Irish SB20 Sailing Class News & Regatta Results

SB20 World Champions 2023 - Will Sargent, Eddie Reid, Paige Caldecott and, Eirini Marios

Royal St. George 'Ted' Finish Tenth at SB20 Worlds 2023 as First-Ever Australian Team are Crowned Champions

23rd June 2023 SB20

Ireland's top result at the SB20 Worlds is tenth overall after 12 races sailed in the Netherlands, where the regatta saw the first-ever Australian team crowned champions. Michael O'Connor, Davey Taylor, and Ed Cook sailing Ted from the Royal St. George,…

Michael O'Connor, Davey Taylor, and Ed Cook sailing Ted from the Royal St. George at the SB20 Worlds at Scheveningen Yacht Club in the Netherlands

Royal St. George 'Ted' Crew Drop Back to 11th at SB20 Worlds 2023

22nd June 2023 SB20

Ireland's top hope at the SB20 Worlds is back down to 11th overall after eight races sailed in the Netherlands, where the regatta saw a long day on the water and some shuffling at the top of the leaderboard. Michael O'Connor,…

Royal Irish's Colin Galavan, Aaron Jones, and Kevin O'Rourke in Carpe Diem are 25th after four races sailed at the SB20 Worlds at Scheveningen Yacht Club in the Netherlands

O'Connor's Royal St. George 'Ted' Crew Move up to Seventh at SB20 Worlds 2023

21st June 2023 SB20

Ireland's top hope at the SB20 Worlds is up to seventh overall after four races sailed in the Netherlands, where the regatta saw a change in the overall leader on day two. Michael O'Connor, Davey Taylor, and Ed Cook sailing…

Royal St. George 'Ted' Crew Lie 11th After Tricky Opening Two Races at SB20 Worlds 2023

20th June 2023 SB20

Ireland's leading hope for a top result at the SB20 Worlds is lying 11th after two races sailed. Michael O'Connor, Davey Taylor, and Ed Cook sailing Ted from the Royal St. George scored a 16 and a 9 in the 54-boat…

The SB20 World Championship 2023 is underway in The Netherlands with a number of Irish teams competing, including Michael O'Connor's top TED team

Top Irish SB20 Crew Seeking World Championship Podium in Scheveningen

19th June 2023 SB20

Irish SB20 team TED of Michael O’Connor, Davy Taylor and Edward Cook from the Royal St. George Yacht Club, who have already shown good speed this season in Portugal and the North Sea Regatta and who just missed the podium…

Royal St George Yacht Club's Michael O'Connor, Davy Taylor and Ed Cook were third overall in the SB20 class of the North Sea Regatta

Royal St George Yacht Club SB20 Trio Take Bronze at North Sea Regatta

31st May 2023 SB20

Royal St George Yacht Club's Michael O'Connor, Davy Taylor and Ed Cook have taken third overall in the SB20 class of the North Sea Regatta, the largest regatta on the Dutch North Sea. The consistent Dublin Bay crew are in training…

Gold Digger (3044) from Royal Cork YC, Mel Collins, Aidan Mac Sweeny and Kieran Dorgan lead from Royal Irish Yacht Club entry, 3739, Ger Dempsey, Rory Grovez and Chris Connelly at the SB20 Eastern at Royal St. George Yacht Club

O'Connor Takes SB20 Eastern Title by a Point at Royal St. George Yacht Club

22nd May 2023 SB20

After success at the Portuguese Grand Slam earlier this month, Michael O’Connor was already up to speed in the SB20 class, but with only two wins from seven races, the Royal St. George Yacht Club ace did not have it all…

A fleet of 16 SB20s (including Michael O'Connor in Ted pictured above) are hoping for breeze on the second day of the class Eastern Championships on Dublin Bay

SB20s Face More Light Winds at Royal St. George Yacht Club Eastern Championships

20th May 2023 SB20

Race Officer Barry O'Neill will try and get the first races of the 16-boat SB20 Easterns underway this Sunday lunchtime after cancelling Saturday's programme due to lack of wind on Dublin Bay. O'Neill says there is no point in planning an…

SB20 sportsboats will compete for Eastern Championships honours this weekend on Dublin Bay in a new format event at the Royal St. George Yacht Club

More Races Planned in New Format SB20 Eastern Championships at Royal St. George Yacht Club

15th May 2023 SB20

Fifteen SB20s are expected to be on the Dublin Bay startline for next weekend's Eastern Championships, which will experiment with a change of race format in the sportsboat class. The Royal St. George Yacht Club hosted event will see shorter…

Michael O’Connor, David Taylor and Ed Cook sailed Ted to second overall at the SB20 Cascais Grand Slam in Portugal

Royal St. George Yacht Club's SB20 'TED' Are Runners up in Cascais Grand Slam

2nd May 2023 SB20

Michael O’Connor, David Taylor and Ed Cook sailing Ted from the Royal St George Yacht Club, finished second overall in last weekend’s SB20 Grand Slam held in Cascais, Portugal. The local team of Vasco Serpa, Diogo Pinto and Pedro Alemão…

Team Bango – Silver Fleet winners – provide a fine balancing act at Lough Ree on Day 1, with young Ben Graff perched on quarter helming while John McGonigle trims the main and forward of him, Event Co-ordinator Kevin Fenton trims the kite, and hopes they know what they’re doing

