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Lough Ree served up a thoroughly enjoyable weekend of sailing with wind, chop, gusts and lulls, showers, and sunshine to entertain the large 420 fleet assembled as part of the Double Ree festival of double-hander sailing. Winners Max Sweetman and…

Championship leaders in the female skiff class at the halfway stage of the competition, Ireland's Clementine Van Steenberge and Jessica Riordan finished fifth overall as the Youth Sailing World Championships concluded on Lake Garda, Italy, on Friday evening. It was Ireland's top…

There was disappointment in the Irish camp when light winds produced a shake-up of the women’s skiff fleet, leaving Dun Laoghaire's Clementine Van Steenberge and Jessica Riordan (pictured top), who led the World Youth Sailing Championships on Thursday morning, in…

In the women’s skiff, Ireland's Clementine Van Steenberge and Jessica Riordan (pictured top) lead the World Youth Sailing Championships as the event passes the halfway stage on Lake Garda, Italy. It was a hard day in Garda with light winds,…

In the women’s skiff, Ireland's Clementine Van Steenberge and Jessica Riordan (pictured top) are just one point off the lead as the World Youth Sailing Championships reaches its halfway stage on Lake Garda, Italy. The Dun Laoghaire duo got off…

Two of Ireland's four competing boats are in the top ten, and another is just shy of it after the opening day of the Youth Sailing World Championships on Lake Garda, Italy. On the world stage in Italy - The…

The mid-week medium to strong misty northerlies presented a challenge to the organising team of the 2024 National Yacht Club Junior Regatta. Although the decision to run all the fleets inside the harbour was validated the previous evening, it presented…

Lucia Cullen and Alana Twomey finished fourth in the women’s category at the 29er European Championships in Gdynia, Poland. The Dublin-Cork duo was in fourth place overnight going into the last day of racing and were hoping to move up…

The K25 team will represent Howth Yacht Club in the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Commodore’s Invitational Regatta, which will be raced from Cowes in the Isle of Wight next week between Monday 1 and Wednesday 3 July. This is an inter…

Royal St. George's Max O'Hare (14) emerged as the winner of the senior fleet in a cut-short Optimist dinghy Munsters Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club over the weekend. No racing was held on Saturday due to high winds in…

Donaghadee Sailing Club on the Ards Peninsula in Northern Ireland recently hosted the third Topper Ireland/ITCA Traveller event of 2024, welcoming young sailors from various clubs for a weekend of friendly competition and skill-building. The event kicked off with a…

University College Dublin Sailing Club's (UCDSC) win of the 2024 Varsities Trophy at 2024 Sailing Varsities at the Fastnet Marine & Outdoor Education Centre in West Cork has been recognised with two prestigious awards. Student Sport Ireland National Awards -…

University College Cork (UCC) will compete in the FISU world sailing fleet racing championships on Lake Garda, Italy, later this week.  UCC was selected to represent Ireland after the Irish University Sailing Association (IUSA) completed a 'rigorous' selection process. The…

Rutland Sailing Club in England’s East Midlands was a hub of energy over the May Bank Holiday weekend (4-6 May) as some 300 junior sailors — including nine from Northern Ireland — took to the water for the highly anticipated…

After a frustrating May Bank Holiday weekend and the absence of wind that led to the cancellation of the Feva East Coast championships, the various host yacht clubs around the country were rewarded with great conditions last weekend. The Optimist…

Royal St. George Yacht Club trio Tom, Henry and Jack Higgins were crowned 2024 Irish Match Racing Champions after eight teams competed over two days in the National Yacht Club's Elliott 6m sportsboat fleet in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Waterford Harbour match racer…