Sailor of the Month
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…
Cork Harbour’s Jakub Ziemkiewicz Is “Sailor of the Month (Global)” for March
1st April 2026 Sailor of the Month
It’s the first time we have used the sub-category “Global” in the thirty years and more of the Sailor of the Month rankings, but it most appropriately captures the very special mood at Antigua in English Harbour on 9th March,…
St Andrew’s College Team are “Sailors of the Month (Leinster Schools Team Racing) for March
1st April 2026 Sailor of the Month
The use of the sub-category “Leinster Schools Team Racing” is core to this choice, as Dun Laoghaire Harbour in general, and the hosting Royal St George YC in particular, have a long and active history in the development of modern…
Galway Bay SC Dubai-Muscat Winning Team Are February's "Sailors of the Month (Offshore)"
2nd March 2026 Sailor of the Month
The 360-mile Dubai Muscat race of three weeks ago may have had much of its course through what is now a war zone. Yet it seemed far from the storms of war (or any storms) as the crew of the Ronan…
The Irish Cruising Club’s AGM of February 20th saw the distribution of the club’s many seagoing awards, with the premier trophy, the Faulkner Cup, going to Brody Sweeney of Dublin who – having restored his 46-year-old Jeanneau 32 Wodan -…
Trinity College Dublin are Afloat.ie’s “Sailors of the Month (Team Racing)” after a commanding victory at the Oxford Top Gun event on Farmoor Reservoir. Hosted by the University of Oxford, the regatta brought together eight of the leading British and…
Justin Slattery of Cork is “Sailor of the Month (International Offshore)” for January
1st February 2026 Sailor of the Month
By any metric, the RORC Transatlantic Race winning Baltic III Raven is one of the most remarkable new boats afloat. A creation of Botin Design and Baltic Yachts, she’s a performance-plus cruiser which combines a practical use of America’s Cup-style…
Harry Gallagher of Howth is “Sailor of the Month (Voluntary Work)” for January
1st February 2026 Sailor of the Month
When you’re involved with the numerically largest club in Ireland, a prodigious amount of quiet work behind the scenes is needed to keep the show on the road. Howth Yacht Club may be one of the biggest employers on the…
Sam & Andrew Hall of Pwllheli are “Sailors of the Month (Ocean Racing)” for January
1st February 2026 Sailor of the Month
Son Sam and father Andrew Hall of Pwllheli won the ISORA 2025 Championship at the final hurdle in September with their Lombard 46 Pata Negra. But for the RORC East-West Transatlantic Race 2026, they put their hopes on their attractive…
Annamarie Fegan of Crosshaven is “Sailor of the Month (Services to Sailing) for January
1st February 2026 Sailor of the Month
The two-year role of Admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club is so all-involving that it tends to blot out previous contributions to sailing. But when the Change of the Watch occurred on this week on Monday, January 26th with…
Daragh McLoughlin of Galway is “Sailor of the Month (Offshore Rowing)” for January
1st February 2026 Sailor of the Month
This season’s 4,800 km Transatlantic Rowing Race saw Galway businessman Daragh McLoughlin’s period of intensive training and planning handsomely rewarded with personal victory in the Solo Division. Inevitably we usually hear most about some of the problems and serious hazards…
The Goodbody Family of Dun Laoghaire are “Sailors of the Month (Family Sailing)” for December
1st January 2026 Sailor of the Month
In the immediate aftermath of Christmas, we all have an increased awareness that the maintenance of family harmony in an ultra-busy time is not something that necessarily or easily happens in all seasonally-extended clans. In fact, this challenge of maintaining…
