ILCA Worlds 2026
Irish Olympian Eve McMahon produced a strong final-day performance to win the ILCA 6 Coaches Regatta on Dublin Bay, overturning an overnight deficit to claim overall victory in a fleet packed with Olympic sailors and international contenders. The Howth Yacht…
Olympic medallist Pavlos Kontides and US sailor Charlotte Rose hold the overall leads after six races of the ILCA Coaches Regatta in Dún Laoghaire. Three more races were completed on Dublin Bay on Saturday in sharply contrasting conditions. Competitors raced…
A fleet featuring Olympic medallists and some of the world's leading ILCA sailors completed three races on the opening day of the ILCA Coaches Regatta in Dún Laoghaire on Friday. The three-day event runs through to Sunday and serves as…
Twenty-five National-level Results Managers from clubs across Ireland gathered at the National Yacht Club last Saturday for an advanced Race Results Management course. The event marked a first of its kind, bringing together officials from across the country ahead of…
Dun Laoghaire’s Hosting of ILCA Worlds 2026 is Ireland’s Sailing Highlight for Next Season
20th December 2025 W M Nixon
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel that has been The Claustrophobia of Centenaries through 2025’s sailing season in Ireland. For in looking forward to 2026, it’s like a breath of fresh air to realise that next year’s…
The International Laser Class Association (ILCA) has published the Notice of Race for its 2026 World Championships in Dun Laoghaire, confirming a major update to the event’s format. As Afloat reported in October, publication of the Notice of Race was…
The 2026 ILCA World Championships will take place on Dublin Bay, but a prepared Notice of Race (NOR) document setting out how the event will be governed will not be published until after the World Sailing Conference in November. Irish…
Dun Laoghaire Unveils 2026 ILCA Sailing World Championship Event Logo
13th October 2025 ILCA Worlds 2026
Work on staging the 2026 ILCA World Championships on Dublin Bay is gathering pace along Dun Laoghaire’s waterfront, with organisers unveiling the official event logo this week. As regular Afloat readers know, Ireland secured the bid last June to host the double…
Dun Laoghaire to Host Two Major Olympic Class World Sailing Championships in 2026
10th June 2025 Laser
Dun Laoghaire on Dublin Bay has won an international bid to stage, for the first time on Irish waters, a double Olympic Class World Championships in the summer of 2026. Ireland's biggest sailing centre is set to host the 2026…
