1720 Sportboat Sailing News
Robert O’Leary’s Swiftie completed a final-day comeback to win the Doyle Sails 1720 Southerns 2026 at Royal Cork Yacht Club by a single point after seven races sailed off Crosshaven. The Baltimore Sailing Club entry overturned overnight leaders T-Bone in…
Clive O’Shea and Tom Durcan’s T-Bone holds the overnight lead after four races at the 1720 Southerns at Royal Cork Yacht Club. Twenty boats contested the opening day of racing off Crosshaven on Saturday (May 16) in mixed conditions that…
A dramatic three-week 1720 sportsboat league in Cork Harbour was decided on countback after a final race showdown at Royal Cork Yacht Club. Eight races were completed after an opening gale forced the cancellation of Week 1. Racing resumed with…
Close margins defined the opening round of the 1720 Super Series at the Royal Cork YC, with six boats completing eight races in steady conditions. After one discard, Darkside, helmed by Brian Twomey, took overall honours on 17 points nett following…
The 2026 season promises to be an exciting and competitive year for the 1720 fleet, with a full calendar of major championship events across some of Ireland's premier sailing venues, and renewed enthusiasm throughout the class. The name “1720” celebrates…
The opening day of the 1720 Super League at the Royal Cork Yacht Club was cancelled ahead of this weekend due to adverse weather. The early decision was taken by Race Officer Brian Jones in conjunction with event organiser Gary…
The 1720 sportsboat class has published its major event schedule for the 2026 season. The calendar includes national and international championships and the popular Baltimore Cup. The high‑performance sportsboat is designed for competitive fleet racing. It is sailed by a…
Julian Hughes has secured the 1720 Eastern Championship title at Royal Ulster Yacht Club. His boat Root 1 claimed first overall with consistent top-three finishes. Robert Dix on LemonCello placed second, just one point behind on nett scores. National champion…
Root 1 leads the 1720 Eastern Championship after the opening three races at Royal Ulster Yacht Club on Belfast Lough. Julian Hughes’ Waterford Harbour boat sits top with six points after consistent scores of 3, 2 and 1. El Diablo,…
1720 Sportsboat Class Returns to Royal Ulster Yacht Club for Eastern Championships 2025
19th September 2025 1720
After a gap of many years, Royal Ulster Yacht Club on Belfast Lough is welcoming back the 1720 Sportsboat Class for their Eastern Championships 2025 on 27th & 28th September. Unfortunately, there are no 1720s based in Bangor now, but…
Ross & Aoife McDonald of Howth are "Sailors of the Month (Sportsboats)" for August
1st September 2025 Sailor of the Month
When Ross & Aoife McDonald's victory in the 1720 Nationals at their home Club of Howth YC in August is added to the clear win they obtained racing J/70s in the Royal Yacht Squadron Team Invitationals in the Solent in…
The 1720 Sportsboats drew the short straw when set against the Melges 15s in their overlapping Nationals at Howth at the weekend. As befits a Sportsboat which is now a 33-year-old Classic, the 1720s elected for a genteel three days…
The 1720 Sportsboat are raiding Ireland in Viking style on an anti-clockwise route. Their Europeans at Galway Bay SC in early May saw Fionn Lyden of Baltimore take the win, and since then Baltimore has been one of the focal…
In a repeat of May's European Championships in Galway Bay, Fionn Lyden's Spiced Beef crew won 2025's 1720 Baltimore Cup in West Cork on Sunday (August 3rd). Sailing on Lyden's home waters of Baltimore Sailing Club, the Euro title holders took six…
‘Elder Lemon’ Has the Juice With Three More Bullets on Friday Racing in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
11th July 2025 Volvo Regatta
Howth’s Elder Lemon maintains the lead in the Mixed Sportsboat class on the second day of racing in the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Friday (11 July). The 1720 Sportboat faced some tougher competition from Big Bad Wolf, skippered…
‘Elder Lemon’ Puts Squeeze on Mixed Sportsboats as Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Gets Under Way
10th July 2025 Volvo Regatta
Howth’s Elder Lemon leads the Mixed Sportsboat class with a zesty performance on the first day of racing in the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Thursday (10 July). The 1720 Sportboat finished the Bay Race in 1:44:56, nearly four…
