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![Sienna Wright of Howth YC Sienna Wright of Howth YC finished as the first female sailor and in 10th place overall](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000077rRMESaM.E/s/767/I000077rRMESaM.E.jpg)
The final day of racing at the ILCA 4/Laser World Championship Pre-Event in Portugal started off with a postponement for 1 hour to allow the thermal breeze to settle. In the end, the Race Officer managed to get two races…
![The ILCA dinghy park in Portugal The ILCA dinghy park in Portugal](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000A7SnewmO4WM/s/767/I0000A7SnewmO4WM.jpg)
Day Two (Tuesday) at the warm-up event for the Laser/ILCA 4 World Championships proved to be a tricky one for most of the sailors with consistency hard to find in a fickle 4-5 knots of wind. On the positive side,…
![Eve McMahon and Rocco Wright with their respective gold and bronze medals from the ILCA 6 Youth Worlds in Texas Eve McMahon and Rocco Wright with their respective gold and bronze medals from the ILCA 6 Youth Worlds in Texas](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VWN2uJa4WSA/s/500/I0000VWN2uJa4WSA.jpg)
Eve McMahon Set to Join Celebration of Howth Yacht Club’s Winning Youth Sailors This Friday
10th August 2022 Howth YC
Eve McMahon will join a special ‘Homecoming Party’ to celebrate of Howth Yacht Club’s winning young talent this Friday 12 August. The North Co Dublin club’s juniors have made a big splash this summer, with McMahon winning gold at the…
![ILCA 4 racing on Dublin Bay ILCA 4 racing on Dublin Bay](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000cxgxhUvd5g8/s/767/I0000cxgxhUvd5g8.jpg)
The Irish ILCA 4/Laser Squad have finished their preparations ahead of the ILCA 4 world championships next week. The team will travel to Villamoura in Portugal accompanied by world-ranked number 1 ILCA 6 sailor Basileia Carahaliou who will be on…
![29er Worlds - 242 crews from 26 countries over three courses are vying for victory at this year's championships 29er Worlds - 242 crews from 26 countries over three courses are vying for victory at this year's championships](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Ps.Yr7deaKc/s/767/I0000Ps.Yr7deaKc.jpg)
Team Ireland has got off to a flying start at the 29er World Championships in Club Nautic, El Balis Spain with four Irish boats in the gold fleet after the three-day qualifying series. 242 crews from 26 countries over three…
![Optimists on the start line for the Harbour Fleet at the RStGYC Cruickshank Junior Regatta on Wednesday 29 July Optimists on the start line for the Harbour Fleet at the RStGYC Cruickshank Junior Regatta on Wednesday 29 July](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rNcdh5Aw12k/s/500/I0000rNcdh5Aw12k.jpg)
The Royal St George Yacht Club’s Cruickshank Junior Regatta on Wednesday 27 July was hailed by the Dun Laoghaire waterfront club as “a massive success”. A total of 142 youth sailors across 64 boats in the Main Fleet and 57…
![420 cup Adam and Aly examining the Sheaffer Cup with Keelan Darby (middle left, Blessington) and Robert Jephson (middle right, Waterford)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000yWdHlTE26TM/s/767/I0000yWdHlTE26TM.jpg)
The young sailors in the Irish 420 fleet continued their Summer itinerary last weekend with a visit to Howth Yacht Club, where the Leinster Regional Championships were hosted in warm sunshine. Galway Bay Sailing Club was represented by Adam McGrady…
![Eve McMahon Top Lone Sailor in the Lone Star State – Eve McMahon on her way to a convincing Gold Medal victory in Texas](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008Bl1wJ6n58I/s767/I00008Bl1wJ6n58I.jpg)
July 2022 will be remembered as the ultra-crowded month in which sailing in Ireland really did leap back to pre-pandemic levels, something that has been reflected in it recording an unprecedented number of Afloat.ie “Sailors of the Month” in six…
![Rocco Wright Staying cool. Rocco Wright on his way to Gold in The Netherlands](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LtxFx_g_F4c/s/767/I0000LtxFx_g_F4c.jpg)
It seems like only yesterday that Rocco Wright (15) of Howth was a World star in the unmistakably junior Optimists. Yet in what seems like less than a year, he has established himself as a force to be reckoned with…
