Irish Sailing League Cancelled Again Over Low Entries

17th April 2026

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Start stalled: Racing in Dún Laoghaire is called off as Irish Sailing League 2026 falls to low entry numbers, marking a second consecutive cancellation for the national series organisers

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 made a strong debut in 2024 but its second edition was also cancelled in 2025.

The 2025 instalment had been set for May 10–11, but did not proceed for the same reason.

The cancellation is a setback for organisers who had invested significant effort in planning the event.

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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.