Nigel Young
Loft Manager and One Design Expert, Nigel Young started sailmaking in 1981 in Cowes and opened North Sails Ireland in 2004. He races regularly with Irish clients and has competed in Melges 24s since their introduction into Europe in 1994 and has competed in 18 of 20 World Championships, with his best result of a third overall. Nigel also races Dragons Internationally, RS200s and Yachting World Dayboats.
North Sails Ireland Congratulate 1720 Southerns Winner, 'Dutch Gold'
4th September 2020 North Sails Ireland
North Sails would like to congratulate Rob O'Leary and his crew sailing Dutch Gold for winning the 1720 AIB Southern areas this past weekend in fine style. Rob is getting a taste for winning with 3Di now and is on…
Congratulations to all the North Sails Ireland customers for their great results in the recently held 1720 Baltimore Cup in West Cork. First overall was Robert O'Leary flying North 3Di Mainsail and Large Jib. Second overall was Anthony O'Leary flying…
North Sails Ireland's Update on the RL Sailing Figaro 3 Campaign
4th August 2020 North Sails Ireland
Learning to sail fast offshore in a foil assisted one-design race machine is not an easy task but that's the challenge Dubliner's Kenneth Rumball and Pamela Lee have lined up as they embark on their doublehanded Figaro3 campaign. Here, sailmaker,…
North Sails Ireland is reporting that the new service location in County Wicklow is off to a flying start writes Nigel Young. In the first 21 days, Shane Hughes and his team have serviced over 75 sails and they do…
North Sails Ireland has announced the opening of our new Service loft in Wicklow, close to the main Dublin sailing centres at Howth and Dun Laoghaire. Shane Hughes is the man behind the new operation and he is more than…
Last week I mentioned a new product launch was coming for 3Di Cruising Sails and please find the link below for the complete range of Ocean 3Di sails here Before 3Di it was almost impossible to build a low stretch,…
North Sails may be known best for their racing products but what many people do not know is that close to fifty percent of our total global business is actually in cruising sails. With the genuine trickle down effect from…
North Sails Ireland will be running our local Irish Webinar series on Wednesday the 13th May. This time we are talking about the North Sails design process "From Concept to Reality" and explaining how we go through the various stages…
In these uncertain times, North Sails are pulling out all the stops to stay connected with our customers and friends here. The International Webinar Series is proving incredibly popular and if you missed them on the day you can view…
Cobh's Marshall Marine Textiles Produce 10,000 Gowns in COVID-19 PPE Fight
7th May 2020 North Sails Ireland
Richard Marshall and his Cork Harbour company Marshall Marine Textiles are the Service Arm of North Sails Ireland. Richard has been at the forefront of PPE supplies to the HSE and is currently working flat out with his small Team in…
Offshore Sailing Guru Casey Smith shares his thoughts on how to remain focussed during long periods at sea in this latest North Sails article. When we get back to racing later in the season this could be really helpful for…
North Sails have been the market leader in sail technology for as long as I have been sailmaking, and that's a couple of years now! (started back in 1981). When a company like North Sails comes up with something new,…
North Sails colleague and friend Neil Mackley has just written a really nice piece on the difference between racing and cruising sails that I wanted to share with Afloat readers writes Nigel Young of North Sails Ireland Neil has been…
North Sails have recently teamed up with Beneteau in the USA to work together and promote shorthanded sailing writes Nigel Young. Our own company president Ken Read has been leading from the front and getting stuck into this existing segment…
I've just been looking at the results from the Moth Worlds and have been following the progress of the Irish guys all week, so I thought I would share this with you writes Nigel Young. Earlier in the year, we talked…
Here in Ireland the Coastal, ISORA and short-handed sailing is growing rapidly in popularity writes Nigel Young. Unlike Inshore racing these days in Ireland where I have not reefed in over 10 years the need to reef when sailing offshore…
North U Programme Turns Sailors Into Racers & Racers Into Winners
5th December 2019 North Sails Ireland
North Sails Ireland have enjoyed a strong connection with Bill Gladstone and the North U program over the last few years. Back in the early years of North Sails Ireland Bill came over and did two tours of duty around…
Here at North Sails Ireland, there is nothing we like more than working with the under 25 sailing teams all over the country. This is a growing segment in Irish sailing and we are delighted to be involved from the…
Having sailed in several WIORA regatta’s in the past, One Design Expert and founder of North Sails Ireland, Nigel Young looked forward to getting back into the fleet this year in Foynes on the Shannon Estuary last week and took…
The local interest part for me in this year's Fastnet Race is Conor Doyle with Freya the XP-50 and Derek Dillon and his Son Conor in the two-handed division sailing Big Deal the Dehler 34 writes Nigel Young of North Sails…
