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Dun Laoghaire Regatta: Cruisers Zero News and Results
John Minnis's A35 Final Call under spinnaker at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta's light air Saturday racing
Just two of three scheduled Cruisers IRC Zero races were managed on Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta's North course on Dublin Bay with the breeze working Saturday time after its leisurely start, but this was enough to provide a total of…
The Evans brothers The Big Picture, leading IRC Zero division of the Bay race, the opening fixture of the 2025 event.
The recently crowned Sovereign's Cup Class Zero Champion have staked their claim to the same title in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta by winning the opening Bay Race of the 2025 event on Thursday (10 July). Living up to her form guide, Michael…
Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta gears up for four days of racing on Dublin Bay
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…
Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, Ireland's largest sailing event, will take place from Thursday, July 10th, to Sunday, July 13th, 2025
Dun Laoghaire Harbour's combined waterfront yacht clubs have announced Volvo Car Ireland's continued title sponsorship of next July's Dun Laoghaire Regatta and published the Notice of Race (NOR) for Ireland's biggest sailing event in 2025. Ireland's largest regatta will take…
Paul O’Higgins’ JPK 10.80 Rockabill (RIYC) celebrate their IRC Zero win at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Sunday
The final two-race day of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023 went through with increasing speed as slowly brightening skies were matched by a steadily rising southerly - a sou’easter to seaward of the harbour, but distinct overtones of a sou’wester…
It was Super Saturday on Dublin Bay for VDLR23 Day 3, with brisk but very manageable sailing conditions matched by a brisk throughput of three races by the Race Teams, setting up everything nicely on track for two intense races…
Paul O'Higgin's well-proven JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI (RIYC) leads overall after three races sailed in Class IRC Zero of the 2023 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
You'll sometimes hear complaints that the impressive JPK range from France are marginally under-canvassed boats, but what's not to like about that when racing on Friday's slowly easing rough and tumble? Paul O'Higgin's well-proven JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI (RIYC) took…
Paul O'Higgins' champion offshore JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI will race in the VDLR Class Zero at this week's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
It may look like only half the size of the other IRC classes at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, but an 11-boat IRC Zero fleet is every bit as competitive as the other four and double the size of the 2019…

Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2025 Cruisers Zero

There will be an eight-boat entry of Cruisers Zero IRC boats competing at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2025: 

  1. GBR 7737R Impetuous Corby 37 1.089 Ben HODGES MILLER CROMPTON SCYC
  2. GBR 1681 Gelert Corby36 1.074 / 1.136 Brian DIXON Aaron WINSTANLEY, Mark DIXON, Rachel DIXON, Fin THOMSON, Tim EDWARDS Pwllheli SC
  3. IRL 1003 FINAL CALL II ARCHAMBAULT A35 John MINNIS RUYC
  4. IRL 6888 El Pocko Puma 42 Jonathan NICHOLSON RSGYC
  5. IRL 9494 Victric 3 Dubois 33 Michael BROWNE RNIYC / SLYC
  6. IRL tba The Big Picture j112e Michael Richard EVANS HYC
  7. IRL 4240 Prima Forte 1.076 / 1.075 Patrick BURKE Dermot DESMOND, Fergus RIGLEY, RIYC
  8. IRL 2237 WOW X-Treme 37 1.124 / 1.097 Timothy KANE RIYC