Dublin Bay Mermaid Sailing News & Regatta Results
Three Chevrons have won the 2026 Irish Mermaid National Championship after a week of changing conditions and consistently strong performances at Rush Sailing Club. Vincent McCormack, Michael Lynch and Roisin McCormack secured the title with a race to spare on…
Three Chevrons extended their overall lead on the third day of the 2026 Irish Mermaid National Championship at Rush Sailing Club after another demanding day of tactical racing in shifting winds. A variable 10 to 15-knot breeze swept across the…
Three Chevrons hold a slender lead heading into the final day of the 2026 Mermaid National Championship after another day of close racing in fresh and shifty conditions at Rush Sailing Club. A 15 to 20-knot breeze tested crews and…
No. 188 holds the early advantage at the 2026 Mermaid National Championship after a tactical opening day at Rush Sailing Club, where shifty 10–15 knot winds tested a fleet of 19 boats across two closely contested races. Large wind shifts…
Rush Sailing Club's Endeavour claimed the 2026 Munster Mermaid Championship after a closely fought contest at Foynes Yacht Club. Crews from Rush, Skerries, Wexford and Foynes gathered on the Shannon Estuary for the two-day event on 30 and 31 May.…
Royal Irish Yacht Club Classic Regatta Opens With Early Bird Discount
21st May 2026 Royal Irish Yacht Club
The Royal Irish Yacht Club has opened entries for its 2026 Classic Boats Regatta, with a 10% early bird discount available until 29 May. The two-day event will take place from 20–21 June and marks the opening of the club’s…
George Harold “Hal” Bleakley, a long-time figure in Dublin Bay sailing and marina management, has died peacefully at home on 11 November 2025. He was the loving husband of Jane, father of Penny and of the late Michael, and devoted…
The prizegiving Gala Dinner with trophy presentations for the 2025 Mermaid National Championships was held on Saturday evening, the 2nd of August, at Wexford Harbour Boat and Tennis Club. As Afloat reported earlier, the national champions crowned in Wexford Harbour…
Jonathan O'Rourke with crew Kate Grimes and Alan O'Rourke, sailing Number 77 Tiller Girl, have been crowned 2025 Mermaid National Champions in Wexford Harbour. The fourth and final day of the Championship came to a close yesterday, Saturday, the 2nd…
All to Play for in Wexford as Wild Wind, Tiller Girl and Innocence Shine at Mermaid Nationals
1st August 2025 Mermaid
Day three of the Mermaid National Championship has seen a further two races and a crew's race completed as scheduled. This means six of the total eight races scheduled are now in the bag. Tomorrow, Saturday, the 2nd of August,…
Day two of the Mermaid National Championships at Wexford Harbour Boat Club delivered another intense chapter in the series as a fickle 10-knot breeze teased competitors throughout Races 3 and 4. With conditions shifting and pressure bands scattered across the…
The Mermaid National Championships have completed day 1 (July 30th) at Wexford Harbour Boat and Tennis Club with 17 boats competing from a variety of clubs, including Wexford, Skerries, Rush, Dun Laoghaire and Foynes. Briefing took place at 10am Wednesday…
Mermaid Leinster Champion ‘102 Endeavour’ Crowned at 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
16th July 2025 Mermaid
The Mermaids were hosted at the National Yacht Club for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta and got the full schedule of nine races completed from Thursday to Sunday (July 10-13) in the Salthill race area. The class makes a special mention of…
The 2025 Mermaid Munster Championships took place at Foynes Yacht Club on the Shannon Estuary on 31 May and 1 June. Thirteen boats from clubs including Wexford, Foynes, Skerries, Rush, and Dun Laoghaire participated. Heavy winds challenged sailors throughout the…
If you sail a classic wooden One Design in Ireland, there's a good chance it originated from the drawing board of one of the great Scottish yacht designers, geniuses who flourished internationally from 1870 onwards for almost a century as…
Flanagan's Famous National 18 Fingal is Alive and Well With Roger Bannon of Dun Laoghaire
7th September 2024 W M Nixon
Our headline photo breaks nearly all the blogspot’s pictorial rules, preferences and protocols. Are there any sails set in it? Not a one. Is there any presence of sea, lake or river? Yes, but it’s vanishingly small. Is there any…