![ILCA Women’s Youth Words Podium at the ILCA Youth Worlds ILCA Women’s Youth Words Podium at the ILCA Youth Worlds with Ireland's Eve McMahon in gold medal position. This is McMahon’s third gold medal this summer after winning the ILCA 6 Youth European Championships in Greece and the Youth Sailing World Championships in the Netherlands. She finished the event with only 13 net points. Second place went to Germany’s Linda Hensel with 26 net points, who finished eighth in the first race of the day followed by two seconds. Tea Peteh of Croatia secured bronze with a 13th, third, and first in yesterday’s races. The leaderboard of the women’s division was maintained all week by these three women and they all were able to sail consistently enough to bring it home](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LqdelrA.XdU/s/767/I0000LqdelrA.XdU.jpg)
ILCA 6 Laser youth world champion Eve McMahon returns to a Dublin Airport homecoming this morning after a stellar performance on the world stage. The teen sensation from Howth Yacht Club retained gold in the single-handed ILCA6 class at the…
![The Optimist National Championships will be held at Dun Laoghaire Harbour from 11-14 August The Optimist National Championships will be held at Dun Laoghaire Harbour from 11-14 August](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000WZDa_fx_TMQ/s/767/I0000WZDa_fx_TMQ.jpg)
200 Boats Expected at Irish Optimist National Championships at Royal St George Yacht Club
31st July 2022 RStGYC
Royal St George Yacht Club organisers expect up to 200 entries for this year's bumper Irish Optimist National Championships at Dun Laoghaire Harbour from 11-14 August. Over 190 entries have been received, with several dozen boats coming from the UK.…
![Eve McMahon on her way to World Championship success in Texas Eve McMahon on her way to World Championship success in Texas](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ahIrDenbbA0/s/767/I0000ahIrDenbbA0.jpg)
Eve McMahon (18) returned to top form for Ireland with two more bullets in today (Saturday's) final three races in the ILCA6/Laser Radial Youth Worlds 2022 at Houston in Texas. After six straight wins in the first four days, there…
![The Kinsale U25 crew were: Mikey Carroll, Leslie Collins, Rachel Akerlind, Micheál Ó Suilleabháin, Jack O’Sullivan The Kinsale U25 crew were: Mikey Carroll, Leslie Collins, Rachel Akerlind, Micheál Ó Suilleabháin, Jack O’Sullivan](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XFblYJs772U/s/500/I0000XFblYJs772U.jpg)
Kinsale Yacht Club in West Cork is well pleased with its Under 25 development programme following the team's success at the J24 National Championships raced in Foynes YC, Co.Limerick. Named ‘Kinsailor’ when it was launched last year, the KYC yacht won the…
![Bobby Driscoll leads at the Topper World Championships at Lake Garda Bobby Driscoll leads at the Topper World Championships at Lake Garda](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000DvGI1dJyqFA/s/500/I0000DvGI1dJyqFA.jpg)
Northern Ireland's Bobby Driscoll shares the lead Topper World Championships on Lake Garda in Italy after winning six of eight races sailed so far in the 5.3 division. The Ballyholme sailor from Belfast Lough has a three-point lead over Leo Yates of…
![Howth's Eve McMahon in the lead in Houston Howth's Eve McMahon in the lead in Houston](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FBxPB9WwS0I/s/767/I0000FBxPB9WwS0I.jpg)
Houston, We Have No Problem - Eve McMahon Makes Rocket-Boosted Start to ILCA6 Youth Worlds in Texas
27th July 2022 Laser
Fresh from winning two major international championships in Europe already during July, Howth's Eve McMahon (17) has launched her campaign in the Laser Radial/ILCA6 Youth Worlds at Houston in Texas in appropriately rocket-assisted style with four bullets in a stellar…
![A message from Grace O'Malley - 'Young people of the Island of Ireland - This is Your Ship' A message from Grace O'Malley - 'Young people of the Island of Ireland - This is Your Ship'](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000fgKhGjNg6pc/s/767/I0000fgKhGjNg6pc.jpg)
Grace O’Malley or in Irish, Grainne Ni Maille, was the head of the O Maille dynasty in the west of Ireland. She is a well-known historical figure in sixteenth-century Irish history and in popular culture often referred to as "The…