Irish Sailing and Yacht Club News. Regattas, Race Reports & Results
A record 38 boats and 140 sailors took to the water for Howth Yacht Club's Women at the Helm regatta, making it Ireland's largest gathering of female sailors this year. Three races were completed in sunny, breezy conditions, with competition…
A fleet of approximately 150 boats raced across the AIB sponsored DBSC Thursday programme on Dublin Bay, where a light south-westerly of 5–10 knots and a flooding tide provided classic midsummer conditions for Ireland's largest regular yacht racing programme. The turnout…
Ireland’s two Aegean 600 entries have made strong progress since Afloat.ie’s earlier report on Wednesday, 8 July, and are now expected to finish on Thursday, 9 July. At the earlier 12.15pm update, Darkwood had 162 nautical miles remaining and Xcalibur…
Dickson and Waddilove Stay in 49er Europeans Medal Hunt
8th July 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Olympians Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove remain firmly in contention at the 49er European Championships after ending the second day of racing in 10th overall in Eckernförde, Germany. The Irish duo recovered strongly from an early setback to stay within…
Irish entries Darkwood and Xcalibur Team HYC remain in the hunt at the Aegean 600 as the race leaders complete the 605-nautical-mile offshore classic in Greece. At the 12.15 pm race update on Tuesday, 8 July, Darkwood had 162 nautical miles remaining…
Dickson and Waddilove Lead 49er Europeans After Day One
7th July 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Ireland's Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove made the perfect start to the 2026 49er European Championships by sharing the overall lead after a demanding opening day in Eckernförde, Germany. The North County Dublin duo posted a race win and a…
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) has introduced three amendments to its 2026 Sailing Instructions, strengthening safety guidance around large vessels and updating race management procedures. The changes took effect from 3 July and apply across the club's racing programme. The…
Irish Skiff Teams Ready for 49er European Championships
6th July 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Irish Olympians Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove launch their latest Los Angeles 2028 Olympic campaign this week at the 2026 49er European Championships in Eckernförde, Germany. The championship, running from 7–12 July on Germany's Baltic coast, has attracted a fleet…
A father-and-son partnership from Sutton Dinghy Club claimed the 2026 GP14 Leinster Championship after six races at Howth Yacht Club. Peter and Stephen Boyle won the 32-boat championship aboard Further, finishing with a nett score of 15 points after counting…
Three Irish crews completed the day's only race before severe weather forced an early end to racing at the 29er World Championships in Kiel, Germany. Louise Hanley of the National Yacht Club is the leading Irish sailor after the fourth…
The Beaufort Cup returns to Cork Week this week as international military and emergency service crews prepare to contest the unique inter-services regatta, now in its 10th year. Launched in 2016 as a joint initiative between the Defence Forces and…
Gusty north-westerly winds of up to 15 knots and a flooding tide set the stage for a challenging day's racing as the Frank Keane BMW Royal St George Yacht Club Regatta brought cruiser and one-design fleets together on Dublin Bay…
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…
Light and variable westerly winds of 3–8 knots, combined with a strengthening ebb tide, produced a tactical evening of racing for the cruiser fleets in Thursday's AIB Dublin Bay Sailing Club Summer Series. The ORC divisions continued their expanded Thursday…
A Hong Kong team will return to Ireland this weekend for the eighth Ruffian Interport Challenge, renewing a rivalry that was last contested during the class's Golden Jubilee celebrations in Hong Kong in 2023. Twenty-two sailors and five supporters will…
The 2026 ILCA Summer Sprint Series gets underway in Kinsale this Sunday, with the opening event hosted by the Royal Cork Yacht Club. Registration opens at 10 am ahead of the first gun at 11:55 am. Organisers have scheduled five…
Forty years after Sir Robin Knox-Johnston set a new Round Ireland speed record, the achievement will be celebrated at a special anniversary event at the National Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire on Thursday evening. The event marks the 40th anniversary…
Four races in fresh south-westerly winds decided the 2026 ILCA Leinster Championships at Skerries Sailing Club after gale-force conditions forced the abandonment of Saturday's racing. A fleet of 73 sailors, spanning six decades in age, competed at the second ILCA regional event…
Johnny Flynn is the best-placed Irish sailor after the opening phase of racing at Foiling Week 2026 in Malcesine, Italy. The Howth Yacht Club sailor sits 31st in the highly competitive WASZP fleet after the opening series on Lake Garda,…
More than 150 young sailors competed in the 2026 Munster Optimist Championships at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club in Dunmore East on 13–14 June. Competitors and their families enjoyed two days of varied racing conditions, excellent race management and a lively…
