Six Irish Sailors Prepare for Battle at Youth World Sailing Championships in Brazil
10th December 2023 World Sailing
A strong Cork-Dublin youth sailing team will represent Ireland in four classes in Monday's Youth World Sailing Championships in Brazil, with a total of four Irish boats and six sailors competing in Armação dos Buzios. Racing in the 52nd edition of the event sees…
Grandson Wins Archie O’Leary Irish Mist Memorial Trophy at Royal Cork Yacht Club
10th December 2023 Royal Cork YC
It was a touching family moment at Christmas time at the Royal Cork Yacht Club this afternoon as a perpetual trophy named after a former Admiral was presented to his grandson for the overall win of the club's Winter League.…
Final Race in Royal Cork Yacht Club's White Sails Winter League Canclled Due to Storm
10th December 2023 Royal Cork YC
Overall results for the O'Leary Insurance White Sails Winter League will stand after the Royal Cork Yacht Club decided to cancel Sunday's (December 10) final race of the Series in Cork Harbour due to storm force westerly winds. Afloat's Bob…
World Champion Sailor Eve McMahon is Shortlisted for RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year
9th December 2023 Eve McMahon
Irish Sailor of the Year Eve McMahon is on the six-strong shortlist for the RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year. The 2023 nominees include a Munster number eight, a Premier League star, two medal winners at the European U20…
Royal St. George Crew Finish Fifth at International Youth Match Racing Championship
8th December 2023 Match Racing
Ireland's Tom Higgins, Jamie McMahon, Fiona Ferguson, Xavier McLachlan and Riley Evans from Dun Laoghaire's Royal St. George Yacht Club have finished fifth overall at the Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship in Australia. In a thrilling final between Ben Tylecote from…
Royal St. George's Tom Higgins Fights for Semi-Final Place at 2023 International Youth Match Racing Championship
6th December 2023 Match Racing
Royal St. George's Tom Higgins is fighting for a semi-final place at the 2023 International Youth Match Racing Championship in Australia. The Harken-sponsored Championship is hosting some of the World’s best youth match racing talent, with competitors travelling from across…
Five from Five for O'Leary's Star Keelboat at Royal Cork's White Sails Winter League 2023
3rd December 2023 Royal Cork YC
Five wins from five races for Peter O'Leary and Stephen O'Sullivan means the Star keelboat pair continue to dominate the IRC White Sails Division of Royal Cork's O'Leary Insurance Winter League 2023 in Cork Harbour. In Sunday's (Dec 3rd) race,…
ILCA Sailor's Resilient Return: A Journey from Recovery to Reconnecting Through Sailing
3rd December 2023 Laser
In May 2022, a sailing incident transformed Kevin Doyle's life. While competing in an ILCA dinghy, Kevin suffered a spinal injury that not only tested his resilience but also reshaped his connection to the sport. Ten months later, he found…
Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove are “Sailors of the Month" (Olympics) For November
1st December 2023 Sailor of the Month
The “Fingal Flyers” Rob Dickson of Howth (and other clubs) with Sean Waddilove of Skerries brightened sailing spirits in the gloomiest month of the year, with an absolutely stellar performance in the Olympic 49er Euros 2023 at Vilamoura in Portugal.…
Veteran Sailor Dave O’Connell is Monkstown Bay Sailing Club's Sailor of 2023
28th November 2023 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Veteran sailor Dave O’Connell has been chosen as the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Sailor of 2023. Having dominated Class 1 dinghy racing with several league wins during the season, he was given the award at the club's annual laying-up dinner.…
Kinsale's O'Suilleabhain Takes ILCA 7 Win at Royal Cork Dinghy Frostbites
28th November 2023 Royal Cork YC
The final day of the Carrigaline Court Frostbite league at Royal Cork Yacht Club looked like it could live up to its name on Saturday, Nov 25th, as a large anticyclone settled in over the south coast, leaving clear skies…
Royal Cork Yacht Club Present Top Awards at Laying Up Supper 2023 (Photo Gallery)
27th November 2023 Royal Cork YC
Dave and James Dwyer were presented with the Royal Cork Yacht Club's Keelboat Racing Sailor of the Year Award at the Cork Harbour club's annual laying up supper at the weekend. The premier prize was one of 12 handed out…
It is with the deepest regret that we record the death of Brendan Connor of Howth, who was Howth Yacht Club’s most senior member, having joined what was then Howth Motor Yacht Club as a Junior Member in 1947. In…
Royal Cork Yacht Club's Annual Junior Laying Up 2023 was held this weekend at Crosshaven, and the club's annual celebration of dinghy sailing was held in conjunction with its Frostbites Series prizegiving. With a European title won by Ben O'Shaughnessy…
Fourth Win in a Row for O'Leary's Star Keelboat at Royal Cork's White Sails Winter League 2023
26th November 2023 Royal Cork YC
A fourth race victory for Peter O'Leary and Stephen O'Sullivan this morning means the Star keelboat pair lead the IRC White Sails Division of Royal Cork's O'Leary Insurance Winter League 2023 in Cork Harbour by three points overall. Again, Fiona Young's Albin…
National Yacht Club Juniors Celebrate 2023's Achievements Including 29er World Championship Win
26th November 2023 National YC
National Yacht Club Vice Commodore Rosemary Cadogan led the 2023 junior summer sailing achievement celebrations at Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Friday night. The junior and youth sailors produced results at home and abroad in a variety of classes, including Optimist…