Irish Laser/ILCA Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
Howth's Eve McMahon Takes Six Point Lead at ILCA6/Laser 6 Youth European Championships
6th July 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Laser dinghy sailor Eve McMahon of Howth Yacht Club now leads at the Youth ILCA 6/Laser European Championships going into the last day of racing in Thessaloniki, Greece. Ten races have been sailed with significant changes in the top of the…
Howth Yacht Club's Eve McMahon Lies Second at ILCA6/Radial Youth Europeans
5th July 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Months of study for June's Leaving Certificate examination have not blunted Howth's Eve McMahon's ambition on the International ILCA/Laser race track. The Paris 2024 hopeful is back on the circuit and lying second overall at the ILCA6/Radial Youth European Championships…
The ILCA/Laser Ulster Championships took place at Strangford Lough Yacht Club at the weekend. Over twenty individual clubs were represented from all four provinces, showing the continued strength of the class throughout the island of Ireland, with all age categories represented…
Consistent Mark Lyttle Takes Silver at ILCA 7/Laser Grand Masters World Championships in Mexico
9th June 2022 Laser
The National Yacht Club's Mark Lyttle took second overall at the 2022 ILCA 7/Laser Masters World Championships in Mexico on Tuesday. The 24-boat championships took place in Puerto Valletta on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in the same venue as…
18 Ukrainian ILCA/Laser sailors were outside of Ukraine, training or racing when the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine started at the end of February. The sailors are mostly from Odesa and Kyiv and have been unable to return to their homes.…
Howth Yacht Club's Eve McMahon and Aoife Hopkins to Receive Paris Scholarships from Olympic Federation of Ireland
8th June 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Two Howth Yacht Club Olympic campaigners will share in The Olympic Federation of Ireland Paris Scholarships fund, as preparations are already underway for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris 2024. Dublin's ILCA 6/Laser Radial campaigners Aoife Hopkins and Irish Sailor…
National Yacht Club's Mark Lyttle Stays Second at ILCA 7 Grand Masters World Championships in Mexico
7th June 2022 Laser
The National Yacht Club's Mark Lyttle stays second going into the final two races of the 2022 ILCA 7/Laser Grand Masters World Championships in Mexico. Canadian Allan Clark won the first race of the day – as a typical ILCA 6…
Ireland's Mark Lyttle Lying Second at ILCA/Laser Grand Master World Championships in Mexico
4th June 2022 Laser
The National Yacht Club's Mark Lyttle is going well at the 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships in Mexico this weekend. After six races sailed and one discard to count, the 1996 Atlanta Olympian is two points off the lead in…
British ILCA 7 Sailor Sam Whaley Scores Worlds Personal Best Despite ‘Hardest Days of His Life’
30th May 2022 Laser
British sailor Sam Whaley described the 2022 ILCA 7/Laser World Championships as the hardest six days of his life – as he notched up a personal best 11th-place finish. From 64th in 2020 to 15th in the 2021 event, Whaley…
2022 Champions are Crowned at ILCA/Laser Master Championship at the National Yacht Club
29th May 2022 Laser
The well supported 2022 ILCA/Laser Master Championship 2022 at the National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire Harbour saw a combined fleet of 56 boats - including UK visitors - for the weekend championship in the south of Dublin Bay. Six races…
'Frustrated' Finn Lynch Finishes Sixth Overall in Mexico, Ireland's Second Ever Top Ten Result at a Laser Worlds
29th May 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Ten points off a medal, Finn Lynch leaves the Laser/ILCA 7 World in Mexico disappointed not to be on the podium, but it nevertheless confirms the National Yacht Club ace as one of the World's top ten Laser sailors as…
Laser Ace Finn Lynch Moves Up to Fourth Overall at ILCA 7 Laser World Championships in Mexico
26th May 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
A stunning performance from Finn Lynch on Banderas Bay has put the National Yacht Club solo ace into fourth overall – and crucially – tied on points for third place after the first day of Gold Fleet racing at the ILCA…
Gear Failure in Final Qualification Race Drops Finn Lynch to 11th Overall at Mexico Laser Worlds
26th May 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Finn Lynch's defence of his ILCA 7/Laser World Championships silver medal suffered a gear failure setback yesterday at Vallarta, Mexico when the National Yacht Club ace posted a 'Did not Compete' (DNC) in his final qualification race. Until yesterday, the…
Consistent Finn Lynch Sailing In Top Ten of ILCA 7/Laser Worlds, Ankle Problem for Ewan McMahon Continues
25th May 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
The National Yacht Club's Finn Lynch kept the defence of his 2021 silver medal very much alive when he added a fourth place on Tuesday to be in the top ten overall of the ILCA7/Laser World Championships in Mexico. Lying…
Great Start to Finn Lynch's Defence of His ILCA 7/Laser Worlds Silver Medal in Mexico
24th May 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
The National Yacht Club's Finn Lynch is off to a great start to his silver medal defence at the ILCA7/Laser World Championships in Puerto Vallarta. Lynch posted is lying sixth overall on the Banderas Bay after the first two qualification…
With winds between 8 and 20+ knots and plenty of squalls predicted, racing took place for the DBSC Lasers inside Dun Laoghaire harbour on Tuesday, May 10th. Staying in your boat with the mast pointing at the sky was the…
