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Members of the International jury signal a penalty at the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy
The Irish sailor 'disqualified' from last week's ILCA European Championships in Italy missed an umpire's signal due to noise, according to the Irish Sailing Association. The ISA state, "during racing, the on-the-water umpires signalled a penalty turns [sic] to Dun Laoghaire's Fiachra McDonnell,…
Eve McMahon finished the  ILCA 6 Euros in Italy in 14th place overall
Eve McMahon rounded off her regatta in the ILCA 6 Women's European Championship in 16th position in Andora, Italy, today. The 19-year-old is in her first full season at senior level and making steady progress after her triple Gold medal…
Finn Lynch (second from right) takes his place on the podium for his tenth European place at the ILCA 7 championships in Andora, Italy
Ireland's top hope for Paris 2024, Finn Lynch, worked back from disappointments on Thursday to finish tenth European and 13th overall in ILCA7 European Championships in Andora, Italy today.  Although Lynch will rue mistakes made in gear failure and rules…
Rocco Wright (Howth Yacht Club) on his way to the bronze medal at the ILCA 6 European Championships in Andora, Italy
After an eleven-race series at the ILCA 6 European Championships, defending title-holder Rocco Wright (Howth Yacht Club) took home the bronze medal after a close final day of racing in Andora, Italy.  Mattia Cesana of Italy edged ahead to become the…
Defending ILCA 6 Men's European Championships title-holder Rocco Wright of Howth (right) is followed downwind by Royal St.George Yacht Club's Fiachra McDonnell on the penultimate day of the 2023 championships in Andora, Italy
Defending title-holder Rocco Wright of Ireland faces a two-race challenge in the ILCA6 Men's European Championships climax in Andora, Italy. The Howth Yacht Club star has work to do to regain his overall lead but, at the same time, has…
Big waves for the ILCA 6 Men Senior European championships on day four in Andora, Italy
Reigning ILCA 6 Men's Senior European champion Rocco Wright of Howth Yacht Club took the lead today in Andora, Italy, with 21 points. Overnight leader Athanasios Kyfidis GRE and Mattia Cesana ITA follow him two points behind. They are all…
Howth's Ewan McMahon competing on a windy day four at the ILCA 7 European Championships in Andora, Italy
Gear failure for Finn Lynch on the first day of gold fleet racing at the ILCA 7 European Championships in Andora, Italy, has been a setback for the National Yacht Club ace. Lynch was forced to use his discard when…
Irish Sailor of the Year Eve McMahon of Howth competing at the ILCA 6 Womens' European Championship in Andora, Italy
Irish Sailor of the Year Eve McMahon recovered from a port-starboard incident shortly after the start of the first race of the day at the ILCA 6 Womens' European Championship but recovered well to place 14th and then ninth in the…
Racing at the ILCA 6 Europeans in Andora, Italy where Howth's Rocco Wright is defending his title
Athanasios Kyfidis GRE is heading the fleet with 7 points (3-1-17-3), followed 1 point behind by the reigning European champion Rocco Wright IRL (4-6-3-1) with 8. Mattia Cesana ITA is third with 14. They are all Under 21 and lead…
Ireland's Paris 2024 campaigner Finn Lynch has sailed a consistent ILCA 7 Qualification Series at the European Championships at Andora, Italy where 191 are competing
Consistent sailing by Olympic Paris 2024 campaigner Finn Lynch puts him in the top ten of the ILCA 7 European Championships in Andora, Italy. The National Yacht Club ace, ranked as high as second in the world last season, added another two…
The Ballyholme Yacht Club Icebreaker Series Race 6 on Belfast Lough
The Icebreaker Series has been running in the winter at Ballyholme Yacht Club on Belfast Lough since about the time the Laser dinghy was introduced to the Club by Ron Hutchieson and Trevor Millar in 1974. It was originally mainly…
Light winds for the first race of the ILCA 7 Europeans in Andorra with Ireland's Ewan McMahon pictured fifth from left
The National Yacht Club's Finn Lynch took a top-five result in his flight in the opening race of the ILCA 7 European Championships at Andora, Italy. The race was sailed in a breeze of only three to five knots with…
Kieran Dorgan from Cove Sailing Club leads at the Monksotwn Bay Laser League in Cork Harbour
At Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour, where eleven races have been sailed in the club’s Winter Laser League, racing resumed on Saturday when Kieran Dorgan from Cove Sailing Club just around the corner at Whitepoint, continued to lead…
Howth sailor Eve McMahon with head coach Rory Fitzpatrick at the handover of the new van for the Irish Olympic Sailing Team
Ireland’s Olympic sailing team has started the New Year with a fair wind in its sails, having welcomed a new addition to its fleet of commercial vehicles in the shape of a new Mercedes-Benz Vito van. The second of its…
Kieran Dorgan of Cove leads the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser League in Cork Harbour
With a third different leader in as many weeks, Monkstown Bay Sailing Club (MBSC) Laser Winter League 2023 has sailed eight races in  Cork Harbour, and Kieran Dorgan from Cove Sailing Club is at the top of the scoreboard. After one discard is…
Italian style - Marco Sorgassi (RStGYC) in the ILCA6 had the luxury of discarding a first after Sunday's two races for the Spring Series at Howth
Looking back from the current ultra-cold snap, it was typical Howth luck on Sunday when the Spring Series managed to zap through a couple of sunlit races before the change to freezing came, with the mercury falling through the floor…