRC in the four-day event, James and David Dwyer's Half-Tonner Swuzzlebubble from Royal Cork Yacht Club took the overall Sovereign's Cup prize as the best boat performing under the international IRC rating system Sailing to Sovereign's Cup success - with a string of six race wins in Class Two IRC in the four-day event, James and David Dwyer's Half-Tonner Swuzzlebubble from Royal Cork Yacht Club took the overall Sovereign's Cup prize as the best boat performing under the international IRC rating system](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000nvJfPBnDSYI/s/767/I0000nvJfPBnDSYI.jpg)
There was a packed clubhouse and some emotional moments at Kinsale Yacht Club for the presentation of Simply Blue 2023 Sovereign’s Cup prizes on Saturday evening. James and David Dwyer of Royal Cork Yacht Club with their Half-Tonner Swuzzlebubble crew,…
![Kinsailor, the Kinsale Yacht Club Under-25 J24 crew are presented with the inaugural 'Jack Roy Perpetual Trophy', made to the best female helm at the Sovereign's Cup 2023 by Jack's wife Rosemary and Sovereign's Cup sponsor Hugh Kelly of Simply Blue Group, Kinsale Yacht Club Commodore Matthias Hellstern Kinsailor, the Kinsale Yacht Club Under-25 J24 crew are presented with the inaugural 'Jack Roy Perpetual Trophy', made to the best female helm at the Sovereign's Cup 2023 by Jack's wife Rosemary and Sovereign's Cup sponsor Hugh Kelly of Simply Blue Group, Kinsale Yacht Club Commodore Matthias Hellstern](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000nv.EUyqI1gE/s/767/I0000nv.EUyqI1gE.jpg)
Kinsale Yacht Club Present Inaugural 'Jack Roy Perpetual Trophy' at Sovereign's Cup
24th June 2023 Sovereign's Cup
Kinsailor, the Kinsale Yacht Club Under-25 J24 crew were the inaugural winners of the 'Jack Roy Perpetual Trophy', awarded to the best female helm at Saturday night's 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup prizegiving. The trophy was commissioned by the club and…
![John Maybury and his Joker II crew from the Royal Irish Yacht Club were the 2023 Sovereign's Cup Class One IRC winners John Maybury and his Joker II crew from the Royal Irish Yacht Club were the 2023 Sovereign's Cup Class One IRC winners](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000mX0pqWWdUmo/s/767/I0000mX0pqWWdUmo.jpg)
Royal Irish's J109 Joker II Takes Sovereign's Cup Class One IRC Title
24th June 2023 Sovereign's Cup
A first and a second scored in today's final races has given National J109 Champion John Maybury of the Royal Irish Yacht Club the overall Class One IRC title at the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale. Maybury's Joker II crew…
![ames and David Dwyer of Royal Cork Yacht Club with their Half-Tonner Swuzzlebubble crew who were overall winners of the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup after a perfect score of six wins from six races sailed off Kinsale James and David Dwyer of Royal Cork Yacht Club with their Half-Tonner Swuzzlebubble crew who were overall winners of the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup after a perfect score of six wins from six races sailed off Kinsale](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000J.weS_qD0NE/s/767/I0000J.weS_qD0NE.jpg)
Perfect Score Captures 2023 Sovereign's Cup for Dwyer's Half Tonner 'Swuzzlebubble' at Kinsale
24th June 2023 Sovereign's Cup
The perfect scoreline of six wins from six races saw James and David Dwyer's Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble take the Class Two title and the overall 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup in Kinsale today. Camelot in Kinsale is how Afloat's WM Nixon described the…
![George Sisk helming the immaculately restored 1954 eight-metre cruiser Marian Maid in White Sails Two division on the final day of the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup George Sisk helming the immaculately restored 1954 eight-metre cruiser Marian Maid in White Sails Two division on the final day of the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Fqfb49f7WLo/s/767/I0000Fqfb49f7WLo.jpg)
Sisk's Restored Marian Maid is Sovereign's Cup ‘Prix d'elegance’ Trophy Winner
24th June 2023 Sovereign's Cup
Kinsale Yacht Club's premier 'Michelle Dunne Prix d-elegance’ trophy for the best-presented entry at the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup went to the lovingly restored 1954 eight-metre cruiser Marian Maid owned by the Sisk family. Marian Maid was built by Hal…
![Conor Phelan's Royal Cork Yacht Club Quarter Tonner Anchor Challenge crew won Class Three IRC at The Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale Conor Phelan's Royal Cork Yacht Club Quarter Tonner Anchor Challenge crew won Class Three IRC at The Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005GIN8SxBvh0/s/767/I00005GIN8SxBvh0.jpg)
Phelan's Quarter Tonner Anchor Challenge Win IRC Three at Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale
24th June 2023 Sovereign's Cup
Conor Phelan's Royal Cork Yacht Club Quarter Tonner Anchor Challenge has won Class Three IRC at The Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale. As Afloat reported earlier, Quarter Tonners had a grip on the ten-boat fleet since Wednesday's first race. Phelan…
![The Portcullis trophy for the best performance under ECHO was won by Ronan Twomey's Beneteau 40.7, Rosmarina and presented by Sovereign's Cup sponsor Hugh Kelly of Simply Blue Group (left) and Kinsale Yacht Club Commodore Matthias Hellstern The Portcullis trophy for the best performance under ECHO was won by Ronan Twomey's Beneteau 40.7, Rosmarina and presented by Sovereign's Cup sponsor Hugh Kelly of Simply Blue Group (left) and Kinsale Yacht Club Commodore Matthias Hellstern](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000GmJ5ZPLdLBk/s/767/I0000GmJ5ZPLdLBk.jpg)
