Ballyholme's Glynn Leads ILCA 7 Leinster Championships on Dublin Bay

26th July 2025

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Liam Glynn of Ballyholme YC in Northern Ireland was the winner of ILCA 7 races 1 & 2 to lead overall at the ILCA 7 fleet at the Leinster Championships hosted by the National Yacht Club on Dublin Bay Credit: Con Murphy

Ballyholme Yacht Club's Liam Glynn leads the ILCA 7 fleet at the CH Marine ILCA Leinster Championships hosted by the National Yacht Club on Dublin Bay this weekend (July 26)

A good entry of 90 ILCAs (Lasers) raced in day one of the championships, with Royal St George YC's Caoilinn McDonnell leading the ILCA 6 fleet and the host club's Kate Kenny on top in the ILCA 4s.

37 ILCA 7s (Laser Standard), 40 ILCA 6s (Laser Radial) and 13 ILCA 4s (Laser 4.7) had three races each on a trapezoid course set off the Bay's Seapoint race area.

The Northwesterly breeze, which varied in strength from 7 to 16 kts, provided perfect racing conditions.

All races were started on the U flag, and there was just one general recall in the nine starts.

ILCA 6 approach the start line in Race 1 of their Leinster Championships Photo: Con Murphy

ILCA 7 start in Race 2 of their Leinster Championships Photo: Con Murphy

ILCA 4 Race 2 start Photo: Con Murphy

ILCA 6 gate Race 3 Photo: Con Murphy

"We’re treating the ILCA Leinsters this weekend as a warm-up for the U21 Worlds, with the world’s style course being set by the mark-laying team under Mal Nowlan. The course has a reaching finish to a separate finish boat rather than the more usual upwind finish", International Race Officer Con Murphy, told Afloat.

Each ILCA fleet had three races each on a trapezoid course set off Seapoint on Dublin Bay in the first day of racing at the Leinster Championships

Three more races are scheduled for each fleet on Sunday with similar wind conditions forecast.

Results below

Race Results

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