One Week to Go to Irish Sailing Awards

30th January 2018

Who will be Sailor of the Year for 2017? All will be revealed on February 9

Nearly one week to go before the Volvo Irish Sailing Awards, and the judges have been weighing up the nominations for the very last time. You still have time to register for tickets for the Awards, taking place in the RDS Dublin on the evening of Friday 9 February. And you can win a trip to the final of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 into the bargain too!

This year as well as the overall Afloat.ie award the night also celebrates heroism and rescue on the high seas, the young talent storming their way up the ranks, the training centres and instructors setting the standards in teaching, the plethora of people who compete around Ireland and further afield, and the volunteers who make it all happen. Irish Sailing is flying over Santiago Alegre from Spain and Simon Hoffman from Australia. These two young men saved the life of Johnny Durcan, one of Irish Sailing's High Performance sailors this summer in California, and we’ll be talking to them to hear what happened.

Please register for your free tickets at [email protected]

Win a trip to the Final of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18!

To celebrate Volvo Car Ireland’s sponsorship of Irish Sailing and the Volvo Irish Sailing Awards, Volvo are offering you the chance to win a trip for two to witness the final of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018.

The Final will take place in Scheveningen Harbour, The Hague, Netherlands in June 2018. The prize includes two nights accommodation in a four star hotel for two people, dinner on both nights and a tour of the Volvo Ocean Race village.

To enter simply click on the link below and sign up for a test drive at your local Volvo Dealer between now and the 8th of February. The winner will be announced on the 9th of February at the Volvo Irish Sailing Awards here.

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Irish Sailing

The Irish Sailing Association, also known as Irish Sailing, is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing in Ireland.

Founded in 1945 as the Irish Dinghy Racing Association, it became the Irish Yachting Association in 1964 and the Irish Sailing Association in 1992.

Irish Sailing is a Member National Authority (MNA) of World Sailing and a member of the Olympic Federation of Ireland.

The Association is governed by a volunteer board, elected by the member clubs. Policy Groups provide the link with members and stakeholders while advising the Board on specialist areas. There is a professional administration and performance staff, based at the headquarters in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Core functions include the regulation of sailing education, administering racing and selection of Irish sailors for international competition. It is the body recognised by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for nominating Irish qualified sailors to be considered for selection to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games. Irish sailors have medalled twice at the Olympics – David Wilkins and Jamie Wikinson at the 1980 games, and Annalise Murphy at the 2016 games.

The Association, through its network of clubs and centres, offers curriculum-based training in the various sailing, windsurfing and powerboating disciplines. Irish Sailing qualifications are recognised by Irish and European Authorities. Most prominent of these are the Yachtmaster and the International Certificate of Competency.

It runs the annual All-Ireland Championships (formerly the Helmsman’s Championship) for senior and junior sailors.

The Association has been led by leading lights in the sailing and business communities. These include Douglas Heard, Clayton Love Junior, John Burke and Robert Dix.

Close to 100 sailors have represented Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Membership of Irish Sailing is either by direct application or through membership of an affiliated organisation. The annual membership fee ranges from €75 for families, down to €20 for Seniors and Juniors.