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#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty) BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levana (Jean Mitton), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey) CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Loose Change (P Redden &…
Defending Champions Fight Back at Optimist European Sailing Championships on Dublin Bay
17th July 2014 Optimist
#OptiEuros2014 – With a forecast for the weather to deteriorate tomorrow, which hitherto has been glorious, it was decided to change the original schedule and run two races today at the Optimist European Sailing Championships on Dublin Bay. In fact…
#GP14World – There's less than a month to go before the start of the GP14 World Championships to be held at East Down Yacht Club. This biennial event will see one of the biggest fleets of single class twin crew dinghies…
Ruffian & J109 National Titles to Be Decided at National Yacht Club Championships
17th July 2014 Ruffian 23
#ruffian23 – The Ruffian 23 National Championships take place this weekend, hosted by the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire and are being held in conjunction with the J109 National Championships. Seven races on Dublin Bay are scheduled over three…
Seafra Guilfoyle Leads Laser Radials Into Day Four of ISAF Youth Worlds
17th July 2014 Youth Sailing
#youthworlds – Argentina's Francisco Guaragna Rigonat may have been the epitome of consistency in the 57-boat Laser Radial Boys fleet as he took double bullets yesterday but Ireland's Seafra Guilfoyle, who picked up a fifth and discarded a 17th in…
#optiEuros2014 – Royal Cork's James McCann & Dublin Girls Clare Gorman, Alix Buckley & Gemma McDowell have made the gold fleet cut after a full opening series of the Optimist dinghy Europeans was completed off Dun Laoghaire this afternoon. The big Irish success…
'Ar Nós Na Gaoithe' – Optimist Championship Competitors from 44 Countries Try Out Irish
16th July 2014 Optimist
#OppyEuros2014 – After two days of competition, 255 Optimist sailors from 44 nations are getting used to the wind and the waves of Dublin Bay but what about the local lingo? The enterprising videographers at the Royal St. George Yacht…
Consistent Fionn Lyden Makes Bid for Laser European Under 21 Honours on Lake Garda
16th July 2014 Laser
#laser – Inspite of four top ten results, Schull's Fionn Lyden is just shy of a top ten place at the U21 Laser Standard European Championship on Lake Garda in Italy. Lyden is counting a 9, 3, 8 and a 5 is…
#fireball – After two gentle Tuesday night Fireball sessions in a row on Dublin Bay, the wind gods upped the ante for last night's DBSC racing writes Cormac Bradley. Viewing the Optimist Europeans on Dublin Bay (entry of 254 boats)…
#jobs – Why not become an outdoor instructor and guide? Spend your working days teaching kayaking, guiding on trails and mountains or introducing beginners to rock climbing. Outdoors Ireland are running an intensive part-time Outdoor Instructor & Guide Training Course…
¢dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen), 2. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan), 3. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen), 2. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty), 3. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan…
#classicboats – Cowes produced near perfect conditions for day three of Panerai British Classic boat Week where Squadron Racing Ltd ran two more excellent races in the Central Solent for the 52-strong fleet. With hot sun, a balmy sea breeze…
#youthsailing – New Irish youth sailing star Seafra Guilfoyle has extended his lead in the 53-boat Laser Radial class at the ISAF youth worlds in Tavira, Portugal this afternoon. The Royal Cork single-hander has a three–point cushion over Martin Lowy…
#OppiEuros2014 – Irish boys could not maintain their two top-20 rankings in today's second day of competition at the Optimst European Championships on Dublin Bay where there have been dramatic changes in positions at the Royal St. George hosted event.…
#vor – Iker Martínez will again be leading the Spanish challenge for the Volvo Ocean Race in 2014-15, his team confirmed today. The 37-year-old Basque sailor, who has just been crowned European champion in the Nacra 17 multihull class, is…
#isafyouthworlds – Ireland's Laser Radial Boys racer Seafra Guilfoyle was all smiles after the first day of racing at the ISAF Youth Worlds in Tavira in Portugal today with good reason, he holds the lead in the 57-boat fleet. Royal Cork's…
Ireland In the Mix As Optimist Europeans Kick Off With Big Breeze on Dublin Bay
14th July 2014 Optimist
#OptiEuros2014 – Ireland has got off to an exceptional start at the massive 254–boat Optimist European Championships on Dublin Bay this afternoon. Exceeding expectations of top half results, the top Irish under–16 sailors are placed tenth and 17th in the…
#safetyonthewater – Irish Water Safety (IWS) has appealed to the public to stay vigilant around water and not to become another drowning statistic. This appeal comes in the wake of IWS drowning statistics for 2013 which recorded 91 drownings, the…
#malahide – Malahide Yacht Club's annual cruiser regatta, sponsored by SPAR, attracted 24 boats in three classes who sailed two back-to-back races on courses set by PRO Neil Murphy in light southerly to south-easterly breezes. Class 2 and 3 did…
#classicboats – Panerai British Classic Week 2014 got off to a spectacular start off Cowes today with an opening race in dappled sunlight under scudding clouds and a variable west to northwesterly wind ranging from sub ten to almost twenty…
