Tim Norwood Sweeps Dinghy Champions Cup Day One

4th October 2026

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Tim Norwood and Luke Donagh racing at the 2026 Irish Sailing Dinghy Champions Cup in Dún Laoghaire

Clean sweep: Tim Norwood and crew Luke Donagh celebrate on the water after taking three straight wins in Fleet A on the opening day of the Irish Sailing Dinghy Champions’ Cup at the Royal St George Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire. Credit: IS

Tim Norwood and Luke Donagh scored three straight wins as the Irish Sailing Dinghy Champions’ Cup opened at the Royal St George Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire.

Tim Norwood and crew Luke Donagh produced a clean sweep on the opening day of the Irish Sailing Dinghy Champions’ Cup at the Royal St George Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire on Saturday (October 3rd).

Norwood won all three races in Fleet A as 12 invited helms from across Irish dinghy sailing began the two-day contest, which is being sailed in supplied Melges 15s.

Thomas Chaix and Ben Chaix emerged on top in Fleet B, with Chaix securing his place in Sunday’s final stages.

Norwood and Chris Helme qualified directly from Fleet A, while Thomas Chaix and Sean Donnelly progressed from Fleet B.

That leaves two places in the six-boat final still to be decided, with the remaining contenders facing a repechage in the first race on Sunday morning.

The 12 invited helms are Ger Owens, Rachel Deasy, Chris Helme, Ian Croxon, Alan Carr, John O’Driscoll, Anna Lowes, Tom Coulter, Annalise Murphy, Sean Donnelly, Tim Norwood and Thomas Chaix, each racing with their chosen crew.

As Afloat reported in its Dinghy Champions’ Cup preview, the championship brings together leading sailors from classes including the GP14, Fireball, ILCA 7, Water Wag, Mermaid, Melges 15 and RS200.

Sunday’s racing begins with the repechage before the six qualifiers contest the decisive races for the 2026 Dinghy Champions’ Cup title.

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