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Squib's Sheahan is Top of Class at Glandore Classic Regatta
#squib – With a string of first and second places, Dave Sheahan sailing Top Dee 686 was the winner of the Squib keelboat class but only after a tie break with Sean Thompson's Trojan at last week's Glandore Classic boat regatta…
Squib Eastern Champs in Howth Yacht Club (HYC) 22nd & 23rd June
#squib – Hosted by the ever welcoming Howth Yacht Club on 22-23rd. June, this event was held in some of the heaviest wind conditions experienced for Irish Squib Championship Events, with wind from the west varying in strength from 18 knots…
Irish Squibs Travel to Abersoch for National Championships
#squib – At the end of June every year the Squib Class assemble in large numbers to compete for their annual National Championships and this year there are four Irish entries are : Tais' Michael O'Connell and Eddie McCarron - Royal…
Squib Newcomers Are Light Wind Masters of Belfast Lough
Ross and Stuart Vaughan, newcomers to the Irish Squib fleet, are the 2013 Rodgers & Browne Squib Northern Champions. Hosted over the first weekend of June at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, the event attracted 17 entries, with visitors…
Squib Keelboats Return to Belfast Lough for Northern Championships
#squib – The Squib keelboat class will be returning to the southern shores of Belfast Lough and the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club this weekend. The Rodgers & Browne sponsored Squib Northern Championship will attract Squibs from across Ireland…
Royal St. George Pair Win Irish Squib Title on Home Waters
#squib – Racing in the shadow of gale warnings the Irish Squib title hung in the balance on Dublin Bay yesterday but after a a one hour postponement a full race programme was completed. The lead of both race and…
Royal St. George Teams Top Squib Leaderboard
#squib – With more protests scheduled last night and a gale warning issued for the Irish Sea today there is some doubt about the final race of the Irish Squib championships in Dun Laoghaire this morning. The host club's Aidan…
Royal St. George Pair Lead Irish Squib Championship (Photos Here!)
#squib – Vincent Delany and Fergal Gaynor sailing Femme Fatale are in charge after the first day's racing of the Irish National Squib championships on Dublin Bay. Scroll down for photos from Gareth Craig below. The Royal St. George YC…
Irish Squib Nationals Shapes up for Closest Contest in Years
#squib – There is an unwritten tradition that the Irish Championship is always won by a Northern boat but perhaps 2012 is the year for a winner from Kinsale, Howth or Dun Laoghaire?  The Irish National Championships is to be…
Kinsale Sailors Win South Coast Squib Title
#SQUIB – Marcus and Meagan Hutchinson sailing 'Sensation' won a heavy air South Coast Squib keelboat championships in Kinsale on Sunday. Big swells and 20–knot easterly winds led to many retirals in the 17-boat fleet. Second overall were James and…
Howth to host 2015 Squib Nationals
Beating off stiff competition from Kinsale and Royal North of Ireland YC, Howth Yacht Club has won the bid to host the 2015 Squib Nationals to which over 70 boats from across the UK and Ireland will be expected to…
Cultra duo retain Squib national title at Howth
Ross Nolan and Gordon Patterson from the Royal North of Ireland YC are the 2011 Squib National Champions, retaining their title at Howth Yacht Club by five points in a 7-race series (sponsored by SIAC Construction) in which they were…
Tough conditions take their toll at Squib Nationals
Heavy winds and big seas played a major role on the second day of the SIAC Construction Squib National Championships at Howth Yacht Club with almost a third of the 37-boat fleet forced to retire with gear damage during the…
Tight at top of Squib Nationals after first day
It’s tight at the top of the leaderboard after the first three races of the SIAC Construction Squib National Championships at Howth Yacht Club today (Sat.30th), which saw three different race winners, each representing the three main Squib fleets. PHOTOS…
Squib Nationals at Howth over Bank Holiday Weekeend
 Howth Yacht Club hosts the SIAC Construction Squib National Championships over the Bank Holiday Weekend, with the biggest fleet in a decade – 36 and growing - contesting the 7-race series. The 2010 National Champions, Gordon Patterson and Ross Nolan…
Squibs Start South Coast Champs in 30 Knots (Photos Here!)
The first of the 2011 Irish Squib Class Regional Championships is being held in Kinsale over the May Bank Holiday Weekend. Boats from Dublin and Ulster are joined a local Munster fleet for some great racing today. Scroll down for…

At a Glance - Squib Class 2024 Event Dates

  • Southern Championships- 8th/9th June- Baltimore Sailing Club
  • Northern Championships – 25th/26th May – Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club
  • National Championships – 26th 28th July – Howth Yacht Club
  • Eastern Championships – 7th/8th September – Royal George Yacht Club
  • Inland Championships – 12th/13th October – Lough Derg Yacht Club

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