
WM Nixon
William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland for many years in print and online, and his work has appeared internationally in magazines and books. His own experience ranges from club sailing to international offshore events, and he has cruised extensively under sail, often in his own boats which have ranged in size from an 11ft dinghy to a 35ft cruiser-racer. He has also been involved in the administration of several sailing organisations.

Nieulargo & Aurelia Fight Fastnet 450 All The Way Towards this Morning's Finish
24th August 2020 Fastnet 450 Race
Nieulargo & Aurelia Struggle with "Wind Full of Holes" to be First at the Fastnet
23rd August 2020 Fastnet 450 Race
Aurelia First to Make Tacking Move in Fastnet 450’s Ocean Chess Game
23rd August 2020 Fastnet 450 Race
Fastnet 450 Today Shaping Up as Windward Work Along Entire South Coast
23rd August 2020 Fastnet 450 Race
Tide Turns for Fastnet 450 Fleet as Nieulargo Leads & Humdinger Lives Up to Her Name
22nd August 2020 Fastnet 450 Race
Cinnamon Girl Leads Fastnet 450 Fleet After Fast Start From Dublin Bay
22nd August 2020 Fastnet 450 Race
Fastnet 450 Race Has Come to Mean So Much for Frustrated Irish Sailing in 2020
22nd August 2020 W M Nixon


Lough Ree's Caolan "The Hat" Croasdell & Fiona Drayne win Irish Mirror Nats at Sligo
17th August 2020 Mirror
Patrick & Morgan Oliver of Galway's Claddagh Get Afloat.ie National Seamanship Award
16th August 2020 News Update
Ron Hutchieson's Generous Multiple Roles are a Historic Sailing Era in Themselves
15th August 2020 W M Nixon
Cork Harbour's Pinkeen Gives Us all the Gift of the Classic Summer Sailing Spirit
14th August 2020 Historic Boats
Go Algeo! Lough Ree’s Water-Skiing Former Commodore Keeps up Appearances on Lough Derg
13th August 2020 Inland Waterways

Annalise Murphy Brings Olympic Stardust to Sutton Dinghy Club's "Golden Ticket" Junior Courses
13th August 2020 Annalise Murphy

Fastnet 450: Nothing New Here – Dublin Bay to Cork Harbour Race 1860 Was Pop-up Too
7th August 2020 W M Nixon
Howth Seventeens Crank into Action for National Championship in 123rd Year This Weekend
5th August 2020 Howth 17