White Sail Entry 'Rosmarina' Wins Portcullis Trophy for Sovereign's Cup ECHO Success
24th June 2023 Sovereign's Cup
The Two White Sails Division at the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale totalled 20 boats, roughly a fifth of the overall fleet at the four-day event. It's a contemporary size that Afloat's WM Nixon says is a sweet size…
![Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX crew, co-skippered by Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen were the Sovereign's Cup Coastal Division winners off Kinsale Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX crew, co-skippered by Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen were the Sovereign's Cup Coastal Division winners off Kinsale](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VkYE6v.zeD0/s/767/I0000VkYE6v.zeD0.jpg)
Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX is Sovereign's Cup Coastal Champion
24th June 2023 Sovereign's Cup
With three wins from four races sailed, Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX, co-skippered by Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen, were presented with the Axiom Trophy for their overall win of the IRC Coastal division of the 2023 Simply Blue…
![Three hundred years after Kinsale began a Century as an official Royal Navy Port, it is today a dynamic yet relaxing mix of history and modern facilities Three hundred years after Kinsale began a Century as an official Royal Navy Port, it is today a dynamic yet relaxing mix of history and modern facilities](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kH.pCOdUgPg/s/767/I0000kH.pCOdUgPg.jpg)
Kinsale’s Simply Blue Sovereign’s Cup Regatta Can Sparkle As Sailing Stars Shine
24th June 2023 W M Nixon
Although Friday’s racing was cancelled in the face of heavy winds and the strong possibility of fog in a notably unstable weather phase, it has otherwise been Camelot in Kinsale for the Simple Blue Sovereigns Cup 2023. Any serious rain…
![Cancellation flags are prepared for hoisting hoisted at Kinsale Yacht Club this morning for the penultimate day's racing of the 2023 Sovereign's Cup Cancellation flags are prepared for hoisting hoisted at Kinsale Yacht Club this morning for the penultimate day's racing of the 2023 Sovereign's Cup](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sTmn_a7fd_w/s/767/I0000sTmn_a7fd_w.jpg)
Disappointment in Kinsale, County Cork for the 90 competing boats as the penultimate day's 2023 Sovereign's Cup racing was cancelled this morning in light of sea conditions, "actual and forecast weather". The final day of racing will be held tomorrow, Saturday,…
![Alan Mulcahy's Albin Express Apache leads the White Sails Two Fleet at the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale Alan Mulcahy's Albin Express Apache leads the White Sails Two Fleet at the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000S7lYzUB1boQ/s/767/I0000S7lYzUB1boQ.jpg)
Sovereign's Cup competitors who sailed around two different marks in race two of Wednesday's opening day in Kinsale have submitted a 'Request for Redress' for the 'entire' White Sails Two Fleet (WS2) Class. The hearing is scheduled for 1700 hrs at…
![Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX, co-skippered by Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen leads the Sovereign's Cup Coastal Division after two races off Kinsale Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX, co-skippered by Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen leads the Sovereign's Cup Coastal Division after two races off Kinsale](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bTGIOaYeqg4/s/500/I0000bTGIOaYeqg4.jpg)
Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX Moves into the Lead of Sovereign's Cup Coastal Division
22nd June 2023 Sovereign's Cup
The 17-boat Coastal IRC division got a new overall leader after today's second race of the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale. Early leader Scotland's J122E El Gran Senor has been overhauled by Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX, co-skippered by…
![Courtown Sailing Club's Joubert Quarter Tonner, Snoopy (Joanne Hall & Martin Mahon), has moved up to second overall after two days of racing at the Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale Courtown Sailing Club's Joubert Quarter Tonner, Snoopy (Joanne Hall & Martin Mahon), has moved up to second overall after two days of racing at the Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004WbZc.0Hd8Y/s/767/I00004WbZc.0Hd8Y.jpg)
Quarter Tonners have control of the top of Class Three IRC at The Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale. Royal Cork Yacht Club Quarter Tonner Anchor Challenge continues to lead the ten-boat fleet after four races sailed, but another Quarter Tonner has…
![James and David Dwyer of Royal Cork Yacht Club on the Half-Tonner Swuzzlebubble have a perfect score after four races sailed at the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale James and David Dwyer of Royal Cork Yacht Club on the Half-Tonner Swuzzlebubble have a perfect score after four races sailed at the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QM_SshjObw0/s/767/I0000QM_SshjObw0.jpg)
Four Wins from Four Races for Dwyer's Half Tonner 'Swuzzlebubble' at Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale
22nd June 2023 Sovereign's Cup
Royal Cork Yacht Club's Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble prowess in Class Two IRC is not doubted after the second day of racing at Kinsale Yacht Club's 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup. James and David Dwyer have a perfect scoreline in the…