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#rssailing – The RS inlands on 18/19 July were hosted by Lough Derg Yacht Club, where most competitors took advantage of the great camping facilities starting the party on the Friday evening ahead of heavy wind forecast of F5 gusting…
#youthsailing – In a week of intense international competition Irish youth sailors are conpeting in Portugal, Japan, Wales and Italy. The ISA Laser Radial Academy team are competing in Viana do Castelo, Portugal at the Youth European Championships from 20-25 July. …
All Ireland Sailing Championships To be Hosted By National Yacht Club, Juniors Head for Kinsale
21st July 2015 All Irelands
#allireland – Defending All Ireland Sailing Champion Anthony O'Leary of Royal Cork must travel to Dublin Bay to defend his crown this October. The Irish Sailing Association is requesting nominations from respective Irish Sailing Class Associations to compete in both events.…
#annalisemurphy – After a sixth scored in race three and the discard now applied after four races sailed, Irish sailing star Annalise Murphy moved up substantially from her opening scores at the Laser Radial Europeans after a shifty day four…
#mavisafloat – The renowned John B Kearney-designed-and-built 38ft yawl Mavis of 1925 vintage was launched in her restored form at Camden in Maine over the weekend writes W M Nixon. While the weather was not as summery as forecasters had…
#kinsale – Kinsale Yacht Club is a hive of activity this week ahead of the arrival of the Laser fleet for the Cantor Fitzgerald sponsored Laser Leinster Championships. The Yacht Club are delighted that so many local boats have entered…
#antixfinger – When you play in the big boys game, then you play by the big boys' rules writes W M Nixon. And you take it like a man. That seems to be the attitude of the amateur crew who…
#optimist – Spain made the biggest impact as their sailors won no fewer than six of the first 15 races of the 2015 Magic Marine Optimist European Championships at Plas Heli, Pwllheli in North Wales today (Sunday 19 July). In…
#annalisemurphy – A black flag and a 21 scored in the opening rounds of the Laser Radial European Championships in Denmark is a disappointment for the former 2013 European Champion but Annalise Murphy, believes with five more days to go…
#rorc – Anthony O'Leary's Antix crew from Royal Cork fought back hard on the last day of the British IRC championships on the Solent yesterday in a bid to overcome gear failure and a retiral on Friday. In the end it…
#420worlds – Ireland has two entries among 330 sailors representing 21 nations gathered in Castle Karatsu Bay, Japan for the 2015 420 dinghy World Championships this week. Malahide's Lizzie and Cara McDowell from Malahide Yacht Club and Douglas Elmes and Colin O'Sullivan…
#coveathome – Cove Sailing Club were one of the lucky event organisers this year so far to be blessed with a truly splendid sailing day for their At Home 2015 writes Claire Bateman. The sun shone, the sea sparkled, the…
#sb20 – "God was a sailor" according to a boatman at the Circolo De Vela yacht club in Torbole, Lake Garda writes Daragh Sheridan. Why do you say that we ask? "Because here you can sail downwind all day". Heading…
#flyingfifteen – Team Mulligan, Ben and Mary Jane, won both Flying Fifteen DBSC races yesterday, sailing Thingamabob, as blustery winds on Dublin Bay showcased the strength both of the Flying Fifteen keelboat design and of DBSC organization. Holiday absences, perhaps the…
#lighthouserace – The Adrian Lee & Partners Lighthouse Race, as part of the ISORA Avery Crest Offshore Series 2015 and the RAYC Offshore Series, took place starting and finishing in Dun Laoghaire yesterday writes Peter Ryan. The race culminated three…
#kilursh – Kilrush RNLI launched to assist 36ft yacht with two persons on board that had run aground on a falling tide near the entrance to Kilrush Marina in County Clare. At the request of Valentia Coast Guard, 12.02am (Sunday…
#optieuros – Ireland is represented by a team of eight young sailors among 500 sailors from 37 nations competing at the Optimist European Championships at Pwllheli in North Wales today. Flags from the 37 competing nations were paraded through Pwllheli to…
#britirc – After six races sailed at the British IRC Championships on the Solent, Anthony O'Leary's Antix from Royal Cork and Baltimore is in ninth place overall, some 31 points behind series leader Tonnerre 4 (Piet Vroon). The 15-boat fleet…
Gear Failure & Retiral Makes Challenging Start for O'Leary's Antix at British IRC Nationals
18th July 2015 RORC
#britIRC – Anthony O'Leary's defence of his British IRC title has got off to a difficult start in Cowes. After three races sailed the Royal Cork and Baltimore crew on the Ker 40 Antix lie tenth in IRC One from…
Irish Cruising Club's Norman Kean Honoured By Leading International Navigation Organisation
17th July 2015 Cruising
#cruising – Norman Kean, who continues to sail and cruise with his recently-acquired 40ft cutter Coire Uisge from Courtmacsherry in West Cork, is the Honorary Editor of the Irish Cruising Club's continually up-dated Sailing Directions, which cover the entire coast…