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An ILCA sailor appears relaxed ashore despite his nearby capsized dinghy - This season Dun Laoghaire ILCAs 4, 6 and 7 rigs will race, thanks to DBSC, on a Tuesday evening in Scotsman’s Bay
The ILCA/Laser class has responded in 'massive' numbers to the Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) call for early entries to their summer race series. At the last count, a staggering 48 entries were listed from clubs across the Dun Laoghaire…
The Champs – Team Captain Michael O’Suilleabhain with the winning University College Cork First Team
Howth Yacht Club again hosted the annual Irish Universities Sailing Association Keelboat Student Nationals in the Club J80s in its traditional time slot of the last weekend in March. The weather provided a bit of everything on Saturday, but we…
Irish Finn sailor Tim Goodbody (right) lifts his trophy at the OK Dinghy Regatta in Palma
2008 Irish Finn Olympian Tim Goodbody, a member of the Royal Irish Yacht Club, has been putting his sailing skills to good use on both sides of the Atlantic this month with a win in the Caribbean on the 33-metre…
Royal Cork Yacht Club's  mixed dinghy fleet offers a great blend of social sailing with the opportunity to race
The Mixed dinghy fleet will be returning to the water at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven, Cork Harbour, in April. The club wants to encourage boat ownership, and “this fleet is all about fun while learning to sail with…
Sailors from the National Yacht Club flew to the OptiOrange event in Valencia, Spain to compete in the 12 races series
National Yacht Club Winter sailing programmes have been full throttle in the various classes supported by the club, preparing actively for the beginning of the racing season. The Flying 15 winter training has led the way with an early launch…
46 boats started each day in Miami, Florida at the  2023 North American Etchells Championships including an Irish crew
A Howth Yacht Club crew were part of the 156 Etchells sailors that visited Biscayne Bay for The Coral Reef Cup in Miami, Florida, last weekend. This three-day regatta, March 17-19th, served not only as the class' 2023 North American…
Yacht racing on Dublin Bay
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) have 17 plus entries for their new Tuesday women on the water series and is now looking to expand this to include two more classes. As regular Afloat readers know, the country's biggest yacht racing…
Irish Laser ace Liam Glynn will be in Royal Irish Yacht Club on Thursday evening when he and offshore sailor Kenny Rumball, along with UK Sailmakers Ireland manager Barry Hayes deliver a lecture at the country's biggest IRC club. The open talk is titled; 'Optimising…
A new ‘Maritime Village - A modern sailing and rowing campus on the river Liffey as part of Dublin Port's 3FM Project. A modern sailing and rowing campus will provide enhanced facilities for a range of users, including sailing and rowing clubs, sea scouts, the Nautical Trust and local boat owners. The Maritime Village has been developed in consultation with local groups and will replace the current much smaller facilities as well as improving opportunities to view Port activities from the new waterside public plaza area. 
Dublin Port Company has today commenced formal public consultation on the 3FM Project, the third and final Masterplan project needed to complete the development of Dublin Port and bring it to its ultimate and final capacity by 2040. The 3FM…
Irish Laser ace Liam Glynn will be in Howth Yacht Club on Wednesday evening when he and offshore sailor Kenny Rumball along with UK Sailmakers Ireland manager Barry Hayes deliver a  lecture at the country's biggest yacht club. The talk, which is open to…
Ireland's John Lavery and Alan Green (IRL 4083) make a strong start in race one of the Flying 15 World Championships at the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Australia
After six races sailed and five to count, Ireland's John Lavery and Alan Green are in the top ten of the Flying 15 World Championships at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Australia. Steady sailing from Dublin Bay's Lavery and Green saw…
Eve McMahon finished the  ILCA 6 Euros in Italy in 14th place overall
Eve McMahon rounded off her regatta in the ILCA 6 Women's European Championship in 16th position in Andora, Italy, today. The 19-year-old is in her first full season at senior level and making steady progress after her triple Gold medal…
Finn Lynch (second from right) takes his place on the podium for his tenth European place at the ILCA 7 championships in Andora, Italy
Ireland's top hope for Paris 2024, Finn Lynch, worked back from disappointments on Thursday to finish tenth European and 13th overall in ILCA7 European Championships in Andora, Italy today.  Although Lynch will rue mistakes made in gear failure and rules…
Defending ILCA 6 Men's European Championships title-holder Rocco Wright of Howth (right) is followed downwind by Royal St.George Yacht Club's Fiachra McDonnell on the penultimate day of the 2023 championships in Andora, Italy
Defending title-holder Rocco Wright of Ireland faces a two-race challenge in the ILCA6 Men's European Championships climax in Andora, Italy. The Howth Yacht Club star has work to do to regain his overall lead but, at the same time, has…
Marit Bouwmeester NED is the new leader of the ILCA 6 Women's European Championships going into the final day of competition in Andora, Italy
Howth Yacht Club's Eve McMahon, Ireland's sole female Paris 2024 sailing campaigner, lies 18th overall in her 56-boat ILCA 6 Women's European Championships in Andora, Italy. Shifty light to medium winds and good swell marked the fifth day.  The Gold…
The winning St Andrew's College teams at The Leinster Schools Team Racing Championships 2023, sponsored by Viking Marine
The latest update regarding Schools team racing is that the Leinster Schools Team Racing Championships, which took place on Sunday the 12th of March in the National Yacht Club was an outstanding success considering some challenging wind shifts and speed, writes Eunice…