Sailor of the Month
Peter McConnell of Royal North of Ireland YC is “Sailor of the Month (Championship)” for August
1st September 2026 Sailor of the Month
The Royal North of Ireland YC at Cultra on Belfast Lough had quite a month of it in August with the hosting of the hundred-strong fleet racing in the GP14 Worlds. And then, in the very last weekend of the…
Ger Owens of Wicklow & Mel Morris of Newtownards are “Sailors of the Month (World Champions)” for August
1st September 2026 Sailor of the Month
A successful 27-year south/north championship dinghy racing crew combination would be unusual enough in any country, and in Ireland it’s a beacon of goodwill with its own special messages for all sport. Not least of the messages is that you…
Finn Lynch of Carlow is “Sailor of the Month (Olympic)” for August
1st September 2026 Sailor of the Month
Finn Lynch may have been disappointed that his home ILCA 7 World Championship on Dublin Bay did not produce the medal he wanted, but eighth overall in the 141-boat fleet was another remarkable demonstration of his consistency at the very…
Johnny Swan of Howth is “Sailor of the Month (International Offshore)” for August
1st September 2026 Sailor of the Month
While sailors at home in Ireland basked in the heat of high summer, in mid-August away to the north at highly scenic Hangko in Norway, the weather was sometimes decidedly rugged for the international fleet of 42 Classic Half Tonners…
Rob O’Leary of Baltimore is “Sailor of the Month (Team)” for July
2nd August 2026 Sailor of the Month
It would be difficult to think of two places in Ireland more different than Baltimore in rocky West Cork, and Rush on the sandy Rogerstown Estuary in Fingal north of Dublin on the East Coast. Yet at Cork Week in…
Frank Whelan of Greystones SC is “Sailor of the Month (Regattas)” for July
2nd August 2026 Sailor of the Month
The results of the sun-filled Cork Week in July could be analysed in several different directions though a number of systems, but there at the heart of it was the Irish Cruiser-Racing Association IRC National Championship. Frank Whelan of Greystones…
Annalise Murphy of National YC is “Sailor of the Month (Dinghies) for July"
2nd August 2026 Annalise Murphy
The presence of an Olympic Medallist certainly adds to the style of any sailing event, and Annalise Murphy’s convincing victory in the ILCA 6 in the Grant Thornton Nationals on Dublin Bay in July spiced up the show no end,…
Stephen Boyle of Sutton Dinghy Club is “Sailor of the Month (Crewing)” for July
2nd August 2026 Sailor of the Month
GP14 sailor Peter Boyle of Sutton Dinghy Club has a real problem. His father Stephen who regularly crews with him is also one of the most sought-after crews in all Irish sailing. Thus if Boyle Jnr is unable to take…
Johnny Murphy of Howth YC is June’s “Sailor of the Month (Offshore)”
1st July 2026 Sailor of the Month
In what was probably the most competitive Round Ireland Race from Wicklow in the event’s 46-year history, Johnny & Suzie Murphy’s immaculately prepared and presented J/109 Outrajeous from Howth lived up to her name by spending an outrageous amount of…
Mark Lyttle of National YC is “Sailor of the Month (Solo Dinghies)” for June
1st July 2026 Sailor of the Month
With the world-beating Laser/ILCA Class’s recent much-celebrated achievement of its Golden Jubilee, there is now very serious competition in the various Masters Divisions, with the main focus on the Grand Masters. Mark Lyttle of the National YC – a sailor…
It can take a bit of effort to find the intensely local Rush Sailing Club in its secluded location beside the small area of deep water at the entrance to Rogerstown Estuary in the heart of Fingal. And it would…
Tom Dolan of National YC is “Sailor of the Month (International) for May
2nd June 2026 Sailor of the Month
Tom Dolan had what it takes to cope with the difficult and often flukey conditions of the first leg of the Figaro Solo 2026 from Pornichet across the Bay of Biscay to Vigo, finishing first with such a healthy margin…
John Malone & Emmet Sheridan of Lough Ree YC are “Sailors of the Month (Offshore)” for May
2nd June 2026 Sailor of the Month
It says much about the busily-compressed early season programme of 2026 that we can make a realistic award for Sailors of the Month (Offshore) for racing on the deep seas during May. Yet thanks to Kinsale YC’s biennial Cantor Fitzgerald…
Rob Dickson of Howth and Sean Waddilove of Skerries are “Sailors of the Month (Olympic Skiffs)” for April
5th May 2026 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
It takes guts to agree that your two-man campaign in a premier Olympic buildup regatta is so far out of sync at mid-event that it’s best to withdraw, and go off with your trainer for a high-powered re-set session at…
There are times when the racing in the Olympic classes is at such a developing pace that ordinary sailing folk - accustomed to quirky club courses – cannot readily identify with performances of the Superstars. But the final race for…
Schull Sharks are “Sailors of the Month (Schools Team Racing)” for March
1st April 2026 Sailor of the Month
While there may be some way to go before every Irish school pupil is Constitutionally-entitled to an annual week of sailing experience in the way that they are in France, nevertheless the month of March saw impressive turnouts by school…
