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Mirror racing at Mullaghmore in County Sligo
The Mirror National Championships held in Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo last weekend were won by Ben Graf and Daniel Smyth. Graf adds the title to the RS Feva National Championship title won earlier in the summer with Oscar Lubliner. Second was Eoghan…
Eoghan Duffy and Cathal Langan at this past weekend’s UK-Mirror Nationals in the Lake District
#Mirror - Eoghan Duffy of Lough Ree Yacht Club and crew Cathal Langan of Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club/Sutton Dinghy Club are on a mission to make their mark at the Mirror Worlds in Australia this winter. Their preparation included…
Mirror dinghy training on Lough Ree
Mirror class winter training for 2018 was held over four weekends between January and April (13/14 Jan, 24/25 Feb, 24/25 Mar & 21/22 April) and all sessions were held on Lough Ree at Lough Ree Yacht Club with support of…
Winter Training Dates For Irish Mirror Class
#Mirror - Winter training for the Mirror will once again be based in Lough Ree Yacht Club, the Irish class has announced. The central location, weather conditions that are usually forgiving enough to permit winter sailing, and the offer of…
Croasdell & Farrell Finish On Top In Lough Ree 1-2 At Mirror Southerns
#Mirror - Caolan Croasdell and Alexander Farrell brought the 2017 Mirror season to a close with victory in the Southern Championships on Lough Derg earlier this month. Close behind the defending champions were fellow Lough Ree YC pairing Ben Graf…
Hannah Smith and Ben Graf at 2017 Mirror Easterns prizegiving in Clontarf last Sunday
#Mirror - Ben Graf and Hannah Smith of Lough Ree Yacht Club topped the table at the 2017 Mirror Eastern Championships in Clontarf last weekend. The duo pipped their club-mates Caolan Croasdell and Alexander Farrell in a reversal of their…
Clontarf Hosts Mirror Easterns Next Weekend
#Mirror - The Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club is hosting the International Mirror Class Association of Ireland’s Mirror Eastern Championships for 2017 later this month. Six races are scheduled over the weekend of Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August, with…
Ireland’s Mirror pairs on the final day of the World Championships in Falmouth this past week
#Mirror - Caolan Croasdell and Alexander Farrell of Lough Ree Yacht Club were the best of the Irish at the Mirror Worlds in Falmouth this week, placing 13th overall in the 51-boat fleet. Highlights for the Irish contingent over the…
Mirror Southerns At Lough Derg Yacht Club Next Weekend
#Mirror - The 2017 Mirror racing season opens with the Southern Championships at the host venue of the 2013 Mirror Worlds, Lough Derg Yacht Club, next weekend from Saturday 20 to Sunday 21 May. Mirror Sailing Ireland is hoping for…
Mirror winter training is held, as in previous years in Lough Ree YC, and is run over four weekend sessions between January to April
The Irish Mirror sailing season starts in less than two weeks with the first weekend of the Winter Training Programme. The winter training is held, as in previous years in Lough Ree YC, and is run over four weekend sessions between…
Mirror Dinghy ‘Changed Sailing Forever’
#Mirror - The Mirror newspaper has paid tribute to its namesake dinghy, which features in the top 10 of Yachting World’s list of the most influential boats of all time. Launched in 1963 and aimed at the same market as…
There were strong winds for the final day of the Mirror Europeans in Cork Harbour
After ten races sailed at the Mirror European Championships at Crosshaven, Lough Ree YC pairing Caolan Croasdell and Alexander Farrell won the 19–boat event. Mel and Sophie Collins of hosts Royal Cork Yacht Club were second on 22–points with another RCYC…
Mirror dinghies racing for Euro honours in Cork Harbour. Scroll down for Bob Bateman's photo gallery below
After five races, Caolan Croasdell and Alexander Farrell from Lough Ree Yacht Club lead the 2016 Mirror European at Royal Cork Yacht Club after five races. The 19–boat event concludes tomorrow. Results here. Bob Bateman's photo gallery is below.   _psEmbed("http://photogallery.afloat.ie");
Mirror dinghy racing on Sligo Bay under Ben Bulben
Lough Ree Yacht Club's Caoilin Croasdell & Alexander Farrel were the Overall and Gold Fleet Winners of the Mirror dinghy Western Championships at Sligo Yacht Club at the weekend. Second place went to Oisin MacAllister & Rory MacAllister of Royal Cork Yacht…
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There is a very full programme of Irish Mirror dinghy events in 2016 with seven events in seven different venues culminating with the European Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club from 7th - 12th August writes John McGonigle, President of the Mirror Association of Ireland.…