Irish Sailing and Yacht Club News. Regattas, Race Reports & Results
A small powerboat capsized on Dublin Bay on the morning of 3rd August, leaving two people to be winched to safety twenty minutes after the incident by the Irish Coast Guard helicopter. The two had a lucky escape after issuing…
Ireland brought home two medals – a silver and a bronze – from the Coupe de la Jeunesse, the European Junior Rowing Championships, at Vichy, France over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. The silver medal came in the women’s junior…
Conor Lyden and Peter Stokes of the RCYC got an excellent result at the Allen RS Feva European Championships at Lake Garda, which ran from the 27th to the 31st of July, reports Ronan Lyden. Racing for day 5 was…
Zoe Mannion and Aifric Keogh took bronze for Ireland in the women’s pair at the Coupe de la Jeunesse, the European Junior Championship, in Vichy in France today. The Colaiste Iognaid pair, who won the junior pairs title at the…
Ireland took one medal on the first full day of the Coupe de la Jeunesse, a European junior championships, at Vichy in France. The men’s quadruple of Shane O’Driscoll, Peter Grogan, Jonathan Mitchell and Paul O’Donovan collected bronze behind winners…
The National YC's AnnaLise Murphy has moved in to the top ten of the Women's Laser Radial Youth World Championships in Karatsu, Japan. The 21-year-old lead the 87-boat fleet in the last race today until she lost a couple of…
At 19.01hrs last night Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat launched to assist two persons reported in the water following the capsize of their small yacht, near to Dromineer Bay. Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat launched following a request from Valentia Coast Guard,…
The NUIG senior eight are the Afloat Rowers of the Month for July. The crew won the top award at the National Championships, the Big Pot, in a thrilling race in which they edged out Queens University by .4 of…
Flor O’Driscoll, overall champion of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2009. is the Irish Independent/Afloat.ie “Sailor of the Month” for July after an inspirational performance which saw his veteran J/24 Hard on Port emerge as supreme champion from a fleet…
The UK weather has put paid to a spectacular final day showdown at the 2009 Mirror World Championship at Pwllheli Sailing Club in North Wales. Conditions on the racecourse were already pretty adverse when the competitors arrived at the regatta…
Some of the events we’ve covered in our last bulletin are continuing this week, like the Mermaid Nationals in Sligo, the Courtmacsherry Harbour Festival, and Calves Week, but there’s some new stuff too, thanks to the Holiday Weekend. Lough Swilly…
Annalise Murphy had a solid start to the Laser Radial Women's World Championship finals in Karatsu, Japan this morning with a 4th and 19th place. This brings her overall position up to 15th in the 87 boat fleet after 8…
Grand Canal and the Grand Canal Basin at Ringsend at hosting the swimming competition for the Focus Ireland Triathlon on Sunday August 2 from 0900 hrs to 1330 hrs, so users and masters are requested to note any instructions issued…
We're all aware that these can be tough times for the marine industry, but adaptability is imperative when looking into the future and vendors of luxury boats have had to look to other services to stay fiscally fit. In an…
Again, ideal conditions for the DBSC Thursday racing in Dublin Bay. Xerxes dominated the White Sails class while Tsunami did well in Cruisers. Full results overleaf.
The first leg of the 40th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro, one of the world’s toughest series of offshore races, got underway at 13h00 today in classic conditions. The 52 boat fleet enjoyed a clean start in an 11…
If using the Erne System on the Inland Waterways, please note that there's a long-distance swimming event leaving from Carrybridge and going to Enniskillen on Sunday the 2nd of August from 9am until 4pm. Masters are asked to note any…
The Offaly Branch of the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland Float to the Fleadh 2009 was launched on Monday night in Tullamore by well-known RTE Broadcaster Paddy O'Gorman.
Rowing Ireland is sending one of its largest junior teams to represent Ireland in this year’s annual Coupe de la Jeunesse, the Junior European Rowing Championships, which takes place in Vichy, France over the bank holiday weekend.
The Iveragh Peninsula, often referred to as the Ring of Kerry, is one of Ireland’s most dramatic and beautiful landscapes. This cultural atlas from Cork University Press, comprising over fifty individual chapters and case studies, provides the reader with a…
