Irish J80 Sailboat News & Regatta Results
The Royal Irish Yacht Club will host the Dun Laoghaire Cup on 23–24 May 2026 with racing planned for six one-design sportsboat and a new dinghy class. The Dublin Bay regatta will bring together fleets of SB20, J/80, Dragon, Beneteau…
The Irish Team Racing Association (ITRA) opens its 2026 season this weekend with the 2 vs 2 Team Racing Easterns at the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire. Racing takes place in J80s on Saturday 21 and Sunday…
The Millennium Bowl, an annual sailing contest steeped in history, once again brought together three of Britain and Ireland’s distinguished yacht clubs: the Royal St. George Yacht Club, the Royal Thames Yacht Club, and the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht…
In the 2025 J80 National Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Dublin Bay, Ram Jam took top honours. Austin Kenny’s entry from the host club won two races and counted just five points. More moderate conditions prevailed on…
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…
The Royal St George’s Red Cloud capped their week with a win to secure the J80 title on the fourth and final day of the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Sunday (13 July). As previously reported on Afloat.ie, it’s…
‘Red Cloud’ Continues to Dominate J80 Class on Second Day of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
11th July 2025 Volvo Regatta
Three bullets in three races was the result for Red Cloud (Royal St George) on the second day of the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Friday (11 July). Thursday’s leader, skippered by Owen Laverty, continued to dominate the J80…
‘Red Cloud’ Looms Over J80 Field in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Bay Race
10th July 2025 Volvo Regatta
The Royal St George’s Red Cloud, skippered by Owen Laverty, tops the J80s after the first day of racing in the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Thursday (10 July). SeaJade (National YC), with Thomas Chaix at the helm, lies…
Trinity College Dublin Clear Ahead After Student Keelboat Nationals 2025
1st April 2025 Youth Sailing
Ten University teams took to the water over the weekend of 29th & 30th March to compete in the annual University Keelboat Championships held in the HYC J80s reports Race Officer Scorie Walls. The event is divided into two flights…
Pedro de León Leads “Britto Hostelería” to Victory at Kilcullen Royal Galway Yacht Club Regatta San Patricio
19th March 2025 J80
In Lanzarote, Spain, top Spanish sailor Pedro de León helmed “Britto Hostelería” to an impressive victory at The Kilcullen J80 Regatta San Patricio, held over the St. Patrick’s holiday weekend. It was organised by the Royal Galway Yacht Club and…
O'Neill's 'Mojo' Retains J80 Title at Royal Irish J Cup on Dublin Bay
8th September 2024 J Cup Ireland
Defending J80 Irish champion Pat O'Neill, sailing Mojo from Howth, successfully defended his title in a six-boat J80 national championship fleet with four wins after six races sailed on Sunday at the J Cup Regatta at the Royal Irish Yacht Club…
Defending J Cup Champion Leads J80s on Dublin Bay, Kinsailor Leads J24s
8th September 2024 J Cup Ireland
Defending Northern Trust J Cup Champion Pat O'Neill, sailing Mojo from Howth, leads in the six-boat J80 national championship fleet on four points after two races sailed on Saturday at the J Cup Regatta at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on…
Northern Trust J Cup Ireland 2024 Set to Showcase Second Week of Royal Irish Cruiser-Racer Action
5th September 2024 J Cup Ireland
The Royal Irish Yacht Club is set to stage its second annual J Cup Ireland this weekend (September 7/8), the second of three big cruiser-racer events the Dun Laoghaire Harbour club is staging this September. Three champions from last weekend's IRC…
1720, SB20, B211 and J80 Leaders Emerge After Three Races Sailed at Royal Irish's Dun Laoghaire Cup 2024
19th May 2024 Royal Irish Yacht Club
Homeport sportsboats led in three of the competing classes after the first day of racing on Saturday (May 18) at the Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC), which hosted the Dun Laoghaire Cup 2024 on Dublin Bay. Three East Coast and…
University College Cork Take Home Intervarsities Keelboat Annual Title Won At Howth
31st March 2024 Youth Sailing
Always having the Friday and Saturday of the last weekend of March as the "fixed fixture" for your annual event is usually guaranteed to provide lively conditions and Howth YC's Scorie Walls's regular yearly staging of the University Keelboats team…
J80 'GoJoe' Wins Lough Derg's Gortmore Bell for the Longest Inland Sailing Race in Ireland
19th September 2023 Inland Waterways
A local Limerick sailing team has emerged victorious in the 43rd annual Gortmore Bell Race, held on September 9th on Lough Derg. The race is considered the longest inland sailing race in Ireland and attracted 18 entries from various sailing…
