Irish Squib One Design Sailing & Regatta Results
In advance of the final eighth race of the National Squib championships at the Royal Forth Yacht Club, it was apparent that two Squibs were dominating the daily results; they were Micky Wright’s ‘Spoof’ from the Royal Corinthian YC at…
With only one race on Wednesday, in order to achieve the advertised programme, Howard Steavenson event PRO called for three races (in a wind varying from 4 to 10 knots) for the Squib fleet today at the UK British National…
Royal North's Patterson and Nolan Lying Third at the Squib UK Nationals on the Firth of Forth
19th June 2024 Squib
Northern Ireland's Gordon Patterson and Ross Nolan from the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club are lying third after day three of the Squib UK Nationals at the Royal Forth Yacht Club. This morning (Wednesday) there was absolutely no wind…
Squib UK National Championships Kick Off with Challenging Conditions on Day One
17th June 2024 Squib
When the weather forecasters talk about light winds, the heavyweights of the Squib fleet groan. And today, in The Royal Forth Yacht Club, there was quite a lot of groaning until the Squibs got afloat for day one of the…
Kinsale's Travers and O'Riordan Clinch South Coast Squib Championships at Baltimore Sailing Club
13th June 2024 Squib
Baltimore Sailing Club in West Cork was the host of this year's Squib South Coast Championships over last weekend. The event saw a strong turnout, with nineteen boats competing and participants travelling from various locations, including Lough Derg, Dublin, Howth,…
The Squib Northern Championship went right down to the wire last weekend when the far travelled Ian Travers and Keith O’Riordan in Atomic from Kinsale Yacht Club won the final of five races to knock Dick Batt and Gordy Wright,…
Squibs in Action at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club for Northern Championships Honours
24th May 2024 Squib
Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club on the southern shore of Belfast Lough has a long-established Squib fleet, and this weekend (25th/26th May), will host the Northern Championships. The entry list (download as a PDF below) is a respectable 22…
Travers and O'Riordan Win Squib Keelboat Division at Kinsale Yacht Club's 2024 Frostbite Series
4th March 2024 Kinsale
After 12 races sailed at Kinsale Yacht Club's 2024 Custom Rigging Frostbite Series, Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan sailing Outlaw were crowned overall Squib keelboat division winners on 16 points, three points clear of Colm Dunne and Daniel McCloskey in Allegro. KYC Club mates Harvey Tucker…
After six races sailed at Kinsale Yacht Club's Custom Rigging Frostbite Series, Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan sailing Outlaw are overall Squib keelboat division leaders on seven points, four points clear of Harvey Tucker and Harvey Matthews in Fagan. Springtime weather greeted the competitors for the third…
Travers and O'Riordan Take the Squib Lead at Kinsale Yacht Club Frostbite Series
4th February 2024 Kinsale
After three races sailed at Kinsale Yacht Club's Custom Rigging Frostbite Series, Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan sailing Outlaw are overall Squib keelboat division leaders on five points, two points clear of Harvey Tucker and Harvey Matthews in Fagan. KYC Club mates Colm Dunne and…
Kinsale Yacht Club will start their Winter Frostbite Series of dinghy and Squibs racing on Sunday, January 28. It will run for six weeks for Squibs, Lasers, 420s, Toppers, and Mixed Dinghies, concluding on March 3. Racing will be on…
The Irish Squib Class (ISC) recently announced its calendar of events for 2024 at its annual AGM held via Zoom on November 29th. The meeting, chaired by Class Chairman Ian Travers, drew strong attendance from representatives of both established and…
Lough Derg Yacht Club Pulled Out All the Stops For Its Annual Freshwater Regatta
20th October 2023 Inland Waterways
At the end of a busy season for many clubs in Dun Laoghaire Harbour and along the west coast, Lough Derg Yacht Club played host to the Fresh Water Keelboat Regatta last weekend, drawing a fleet of over 60 boats…
Kinsale Squib Pair Win Lough Derg Yacht Club's Freshwater Keelboat One Design Regatta
15th October 2023 Squib
A win in race four meant Kinsale Yacht Club Squib duo Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan won a cut-short Lough Derg Yacht Club Freshwater Keelboat One Design Regatta on Sunday. Four races were sailed on Saturday with one discard, but racing…
Northern Ireland Squib Champions in Action at Lough Derg Yacht Club's Freshwater Keelboat Regatta
13th October 2023 Inland Waterways
Squib National Champions Gordon Patterson and Ross Nolan from Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club on Belfast Lough are among 33 class entries that will compete this weekend at Lough Derg Yacht Club's Freshwater Keelboat Regatta in County Tipperary. Other entries…
The 2023 Squib Easterns at the weekend hosted by Howth YC and sponsored by Challenge, the Medical Insurance Company, provided an event held with light breezes, but basking in the glow of the recently unfamiliar glare of glorious sunshine. The…
