Irish National 18 Class News & Regatta Results
The EUROMED is a great mid-winter event in Malta. The event is sailed in Optimist, ILCA4 and ILCA6. The mild temperatures along with the friendliness of the organisers, deliver the perfect combo for fun and competition. Team National Yacht Club…
National 18 'Nacho' is 2022 River Race Champion at Royal Cork Yacht Club
1st October 2022 National 18
A strong 15-boat out for the National 18s at Royal Cork Yacht Club for the River Race on Friday evening, September 30, saw Nacho (hull number 427 but sail number 41) win a tight battle on the Owenabue. Sailed by Harry…
National 18s Chase the Breeze in British and Irish Nationals at the Royal Cork
4th August 2022 National 18
After a two-year hiatus, the National 18 British and Irish National Championships were hosted by the Royal Cork Yacht Club from Sunday 24 to Friday 29 July, with the Irish fleet bolstered by 20 boats entered from England, Scotland and…
Cove Sailing Club's Breezy Ballinacurra Race Puts Vintage Dinghy Centre Stage in Cork Harbour (Photo Gallery)
16th May 2022 Cove Sailing Club
There were breezy conditions for the annual dinghy race from Cobh to Ballinacurra in Cork Harbour on Sunday. Organised by Cove Sailing Club in conjunction with the National 18 Class, the race started as usual from the Spit Bank area off Cobh. But…
Cork Harbour Dinghies Ready for Ballinacurra Race and The Schooner Brooklands
12th May 2022 Cork Harbour
The home of Ireland’s last engineless freight-carrying schooner, the Brooklands, will be the centre of the popular Ballinacurra Race in Cork Harbour this Sunday. Creenan’s hostelry in Ballinacurra village near Midleton in East Cork will be the mecca for dinghy…
Joe Woodward of Cork, who has died aged 90, was the very personification of the spirit of Cork city and harbour as a place where the good things in life are there to be enjoyed, and enjoyed in style. This…
Linda Patton is collaborating with Richard Gerrard, a Drogheda historian and author, in researching the history of the Boyne Yacht Club. The yacht club was founded in 1955 by a group of enthusiasts. These original members carried out a lot…
Royal Cork Yacht Club's National 18 class continues to grow at Crosshaven in Cork Harbour and thanks to existing class members ordering three new boats, three used boats are on the market. With a 12+ fleet sailing every Wednesday night…
Owens & Killian Win Breezy All Ireland Sailing Championships at Royal Cork (Photo Gallery)
3rd October 2021 All Irelands
2004 Athens 470 Olympic partnership Ger Owens and Ross Killian teamed up again to win the 2021 All Ireland Sailing Championships in convincing style at Royal Cork Yacht Club this afternoon. After three wins put Owens, representing the GP14 class,…
Three Wins For GP14's Ger Owens as All Ireland Sailing Finalists 2021 Take Their Places at Royal Cork Yacht Club
2nd October 2021 National 18
Six sailors from a fleet of sixteen have secured their places in tomorrow's All Ireland Sailing Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club and there have been some surprises on those filling the repechage ranks now looking for two remaining places…
National 18s Are Keen to Show off New 'Ultra' Boats at Royal Cork All Ireland Sailing Championships
30th September 2021 All Irelands
BYOW - Bring your own wireman, that's the call for this weekend's All Ireland sailing championships that puts a premium on a 90kg trapeze crew in the National 18s for what looks likely to be a breezy edition of the…
Big Breeze & Big Names for All Ireland Champs at Royal Cork Yacht Club in National 18s
29th September 2021 All Irelands
50mph winds forecast for Saturday morning's first gun may yet cause problems for the 2021 All Ireland Sailing Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven this weekend. Sixteen invitees from the fleets of cruisers, one-design keelboats and IRC cruisers…
Roger Bannon is undertaking a major upgrade of Fingal 226's equipment and he will also redo her lovely finishes in a bid to allow as many people as possible to sail this classic National 18, a 'thoroughbred maritime greyhound' In…
The National 18 class has shown its appreciation to Cork Harbour-based photographer Bob Bateman for his 'outstanding support' of the dinghy class at its end of season meeting. Bateman, who is assisted by Mary Malone on many of his waterborne…
Tom Crosbie Wins National 18 River Race on the Owenabue at Royal Cork Yacht Club (Photo Gallery)
25th September 2021 National 18
Tom Crosbie was the winner of last night's annual river race for the National 18 class at Royal Cork Yacht Club in Cork Harbour. Using a mark laid inside the marina the race is sometimes used as a crews race.…
Barry, Barrett & Brown are Crowned National 18 Four Time Winners at Royal Cork
13th September 2021 National 18
Ewan Barry, Dion Barrett and Stan Brown won the National 18 Irish dinghy Championships for a fourth time at Royal Cork Yacht Club on Sunday after a two-day CH Marine sponsored championship at Crosshaven. Despite efforts to run the entire event…
