Dun Laoghaire Regatta: Coastal Cruisers News and Results

Nigel Biggs Checkmate XX sails to victory in the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Coastal Class, securing first place with a final score of 3 points and showcasing an impressive performance throughout the biennial races

Biggs' Checkmate XX Dominates Coastal Class in Final Race of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta

13th July 2025 DL Regatta: Coastal

You'd have thought that, with the varied selection of 24 boats large and small in the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Coastal Class, somebody might have dented Nigel Biggs' straight run with the First 50 Checkmate XX (Howth YC). Not so. …

Nigel Biggs at the helm of Checkmate, the overall champion of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, pictured leading the Bay race, the opening fixture of the 2025 event.

Checkmate XX Champions Make Strong Opening Title Defence in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Bay Race

11th July 2025 Volvo Regatta

The overall Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Champions, Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen in Checkmate, put down a stout defence of their 2023 title by winning the opening Bay Race of the 2025 event on Thursday (10 July). Racing again in…

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta gears up for four days of racing on Dublin Bay

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2025: Previewing the IRC Cruiser Racer Favourites on Dublin Bay

9th July 2025 Volvo Regatta

Singer Neil Young's superyacht may have sailed away, but Dun Laoghaire is about to rock again this Thursday as European champions are among 100-plus cruiser racers competing for IRC honours as part of Ireland's biggest sailing event, Volvo Dun Laoghaire…

Co-skipper Dave Cullen steers the First 50 Checkmate XX from Howth Yacht Club to victory at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta in the offshore class

‘It’s a Platform for Us to Enjoy Our Sailing’: Nigel Biggs on the Secret of Checkmate XX’s 2023 Success

10th July 2023 Volvo Regatta

Checkmate XX won in the offshore class in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Sunday (9 July), making it a double of offshore wins in the Sovereign and VDLR this season. Prior to the event, Afloat.ie asked co-skipper Nigel Biggs about…

Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen of Howth with the First 50 Checkmate XX were crowned winners of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Offshore fleet

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Offshore Fleet’s Checkmate XX Checks Out With Overall Win

9th July 2023 DL Regatta: Coastal

In many ways, the competition on the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta offshore race series was the most interesting of all even with only three races, as the limited number of contests was more than offset by the variety in size…

J/109 Mojito (Vicky Cox & Peter Dunlop, Pwllheli SC) were the second race winners in the offshore class of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta

J109 Mojito Sparkles Offshore at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta

8th July 2023 Volvo Regatta

With thirty offshore miles to race and the finishers ranging in size from 30ft to 50ft, it was no surprise that the finish times between the Dun Laoghaire pierheads for the Offshore Class were spread over an hour in Saturday's Volvo…

Frank Whelan's big canting-keel Elliott 57 Opal from Greystones took line honours in the 30-mile offshore

Gran Senor Tops Offshore Fleet in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta's First Race

7th July 2023 DL Regatta: Coastal

Scotland's leading offshore skipper Jonathan Anderson seems to have gone native in Dun Laoghaire, as he registers himself and his J/122 El Gran Senor as racing for the Royal Irish YC in the crack Offshore Class of the 2023 Volvo…

Royal Irish JPK 10.80, Rockabill VI won the race, the Lyver Trophy and RORC medallion

Royal Irish's Rockabill VI is Lyver Trophy Race Winner After 12-Hour Heavy Weather Race Across the Irish Sea

2nd July 2023 ISORA

Royal Irish Yacht Club's Paul O'Higgins sailing Rockabill VI won Saturday's 12-hour Lyver Trophy Race from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire. The line honours winner in the tough test across the Irish Sea was Andrew & Sam Hall's J125 Jackknife. The fixture was also…

First 50 Checkmate XX (Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen) is expected to be a the top of the Coastal Division of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Thursday

Fastnet Race Entry Checkmate XX is a Coastal Division Favourite at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta

2nd July 2023 DL Regatta: Coastal

Two Irish hopes in this month's prestigious Rolex Fastnet Race from Cowes will compete first this week in a 20-boat Coastal Class at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR). Pundits say the pre-event favourite must be the First 50 Checkmate XX, fresh from…

ISORA champion, the J109 Mojito from Pwllheli Sailing Club in North Wales, competes this Saturday in the annual RORC Lyver Race from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire

RORC Lyver Race from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire is Start of Royal Dee Offshore Championship Series

28th June 2023 ISORA

Saturday's Lyver Trophy Race Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire Offshore Race marks the arrival of competitors from across the Irish Sea for next week's big one, the 350-boat Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta. With a declared entry of 18 boats, the weekend…

Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2025 Coastal Class

Pre-event favourites in the Coastal A division must be the First 50 Checkmate XX, fresh from its victory in the Sovereign's Cup.

