Irish Sailing League
The Irish Sailing League 2026 event in Dún Laoghaire has been cancelled due to insufficient entries. Organisers confirmed the decision ahead of this weekend’s scheduled racing, citing a lack of entries submitted in time. As Afloat reported previously, the league…
Irish Sailing League 2026 Set for April Showdown in Dún Laoghaire
7th February 2026 Irish Sailing League
The Irish Sailing League 2026 will take place from 18–19 April at the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire. Racing will be contested in identical J80 one-design keelboats. Each team will consist of five mixed-gender sailors representing their home…
'Huge Disappointment' as 2025 Irish Sailing League Postponed at Dun Laoghaire
30th April 2025 Irish Sailing League
The 2025 edition of the Irish Sailing League, due to sail off Dun Laoghaire on May 10th, has been postponed. Organisers say the decision is 'hugely disappointing', as they had put all the ingredients in place to improve the event…
The second edition of the Irish Sailing League is just a month away. Promoter Kenneth Rumball is encouraging participants to secure their entries. This year's event features a one-design keelboat fleet and robotic marks. It also enjoys support from Dun…
Kinsale Yacht Club Seeks New Team to Defend Irish Sailing League Title in 2025
4th March 2025 Kinsale
Kinsale Yacht Club is seeking expressions of interest from its members to field a new team to defend the club’s Irish Sailing League title. Last year, with Sam Hunt at the helm and ably assisted by Ben Fusco, Mikey Carroll,…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour played host to the official launch of the 2025 Irish Sailing League, (ISL) on Thursday (February 20th), a team competition that builds on the success of its inaugural event held in April 2024 Scheduled to take place…
Schull Harbour Sailing Club Enters 2025 Irish Sailing League
10th February 2025 Irish Sailing League
The Irish Sailing League welcomes its first entry for the 2025 edition from Schull Harbour Sailing Club in West Cork. The young team from Schull impressed last year, having barely competed in a keelboat and then jumped into the J80…
After its inaugural success in 2024, the Irish Sailing League returns for 2025 on the 10th and 11th of May. With Sam Hunt at the helm, Kinsale Yacht Club emerged as the top sailing club in Ireland after two days…
Kinsale Yacht Club Clinch Inaugural Irish Sailing League Title on Dublin Bay
22nd April 2024 Irish Sailing League
Kinsale Yacht Club emerged as the winner of the inaugural Irish Sailing League 2024 after 20 races sailed off Dun Laoghaire on Sunday. The light wind league was hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club and organised by Kenny Rumball and…
Irish Sailing League Signs Up Ten Teams and Pioneers Robotic Marks for Inaugural April Event
13th April 2024 Irish Sailing League
The Irish Sailing League’s inaugural event is due to kick off next weekend, the 20th and 21st of April, and it's shaping up to be one super kick-off event! The league now has an entry list of 10 teams signed…
It seems that the Irish Sailing League is going to be a big success this year! We're receiving a lot of enquiries and entries on our website, and we're expecting to reach our maximum capacity of 16 boats very soon.…
Five Yacht Clubs Sign Up for Irish Sailing League 2024 – Still Room for More!
22nd March 2024 Irish Sailing League
With five of the biggest yacht clubs drawn from the south and east coasts already signed up, the inaugural Irish Sailing League 2024, due to kick off in a month's time, is looking great! The initial clubs that have committed…
Irish Sailing League on the Right Track for Its Inaugural Season
12th March 2024 Irish Sailing League
Steady entries are coming in for the Irish Sailing League with the inaugural event coming over the weekend of 20-21 April, as Kenneth Rumball writes. We are delighted to welcome two more clubs to the entry list who committed over…
Irish Sailing League 2024 Gears Up For April Start in J80s With Howth, Kinsale and Royal Cork Yacht Clubs Signed Up
7th March 2024 Irish Sailing League
Kinsale Yacht Club, Howth Yacht Club and Royal Cork are the first teams to sign up for the Irish Sailing League 2024, which promises to decide who is the best sailing club in the country and then the world!' League…
The Irish Sailing League, which was due to commence on Dublin Bay this weekend, has been postponed until later in the 2023 season. The organisers have cited a number of reasons for postponing the event, with various factors affecting the…
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Irish Sailing League 2023: 'You Have Spoken, We Have Listened!'
27th April 2023 Irish Sailing League
We have decided to make a few tweaks to the inaugural Irish Sailing League format for 2023. We appear to have been slightly over-ambitious for the 2023 kick-off So what are the major changes to the NOR? We have dropped…
