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Daniel Copithorne of Schull and Matt Mapplebeck of Crosshaven are “Sailors of the Month (Junior Nationals)” for September.
1st October 2026 Sailor of the Month
Daniel Copithorne of Schull and Matt Mapplebeck of Crosshaven are Afloat.ie’s “Sailors of the Month (Junior Nationals)” for September. Autumn sailing and the Irish Sailing Junior Champions’ Cup at the Fastnet Marine Outdoor Education Centre in Schull are now neatly…
Irish Sailing has named representatives across three youth classes: Sienna Wright and Marcus Shelley in the ILCA 6 events; Juliet Ryan and Ella Rock in the female 29er; and Daniel Copithorne and Matt Mapplebeck in the male/mixed 420 fleet. Wright…
George Jesters have won the 2026 Irish Team Racing Association National Championships at the Royal St George Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire, defeating Pourquoi Papa 3–0 in the championship final. The winning six of Liam Glynn, Rosa Lyden, Jack Fahy,…
O’Connell Leads Tight Monkstown Bay Finale as Club Honours Youth
24th September 2026 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Davy O’Connell takes a one-point Class 1 lead into the final race of Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s September league, as the Cork Harbour club also celebrates its young sailors’ success at the Optimist Connacht Championships. Davy O’Connell in his Laser…
Copithorne and Mapplebeck Retain Irish Sailing Junior Champions’ Cup in Schull
21st September 2026 Irish Sailing
Daniel Copithorne and Matt Mapplebeck have retained the Irish Sailing Junior Champions’ Cup after winning the 2026 edition at the Fastnet Marine Outdoor Education Centre (FMOEC) in Schull, West Cork. The Schull Harbour Sailing Club and Royal Cork Yacht Club…
Sailing Clubs Urged to Review DBS Supervision Changes for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
20th September 2026 Youth Sailing
Following a recent change in UK Government legislation, the rules on regulated activity changed from 1 September 2026, such that supervision no longer automatically excludes an individual from being considered to be undertaking regulated activity. As a result, anyone who…
Racing was abandoned at Rosses Point on Saturday (19 September) on the opening day of the GP14 Autumn Open and Youth Championships at Sligo Yacht Club. The two-day event had been scheduled to begin with two Autumn Open races from…
Ballyholme Yacht Club’s Cormac Byrne has been crowned RYANI Youth Champion 2026 after winning the ILCA 6 fleet at the RYA Youth Championships. Byrne also collected the Male Youth Champion title, while clubmates Emily and Annabel Ridout were named Female…
The line-up for the 2026 Irish Sailing Junior Champions’ Cup has been announced, with 16 of Ireland’s leading junior sailors invited to compete at the Fastnet Marine Outdoor Education Centre (FMOEC), Schull, West Cork this weekend. The two-day competition brings…
As the ILCA Senior Women's World Championships came to a close in Dun Laoghaire, the ILCA Ireland end-of-season event got underway at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club, Dunmore East. Home Waters – Local sailor Nicola Harris competes in the ILCA 7…
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has been selected to host two World Sailing championships in Auckland in November 2027. The World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship will run from 15-20 November, followed by the World Sailing Women’s…
Ballyholme Yacht Club Cadets and their parents were delighted that the Bangor lifeboat crew were able to take some time out from their Sunday morning training on 23 August to present them with a donation towards the work of the RNLI in…
Sienna Wright of Howth is “Sailor of the Month (Youth Worlds)” for August
1st September 2026 Howth YC
With something like 429 young sailors from 45 nations in all categories taking part in August’s huge ILCA 6 Youth Worlds at Aarhus in Denmark, getting anywhere near the podium was a remarkable achievement. Yet in her fleet races for…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club is opening its 2027 Griffin Offshore Pathway to a new generation of young sailors, with recent Irish successes providing evidence of where the programme can lead. Dublin sailor Nicole Hemeryck and Cork's Joe Griffiths, both…
Twenty-seven years after Ger Owens and Melanie Morris first began sailing together, the Irish pair have reached the top of the GP14 class, winning the 2026 World Championship on Belfast Lough — a victory Owens admits has made him feel…
Ballyholme Bay’s Emma West-Hurst has been crowned British National Female Champion while her younger brother Leo secured third overall after an outstanding showing at the Topper British Nationals in Weymouth. The Ballyholme junior sailors were among more than 100 young…
