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Kinsale Yacht Club has launched its Squib summer racing season with new sponsorship support from Arachas Corporate Brokers and Craftinsure Ireland. The fleet welcomed representatives from Arachas Craftinsure to the clubhouse during the season launch in bright sunshine on Cork…
Banshee leads KYC Frostbites after nine races
Banshee remains in pole position in the Kinsale Yacht Club Frostbites Squib Fleet following nine races. Helmed by Matthias Hellstern with crew Alex Goggin, Banshee has recorded consistent results and sits at the top with a nett score of 13.…
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Banshee, sailed by Matthias Hellstern and Alex Goggin, currently leads the interim rankings in the Kinsale Yacht Club Frostbites Squib fleet series after a light airs outing on Sunday, Feb 1st. Seventeen boats are competing in the winter series. After…
Squib keelboats racing off Kinsale during KYC Frostbites in light north-westerly winds
Banshee leads the standings after three races in the ongoing Kinsale Yacht Club Squib Frostbites series. Seventeen boats raced in light north-westerly winds, with a strong ebb tide shaping tactics throughout the afternoon. The fleet initially worked the western shore…
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After the Squib Eastern Championships were blown out in early September, the opportunity arose to stage a condensed re-run of the event as part of the Freshwater Keelboat Regatta hosted by Lough Derg Yacht Club (LDYC) this past weekend. The…
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The 'unofficial' Irish Squib ladder produced by sailor Vincent Delany has been updated following the results from all 2025 regional and national Squib events. A total of 69 boats participated in regional competitions, marking a record for the class in…
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Overall results from the Craft Insure Freshwater Keelboat Regatta at Lough Derg Yacht Club this weekend (October 12th) show a shortened programme of races due to light winds on the lake for the four competing one-design keelboat classes.  In the…
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Following the recent Irish East Coast Squib Championships, where no racing took place due to high winds and 1.7-metre waves, Vincent Delany's 'unofficial' Squib ladder has been updated to reflect the last four championship results from: Easterns in Royal St…
Squib ladder leaders Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan from Kinsale pictured above competing at the Squib Southern Championship at Kinsale
Following the Frank Clark Ltd. Squib Southern Championship at Kinsale on Sunday, July 20th, Vincent Delany's unofficial Squib ladder has been updated and is showing many changes. Despite Kinsale's Sean Murphy and Jack O'Sullivan in Crackers winning the Southern Championships, their non-attendance at…
Crackers, number 25, sailed by Sean Murphy and Jack O'Sullivan from the host club, were the overall winners of the Squib keelboat Southern Championships at Kinsale Yacht Club in County Cork
Sean Murphy and Jack O'Sullivan, who were tied on points overnight, emerged as the overall winners of the Squib keelboat Southern Championships at Kinsale Yacht Club in County Cork. Racing on home waters, the pairing overhauled the leaders, father and son duo,…
Prodigal, number 146, sailed by Greg Bell and Roger Pannell from Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club in Belfast, are lying fifth after three races sailed at the Squib keelboat Southern Championships at Kinsale Yacht Club in County Cork
Host club boats fill the podium after the first three races of the Squib keelboat Southern Championships at Kinsale Yacht Club in County Cork. With two race wins, the father and son duo, Michael O'Suilleabhain and Michael O'Sullivan, lead on a…
Squibs race for 2025 Southern Championships honours at Kinsale on July 19
Squibs keelboats from Belfast, Killyleagh, Howth, Dun Laoghaire, and Lough Derg will all compete this weekend (July 19) at the Frank Clark Ltd Southern Championship at Kinsale in County Cork. Launching on Friday evening, Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan sailing Atomic…
Squib ladder leaders Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan from Kinsale pictured above competing at the 2025 national championships on Lough Derg
Following this month's Irish National Squib Championships on Lough Derg, Vincent Delany has updated his unofficial Squib ladder to reflect the results of the Irish Nationals, Northerns, Inlands, Eastern and Southern Championships. Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan from Kinsale still…
Squib Champions – Lough Derg Yacht Club's Ben Huskinson with Irish Squib Championship winners, Tom Jeffcoate and Mark Hogan receive the Chris Hogan Memorial Trophy from  LDYC Commodore Annemarie Cox
A final race win secured the Irish Squib title for UK visitors Tom Jeffcoate and Mark Hogan at Lough Derg Yacht Club in County Tipperary on Sunday. The Abersoch duo sailing number 136, Ric O'Shea, concluded the championship with 22 points, leapfrogging…
Micheal O'Suilleabhain and Michael O'Sullivan, sailing Mucky Duck from Kinsale Yacht Club, lead at the Squib Nationals on Lough Derg
Defending Irish Squib champions Micheal O'Suilleabhain and Michael O'Sullivan, sailing Mucky Duck from Kinsale Yacht Club, have returned to the top of the scoreboard after five races at Lough Derg Yacht Club in County Tipperary. The father-and-son duo were outside…
A busy startline in the opening race of the 2025 Irish Squib National Championships at Lough Derg Yacht Club this weekend.
Kinsale Yacht Club's Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan are off to a strong start at the 2025 Irish Squib National Championships on Lough Derg this weekend. The recently crowned Northern Champions scored a 2,1 in the opening two races on…