Tom Dolan, Solo Sailor

Tom Dolan in Aviles, coming to terms with missing the podium by one second

Another Agonising Finish in Sight for Tom Dolan

7th August 2017 Tom Dolan

With just 19 miles to the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne tonight, Ireland’s solo sailor Tom Dolan is currently leading the Mini 650 Class in Stage 2 of the Transgascogne 2017 from Aviles in northwest Spain writes W M Nixon.…

When the going wasn’t so good. Tom Dolan making the best of light airs approaching Aviles at the end of Stage 1, when he lost third place by one second

Tom Dolan Fighting a Tactical Battle for Lead in Stage 2 of Transgascogne 2017

7th August 2017 Tom Dolan

Ireland’s Mini Transat entrant Tom Dolan has had to make some tough tactical decision in the 245-mile Stage 2 from Aviles in Spain back to les Sables d’Olonne in the Mini Transgascone 2017 writes W M Nixon. Although an anticipated…

Showing ahead – Ireland’s Tom Dolan is narrowly ahead in the 245-mile Mini 650 race from Aviles in Spain back to les Sables d’Olonne, Stage 2 of the Transgascogne 2017

Tom Dolan Leads in Stage 2 of Transgascogne 2017

6th August 2017 Tom Dolan

Ireland’s Tom Dolan has put the disappointment of losing third place by just one second in the outward leg of the Mini 650 Transgascogne Race 2017 from les Sables d’Olonne across the Bay of Bidcay to Aviles in northwest Spain…

Tom Dolan’s Pogo 3 IRL 910 is in the top rankings of the Mini 650 fleet, which starts Stage 2 of the Transgascogne 2017 from northwest Spain back to France today. Tom will be giving a presentaton at the Speaker Supper in the National Yacht Club on Thursday August 17th

Tom Dolan Starts Race Back to France Today

5th August 2017 Tom Dolan

The return stage to Les Sables d’Olonne of the Mini Class’s Transgascogne 2017 starts this afternoon off Aviles in Asturias on the north Spanish coast, with the 53-strong fleet knowing that Clarisse Cremer and Erwan Le Draoulec start respectively with…

Tom Dolan Misses Podium Place by One Second

2nd August 2017 Tom Dolan

As the leaders glided across the finish line in Aviles of Stage 1 of the Transgascogne 2017 this afternoon, Ireland’s Tom Dolan has had the torture of seeing a place on the podium slip through his finger by just one…

Cometh the hour, cometh the woman – Clarisse Cremer took the lead in the Transgascogne race today within eight miles of the finish at Aviles, and stayed in front to win.

Clarisse Cremer Wins Transgascogne with Nail-Biting Finish at Aviles for Tom Dolan

1st August 2017 Tom Dolan

Was he there in third with a podium place, or wasn’t he? For the second time in the Sables d’Olonne to Aviles stage of the Transgascogne 2017, Tom Dolan’s tracker on his Mini 650 IRL 910 failed to check in…

Tom Dolan – holding third with less than thirty miles to the finish of Stage 1 of Transgascogne 2017

Tom Dolan Lying Third in Final Thirty Miles of First Stage of Transgascogne 2017

1st August 2017 Tom Dolan

Tom Dolan’s Pogo 3 IRL 910 lies third in class this morning as the leaders go into the final thirty miles of the Les Sables D’Olonne to Aviles first stage of the Transgascogne 2017 writes W M Nixon Front runner Erwin…

With the wind on his starboard quarter, Tom Dolan is storming along for Aviles

Tom Dolan Gets to Grip With Lead in Close Second Place

31st July 2017 Tom Dolan

Ireland’s Tom Dolan has had a magic second afternoon in the first stage of the Transgascogne 2017 race from Les Sables d’Olonne to Aviles in northwest Spain. With the wind now round in the northeast, the Meathman has been revelling…

The start of the Transgascogne 2017 yesterday afternoon was bedevlled by the light winds which have resulted in a shortening of the course to Aviles by removing a first leg to Belle Ile.

