Irish Laser/ILCA Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
Howth's Rocco Wright Tops Radials at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club 'Connaught' Laser Championships
10th May 2022 Laser
Eighty Laser/ILCA dinghies from twenty clubs around Ireland returned to the sunny South East venue of Dunmore East this past weekend for the 'Connaught' Championships at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club. Although the wind God didn’t deliver the usual breezy/wavy conditions…
Waterford Harbour Sailing Club Welcomes Over 70 Sailors for Laser Connaught Championships
5th May 2022 Laser
A fleet of more than 70 Lasers (ILCA class) from 20 clubs around the country will be arriving in Dunmore East this weekend to compete in the two-day Port of Waterford Laser Connaught Championships, which is taking place on May…
Twelve Dun Laoghaire Harbour Laser/ILCA sailors competed last weekend at the XIV edition of the Spanish ILCA Masters, at picturesque Calella de Palafrugell on the Costa Brava coast. Racing in nine ILCA 6’s (Radials) and three ILCA 7’s (Full rigs),…
The transition from junior to senior sailing is difficult at the best of times, and the Irish “Sailor of the Year 2021” Eve McMahon of Howth has found that the arbitrary dictates of personal birth dates means that she has…
Arm Injury Hampers Irish Laser Sailor Finn Lynch at Hyeres Regatta
28th April 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
An arm injury that proved no obstacle for Ireland's Finn Lynch when he recorded fourth overall at the first World Cup of the season earlier this month may be the reason behind the National Yacht Club's comparatively lower scores so far…
Howth teen Eve McMahon booked her place to the Youth World Sailing Championships in The Hague in July when she sailed to success at the Irish Youth Sailing Championships on Belfast Lough today. The reigning World Youth Champion in the…
Howth's Eve McMahon Takes ILCA 6/Radial Lead at Youth Sailing Championships on Belfast Lough
24th April 2022 Youth Sailing
Ballyholme is famous for the big rolling seas with a northeast breeze of strength and on Super Saturday at the Youth Sailing Championships, the ILCA6 Under 17 world champion Eve McMahon showed her strength with a dominant display in strong winds and…
Finn Lynch Aiming for More Laser Success in Hyeres in Build Up to World Championship Silver Medal Defence
22nd April 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
ILCA7/Laser sailor Finn Lynch is hoping to build on recent top performances such as his silver medal win at last November's World Championships and this month's fourth at the Princesa Sofia Trophy when he races at Hyères in the French Olympic…
Baltimore Sailing Club welcomed over 80 ILCA/Lasers for the Munster Championship this Easter bank holiday weekend. The magnificent West Cork setting that is Baltimore delivered superb sailing conditions with South/South Westerly winds averaging between 15-18 knots over the course of…
Laser (ILCA) Munster Championship Attracts Olympic Hopefuls for Bumper Easter Event
12th April 2022 Laser
The Laser (ILCA) Munster Championship at Baltimore Sailing Club in West Cork, ever a class favorite event, has not failed again this season with 80 boats currently entered including Olympians and top youth sailors. Entries continue to pour in from…
Consistent Finn Lynch Sails into the Top Ten of Palma's Laser Gold Fleet
6th April 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
A most consistent performance from Irish Laser sailor Finn Lynch on the Bay of Palma shows the depth of the Rio Olympian's ambition for Paris 2024 as the National Yacht Club ace broke into the top ten overall of the…
Irish Laser Sailors Craig and Gilmore on Form at Royal Malta's First Masters Regatta
24th March 2022 Laser
The Royal Malta Yacht Club hosted the first-ever Malta ILCA/Laser Masters regatta, part of the extremely popular EuroMasters Circuit. The regatta took place from March 18-20. As a first-ever edition, slightly off the beaten track, the very small turnout of…
Royal St. George's Tom Higgins Aims to Prove a Point at Upcoming Dún Laoghaire Laser Sprint
21st March 2022 RStGYC
Royal St. George's Tom Higgins might be focused on his preparations for the upcoming ILCA/Laser U21 Europeans, but local rivalries are still on his mind as he looks forward to the first Grant Thornton Sprint Regatta of 2022. The Dún…
Malahide Yacht Club Draws in Dinghy Sailors From as Far as Cork for St. Patrick's Day Open Regatta
19th March 2022 Malahide YC
Malahide Yacht Club in North County Dublin kicked off its 2022 dinghy racing season in style with over 70 entries for its inaugural St. Patrick’s Open Regatta which took place on Friday, 18th March 2022 on the new bank holiday…
Malahide Yacht Club Launch Their Inaugural St. Patricks Open Dinghy Regatta 2022
7th March 2022 Malahide YC
Malahide Yacht Club are kicking off their sailing season in style with the launch of an inaugural open Dinghy Regatta on the waters of Broadmeadows Estuary on Friday 18th March 2022. The Regatta is open to entries in PY Single…
The Dún Laoghaire ILCA Laser fleet has announced a bumper 2022 season for local sailors. With over 150 regular sailors, the ILCA/Laser fleet in Dun Laoghaire is the largest one-design senior dinghy fleet in the country. Sailors launch from all…
