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Pat Kelly’s Storm from Rush and Howth crew celebrate victory in the Irish J109 National Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club, securing three wins from four races to claim the overall title.
The North Dublin Storm crew made a statement of their intent when they took an emphatic win in 'storm' conditions on Saturday in the first race of the Irish J109 National Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Saturday…
Johnny Treanor’s ValenTina celebrate the win at the J Cup IRC class after four closely fought races at the Royal Irish Yacht Club.
In the J Cup Ireland IRC class, the tie-break rule was needed to decide the winner in a modest two-boat class. The J122 ValenTina and the J112 The Big Picture each finished on four points after four races and one…
Ram Jam, helmed by Austin Kenny of the Royal Irish Yacht Club, celebrates victory in the Irish J80 National Championships after winning two races in a ten-boat fleet at Dun Laoghaire.
In the 2025 J80 National Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Dublin Bay, Ram Jam took top honours. Austin Kenny’s entry from the host club won two races and counted just five points. More moderate conditions prevailed on…
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Strong southerly winds got the first race of the J109 National Championships off to a spectacular start at the Royal Irish Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire on Saturday (6th Setpember). Pat Kelly’s Storm from Rush Sailing Club and Howth Yacht…
Competitors in the Royal Irish J Cup Ireland 2025, supported by Viking Marine, will race J109 (above), J80, J24 and Mixed IRC J Boats in Dublin Bay for national and overall titles this September.
The Royal Irish Yacht Club has announced its September 2025 J Cup will incorporate the J109 National Championships and J80 National Championships and be supported by Viking Marine.  The J Cup Ireland 2025 will take place in Dublin Bay from 6–7…
John and Suzie Murphy's J109 Outrajeous crew were the J109 IRC division winners and the Northern Trust 2024 J Cup overall winners on Dublin Bay. Royal Irish Yacht Club rear commodore Colin Galavan (left) presents the prizes to the Howth crew. From left Rory (Badger) O'Sullivan- Bow, Cuan Whelan- Mast, Neil Spain- Helm, (Key Yachting Rep), Suzie Murphy- Pit, John Murphy- Main. Not in photo but on board for J Cup - Paddy Good-Trim, Aoife McDonald- Nav, Killian Collins-Tactics, Ross Mc Donald- Trim/Technical, Thomas Murphy- Mid Bow
John and Suzie Murphy's J109 Outrajeous was the top performer – by a distance – in the IRC division of the Northern Trust J Cup, sailed at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Dublin Bay.  Having taken an overnight lead on…
John Maybury's Joker II crew celebrate their win of the J109 European Championships by a point after six races sailed at the J Cup Regatta at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Dublin Bay. From left, Shane Keogh, Michelle Fitzgerald, John Maybury, Nick Kelly, Malcolm Moir, Irene Sorohan, Adrian (Jack) Mulligan. Not pictured Lisa Tait and Mark Mansfield.
John Maybury's Joker II of the host club moved from second place overnight to win the J109 European Championships by a point on Sunday after six races sailed at the J Cup Regatta at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Dublin…
Mikey Carroll's Kinsailor crew from Kinsale Yacht Club were the J24 class winners at the Northern Trust J Cup winners at the Royal Irish Yacht Club
In the J24 Leinster championships at the Northern Trust J Cup at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Sunday, Mikey Carroll's Kinsailor topped the eight-boat fleet on six points from recently crowned IRC Three ICRA champion Jupiter (Conor Haughton, Jonny…
Pat O'Neill (left) with his national championship winning J80 crew at the Northern Trust J Cup on Dublin Bay
Defending J80 Irish champion Pat O'Neill, sailing Mojo from Howth, successfully defended his title in a six-boat J80 national championship fleet with four wins after six races sailed on Sunday at the J Cup Regatta at the Royal Irish Yacht Club…
Mikey Carroll's Kinsailor (file photo) tops the eight boat J24 fleet at the Northern Trust J Cup on Dublin Bay
 Defending Northern Trust J Cup Champion Pat O'Neill, sailing Mojo from Howth, leads in the six-boat J80 national championship fleet on four points after two races sailed on Saturday at the J Cup Regatta at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on…
Brian and John Hall's National Yacht Club J109 Something Else (file photo) leads at the J109 Europeans on Dublin Bay
Brian and John Hall's National Yacht Club J109 Something Else leads the J109 European Championships after two races sailed on Saturday at the J Cup Regatta at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Dublin Bay. The Hall's score of 1,2 puts…
John and Suzie Murphy's J109 Outrajeous leads the Northern Trust J Cup IRC division by two points
National IRC One Cruiser Champion John and Suzie Murphy's J109 Outrajeous leads the Northern Trust J Cup IRC division by two points after two races sailed at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Dublin Bay. Howth clubmates Michael and Richard…
Three Dublin J109s that will contest the class European one design championships this weekend at the Northern Trust J Cup Ireland at the Royal Irish Yacht Club are (from left) IRL1141 Storm skippered by Pat Kelly of HYC/RSC; GBR1242R White Mischief Richard & Timothy Goodbody of the RIYC and  clubmate John Maybury in IRL1206  Joker 2
The Royal Irish Yacht Club is set to stage its second annual J Cup Ireland this weekend (September 7/8), the second of three big cruiser-racer events the Dun Laoghaire Harbour club is staging this September. Three champions from last weekend's IRC…
Jonathan Anderson's Scottish J122E yacht 'El Gran Senor', pictured leading the Sovereign's Cup Coastal Division in the first race off Kinsale in 2023. The boat, which now has new owners, Peter Dunlop and Vicky Cox, will be renamed 'Mojito' and will take part in the 2024 ISORA races, the IRC Welsh Championships, Cork Week, the J Cup, IRC Europeans, and the ICRA Nationals before returning to Wales for the Pwllheli Challenge at the end of September
The potent J122E cruiser-racer Scottish 'El Gran Senor' from the Clyde Cruising Club will be renamed under new ownership when she embarks on her 2024 summer season, which includes next month's ISORA 2024 Offshore Series on the Irish Sea, Cork…
Valentina, the Dun Laoghaire Harbour-based J112E debuted at the J Cup UK 2023 and the inaugural Irish J Cup in her home waters of Dublin Bay
September's J Cup Ireland gets an early preview on Friday when J boat agents for Ireland, Key Yachting, will host a special gathering for J Boat and Grand Soleil sailors at the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Key…
September's ICRA National Championships kickstarts three weeks of top-class cruiser racing at the Royal Irish Yacht Club in 2024, with the J Cup Ireland and IRC European Championships also being staged by the Dun Laoghaire Harbour club
In 2024, the Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC) in Dun Laoghaire Harbour will host a unique schedule of major sailing championships, promising three weeks of 'premiere keelboat racing', representing a major boost to sailing on the capital's waters.  ICRA Nationals 2024…

J Cup Ireland

The inaugural 2023 J Cup Ireland will take place from 26th to the 27th of August at the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, on Dublin Bay.

At a Glance - J-Cup Ireland 2024

The Key Yachting J-Cup Ireland 2024 will take place on September 7th-8th at the Royal Irish Yacht Club.

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