Tom Dolan Up to Fifth Place & Closing on leader as Transgasogne 2017 Works the Tricky Biscay Winds

31st July 2017 Tom Dolan

With 138 miles to go to the finish of the first leg at Aviles in northwest Spain, Ireland’s Tom Dolan is coping well with the vagaries of the summer winds of the Bay of Biscay in the Mini 650 Transgascogne…

Tom Dolan in his Pogo 3 IRL 910. Although he has several sponsorship support packages in place, he still needs a main sponsor for the big event, the Mini-Transat in October, and so his boat is sailing the current Trans Gascogne 2017 under the name of Still Seeking A Sponsor

Tom Dolan Currently Eighth in Mini 650 Biscay Race

29th November -0001 Tom Dolan

Ireland’s solo sailor Tom Dolan currently lies a close 8th in the Mini 650 class in the Trans Gascogne Race 2017, which started yesterday from Les Sables d’Olonne writes W M Nixon. A two-stage event across the southern half of…

Solo sailor – NYC Commodore Ronan Beirne (left) salutes NYC member and Mini Transat entrant Tom Dolan in Dun Laoghaire

National Yacht Club's Tom Dolan Saluted for Mini Transat Campaign

14th July 2017 Tom Dolan

With 80–days to go to the 2017 Mini Transat Race, solo sailor Tom Dolan was in Dun Laoghaire at his club, the National Yacht Club, to coach some friends out in the bay in an evening of fresh winds. Tom…

Crowded finish – IRL 910 (Tom Dolan & Francois Jambou) coming in to Douarnenez ahead of the crowd for the 600-mile Mini-Fastnet finish, taking third just five minutes and twelve seconds behind the winner

Tom Dolan Gets on the Podium in Mini-Fastnet Despite Being Fouled by Fishing Net

28th June 2017 Tom Dolan

Tom Dolan and his co-skipper Francois Jambou are back up to speed in Brittany and well rested after a mixture of experiences in the Douarnenez Mini-Fastnet two-hander writes W M Nixon. The race to the Fastnet and back is part…

This is what it looks like when 62 boats are starting together in the Mini-Fastnet 2017 at Douarnenez. The best boats in the fleet are still close together after two days of racing, and Tm Dolan & Francois Jambou are doing well after rounding the Fastnet this morning at 0720 hrs Irish time, when they were making 8.3 knots

Tom Dolan Picks Up Places Getting Round Fastnet During Mini-Transat

20th June 2017 Tom Dolan

Perhaps it was the boost of racing along the coastline of his homeland, but through the early part of this morning Tom Dolan, sailing with Francoise Jambou in the 62-boat Two-Handed 600-mile Mini-Fastnet from Douarnenez, has moved up three places…

Handsome is as handsome does. Ian Lipinski’s scow-like Griffon.fr leads the fleet by a good margin as the 62 boats in the Mini-Fastnet 2017 take on the long haul from North Cornwall across to the next turn at the Stag Rocks in West Cork

Pace Easing for Dolan & Mini-Fastnet Competitors as Nor’East Winds Temporarily Soften

19th June 2017 Tom Dolan

The anticipated softening of the northeast wind which has been powering the fleet in the 600–mile two–handed Mini-Fastnet Race from Douarnenez in Brittanny to the famous rock, and back, has seen a slackening of the pace writes W M Nixon.…

The Sunday morning start for the Mini Fastnet fleet at Douarnenez. An upper limit of 70 had been set on entries, but during the final prep days, the numbers were shaken down to 62 boats

Tom Dolan Holding Fourth in Two-Handed Mini-Fastnet (Tracker Here!)

19th June 2017 Tom Dolan

Ireland’s Tom Dolan currently lies fourth in class as the 62–strong fleet in the 600-mile Mini-Fastnet from Douarnenez in western Brittany goes into its first night, crossing the English Channel to the first mark at the Wolf Rock writes W…

Tom Dolan finished the MAP Trophy race on a high, but not quite high enough to give him a podium place

Tom Dolan Improves to Fourth in Class at Finish of MAP Trophy Race in Douarnenez

10th June 2017 Tom Dolan

Ireland’s Tom Dolan had improved his position to fourth in class when the 55-stong Mini Transat Class had a close finish in the 220 mile Marie-Agnes Peron Trophy race at Douarnenez during the night writes W M Nixon. While he…