Irish Youth Sailing News. Regattas, Juniors, Training, Courses, Skills
The Royal St George Yacht Club is currently looking to recruit a number of committed sailing instructors for 2023. The Dun Laoghaire waterfront club requires active sailors/instructors “with a positive attitude, complete professionalism and a passion for sailing and fun”.…
Howth Yacht Club sailor Rocco Wright leads both rankings after an impeccable 1-2 in the opening races of the ILCA 6/Laser Men's European Championships in Hyeres, France. The 2022 EurILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy started today at Cercle d’Organisation du…
Howth's Eve McMahon Takes Penalty in First Day of Racing at ILCA 6 Women's European Championships in Hyeres
17th November 2022 Eve McMahon
Eve McMahon from Howth Yacht Club opted to take a penalty in a post-race arbitration session for an incident at a busy mark-rounding in the second race of the ILCA 6/Laser Women's European Championships in Hyeres on Wednesday. In 59th overall…
Cove Sailing Club 21-Year-Old Harry McDwyer is Youngest Ever Recipient of Club Person of the Year Award
14th November 2022 Cove Sailing Club
The Cove Sailing Club ‘Club Person of the Year Award' was presented to the youngest recipient of the award ever at the Club’s annual Laying Up Supper in Cobh in Cork Harbour at the weekend. 21-year-old Harry McDwyer collected the award…
The GP14 youth championships looked set to be a great event, running alongside the Hot Toddy, which still attracted an excellent turnout for the time of year writes Ross Kearney The weather forecast potentially put a few off, with Saturday looking…
Top Royal Cork 29er Crew Alana Twomey Awarded Pyewacket Trophy at Club's Junior Laying Up Dinner
24th October 2022 Royal Cork YC
The national and international achievements afloat of Irish 29er dinghy star Alana Twomey were recognised ashore at the weekend at Royal Cork Yacht Club when the Irish female champion was presented with its perpetual Pyewacket Trophy. As regular Afloat readers will recall, Twomey…
IODAI Announce Big Plans for Optimist National Training Week at Lough Derg Yacht Club
22nd October 2022 Optimist
Exciting times for the Irish Optimist fleet with momentum quickly building towards the IODAI National Training Week taking place from the 2nd to the 5th of November. Scheduled over four days, with over 130 participating young sailors from 16 different…
Two Race Wins for Silver Fleet Leader Eve McMahon at ILCA 6 World Championships in Texas
14th October 2022 Laser
Three races were completed today in the final series at the 2022 ILCA 6 World Championships, where Irish youth champion Eve McMahon of Howth Yacht Club tops the silver fleet overall, scoring race wins in races five and six to…
Success for Royal St. George Yacht Club Optimist Sailors in 2022 IODAI National Rankings
13th October 2022 RStGYC
In the 69-boat Optimist dinghy Senior Fleet, Dun Laoghaire Harbour's Royal St. George Yacht Club had eight sailors in the top 15 of the 2022 IODAI National Rankings, namely Jules Start (1st boy and 1st overall), Caoilinn Geraghty- McDonnell (1st…
Young Sailors Flock to Oxford for Eric Twiname Team Racing Championships
13th October 2022 Team Racing
More than 250 youngsters took to the water for an action-packed weekend of fun at the Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships. The much-loved regatta – which pits junior and youth teams from across the country against one…
Colquitt Claims 2022 Ceilidh Cup victory on Breezy Weekend for Scottish Round of RYA Summer Match Racing Series
12th October 2022 Scottish Waters
Alex Colquitt and his team triumphed at the 2022 Ceilidh Cup in Argyll, western Scotland this past weekend, with Thomas Goodman of Strathclyde University taking the Scottish Student Sailing title. It was a windy affair for the annual Ceilidh Cup/Scottish…
Guard of Honour at Sutton Dinghy Club This Friday for Late Youth Sailor Ethan Banks
5th October 2022 Youth Sailing
There will be a Guard of Honour of sailors and families and friends of sailors at the gate of Sutton Dinghy Club just before 1pm this Friday 7 October for the funeral procession for Ethan Banks. The 18-year-old, who crewed with…
Fiachra & Caoilinn Geraghty-McDonnell of Royal St George YC in Dun Laoghaire are Sailors of the Month (Junior) for September
1st October 2022 Sailor of the Month
Although it will be Fiachra Geraghty-McDonnell’s name on the main trophy in the Junior Helms Nationals 2022, winning it was a family team effort, as his sister Caoilinn – a proven Optimist star – forsook her own place as of…
Loch Tummel Hosts Youth Sailors at RYA Scotland’s Late Summer Championships 2022
29th September 2022 Scottish Waters
Loch Tummel Sailing Club hosted the RYA Scotland Late Summer Championships aimed at youth and junior pathway classes over the weekend of 24-25 of September. There was close competition in the Optimist, Topper, ILCA, 420, Feva, Techno and iQFOiL classes,…
Optimist Cobbler League at Royal Cork Yacht Club Takes Place Through October
26th September 2022 Royal Cork YC
The Optimist dinghy Cobbler League will take place across the first Sundays in October; 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd at Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven in Cork Harbour. Racing will take place for Junior and Senior fleets with separate…
The Royal St George YC in Dun Laoghaire may have been founded way back in 1838, and it makes its headquarters in one of the stately classic buildings which set the traditional style on the harbour waterfront. But 184 years…