Irish Laser/ILCA Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
Sienna Wright of Howth is “Sailor of the Month (Youth Worlds)” for August
1st September 2026 Howth YC
With something like 429 young sailors from 45 nations in all categories taking part in August’s huge ILCA 6 Youth Worlds at Aarhus in Denmark, getting anywhere near the podium was a remarkable achievement. Yet in her fleet races for…
Finn Lynch of Carlow is “Sailor of the Month (Olympic)” for August
1st September 2026 Sailor of the Month
Finn Lynch may have been disappointed that his home ILCA 7 World Championship on Dublin Bay did not produce the medal he wanted, but eighth overall in the 141-boat fleet was another remarkable demonstration of his consistency at the very…
ILCA Worlds Put Dún Laoghaire's Watersports Campus Plans to the Test
31st August 2026 ILCA Worlds 2026
“Probably the biggest collection of top sailors ever to have raced in Ireland” is how International Laser Class Association (ILCA) president Mark Lyttle describes the activity in Dublin Bay over the past week. Since the ILCA Men’s World Championships opened…
Longtime Laser sailor Dave O’Connell has won Class 1 in Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s August Dinghy League after the eight-race Cork Harbour series concluded on Friday evening. O’Connell went into the final night leading Colin Johns by three points and…
While the ILCA 7 Men's World Championship is commanding attention on Dublin Bay, ILCA Ireland is preparing for a busy conclusion to its domestic 2026 season, beginning with a new Transition Training Clinic in Dunmore East. The first-of-its-kind clinic will…
Ireland's 2021 World Championship silver medallist Finn Lynch leads a six-strong home challenge when one of the deepest ILCA 7 World Championship fleets of recent years begins racing on Dublin Bay, with 141 sailors from 45 nations assembled in Dún…
The 2020s provide a remarkable decade of major sailing commemorations in world, national and local sailing. Between 2020 and 2030, the 300th Anniversary of the Royal Cork YC has already been marked, as has the 250th of Lough Ree Yacht…
Howth Yacht Club sailor Sienna Wright has won silver at the ILCA 6 Youth World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, after an impressive campaign that included four race victories. Wright established herself among the championship leaders early in the series and…
Five years after her last international ILCA campaign, Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy is back for a World Championship on home waters — but Dublin Bay will provide a far sterner test than last month's Irish Nationals. Murphy's return to…
Ireland’s Sienna Wright remains just one point off the lead of the ILCA 6 Youth World Championships after the girls’ fleet failed to complete any racing on the penultimate day in Aarhus. Very inconsistent and shifty winds on Aarhus Bay…
Ireland’s Sienna Wright remains firmly in contention for the women’s title at the 2026 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships after claiming another race victory as the Final Series began in strong winds on Aarhus Bay. Two races were completed for…
Ireland’s Sienna Wright remains second overall at the ILCA 6 Youth World Championships in Aarhus after winning two of Sunday’s races in testing, shifty conditions. As Afloat reported yesterday, Wright ended Day 2 in second place on four points after…
Ireland’s Sienna Wright of Howth Yacht Club has moved into second overall in the women’s fleet at the 2026 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, after three races were completed in stronger conditions on Saturday. Wright, sailing IRL…
Thirteen Irish sailors are among the 429 competitors from 45 nations beginning the 2026 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, on Thursday (13 August). Ireland has three sailors in the girls' championship — Abigail Murphy, Siún Ní Choistealbha…
Irish sailors closed out a demanding week at the 2026 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships in Aarhus with Alex Butcher producing Ireland's biggest climb in the boys' fleet, while Amy Kieran finished as the country's top-ranked girl. After a week…
Ireland's ILCA 4 sailors endured another demanding day at the Youth World Championships in Aarhus as the Final Series got underway, with mixed fortunes across the Irish team ahead of Sunday's finale. After three races in lighter but highly variable…