Royal Cork Yacht Club Hotshots Win SB20 Northerns At Lough Ree

18th April 2023 SB20

For most folk sailing in Ireland, Lough Ree is absolutely the plumb centre of it all. Thus it’s stretching it a bit to have it as the venue for the SB20 Northerns 2023, even if the popular mid-Ireland club sees…

Royal Irish Yacht Club Commodore Jerry Dowling

Irish Sailor Jerry Dowling Steps Down as World SB20 Class President

12th September 2022 SB20

At the recently concluded SB20 World Championships on Dublin Bay, it was announced that the current Class President, Irish sailor Jerry Dowling, was stepping down after three years in the role, handing over to the class's first Southern Hemisphere appointment,the current…

With nine results in the top five from 12 races, Portugal's Team AP Hotels & Resorts of José Paulo Ramada, Artem Basalkin, Carlota Gala and Gonçalo Vieira Lopes won the SB20 World Championships by 11 points at Dun Laoghaire

Portugal Takes SB20 World Title at Dun Laoghaire, Royal St. George's 'Ted' Crew Finish Fourth

9th September 2022 SB20

Portugal's Team AP Hotels & Resorts of José Paulo Ramada, Artem Basalkin, Carlota Gala and Gonçalo Vieira Lopes are the new Provident CRM SB20 World Champions after a thrilling 12-race series concluded on Dublin Bay. Team Xcellent of John Pollard, Jack Wetherell and…

Carlingford Sailing Club's 'So-Brr' sailed by Ron Finegan, Declan Murphy and Eamon Toner broaches during a race at the SB20 Worlds at Dun Laoghaire

Royal St George's 'Ted' Stays Sixth and Bád/Kilcullen Moves up to Seventh at SB20 World Championships on Dublin Bay

9th September 2022 SB20

Consistent sailing from Royal St. George local trio of Michael O'Connor, Davy Taylor and Edward Cook sailing 'Ted' keeps the trio sixth overall and the top Irish boat going into the final day of the Provident CRM SB20 World Championships on Dublin Bay. A second…

A great start for Royal Cork and Monkstown Bay youth team 'The Bear' (IRL 3060) in an abandoned start to race four of the SB20 Worlds at Dun Laoghaire. The Bear is sailed by Cork sailors Harry Pritchard, Derry McLeavy, Oisin Pearce and Oisin McSweeney

Royal St George 'Ted' Trio Move up to Sixth at SB20 World Championships on Dublin Bay

7th September 2022 SB20

Royal St. George local trio of Michael O'Connor, Davy Taylor and Edward Cook sailing 'Ted' have moved from 11th to sixth overall as the top Irish boat after day three of the SB20 World Championships on Dublin Bay. The trio moved up from…

Lough Ree YC entry Provident CRM sailed by John Malone, Emmet Sheridan and Alex Leech is dismasted on the first day of racing at the RIYC hosted SB20 World Championships on Dublin Bay

Big Winds for First Races of RIYC Hosted SB20 Worlds as 'Xcellent' Pollard Sets the Pace on Dublin Bay

7th September 2022 SB20

After three blustery races sailed at the Provident CRM SB20 World Championship 2022 at the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Britain's John Pollard, Jack Wetherell and Henry Wetherell lead the 54-boat fleet at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The consistent Torbay crew scored a 2,2, and…

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SB20 (formerly Laser SB3) information

Designed by Tony Castro, the SB20 is a British-built strict one-design 6.15m keelboat conceived as a wide appeal, affordable, competitive sportsboat for teams of three or four sailors. It is also, arguably, the most successful sportsboat in the world with 800 owners competing regularly in a programme of exciting local, national and international events.

Originally known as the Laser SB3, the SB20 continues to deliver on its pioneering promise: a boat that is fun, fast and easy to sail by anyone of any age; the best value-for-money sportsboat in the market.

The Laser SB3 was designed by Castro and launched in 2002. In 2007 the Laser SB3 was awarded ISAF Recognised Status and the first World Championships were held in Ireland in 2008. In 2012, Tony Castro appointed a new builder, Sportsboat World. At this time, the Laser SB3 was renamed the SB20 and building was returned to the UK from Malaysia. The ethos of the class continues.

The boat is a strict one-design class, economic to buy and campaign, easy to sail with a simple deck layout and electric downwind performance delivered by the generous sail plan. The boat has a lifting keel, can easily be launched from a slipway and towed behind a family car.

Previous SB20 World Champions

2008 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Roger Gilbert, Roz Allen & Sarah Allan

Host National Yacht Club, Dun laoghaire, Ireland

2009 GBR: Craig Burlton, Stephen White, Adam Heeley

Host Clube Naval de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal

2010 GBR: Jerry Hill, Grant Rollerson, Joe Llewellyn

Host Circolo Vela Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy

2011 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Andy Ramus, Ian Mills & Emma Clarke

Host Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay, UK

2012 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Lesley Dhonau, Roger Hudson & Asenathi Jim

Host Hamilton Island Yacht Club, Queensland, Australia

2013 GRB: Craig Burlton, Stephen White, Adam Heley Host COYCH Club, Hyeres, France