Irish Dragon Class Sailing News and Regatta Results
The final race of the championship decided the top four places overall of the O'Leary Life Irish Dragon Nationals at Kinsale with Dublin Bay sailors Peter Bowring, Neil Hegarty and David Williams taking the title. The race was sailed in a consistent…
Royal St.George Phantom Crew are Still Ahead, But Last Dragon Race at Kinsale Could Be the Decider
5th September 2021 Dragon
Neil Hegarty, Peter Bowring and David Williams in Phantom held on to the overall lead during Day three of the O'Leary Life Irish Dragon National Championships. 14 knots of easterly wind and a reduced swell made for near-perfect sailing conditions.…
Royal St. George Yacht Club's Phantom Takes the Lead on Day Two of the Dragon Nationals in Kinsale
3rd September 2021 Dragon
Two wins for the Royal St. George Yacht Club's Phantom skippered by Neil Hegarty put the Dublin Bay Dragon crew in the lead after day two of the class national championships in Kinsale in County Cork. After four races sailed…
Cameron Good's 'Little Fella' Leads Irish Dragon Nationals at Kinsale Yacht Club
2nd September 2021 Dragon
Local ace Cameron Good leads a fleet of 15 after day one of the O’Leary Life Irish Dragon Championship at Kinsale Yacht Club. Race 1 got underway with an easterly wind blowing 16 – 18 knots and a 2-metre swell making for…
Two final races in glorious sun and moderate breeze completed the six-race Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar in Marstrand. The regatta ended on high drama when no less than five of the top ten boats were disqualified under black…
After the successful staging of The Sovereigns Cup in June, Kinsale Yacht Club is now preparing for another Championship in early September. Over 15 teams are expected to battle it out for the O'Leary Life Irish Dragon national title, a title…
When Pedro Andrade and his crew lifted the historic Dragon Gold Cup on the 14 June 2019, little did they know it would be more than two years before they would be called upon to defend their title. Traditionally held…
While Kinsale Yacht Club cruisers boats were racing around the Kowloon Bridge Buoy and the club also staged the Squib south coast championships, another West Cork Yacht Club was staging a Glandore Harbour race for Dragons and Squibs to Castletownshend.…
Kinsale Yacht Club Crews Triumph in Dragon East Coast Championships at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
4th July 2021 Dragon
West Cork Dragon sailors dominated the podium of the Irish East Coast Dragon Championships 2021 at the Royal St. George Yacht Club today with Kinsale Yacht Club crews claiming first second and third overall in the 13-boat fleet. Overall winner Cameron…
Kinsale's Good Takes Control at Royal St. George Yacht Club Dragon East Coast Championships
4th July 2021 Dragon
Kinsale entries continue to lead after five races sailed at the 2021 Irish East Coast Dragon Championships at the Royal St. George Yacht Club. Friday's overall leader James Matthews from Kinsale Yacht Club has however been replaced at the top of the leaderboard…
Kinsale Yacht Club sailors dominate the top three places overall at the Irish East Coast Dragon Championships 2021 at the Royal St. George Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire Harbour this evening. James Matthews leads by three points having scored 3,1 in…
Eight Sailing Championships 'Salvaged' From Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Cancellation to Proceed in July
20th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
Although Ireland's biggest regatta was cancelled next month due to the ongoing uncertainty over Covid, some positive news for Dublin Bay sailing is that eight of the 11 regional and national championships that were to run as part of the Volvo…
The first major Irish Dragon Championships in Ireland since 2019 was hosted by Glandore Harbour Yacht Club with 19 Dragons on the racecourse under Principal Race Officer Ciaran McSweeney. Cameron Good's Little Fella from Kinsale and Neil Hegarty's Phantom from…
Clare Hogan, who sadly died on 10th April 2021, taken from us so prematurely, will be sorely missed by her sailing friends, particularly those of us in the Irish Dragon Class. She sailed from the Royal St George Yacht Club…
The Olympic Flame is now well into its progression through Japan, on a Marathon of Marathons which is seeing runners of every shape and size and type carry it into all of the 47 Prefectures which make up that most…
It is with the greatest regret that we report the death of Clare Hogan, an extremely talented sailor - particularly in the International Dragon Class - who also gave much to sailing administration, having served as Commodore of the Royal Alfred…
