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 team racing. Even so, with 19 teams from 13 leading schools, St Andrew’s successful defence of the ferociously-contested title was no foregone conclusion. But at the end of the weekend, they’d bested The Institute in the final, with Gonzaga taking third.
St Andrew’s College Team are “Sailors of the Month (Leinster Schools Team Racing) for March
1st April 2026
Published in
Sailor of the Month
Tagged under
About The Author
Afloat.ie Team
Afloat.ie is Ireland's dedicated marine journalism team.
Have you got a story for our reporters? Email us here.
We've got a favour to ask
More people are reading Afloat.ie than ever thanks to the power of the internet but we're in stormy seas because advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. Unlike many news sites, we haven't put up a paywall because we want to keep our marine journalism open.
Afloat.ie is Ireland's only full-time marine journalism team and it takes time, money and hard work to produce our content.
So you can see why we need to ask for your help.
If everyone chipped in, we can enhance our coverage and our future would be more secure. You can help us through a small donation. Thank you.
