Momentum Builds for the 2025 Irish Sailing League

18th April 2025

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Sailors are preparing for the second 2025 Irish Sailing League at the Royal Irish Yacht Club, where all equipment is provided Credit: Afloat

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 Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

The Royal Irish Yacht Club will serve as the host venue. Rumball notes, “Last year’s event showcased the tightest, fastest keelboat racing in the country.”

Competitors do not need to bring their own boats, as everything will be provided. "Just come along and race," he added.

The league returns to Dun Laoghaire this May where it is scheduled to take place over the weekend of the 10th & 11th of May.

As regular Afloat readers know, with Sam Hunt at the helm, Kinsale Yacht Club emerged as the top sailing club in Ireland after two days of 2024 competition on Dublin Bay.

Entries are currently being accepted here

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About the Irish Sailing League

The inaugural Irish Sailing League 2023, under the control of Kenneth Rumball, will be sailed over three weekends, in late June and early July, in Dun Laoghaire, and the plan is to race in Scotsman’s Bay vicinity.

In the first instance, each club is limited to one entry, but this may be increased based on the number of clubs wishing to participate. Worth noting, too, that in future years the plan would be to extend the event to include regional rounds in North, South, East and West.

Each Club must nominate a crew. The maximum crew number is 4, all members of the same club, and one crew must be female. The crew number and lineup cannot be changed later than seven days before the first race without a points penalty.