Irish Youth Sailing News. Regattas, Juniors, Training, Courses, Skills
The Junior Friday series resumes this Friday after a short break during the June bank holiday weekend. Over 60 young dinghy sailors from the waterfront clubs have completed 6 competitive races to date and are looking forward to resuming racing…
Luna Rossa claimed victory at the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Sardinia after defeating Emirates Team New Zealand in a dramatic match race final in Cagliari as reported by afloat, link here for the article. Racing on the…
Luna Rossa won the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Sardinia after defeating Emirates Team New Zealand in the final match race on home waters in Cagliari. The Italian team secured victory in front of a large local crowd…
Two young sailors from Cove Sailing Club in Cork Harbour claimed overall victory at the RS Feva Eastern Championships in Greystones, Co Wicklow, over the weekend. Alex Mills and Eoin Jones represented Cove SC at the event, which attracted 42…
Spirit of Shackleton Youth Development Yacht To Be Launched by President Connolly in Dun Laoghaire
12th May 2026 Spirit of Shackleton Yacht
President Catherine Connolly has been invited to mark the official launch of the new youth development yacht, Spirit of Shackleton, in Dún Laoghaire harbour this Friday (May 15). The event at Dún Laoghaire Harbour plaza is hosted by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown…
The Ocean Cruising Club has opened applications for its Youth Sponsorship Programme, offering young sailors the chance to gain offshore experience. The scheme supports people aged 18 to 25 to join long-distance voyages of at least 1,000 nautical miles. Funding…
The Danish sail training tall ship Georg Stage has anchored in Dublin Bay, bringing what its operators describe as the “world’s oldest” sail training tradition to Irish waters. The Class A tall ship is operated by the Georg Stage Memorial…
Dublin Bay delivered one of these April glorious sailing conditions with ideal sailing conditions. The Easterly seabreeze materialised on both days delivering simply the conditions skiffs are designed for allowing a full series of eight races to be completed over…
Brazilian 29er sailors Zion Brandão and João Joppert have confirmed their rising status with victories at both the Brazilian and South American Championships. The pair were also named best South American team at the 29er Awards last December, underlining their…
Champions Crowned as Irish Sailing Youth Nationals Close After Testing Finale
12th April 2026 Youth Sailing
The Irish Sailing Foundation Youth Nationals concluded on Sunday, 12 April, after four days of challenging and changeable conditions at Ballyholme Yacht Club in Northern Ireland. Race officials advanced the first warning signal to 10 am on the final day…
Racing at the Irish Sailing Foundation Youth Nationals has been cancelled for all classes on Saturday (April 11) at Ballyholme Yacht Club in Northern Ireland due to strong winds. The decision followed an early morning inspection by the Principal Race…
Howth Yacht Club has released final availability for its summer junior sailing programmes following strong demand. The update follows a fully subscribed Easter training series, with only a limited number of places remaining across several age groups. The club said…
Youth Nationals Racing Resumes on Belfast Lough As Fleets Complete Day Two
10th April 2026 Youth Sailing
Racing resumed on Day Two of the Irish Sailing Youth Nationals at Ballyholme Yacht Club on Belfast Lough, with all seven fleets completing a full schedule before conditions deteriorated. An earlier 10 am start was implemented to maximise racing time…
Racing on the opening day of the Irish Sailing Foundation Youth Sailing Nationals at Ballyholme Yacht Club was cut short due to strong winds on Belfast Lough. Nearly 134 boats and just under 160 sailors launched on Thursday, 9 April.…
The Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association (ISORA) has launched a new Under 25 Sailor Prize aimed at increasing youth participation as the first gun is fired at the weekend. The season-long award will apply to the 2026 campaign and is…
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…
