Irish Laser/ILCA Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
The Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) won the team trophy at last month's ILCA National Championships for the third year running, held at Howth Yacht Club, as Afloat reported here. Although the championship had to be limited to two days…
Wexford Harbour Boat and Tennis Club played host to the ILCA Connaught Championships last weekend, with a healthy turnout of 60 ILCAs descending on the location for what was a spectacular weekend on and off the water. Although entries were…
Olympic ILCA 7 Qualifier Finn Lynch is Sailor of the Month (Olympic) for August
1st September 2023 Sailor of the Month
Finn Lynch can add nation qualifying for the Paris Olympics 2024 to his many ILCA 7 achievements to date, including a world silver medal from 2021. In a nerve-jangling conclusion to the Gold fleet series in the Men's single-handed event…
Tom Coulter is Top Northern Ireland Performer at Howth's ILCA National Championships
29th August 2023 Laser
Of the 15 Northern Ireland competitors in the ILCA Nationals at Howth Yacht Club recently, the best showing was that of Tom Coulter from East Antrim BC and Portrush YC in Co Antrim, who topped the 23-strong ILCA 6 fleet…
The Howth Yacht Club (HYC) hosted International Laser Class Association (ILCA) National Championships and saw sailors from three different clubs take the top spots across the three fleets. Despite losing a day of racing due to strong winds and rough…
Joy for Finn Lynch As He Qualifies Ireland for Paris 2024 in the ILCA 7 Class
19th August 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Finn Lynch secured Ireland's berth at the Paris Olympics in the ILCA 7 class this afternoon when he claimed the 15th of 16 nation places on offer at the Sailing World Championships in The Hague. The world championship silver medalist…
Big breeze and sea state in Howth Sound were too much for the first day of racing at the Irish ILCA/Laser National Championships hosted by Howth Yacht Club today (Friday, August 18th). "We're hoping this storm passes through quickly and we get…
Finn Lynch Faces Uphill Battle to Qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics at Sailing World Championships in The Hague
16th August 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
In 33rd position, Finn Lynch (National Yacht Club) has four ILCA 7 races left on Thursday at the Sailing World Championships in The Hague to make the medal race top ten plus a top 16 overall position to qualify Ireland for…
No ILCA 6 Olympic Berth for Ireland in The Hague But Further Paris 2024 Qualification Chances Next Season
15th August 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Due to light winds and strong tide at the Sailing World Championships in The Hague, today's cut-short ILCA 6 qualification series has denied Ireland's Eve McMahon of Howth Yacht Club the chance to recover from a Black Flag penalty and earn herself a Gold fleet…
A Black Flag Disqualification For Finn Lynch As He Chases Paris ILCA 7 Olympic Berth at Sailing World Championships
15th August 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
It's the red-hot gold fleet for Finn Lynch in the ILCA 7 class of the Allianz Sailing World Championships, but not without drama in The Hague today as the Rio 2016 rep was disqualified for a premature start under the black…
Ireland's Eve McMahon Has Stiff Test for ILCA6 Gold Fleet Cut at Sailing World Championships
15th August 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Ireland's Eve McMahon of Howth Yacht Club dropped to 81st overall in her 110-strong ILCA6 women's single-handed class at the Allianz Sailing World Championships in the Netherlands on Monday. With two races left to decide the Gold fleet split for…
ILCA Nats 2023 At Howth On Friday Will Have Compact Three-Day User-Friendly Format
14th August 2023 Howth YC
International economists and financial journalists trying to analyse just how and why the Irish economy is doing so well these days might learn something from studying the mutations of the annual sailing programme. National events that in times past might…
Black Flag for Howth's Eve McMahon in ILCA 6 is Set Back at Sailing World Championships
13th August 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Ireland's Eve McMahon of Howth Yacht Club took eleventh in her ILCA6 opening race at the Sailing World Championships in The Hague before suffering a Black Flag disqualification in race two. Hungarian Maria Erdi and Italian Carolina Albano sit level at the…
Eighth Overall for Finn Lynch is Solid Start to ILCA 7 Sailing World Championships at The Hague
13th August 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Rio 2016 Olympian Finn Lynch (National Yacht Club) in the Men's ILCA7 event had a 12th and a fourth place on the opening day to end a solid eighth overall at the Sailing World Championships at The Hague. The championships are…
The U21 ILCA ILCA Europeans sailing competition has kicked off in Stavanger, Norway, with 230 sailors from over 36 nations competing for top honours. 155 ILCA 7 sailors and 75 ILCA 6 female sailors will participate in the event, with…
Sienna Wright of Howth is a Junior “Sailor of the Month” for July
3rd August 2023 Sailor of the Month
Steadily rising star Sienna Wright from Howth recorded a formidable tally in the Under 17 Division in the ILCA 6s at two major regattas in Poland during July. The Youth Worlds early in the month saw her take the silver…
