Delany and O’Byrne Hold Lead in Updated Squib Ladder

27th July 2026

Afloat.ie Team

Ladder Leaders: The Squib fleet races under spinnaker at the Royal Irish Yacht Club East Coasts, where the latest results reshaped Vincent Delany’s Unofficial Squib Ladder.

Vincent Delany and Fiona O’Byrne continue to lead the Unofficial Irish Squib Ladder following the East Coast Championship at the Royal Irish Yacht Club.

The pair finished sixth in Femme Fatale at the shortened Dún Laoghaire event but retained a narrow advantage at the top of the national rankings.

Ian Travers and Keith O’Riordan remain second in Atomic, despite missing the two most recent ladder events.

Prodigal, sailed by Gordon Bell and Russell Pannell, holds third place after finishing ninth at the East Coast Championship.

Further down the standings, RubyBlue and Durt are making steady progress following strong performances across the last three events.

RubyBlue is sailed by O’Connell and McGlade, while Stanley and O’Kelly campaign Durt.

St John and Minginovic have also moved into contention aboard Chili after recording consistent results at several events.

Patterson and Nolan remain potential climbers in Quickstep III. They missed the East Coast Championship and the 2025 Southern Championship but could make significant gains at the Squib National Championship next month.

The unofficial ladder ranks boats across selected Irish championship events, rewarding both performance and participation during the season.

Place	Boat	No.	RIYC26	RNI26	LDYC25 Inland	LDYC25 Nationals	KYC25 Southerns	Total
1	Femme Fatale	24	6	1	4	11	13	29
2	Atomic	137	19	22	2	6	2	32
4	Prodigal	146	9	9	6	14	5	34
3	Ruby Blue	35	4	3	7	12	24	46
8	Mucky Duck	51	19	22	23	2	3	50
5	Quickstep III	820	19	12	9	7	24	52
6	Kaizen	882	7	13	3	15	24	55
7	Chili	156	11	10	10	25	14	59
9	Slipstream	102	19	22	16	19	12	69
10	Squib	11	19	21	15	10	24	70
11	Crackers	25	1	22	39	9	1	71
16	Firecracker	149	19	4	39	4	24	71
17	Archimedes	822	19	22	12	13	24	71
12	Dogwatch	70	19	6	39	3	24	72
13	Durt	241	2	7	8	42	16	73
19	Second Chance	701	19	17	19	17	24	77
21	Perfection	44	19	22	13	21	24	80
14	Tears in Heaven	869	12	11	39	22	9	81
23	Misfire	127	13	22	14	26	24	86
24	Ric O'Shea	136	19	22	39	1	24	86
15	Supersonic	94	14	22	21	29	15	87
25	Flora	643	19	22	11	46	10	89
26	Toys for the Boys	818	10	22	39	20	8	89
27	Greyling	23	19	22	39	5	24	90
28	Sedition	79	19	22	17	33	19	91
18	Kerfuffle	37	19	22	1	46	23	92
…continues through 70th place exactly as per Vincent Delany's ladder downloadable below

Downloads

The ladder 26 July 2026.xlsx (23 Downloads)

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