J109 Sailing News & Results
O’Brien’s J109 'Tighey Boy' Wins Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Mulloy Trophy Race
11th July 2023 West Cork
The Mulloy Trophy Race on Saturday at Schull Harbour Sailing Club in West Cork was won by Tony O’Brien’s J109 Tighey Boy, with Tadgh Dwyer’s Brazen Huzie second and John McGowan’s Mackey G third. SHSC is now in the final…
Can an A35 or J99 Dislodge Dominant J109s in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Class IRC One?
3rd July 2023 DL Regatta: Cr 1
There will be only nine 'non-J109s' in this week's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta's buoyant 26-boat IRC One fleet, but two new powerful campaigns are within those nine. At least a Northern Ireland A35 and a Howth J99 campaign must be…
A35 Final Call II and J109 Storm Share the Spoils at Royal Ulster's RC35/IRC Weekend
27th June 2023 RC35
The RC35/IRC event at Royal Ulster on Belfast Lough last weekend came about because of a chance suggestion by a club member. Although it attracted a small fleet of eight, it did include the very welcome visitors, Ben Shelley in…
O'Brien's J109 'Tighey Boy' is Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Geneveve Trophy Winner
27th June 2023 West Cork
At Schull Harbour Sailing Club's All-In cruiser ECHO racing in West Cork, the Windbourne Trophy was won by Kevin Daly's Jamaro. The Geneveve Trophy winner was Tony O'Brien's J109 Tighey Boy, and Alan Dwyer's Joxer won the Rosbrin Trophy. The…
Royal Irish's J109 Joker II Takes Sovereign's Cup Class One IRC Title
24th June 2023 Sovereign's Cup
A first and a second scored in today's final races has given National J109 Champion John Maybury of the Royal Irish Yacht Club the overall Class One IRC title at the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup off Kinsale. Maybury's Joker II crew…
Dublin Bay J109 'Something Else' is IRC 3 Winner as Scottish Series 2023 Draws to a Close
30th May 2023 Scottish Series
After a weekend of challenging conditions and fierce racing, Brian Hall's J109 Something Else from the National Yacht Club on Dublin Bay has won the Causeway Cup at the Scottish Series on the Clyde for his performance in winning IRC 3…
National Yacht Club J109 'Something Else' Leads IRC 3 of Scottish Series
27th May 2023 Scottish Series
The Scottish Series 2023 on Saturday was dominated by changeable conditions. Although the wind was always present, it could be classed as extremely variable, which made the race officers' jobs very difficult when it came to setting a course. A…
Pat Kelly’s family crewed J109 Storm from Howth and Rush began this year’s Celtic Cup RC 35 series with a win at Kip Regatta, the first big event of the season. Dad Pat Kelly skippered the very competitive Storm with…
14 J109s are Force to be Reckoned With as Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta IRC One Fleet Hots Up to 25 Boats
27th April 2023 Volvo Regatta
With 25 entries already in two months before the first gun (compared to 26 racing in 2019), Class One IRC Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR) looks like it's going to be a repeat of some of the hottest Irish Sea IRC…
Five J109s - including the ISORA Champion - Line up for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race
24th April 2023 Dun Laoghaire Dingle
The all-conquering North Wales-based Mojito is one of five highly competitive J109 offshore cruiser racers that will contest June 7th's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race organised by the National Yacht Club. Two of the J109s entered are West Cork based,…
Royal Irish JPK10.80 Rockabill VI Confirmed as Winner of First ISORA Viking Marine Coastal Series Race
16th April 2023 ISORA
Royal Irish's Paul O'Higgins JPK10.80 Rockabill VI has been confirmed as the overall winner of the first of six races in the Viking Marine ISORA Coastal Series on Saturday. There was a delay in processing results following the conclusion of…
Irish J109s See 2023 Weight Rule Change in Bid to Increase Female Participation
8th February 2023 J109
In order to encourage greater participation by female sailors in the Irish J109 fleet, the class has voted to amend the crew weight limit to permit up to two female crew members to be excluded from the combined crew weight…
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The Inaugural Key Yachting J/Cup Ireland is Announced for 2023
23rd December 2022 J Boats & Grand Soleil
Key Yachting is pleased to announce that the inaugural J Cup Ireland will take place from 26th to 27th of August at the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, on Dublin Bay. The J/Cup Regatta is a highly successful event…
The Irish J109 Irish Championships scheduled for Dublin Bay this weekend has been cancelled 'due to a lack of entries'. Seven entries had been received but deemed 'not viable to proceed' with the championship, according to a statement issued by…
After a break of a few years caused by the pandemic, Kinsale Yacht Club’s annual RNLI fundraising night has returned. A strong fleet of seventeen cruisers took part in the race for the Spalpeen Trophy which for many years the…
After a successful Irish campaign that included wins in the 260-mile K2Q race from Dun Laoghaire to Cork Harbour and a Cork Week coastal win in July, the top Welsh J109 returned home to dominate the IRC Welsh National Championships. The…
