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Irish Sigma 33 Cruiser Sailing & Regatta Results
Round Inch Run — Rory Chalmers’ Mustang 30 Sleipnir powers through Loch Fyne on the way to winning the Round Inch Trophy at the Jura Scottish Series in Tarbert.
Sunshine and warmer conditions transformed the Jura Scottish Series on Sunday as crews enjoyed one of the regatta’s most memorable days on Loch Fyne. The six handicap fleets contested the traditional Round Inch coastal race, while the one-design classes completed…
“Leading
The 2026 Jura Scottish Series opened with tight racing and unsettled form on Loch Fyne as several defending champions came under pressure on Day One. A steady south-westerly breeze of 10 to 15 knots allowed race officers to complete three…
Loch Duel — Etchells crews race on Loch Fyne ahead of the 2026 Jura Scottish Series, where defending champions and returning class winners will battle across four days in Tarbert.
Class splits for the Handicap divisions at the 2026 Jura Scottish Series have been confirmed ahead of racing later this week on Loch Fyne. The four-day regatta, regarded as the north of Britain’s premier sailing event, will see defending champions…
Marina Poise — Sigma 33 OOD Razzmatazz berthed afloat, white topsides and blue canvas on display, offered at €15,950 with renewed rigging, serviced Beta 25 engine and race-ready sail inventory.
A well-known one-design cruiser-racer has come on the market at €15,950. Razzmatazz, a 1981 Sigma 33 OOD (IRL 4345), is described by the seller as “an excellent example… ready to go” with strong cruising comfort and race potential. The boat…
Paul Prentice’s Squawk from Belfast Lough was the Sigma 33 class winner of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
Paul Prentice’s Squawk held onto its lead to claim the Sigma 33 title on the fourth and final day of the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Sunday (13 July). The nine-strong fleet sailed one final morning race in the…
David Marchant's IRL 4571 Flyover and Irish champion Stephen Mullaney in Insider (IRL 4444) competing in the Sigma 33 class at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
‘Squawk’ was the sound of victory for Paul Prentice’s Sigma 33 which scored two successive bullets on the second day of the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Friday (11 July). The Ballyholme yacht now tops the class table, with…
John Fox’s Sigma 33 Excelle from Falmouth’s Flushing Yacht Club
Visitors dominated the Sigma 33 class on the first day of racing in the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Thursday (10 July). John Fox’s Excelle from Falmouth’s Flushing Yacht Club tops the table ahead of Jake Miller’s Mayrise from…
Sigma 33 Championship 2025 – a standout regatta for Stephen Mullaney and his local team aboard Insider
The Sigma 33 Class Championships were hosted by Howth Yacht Club for the first time from June 26–29, which incorporates the Irish and UK fleets. Howth delivered four spectacular days of racing under the expert guidance of Scorie Walls and…
The start of race four on Friday 27th June at the 2025 Sigma 33 One Design National Championships at Howth
Local knowledge paid dividends on Thursday as Howth Yacht Club's Insider (Stephen Mullaney) took three straight race wins to end the first day of the Sigma 33 One Design National Championships at the top of the leaderboard. The Championships began…
Howth Yacht Club will host the four-day Sigma 33 Offshore One-Design Championships
Howth Yacht Club will host the four-day Sigma 33 Offshore One-Design Championships from Thursday to Sunday, 26-29 June. This will be the first time since 2018 that the event takes place in the south of Ireland, and the first time…
The Sigma 33 Razzmatazz is listed on Afloat boats for sale with an asking price of €19,500
The Sigma 33 Razzmatazz is listed on Afloat boats for sale with an asking price of €19,500. This vessel, moored in West Cork, is described as a fast sailing cruiser with significant racing potential. Recent upgrades include a new 12v…
The Sigma 33 Squawk, co-skippered by Paul and Emma Prentice from Ballyholme and Royal Ulster Yacht Club, is the Northern Ireland entry into July's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Dublin Bay
Northern Ireland yachts travelling up and down the Irish Sea this season to Howth, Dun Laoghaire, Tarbert and Oban in a crowded racing calendar As arrangements for the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta from 10th till 13 July hot up,…
The all-female crew are competing in the Northern Ireland Inshore Points Series on the Sigma 33 Elandra
The Sigma 33 Elandra was out racing for the first time yesterday (27th April) with its mainly all-women crew on Belfast Lough. Victoria and Martin Dews have made Elandra available to encourage women to grab the chance to race or…
Victoria Dews, the owner of Sigma 33 Elandra based in Belfast Lough
Victoria Dews, the owner of Sigma 33 Elandra based in Belfast Lough, possesses many of the characteristics associated with the name Elandra, such as a strong personality, energy, charisma, and focus. She is a great advocate of Women on Water,…
Martin and Victoria Dews' Sigma 33 Elandra from Belfast Lough
Four of the first 46 entries for the 2024 Scottish Series this season are from Northern Ireland. They received a 15% discount on their entries, which has now been extended to the end of March at 10%. The event will…
Patrick Beckett’s  Tofinou 8 Miss Charlie is competing in Kinsale YC’s Whitesail October-November Series
Racing at the top of Kinsale YC’s Whitesail October-November series in IRC One Fleet is close. David Riome’s Sigma 33 won the third race on Sunday and leads the fleet. Only a point separates the top three from each other.…