J109 Sailing News & Results
The historic Lambay Races attracted a fleet of 70 boats to Howth Yacht Club on 30 May, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1898. The event was founded when Henry Stokes presented a prize for the winning yacht sailing…
The 2026 Jura Scottish Series opened with tight racing and unsettled form on Loch Fyne as several defending champions came under pressure on Day One. A steady south-westerly breeze of 10 to 15 knots allowed race officers to complete three…
Class splits for the Handicap divisions at the 2026 Jura Scottish Series have been confirmed ahead of racing later this week on Loch Fyne. The four-day regatta, regarded as the north of Britain’s premier sailing event, will see defending champions…
Tributes are being paid to Dublin Bay sailor Charlie McKean, who died during Saturday’s opening race of the 2026 Dublin Bay Sailing Club summer season. As Afloat reported earlier, the incident occurred in the DBSC Cruisers One fleet on Dublin…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club Easter Challenge concluded on Easter Sunday after three days of racing in the Solent. Two final races were held in bright sunshine, with a 15-knot westerly breeze easing and shifting north during the day. Seven…
Irish sailors featured prominently on Day Two of the RORC Easter Challenge, as Cork Harbour’s Mark Mansfield called tactics aboard Jukebox. Wicklow’s Rumo Best was also part of the winning crew and is currently working with North Sails in Gosport.…
Cowes, Isle of Wight — The RORC Easter Challenge opened in brisk south-westerly winds on Friday, delivering testing conditions for more than 200 sailors. Winds of 15 knots, gusting to 30, created a demanding Solent racecourse for the Royal Ocean…
Four-time Irish Olympian Mark Mansfield delivered a standout performance at the inaugural Performance 30 Nationals on the English south coast. Mansfield, tactician on Jukebox, guided the J/109 to overall victory at the Royal Southern Yacht Club. The boat, owned and…
The North Dublin Storm crew made a statement of their intent when they took an emphatic win in 'storm' conditions on Saturday in the first race of the Irish J109 National Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Saturday…
Strong southerly winds got the first race of the J109 National Championships off to a spectacular start at the Royal Irish Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire on Saturday (6th Setpember). Pat Kelly’s Storm from Rush Sailing Club and Howth Yacht…
Royal Irish's J Cup Ireland 2025 to Host J109 and J80 National Sailing Championships
10th August 2025 J Cup Ireland
The Royal Irish Yacht Club has announced its September 2025 J Cup will incorporate the J109 National Championships and J80 National Championships and be supported by Viking Marine. The J Cup Ireland 2025 will take place in Dublin Bay from 6–7…
Murphy's 'Outrajeous' Triumphs (Again) in 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Class One
13th July 2025 DL Regatta: Cr 1
2024's superstar J/109 Outrajeous (Johnny & Suzie Murphy, HYC) has maintained her form and then some in Class One IRC of the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, winning the final race to close on a total of 6 points with…
The battle royal of the J/109s continues in Class 1 at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, but the form boat Outrajeous (Johnny & Suzie Murphy, HYC) put herself on line for a clean sheet after the discard by reading the line…
Goodbody's 'White Mischief' Crowned 'The Bay Race' Champion in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2025
11th July 2025 Volvo Regatta
Richard and Timothy Goodbody's White Mischief took the overall win in Group A of the Bay Race after a strong start gave them an early advantage in the opening Bay Race of the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta by winning on Thursday (10 July).…
Continuing Ireland’s prolific record of winning the historical regatta’s top overall award, the National Yacht Club’s J/109 Something Else, owned and steered by Brian Hall, lifted the historic Scottish Series Trophy on Monday (26 May) after counting a perfect scoreline…
Richard Goodbody's Royal Irish Yacht Club J109 White Mischief had a margin of just four seconds on corrected time (1:27:17) to win in a 10-boat IRC One race for the fifth race of the AIB DBSC Saturday Series on Saturday (May 24th) on Dublin Bay.…