J109 Ruth, the reigning ISORA champ, is the Coastal B division favourite.

Four races and one discard will be held for the coastal division under International Race Officer Con Murphy.

The course will be decided on race day and communicated to each skipper via a dedicated Offshore WhatsApp group at least one hour prior to the start.

The finish will be between the Pier Ends at the Dun Laoghaire Harbour entrance. The finishing time will be taken from the Yellowbrick tracker system.

The class will be the first to start on Thursday, with the new Bay Race. Coastal starts at 1055 on Saturday and 0955 on Sunday.

The courses will use DBSC Marks, Volvo Yellow inflatable Top Hat and Shipping Navigation Marks.

Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2025 Coastal Class A Entries

GBR 9470 Banshee Corby 33 1.032 / 1.087 Charlie FRIZE Clyde Cruising Club

IRL 35950 Aurelia J122 / 1.000 Chris Patanne POWER SMITH RSGYC

IRL 13500 D-Tox X-35 David O BRIEN Neill MASTERSON NYC

IRL 5880 Pillaban 1.020 / 1.002 David TOWNEND Paul RODIN, Pablo CELIS RIYC

GBR 9740R SloopjohnT Swan 40 1.026 Iain THOMSON Clyde cruising club

GBR 7536R Hot Cookie Sunfast 3600 1.032 / 1.035 John O'GORMAN Alan DWYER NYC

IRL 3721 ValenTina J112eGP 1.048 / 1.102 Johnny TREANOR RIYC

GBR 34R Xaviera X4 Jonathan ANDERSON

IRL 66 Checkmate XX First 50 Nigel BIGGS HYC

IRL 10800 Rockabill VI JPK 10.8 1.050 / 1.121 Paul O'HIGGINS Conor O'HIGGINS, Philip CONNOR, James GUNN, John KELLY RIYC

IRL 4007 Tsunami First 40.7 1.049 / 1.050 Peter RYAN National Yacht Club

GBR 4822R Mojito J/122E 1.087 Peter Victoria DUNLOP COX Pwllheli SC

GBR 1030X Coquine JPK1030 1.022 Ronan MOONEY RIYC

GBR 704R Game Changer Beneteau 40.7 1.036 / 1.091 Shaun DOUGLAS RUYC

Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2025 Coastal Class B Entries

IRL 9898 Indecision J109 1.003 / 0.945 Declan HAYES Dan BIRCH, Bryan DOHERTY, Philip DUFFY, Patrick HALPENNY, Paul BURKE, Matt KENNEDY, Diane HANRAHAN, Louisa HAYES RIYC

IRL 811 RAPTOR Mills 30 CR 1.005 Fintan CAIRNS Denis HEWITT, Paul BRADLEY, Paul MOLLOY, Darius KRYZEVICIUS, Kate QUINN, Paddy BOYD, Barry ROSE, Ronan MOONEY RIYC

IRL 1129 Jump The Gun J109 1.002 / 0.975 John M KELLY RIYC

GBR 4933R Darling xx Xp 33 1.003 Nigel INGRAM Mathew INGRAM, Harry INGRAM, Mark CLOWES, Mark THOMPSON, Stephen WILLIAMS Pwllheli

GBR 9496T Bojangles J109 0.997 Paul HAMPSON

IRL 1367 Boomerang Beneteau 36.7 0.997 / 0.995 Paul KIRWAN Schull Harbour Sailing Club

IRL 44444 Magic Touch First 34.7 0.974 / 0.980 Steve HAYES GSC

IRL 1383 Ruth J109 1.007 Tom SHANAHAN NYC

GBR 2093R AndromedA Archambault A35 William PARTINGTON Pwllheli SC / South Caernarvonshire YC