Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
O’Connell Leads Tight Monkstown Bay Finale as Club Honours Youth
24th September 2026 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Davy O’Connell takes a one-point Class 1 lead into the final race of Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s September league, as the Cork Harbour club also celebrates its young sailors’ success at the Optimist Connacht Championships. Davy O’Connell in his Laser…
Jon McClean and Mark Mansfield’s Fareast 28R Resolute emerged with a perfect score from the 2026 Hibernia Line Cork Harbour Triple Crown as the three-race series concluded with its overall prizegiving at the Naval Base in Haulbowline on Saturday (September…
Fresh conditions in Cork Harbour provided the backdrop for the annual Naval Race on Saturday (September 19th), the third and final racing fixture of the 2026 Hibernia Line Cork Harbour Triple Crown. The race followed the opening Blackrock Race on…
O’Connell Continues Winning Run in Monkstown Bay SC September League
14th September 2026 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Dave O’Connell has carried his winning form from August into Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s September Dinghy League, taking victory in the second race of the series on Friday night. Sailing his Laser 7, O’Connell has won both races sailed so…
The second race of the 2026 Hibernia Line Cork Harbour Triple Crown has been postponed from Saturday (12 September) until Sunday due to weather conditions. The Cork Buoy Race was due to follow last weekend’s Cobh-to-Blackrock opener but will now…
Barry and Remmington Emerge as 2026 Fireball Munster Champions
9th September 2026 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
On 05 – 06 September 2026, the rescheduled Fireball Munster Championship took place in Monkstown after being postponed due to significant Nationwide fuel protests and blockades in April. Ewen Barry and Sandy Remmington (15183) were decisive winners of the event,…
Resolute, Don't Dilly Dally, Obsession, Big Mac and Four Seas took IRC class wins in the Cobh-to-Blackrock Race as the 2026 Hibernia Line Triple Crown opened in Cork Harbour on Saturday (5 September). Two of the IRC divisions were decided…
Longtime Laser sailor Dave O’Connell has won Class 1 in Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s August Dinghy League after the eight-race Cork Harbour series concluded on Friday evening. O’Connell went into the final night leading Colin Johns by three points and…
Long-time Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser sailor Dave O’Connell is in pole position to add another league victory to his record when the club’s August Dinghy League concludes in Cork Harbour tonight (Friday, 28 August). O’Connell leads Class 1 on…
Four of Cork Harbour's sailing clubs will join forces again this September for the second running of the Cork Harbour Triple Crown, bringing three established harbour races together in an inter-club series that attracted more than 50 boats in its…
Monkstown Bay Offers Adult Sailing Course in Cork Harbour
24th August 2026 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour is offering an Adult Sailing Course, an introduction to the sport, on September 18 and 19. It costs €150 per person and follows a successful course held in April. “Perfect for anyone looking to get…
The history of Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s burgee goes back much further than the club's founding in June of 1970. As far back as 1872, members of the public who visit the club this Saturday, when it opens its doors as…
Female duo Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg sailing their Laser II won Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s July League in Cork Harbour. With three wins of the eight races in the series, they took the top prize in Class 1 for…
Once again, veteran sailor of Monkstown Bay, Davy O’Connell, proved his continued ability by winning the June Class 1 Fleet league at MBSC. Six races were sailed, of which he won the first and had two second places and a…
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club will host its annual At Home regatta this weekend in Cork Harbour. The event will feature racing for Optimists and dinghy classes, with competitors taking to the water across Saturday's programme. The Optimist fleet will get…
Judy Moynihan has taken an early lead in the MBSC April Dinghy League 2026 Class 1 standings after three races. She sits first overall on 16.5 points. Sailing a Laser II alongside Therese Loesberg, Moynihan posted consistent results despite a…
