Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove, Olympic 49er Sailors
Resilient Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove Miss 49er Medal Race But End Tokyo 2020 on a Race Win High
31st July 2021 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Ireland's 49er team, Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove signed off their Olympic regatta in style, winning the final race of the qualifying series, but missing out on medal race qualification by 8 points. Their day started well with a 3rd…
49er Duo Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove 14th Overall & Fighting for Tokyo Medal Race Finish
30th July 2021 Tokyo 2020
Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove would have done their best to heed the advice of their former coach Tytus Konarzewski (who brought them to the Under-23 World Championship title success in 2018) and forget about yesterday’s two disqualifications as quickly as…
Trapeze Harness 'Too Heavy' Leads to Shock Disqualification for Irish 49er Duo From Races 5 & 6 of Tokyo Olympic Regatta
29th July 2021 Tokyo 2020
Irish debutantes Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove have been disqualified from races five and six of the Tokyo Olympic Regatta today for the use of a trapeze harness that was 'too heavy'. The hammer blow to the Irish camp comes…
Dublin 49er Pair Dickson & Waddilove Move Up to 7th Overall After Six Races
29th July 2021 Tokyo 2020
In a 10-knot southerly breeze, sailing on the Zushi course, Ireland’s Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove finished second in race 5 behind Denmark, and followed that with a sixth in race 6 as the wind picked up today (Thursday 29…
Day two of the 49er event at the 2020 Olympic Games regatta proved a bit less successful for the Irish pairing of Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove after taking the first race in what was a dream debut. Sailed in a…
Sensational 49er Debut for Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove With Race Win in Tokyo
27th July 2021 Tokyo 2020
Olympic debutants Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove from Howth and Skerries in County Dublin got their regatta off to a sensational start today winning the opening race with a nail-biting finish, holding off the GBR boat by mere centimetres on…
Tough Tokyo Competition for Ireland's Dickson & Waddilove to Come as Burling & Tuke Start as 49er Favourites
21st July 2021 Tokyo 2020
Since winning Olympic gold in the Men’s Skiff – 49er at Rio 2016 five years ago, Pete Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) have packed a whole lifetime of sailing achievements into their busy careers. In 2017 Burling steered Emirates Team…
Howth's Olympic Bound Dickson & Waddilove Finish Second at 49er Cascais Championships
10th May 2021 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Howth Yacht Club and Skerries Sailing Club Olympic skiff duo Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove have had a pre-Olympic boost by taking second overall at the 49er Championships in Cascais, Portugal. It's not the only boost for Irish Skiff sailors either…
Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove Are the Afloat.ie "Sailors of the Month" for March
1st April 2021 Sailor of the Month
It says everything about the quality of the Dickson-Waddilove team's securing of the Tokyo Olympics 49er place, that it not only sent the spirits of the Irish sailing community soaring skywards, but in these difficult times, it helped to raise the…
Ireland's Newest Tokyo Olympic Sailors Wrap up in Lanzarote with a 49er Medal Race Win
26th March 2021 Tokyo 2020
With Ireland's Olympic place secured in fleet racing, Robert Dickson (HYC) and Sean Waddilove (SSC) showed a clean pair of heels to the 10-boat fleet and propelled themselves back onto the podium with a medal race win at the 49er…
Irish 49er Duo Dickson & Waddilove Secure Tokyo Olympic Berth Before Medal Race
26th March 2021 Tokyo 2020
Preliminary results from the 49er Olympic Qualifying event in Lanzarote this morning indicate that the Howth and Skerries pairing of Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove have done enough to secure not only Ireland's Olympic slot in the 49er skiff, but…
Mission Accomplished: Olympic 49er Sailors Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove Are Tokyo Bound
27th March 2021 Tokyo 2020
Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove's mission for Tokyo 2021 was accomplished yesterday when they took the last Olympic berth in the men's skiff class but the way it was achieved has been revelatory not only to the 49er fleet itself but…
Conservative Sailing from Dickson & Waddilove Move Ireland Closer to Tokyo Berth in Penultimate Races of 49er Olympic Qualification regatta
25th March 2021 Tokyo 2020
The penultimate day of racing at the 49er Olympic Qualification regatta in Lanzarote proved to be a very nervy one for the Irish teams seeking to secure Tokyo Olympic qualification. What appeared to be a comfortable lead was quickly eroded…
Irish 49ers Target Olympic Qualification as Challengers Fall Back in Lanzarote
25th March 2021 Tokyo 2020
Ireland's Robert Dickson (HYC) and Sean Waddilove (SSC) mixed good with bad in today's three races, a disqualification for premature starting following 3rd and 1st place finishes. However, the chasing fleet didn't improve enough to displace the Irish from their…
Olympic Qualifier: Dickson & Waddilove Withdraw Protest at 49er Lanzarote Regatta
24th March 2021 Tokyo 2020
Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove have withdrawn their protest for a UFD penalty made against them in today's important Lanzarote International Regatta, the final Olympic Qualification event for the European 49er fleet. As Afloat reported earlier, Dickson and Waddilove did…
Dickson & Waddilove File Protest as Both Irish Crews Make Gold Fleet Cut at 49er Olympic Qualifier in Lanzarote
23rd March 2021 Tokyo 2020
Both Irish 49er skiff teams improved their positions in today's racing at the Lanzarote International Regatta. Three races were completed in NE winds of 7 to 10 knots. Robert Dickson (HYC) and Sean Waddilove (SSC) combined two firsts with a…
