Irish J24 Class Sailboat News & Regatta Results
J/24 One Design keelboat enthusiasts are in for a treat as the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) teams up with the International and Italian J/24 Classes to host the J/24 European Championship in 2024. The event is open to all…
Thursday 11 July 2024 will see the welcome return of Plymouth Race Week. There will be three great events happening simultaneously during the four-day regatta taking place over three racecourses in Plymouth Sound National Marine Park on the south-west coast…
Cillian Dickson’s 'Headcase' of Ireland won the 23-boat Corinthian division at the J24 World Championships in Greece on Saturday, but a last race tilt for an overall podium place in the open championship saw the Irish drop from second to…
Irish J24 in Silver Medal Position at World Championships with One Race Left to Sail
16th September 2023 J24
A win in race nine has put Cillian Dickson's sole Irish crew into the silver medal position with one race left to sail at the 35-boat J24 World Championships in Greece. The recently crowned Irish Euro Champions have recovered from…
Ireland will defend its J24 European title at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Italy, next year. With the 33rd edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup now wrapped up (in which an Irish crew won Maxi Division A), work on…
'UFD' Setback for Irish 'Headcase' Crew on Day One of J24 World Championships in Greece
13th September 2023 J24
Despite a promising start of two third places for Ireland's newest European sailing champions at this week's J24 World Championships, the Irish 'Headcase' crew suffered a setback on the final race of the opening day at Nautical Club Thessaloniki, Greece, when…
Outrajeous Provides Popular Overall Winner as Monday.com ICRA Nats 2023 Reach a Conclusion At Howth
10th September 2023 ICRA
"Schizoid" or "Schizophrenic" are not words you'll find to describe weather conditions in any meteorological textbooks. But how else are we to convey the flavour of the racing situations which ran through the gamut of experiences in the three-day Monday.com…
In the J24 national championship, where 20 boats compete as part of the ICRA National Championships at Howth, Kinsale Yacht Club's Under 25 crew on Kinsailor has lost its early lead to Bray Sailing Club's Hard On Port. The one-design class…
'Kinsailor' Leads the J24s at Howth But Lack of Wind Means No IRC Racing on Day One of ICRA Nationals
8th September 2023 ICRA
The J24 National Championships, being raced as part of the Monday.com Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) National Championships at Howth Yacht Club on Friday, were the only class to manage a race with winds of less than three knots across…
Cillian Dickson of Lough Ree & J/24 Headcase Crew Are “Sailors of the Month (Int. Regatta)” for August
1st September 2023 Sailor of the Month
The story of the restored J/24 Headcase in recent years has been a particularly heart-warming one of all-Ireland camaraderie and success, and in August the emphasis was firmly on international success with a final race victory to give a two-point…
The Commodore of Kinsale Yacht Club, Matthias Hellestern, has congratulated the club's Under 25 team on another success. As Afloat reported, the Under-25 Kinsale team competed at the J Cup Ireland in the J24 division and managed to stay in…
A Lough Ree Yacht Club crew have been crowned J24 European champions after six races sailed in Hungary at the weekend. The |rish Corinthian J24 crew of Headcase (and reigning Irish champions), skippered by Cillian Dickson, with Ryan Glynn, Marcus Ryan, Louis…
O'Neill's J/80 Mojo Wins Inaugural Key Yachting J Cup Ireland on Dublin Bay
27th August 2023 J Cup Ireland
The first overall J Cup Ireland winner was awarded to Pat O’Neill’s J/80 ‘Mojo’ on Sunday afternoon for scoring four out of five wins across two days of racing at Dun Laoghaire. All J Cup One Design classes completed three…
Impressive 40-Boat Fleet Contest Day One of the Key Yachting J Cup Ireland on Dublin Bay
27th August 2023 J Cup Ireland
Day one of the inaugural Key Yachting J Cup Ireland was successfully completed on Saturday. An impressive 40 boats entered the brand-new regatta at the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire on Dublin Bay. Boats are fairly equally split…
Irish J Cup: First-Ever Irish J Boats Event Set to Take Place This Weekend at the Royal Irish Yacht Club
21st August 2023 J Cup Ireland
J boat enthusiasts are gearing up for the first-ever Irish J Cup, set to take place this weekend at the Royal Irish Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Organised by Key Yachting, agents for J/boats and Grand Soleil yachts, the…
J Boats Riding High Towards First J Cup Ireland In Dublin Bay In A Week’s Time
19th August 2023 W M Nixon
The international J Boat fleet, with its many variants, fills a special role in world sailing, with an underlying sense of family permeating this attractive no-nonsense craft. For it all of course, stems from the initial creative introduction – explosion,…
