LA 2028 Olympic Regatta
Britain’s Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris have won the 2026 470 World Championship in Enoshima, Japan, sealing the title with victory in the second of two demanding light-wind Medal Races on Monday. The British pair emerged on top at the…
Great Britain's Saskia Tidey, a member of Dun Laoghaire's Royal Irish Yacht Club and helm Freya Black claimed the bronze medal in the 49erFX fleet as the San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta concluded on the waters that will stage the…
NI 49erFX Duo McElwaine and Barbour Launch Crowdfunding Drive for LA 2028 Olympic Campaign
9th August 2026 LA 2028
Northern Ireland youth sailing duo Erin McIlwaine and Ellen Barbour have launched a crowdfunding drive for their campaign to compete in the 49erFX class at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The pair were added to Irish Sailing’s senior squad…
Royal Irish Yacht Club sailor Saskia Tidey has moved into the overall lead of the 49erFX fleet at the San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta in California, the official test venue for the sailing competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic…
Irish Pair Climb to 18th at San Pedro Olympic Regatta
5th August 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Ireland's Robert Dickson and temporary crew Jack Hildebrand climbed three places to 18th overall after the second day of racing at the San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta in California. The Irish pair, sailing together following Sean Waddilove's injury, now sit…
Dickson and Hildebrand Open San Pedro Olympic Regatta in 21st
4th August 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Ireland's Robert Dickson and Australian Jack Hildebrand opened their San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta campaign in 21st place after the opening day of racing on the waters that will host the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic sailing competition. Hildebrand is standing…
Waddilove Injury Forces Irish Olympic Crew Change in LA
3rd August 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Irish Olympic 49er campaigners Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove have been forced into an unexpected change of plans ahead of the first major regatta on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games waters. Sean Waddilove has withdrawn from this week's San Pedro Olympic…
Ireland's Olympic skiff sailors Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove will be among the leading crews competing next week in the second stage of the San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta (OCR), the first Olympic-class event to be held at the Port…
Ireland's Eve McMahon claimed the bronze medal at the Los Angeles Sailing Grand Slam, producing a composed Final Series performance on the waters that will host the sailing competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The Howth Yacht Club sailor…
With much of humanity still stunned in the sensory overload of the post-FIFA World Cup withdrawal symptoms, our ILCA sailors at home are benefitting from a dose of reality with a fleet of a hundred and more lined up for…
Ireland's Eve McMahon and Finn Lynch remain firmly in medal contention at the Los Angeles Sailing Grand Slam after both qualified for Friday's Final Series. The Irish pair go into the decisive races in fourth overall on the Olympic waters that…
Ireland's Eve McMahon and Finn Lynch both hold podium positions heading into the final day of fleet racing at the San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta in California, with Friday's Finals now within reach. With one day of fleet racing remaining,…
Finn Lynch remains second overall after the opening day of Gold Fleet racing at the Los Angeles Sailing Grand Slam, while Eve McMahon is still firmly in medal contention with two qualifying days remaining. Racing on the LA2028 Olympic sailing…
Irish sailors Finn Lynch and Eve McMahon have climbed to second overall after two days of racing at the Sailing Grand Slam in Los Angeles, a key Olympic-class regatta on the waters that will host the sailing competition at the…
Dickson & Waddilove Sixth at 49er European Championship
12th July 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Ireland's Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove finished sixth among the European crews and ninth overall after the 2026 49er European Championship concluded without a final day's racing in Eckernförde, Germany. Light and unstable winds prevented any racing on the final…
Irish Pair Reach 49er Europeans Final Series in Germany
11th July 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Dickson and Sean Waddilove will race in Sunday's Final Series at the 49er European Championships after securing their place in the Gold Fleet finale at Eckernförde, Germany. The Howth and Skerries pairing entered Saturday in contention for a European Championship…
