Team Racing Sailing News
The 2024 university team racing season has started with a bang for Trinity College’s Sailing Club. On the 10th of Feb, the club made a remarkable showing by dispatching three teams to three separate events, dubbing the weekend ‘Super Saturday’.…
Entries are now open for RYA Northern Ireland’s Team Racing Programme, following on from a successful coach development weekend last month. This RYANI programme, which is the first of its kind for Northern Ireland, aims to provide more double-handed pathway…
Irish Team Racing Association Unveils Packed 2024 Calendar in Effort to Grow the Sport Across Ireland
28th January 2024 Team Racing
In response to a surge in the popularity of team racing in Ireland over recent years, the Irish Team Racing Association (ITRA) has announced a packed 2024 calendar aimed at further growing the sport across the country. The announcement followed…
RYA Northern Ireland’s Coach Development Programme Kicks Off With Team Racing at Ballyholme
26th January 2024 RYA Northern Ireland
RYA Northern Ireland’s Coach Development Programme held its first session at Ballyholme Yacht Club last Saturday 20 January. Launched in December, the new initiative — part of RYANI’s five-year strategy, Navigating The Future — offers free training in an effort…
The Shanahan Cup returned for the 2023 and 2024 academic year again on Wednesday, 29th November. Gonzaga College and the Irish National Sailing and Powerboat School hosted 16 teams from 12 schools, with over 100 sailors racing in RS Fevas…
Favourites Emerge to Duke it Out at Royal St. George Hosted Irish Team Racing Finals
21st November 2023 Team Racing
The Irish Team Racing Association’s 75th National Championships concluded Saturday in the Royal St George Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The round-robin event was truncated to a day’s racing as the forecast showed winds gusting to 30 knots Sunday…
18 Teams to Contest ITRA 75 Team Racing National Championships at the Royal St George YC
15th November 2023 Team Racing
Eighteen teams are lined up to contest the 75th Team Racing National Championships in the Royal St George YC in Fireflies this weekend, supported by a team of 35 volunteers on and off the water under the watchful eyes of…
The Shanahan team racing Cup returns for the 2023/24 season in a new format at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Hosted by the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School in conjunction with Gonzaga College SJ, the event will be run over three…
Russell Bolger Of Dun Laoghaire Clear Winner At Junior National Championship At Schull
5th November 2023 Youth Sailing
A busy week of Team Racing focus with the Fastnet Marine & Outdoor Education Centre’s TR 3.6s - with much input from Schull Community College - concluded on Friday (November 3rd) after successfully handling a decidedly mixed bag of weather.…
Royal St. George Prepare for 75th Irish Team Racing Championship Anniversary
30th October 2023 Team Racing
In 1947 a group of sailors from Dun Laoghaire Harbour and West Kirby Sailing Club sat down in the bar in the RStGYC and devised rules to make inter-club racing more interesting. You could engage in ungentlemanly conduct to win…
348 Sailors Turn Out for RYA Eric Twiname Junior & Youth Team Racing Championships 2023
23rd October 2023 Team Racing
The RYA Eric Twiname Junior & Youth Team Racing Championships took place 7-8 October 2023 at Oxford Sailing Club on Farmoor Reservoir. Possibly the world’s biggest event for youth team racing, this renowned regatta saw a huge 348 sailors turning…
Impressive Turnout for St Andrew’s College Alumni Inaugural Team Racing Championship at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
22nd October 2023 Team Racing
Team Racers Rian Geraghty McDonnell, Emily Arrowsmith, Isabelle Kearney, Kitty Flanagan, Finn Walker and Max Goodbody were the overall winners of St Andrew’s College Alumni inaugural Team Racing Championship that took place in Dun Laoghaire harbour on October 21st. There were…
St Andrew's College Stage Inaugural Alumni Team Racing Championships at Royal St. George Yacht Club
21st October 2023 Team Racing
County Dublin's St Andrew's College (SAC) will stage its inaugural Alumni Team Racing Championships at the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Saturday. Nine teams comprising 54 sailors will compete for a specially made half-model Firefly trophy.…
Rutland Raiders Win Eighth Elmo Team Racing Trophy at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
28th August 2023 Team Racing
After a staggering 190 races, UK visitors the Rutland Raiders emerged victorious with a comprehensive 2-0 victory in the final against last year’s winners, the Nautibuoys, at the weekend's eighth edition of team racing's Elmo Trophy at the Royal St.…
'Prestige Worldwide' Team Racers Lead Overnight After 96 Races Sailed at RStGYC Elmo Trophy
27th August 2023 Team Racing
Challenging winds kept sailors and race management on their toes on day one of the Elmo team racing Trophy at the Royal St. George Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Some of the early racing at the Elmo team racing Trophy…
32 Youth Sailing Teams Set for 'Biggest Ever' Royal St George's Elmo Team Racing Trophy
24th August 2023 Team Racing
The eighth Elmo Trophy is set to take place this weekend in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. This exciting youth team racing competition has grown significantly since its inception in 2015, with 32 teams set to participate this year, compared to the original…