Three Generations of Doig Family Compete at East Antrim's ILCA Ulster Championships

3rd April 2025

Betty Armstrong

East Antrim's ILCA Ulster Championships fleet represents clubs from all over Ireland

The largest fleet of ILCAs since 2018 is entered for the Ulster Championships this weekend (April 5/6) at East Antrim Boat Club on Larne Lough, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

And among the competitors are three generations of the Doig family. Grandfather Peter is racing an ILCA 6, and his son Gavin also races in the same division as do grandsons Fraser and Freddie. Another grandson, George, is in an ILCA 4.

The fleet represents clubs from all over Ireland, with 30 travelling to the Northern club and James Curran from Wembley SC racing an ILCA 6 in the Master division.

2025 ILCA Ulster Championships at East Antrim Boat Club Entry List

First Name	Last Name	Club	Sail Number	Fleet	Category
Chloe	Craig	Carrickfergus Sailing Club	193601	ILCA 4	Youth
Kate	Kenny	NYC	216101	ILCA 4	Youth
Rose	Kelly	Edyc	189596	ILCA 4	Youth
George	Doig	East Antrim Boat Club	176417	ILCA 4	Youth
Lia	Grogan	RStGYC	222030	ILCA 4	Youth
Siun	Ni Choistealbha	MYC	214580	ILCA 4	Youth
Leo	O'Doherty	Sligo Yacht Club	216612	ILCA 4	Youth
Emily	Macafee	Byc	185032	ILCA 4	Youth
Ruth	Thompson	WHBTC	213526	ILCA 4	Youth
Rory	Brennan Hobbs	National Yacht Club	216891	ILCA 4	Youth
Alex	Marsh	Skerries	218524	ILCA 4	Youth
Abigail	Murphy	RStGYC	212408	ILCA 4	Youth
Matthew	Holden	Ballyholme YC	198559	ILCA 4	Youth
Kate	Molloy	Royal St George Yacht Club	219480	ILCA 4	Youth
Jack	Ives	RStGYC	220768	ILCA 4	Youth
Max	OHare	RStGYC	220769	ILCA 4	Youth
Sebastian	Wright	Greystones Sailing Club	186327	ILCA 4	Youth
Patrick	Fegan	Malahide yacht club	223717	ILCA 4	Youth
Peter	Doig	EABC	215412	ILCA 6	Master
Hugh	Cahill	DBSC	216594	ILCA 6	Master
Sean	Craig	RStGYC	218154	ILCA 6	Master
John	Curran	Wembley Sailing Club	215933	ILCA 6	Master
Owen	Laverty	Royal St. George YC	217487	ILCA 6	Master
Brendan	Hughes	RSGYC	216711	ILCA 6	Master
Gavin	Doig	East Antrim Boat Club	204042	ILCA 6	Master
Conor	Clancy	RsGYC	196738	ILCA 6	Master
Emma	Pierce	BYC	212519	ILCA 6	Senior
Zoe Whitford	Whitford	East Antrim Boat Club	225634	ILCA 6	Senior
Peter	Kenny	WHBTC	218252	ILCA 6	Youth
Daniel	Palmer	Ballyholme Yacht Club	225663	ILCA 6	Youth
Bobby	Driscoll	BYC	223676	ILCA 6	Youth
Autumn	Halliday	Strangford Lough Yacht Club	224160	ILCA 6	Youth
Luke	Simpson	County Antrim Yacht Club	211092	ILCA 6	Youth
Lucy	Ives	RSGYC	210100	ILCA 6	Youth
Harry	Dunne	HYC	220765	ILCA 6	Youth
Max	Swan	NYC	223762	ILCA 6	Youth
Joseph	Robinson	BYC	221489	ILCA 6	Youth
Cormac	Byrne	Ballyholme Yacht Club	223326	ILCA 6	Youth
Stan	O Rourke	MYC	216619	ILCA 6	Youth
Freddie	Doig	East Antrim Boat Club	210310	ILCA 6	Youth
Richard	Tempany	RStGYC	224498	ILCA 6	Youth
Fraser	Doig	EABC	203717	ILCA 6	Youth
Marcus	Shelley	RSGYC	223456	ILCA 6	Youth
Conor	Cronin	MYC	218869	ILCA 6	Youth
Hugo	Boyd	BYC	212564	ILCA 6	Youth
James	Gorman	NYC	211091	ILCA 6	Youth
Charles	Taylor	Ballyholme Yacht Club	213539	ILCA 7	Master
Conrad	Simpson	Ballyholme Yacht Club	219804	ILCA 7	Master
Patrick	Hamilton	East Down Yacht Club	206890	ILCA 7	Master
Michael	Kimber	BYC	219803	ILCA 7	Master
Gavan	Murphy	RStGYC	212521	ILCA 7	Master
Daragh	Kelleher	Skerries SC	222551	ILCA 7	Master
Colm	Cunningham	Malahide Yacht Club	204759	ILCA 7	Master
Cavan	Fyans	Ballyholme YC	213637	ILCA 7	Master
Colin	Leonard	Ballyholme Yacht Club	225355	ILCA 7	Master
Andrejs	Samoilovs	Malahide Yacht Club	223953	ILCA 7	Master
Hugh	Delap	Royal St George	211171	ILCA 7	Master
Conor	Simms	Royal Ulster YC/Ballyholme YC	218014	ILCA 7	Master
Jonathan	Henry	Ballyholme YC/ Royal Ulster YC	221499	ILCA 7	Master
Peter	Cameron	East Antrim Boat Club	196733	ILCA 7	Master
Matteo	Valentini	Royal St George Yacht Club	206447	ILCA 7	Senior
James	Moore	Ballyholme Yacht Club	215238	ILCA 7	Senior
Joshua	McGregor	Ballyholme	216979	ILCA 7	Senior
Tom Coulter	Coulter	East Antrim Boat Club / Portrush Yacht Club	224514	ILCA 7	Senior
Fiachra	McDonnell	Royal St George Yacht Club	223303	ILCA 7	Senior
Charlie	O'Malley	Ballyholme	210844	ILCA 7	Senior
Sam	Kelly	EDYC	202052	ILCA 7	Senior
Charlie	Keating	HYC	219146	ILCA 7	Senior
Jamie	Staunton	Skerries	214263	ILCA 7	Youth
Rory	Pollard	County Antrim Yacht Club	206939	ILCA 7	Youth
Ronan	HODGE	Strangford Sailing Club	191391	ILCA 7	Youth

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Betty Armstrong is Afloat and Yachting Life's Northern Ireland Correspondent. Betty grew up racing dinghies but now sails a more sedate Dehler 36 around County Down

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