Maurice O'Connell
Maurice 'Prof' O'Connell is a partner in North Sails Ireland. He is also a professional sailor, sailing & life/business coach and sailing media analyst/commentator.
In 2018 he again won his class in the Round Ireland Race and in 2019 finished 2nd in the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race - 10 years after he won it!
Also in 2019, he was providing expert commentary and analysis in studio for the SSL Star Europeans in Garda, Italy and SSL finals in Nassau.
Full bio here.
NPC CROSS-CUT sails do exactly what they’re designed to do. Hold their shape. Stay consistent. Perform over time. That’s the North Sails Advantage. Discover more here Please contact your local experts here in Ireland for more details. Nigel Young, Maurice…
North Sails Ireland has a limited run of 0.75oz and 1.5oz GREEN "NorLon" spinnaker fabric for both cruising and racing boats. It is priced to move FAST — both off the shelves and on the water! To date, we have…
Victory Awaits With North Sails’ Black Friday Offers — But Act Fast
25th November 2025 North Sails Ireland
What a year it’s been for North Sails’ One Design customers — over 30 world championship titles and counting, including our very own Headcase team; the J24 Worlds; and Europeans winners in the same year. Respect! So, if your chosen…
Hello sailors! North Sails is having one of its best years ever. In One Design fleets worldwide, there is hardly a week that goes by without us seeing an internal memo about a North Sails-powered World and / or European…
Dragons, Fireballs, Flying Fifteens, J24s, J80s, National 18s, Puppeteers, Rankins, and Water Wags—the One Design list goes on. North Sails build One Design sails that win championships all over Ireland. Contact us today and take your place on the podium.…
North Sails Ireland Update - Seattle, Cowes, Palma, America's Cup, Aerotech and Especially - The Last Of The Winter Discounts
25th October 2024 North Sails Ireland
I hope everyone is looking forward to their winter sailing! After the hecticness of the "treble" in Dun Laoghaire in late August / early September, I spent a week in Seattle working with North U at a J80 performance race…
North Sails One Design Savings - Come Here and Get Them - Then Go Out There and Get 'Em!
1st October 2024 North Sails Ireland
Hi everyone, Some more good news from your team here at North Sails Ireland.... Our One Design sails have won so many World, Continental, National and Regional Championships this year already - it has been absolutely epic. It's also been…
The Maples Group European IRC Championships last weekend rounded out a MASSIVE three weekends of racing on Dublin Bay. Congratulations to the team in the Royal Irish YC for running the UNIO ICRAs, the Northern Trust Ireland J-Cup and the…
What a TREMENDOUS event that just was! Three days of racing in a combination of windward/leeward and round-the-can courses makes for happy sailors. The triangles elicited some debate with the supertight first reaches necessitating a call between a running kite…
North Sails Price Period Discounts - There is NO Better Time to Buy
27th August 2024 North Sails Ireland
Hello Sailors, Here at North Sails Ireland, we've had a fantastic year so far. Our clients have raced all over the country and have travelled to majestic spots all over the world. Well done everybody - we love seeing you…
Volvo Cork Week 2024 has just been and gone in a FLASH. Huge congratulations and thanks to the fantastic team in Royal Cork YC for another wonderful event. For us here at North Sails Ireland, it's been a stellar event!…
Hi everyone, North Sails Ireland is just coming up for air from a tremendous WAVE Regatta in Howth. It was a hugely successful event for us, and we are delighted and grateful to you all. Check out Annraoi Blaney's beautiful…
Hello everyone, Lovely weather, wasn't it for the past few days? You might be surprised to hear that over 50% of our business is in cruising sails. Here are some lovely pictures of our wonderful cruising clients' sails in action!…
Hello everyone, I am just back from coaching at the Etchells Worlds in Fremantle, Australia, so I am just coming up for air and wanted to share some news about North Sails Ireland. It's always an exciting time for us…
Introducing North Sails RENEW - a Sustainable Sailcloth for Cruising
24th January 2024 North Sails Ireland
A belated Happy New Year, everyone. We hope you are all safe and sound from Isha and survived recent storms, Isha and Jocelyn! I am bringing you some wonderful news from our North Sails product development teams. At the Dusseldorf…
North Sails BLACK FRIDAY - 10% Off On One Design Sails - This Week Only
21st November 2023 North Sails Ireland
FAST sails simplify tactics and make everything easier! Flying Fifteen sailors Niall and Nicky Meagher powering upwind with their North Sails FR-3 and NXG-3 genoa Photo: Maurice O'Connell / North Sails North Sails has powered thousands of one-design victories; this…
One Design racing can be the toughest arena of them all - every tiny mistake is punished, and boatspeed is KING. FAST sails help simplify tactics and make everything easier! North Sails has powered thousands of one-design victories, and this…
Victory was hard fought for Barry Cunningham and his team at the J109 National Championship on Dublin Bay last weekend. The team felt they underperformed in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta so it was fantastic for this one to go their…
North Sails Powers Ireland's "Headcase" to Victory in the J24 Europeans on Lake Balaton
28th August 2023 North Sails Ireland
Huge congratulations to Cillian Dickson, Ryan Glynn, Marcus Ryan, Louis Mulloy and Sam O'Byrne for winning the J24 Europeans on "Headcase" over the weekend. Tremendous stuff, guys! Here's what trimmer Sam O'Byrne had to say after the event:- "We are…
Winter Discounts Now Live as North Sails Ireland Hails Successful 2023 Season
24th August 2023 North Sails Ireland
It’s been another fantastic season so far for North Sails and our wonderful clients. On the inshore racing side, we’ve had podium successes this summer across almost all the classes at the Sovereign’s Cup in Kinsale, the Volvo Dun Laoghaire…
