Irish 420 Sailing news and results
420 Munster Championships Gets Underway in Kinsale After Spring Training Camp
17th February 2023 420
Ahead of the 420 Munster Championships starting today (Friday) in Kinsale, the class held the Craftinsure Irish International 420 Spring Training. Hosted by Kinsale Yacht Club, the training is led by Graeme Grant and supported by Cara McDowell, Michael O Sullivan…
After a short break over Christmas and New Year, the 420 sailors are back out on the water at various clubs around the country. The 420 class has a reputation for providing top-quality coaching, both through the clubs and at…
The Olympic authorities see the Laser as the floating equivalent of the pole-vaulter’s vaulting pole, thereby making Laser sailors into proper individual athletes, and very worthy of Olympic inclusion.But meanwhile, some in the upper echelons of Olympic decision-making see two-person…
The 2022 Ulster 420 Championships were held on the Broadmeadows Estuary in Malahide at the weekend, not quite within the province of Ulster but deemed far enough into the north side of Dublin to make it the venue for this…
Galway Bay Sailing Club's Adam McGrady and Alistair O'Sullivan were the winners by a margin of 11 points of the 420 National Championships at Rush Sailing Club in County Dublin at the weekend. The pair add the national title to…
A grandfather, his daughter and grandson, ended up in the water when their 420 dinghy capsized East of Whitegate Oil Refinery in Cork Harbour. The volunteer RNLI crew of Denis Cronin, Claire Morgan and two crew from Youghal Lifeboat Station,…
Howth Yacht Club hosted the Irish 420 dinghy Leinster championships racing over the August bank holiday weekend. As Afloat reported previously, the Leinster Championships are the second regional event of the year for the class, with the Connaught Championships having…
The young sailors in the Irish 420 fleet continued their Summer itinerary last weekend with a visit to Howth Yacht Club, where the Leinster Regional Championships were hosted in warm sunshine. Galway Bay Sailing Club was represented by Adam McGrady…
In an era when solo dinghy stars seem to get much of the glamour attention, Lough Ree YC's Double Ree Regatta for four leading two-handed classes on 16th-17th July is poised to meet a popular demand as the weather settles…
The 420 dinghy Connacht Championships take place at Galway Bay Sailing Club this weekend from 4th-5th June. Currently, 12 boats are registered for the event which is the first of the regionals on the National Calendar. Seven boats from GBSC…
Jack McDowell and Henry Thompson of Malahide Yacht Club had seven wins from 11 races in the 420 division of the Youth Sailing Nationals at Ballyholme on Belfast Lough on Sunday. The strong score tally gave them an 18-point cushion…
21 420 racing dinghies have arrived at Kinsale Yacht Club for their annual February Mid-Term coaching camp. This record number has doubled in number since it was last held at Schull in 2019. Boats have travelled from Wexford Harbour, Waterford Harbour,…
The RYA Youth Sailing Brititsh National Championships is making a much-anticipated return to Wales in 2022 – and entries are now open for the Irish Sea event. The week-long regatta heads to Plas Heli, the Welsh National Sailing Academy in…
Five Youth Sailing Titles Decided as Gales Cut Championships Short at Royal Cork
31st October 2021 Youth Sailing
The cut short Investwise Irish Youth Sailing National Championships on Cork Harbour had produced some clear winners in five classes regardless of today's Yellow Alert weather warning at Royal Cork Yacht Club. Five titles were divided between Dublin and Cork sailors…
McDowell & Thompson are Five Points Clear in 420 Class at RCYC Youth Nationals (Photo Gallery)
31st October 2021 420
Malahide and Wexford Harbour duo of Jack McDowell and Henry Thompson continued their overall lead of the 420 class at the Investwise Youth Sailing National Championships at Cork Harbour. Counting four race wins on the opening day of the championships,…
Four Wins for Malahide's McDowell & Thompson Puts Them in 420 Class Lead at Youth Sailing Championships
29th October 2021 420
Four straight wins for the Malahide and Wexford Harbour pairing of Jack McDowell and Henry Thompson means they overtake the overnight leaders Imogen Hauer and Hugo Micka in the 420 Class of the Investwise Youth Sailing National Championships at Royal…
