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Racing at the first-ever Northern Ireland IRC championships on Belfast Lough
What a difference a day makes! John Stanley-Whyte's J109 Blue Jay from Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club, Scotland, outshone the overnight leader, John Minnis's Archambault 35 Final Call II, to win the first-ever Northern Ireland championships in the Irish…
England holds a commanding lead in the Irish Sea Nations Cup after Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
The standings in the Nations Cup after Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta and before this weekend's Northern Ireland IRC Championships on Belfast Lough show England with an unassailable lead.  The overall Irish Sea Nations' Cup will be awarded at Royal Ulster…
Leading IRC 1 after three races is John Minnis’s Archambault 35 Final Call II at the Northern Ireland IRC Championships on Belfast Lough
It has been a sports-filled day in Northern Ireland today (July 19th). Up on the North Coast, there is golf at The Open in Portrush, from Australia we see the British and Irish Lions secured a victory in their first…
John Minnis' Final Call II was the winner of VDLR's IRC Zero class on the eve of the inaugural Northern Ireland IRC Championships
John Minnis' Final Call II returns to Belfast Lough fresh from victory at last weekend's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta that saw a three-way tie for first place in IRC Zero. The Final Call campaign will be looking for more silverware…
England's Headhunter (Ovington/Batchelor) of the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club.  England leads the inaugural Irish Sea Nations' Cup of sailing after the first two events
England leads the inaugural Irish Sea Nations' Cup of sailing after the first two events - the Welsh IRC Championships and the Scottish Series. The top-scoring boat at the Welsh IRC event was Xpletive (Mike Crompton) from South Caernarvonshire Yacht…
The on-form National Yacht Club J109 Something Else (Brian Hall) from Dublin Bay is contesting the 2025 Scottish Series on the Clyde
The National Yacht Club's potent J109 Something Else (Brian Hall) from Dublin Bay starts the Scottish Series on Friday, May 23rd, along with Dun Laoghaire Harbour clubmates Johnny Treanor's J112 Valentina and Pat Hogan's Dehler 30, No Xcuse. Johnny Treanor's…
The Welsh National Sailing Academy and Event Centre, Plas Heli
Entries are now open for the IRC Welsh Nationals, the first event of the inaugural Irish Sea Nations Cup. The open event will be co-hosted by Royal Dee Yacht Club and Pwllheli Sailing Club at the Welsh National Sailing Academy…
Ryan Wilson's MAT 1010 Elixir from Quoile YC is one of four Northern Ireland yachts currently registered for the 2025 Scottish Series in May
There are 69 boats on the registered interest list for the Scottish Series Regatta in May 2025, and of these, four are from Northern Ireland. The Clyde Cruising Club, which organises the event, has said, "Interest has surpassed expectations at…
Sailing camaraderie awaits at the Irish Sea Nations Cup 2025. Nations will compete across four key regattas, culminating in Bangor in July. Who will take home the prestigious cup?
The countdown is on for the Irish Sea Nations Cup 2025, the new sailing competition that promotes regional engagement. Organised by the founders of prominent events like the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, the IRC Welsh Championships and the Scottish Series,…
Four regattas in 2025 will form the Irish Sea Nation’s Cup competition, promoting goodwill and participation among visiting yachts.
Organisers have formally announced details of the 2025 combined regatta initiative for teams from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England and Ireland. Following an inaugural meeting last December, four 2025 regattas in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Wales have combined to…
The inaugural meeting of Irish Sea Regatta organisers included (from left) Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Chairman Don O’Dowd, Brian Craig of Dun Laoghaire Regatta, Scottish Series Chairman Roddy Angus from the Clyde Cruising Club, Bangor Regatta's Rory Flannigan, ISORA's Peter Ryan and Paddy Boyd (VDLR Director). Stephen Tudor of the Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre joined the meeting online with South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club Commodore Mark Thompson, Liverpool Yacht Club's Vice President Paul Hampson and Royal Dee YC's Catherine Hartley
A 2025 Nations Cup competition between six teams bordering the Irish Sea is just one of the positive outcomes of Wednesday's (December 2nd) high-level inaugural meeting of Irish Sea Regatta organisers at Dun Laoghaire Harbour.  In what is billed as…

About the Irish Sea Nation’s Cup

Four regattas in 2025 in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Wales have combined to develop the Irish Sea Nation’s Cup, fostering goodwill and encouraging regatta participation by visiting yachts.

The regattas are:

  • May 2-4 IRC Welsh Championships
  • May 23-26 Scottish Series
  • July 10-13 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
  • July 19-20 Northern Ireland IRC Championship

After all four regattas, the winning nation will be awarded the Irish Sea Nation’s Cup.

Each nation will be ranked in order depending on the performance of the best keelboat of that nation at the regatta. Bonus points will be awarded to the Nation with the best percentage of visiting boats,