Irish Laser/ILCA Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
After an eleven-race series at the ILCA 6 European Championships, defending title-holder Rocco Wright (Howth Yacht Club) took home the bronze medal after a close final day of racing in Andora, Italy. Mattia Cesana of Italy edged ahead to become the…
Defending title-holder Rocco Wright of Ireland faces a two-race challenge in the ILCA6 Men's European Championships climax in Andora, Italy. The Howth Yacht Club star has work to do to regain his overall lead but, at the same time, has…
Defending Champion Rocco Wright Takes the Lead at ILCA 6 Men's Senior Europeans
15th March 2023 Laser
Reigning ILCA 6 Men's Senior European champion Rocco Wright of Howth Yacht Club took the lead today in Andora, Italy, with 21 points. Overnight leader Athanasios Kyfidis GRE and Mattia Cesana ITA follow him two points behind. They are all…
Gear failure for Finn Lynch on the first day of gold fleet racing at the ILCA 7 European Championships in Andora, Italy, has been a setback for the National Yacht Club ace. Lynch was forced to use his discard when…
Eve McMahon Recovers Well at ILCA 6 Europeans After Port-Starboard Incident
15th March 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Irish Sailor of the Year Eve McMahon recovered from a port-starboard incident shortly after the start of the first race of the day at the ILCA 6 Womens' European Championship but recovered well to place 14th and then ninth in the…
Athanasios Kyfidis GRE is heading the fleet with 7 points (3-1-17-3), followed 1 point behind by the reigning European champion Rocco Wright IRL (4-6-3-1) with 8. Mattia Cesana ITA is third with 14. They are all Under 21 and lead…
Consistent Finn Lynch is Sailing in the Top Ten of the ILCA 7 European Championships
15th March 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Consistent sailing by Olympic Paris 2024 campaigner Finn Lynch puts him in the top ten of the ILCA 7 European Championships in Andora, Italy. The National Yacht Club ace, ranked as high as second in the world last season, added another two…
Leonard and Flannigan Level in Ballyholme Yacht Club Icebreaker Series
14th March 2023 Belfast Lough
The Icebreaker Series has been running in the winter at Ballyholme Yacht Club on Belfast Lough since about the time the Laser dinghy was introduced to the Club by Ron Hutchieson and Trevor Millar in 1974. It was originally mainly…
Finn Lynch Gets Off to a Top Five Start at ILCA 7 Europeans in Andora
12th March 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
The National Yacht Club's Finn Lynch took a top-five result in his flight in the opening race of the ILCA 7 European Championships at Andora, Italy. The race was sailed in a breeze of only three to five knots with…
Cove's Dorgan Leads Overall at Monkstown Bay's Laser League
7th February 2023 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
At Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour, where eleven races have been sailed in the club’s Winter Laser League, racing resumed on Saturday when Kieran Dorgan from Cove Sailing Club just around the corner at Whitepoint, continued to lead…
Eve McMahon Will Be Driven to Success in New Mercedes-Benz Van for Irish Olympic Sailing Team
27th January 2023 Eve McMahon
Ireland’s Olympic sailing team has started the New Year with a fair wind in its sails, having welcomed a new addition to its fleet of commercial vehicles in the shape of a new Mercedes-Benz Vito van. The second of its…
Cove's Dorgan Leads Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser League in Cork Harbour
22nd January 2023 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
With a third different leader in as many weeks, Monkstown Bay Sailing Club (MBSC) Laser Winter League 2023 has sailed eight races in Cork Harbour, and Kieran Dorgan from Cove Sailing Club is at the top of the scoreboard. After one discard is…
Howth Yacht Club Spring Series Gets In a Couple Of Races Before The Cold Front Bangs Through
18th January 2023 Howth YC
Looking back from the current ultra-cold snap, it was typical Howth luck on Sunday when the Spring Series managed to zap through a couple of sunlit races before the change to freezing came, with the mercury falling through the floor…
Kenneally Takes the Lead at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser League in Cork Harbour
14th January 2023 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club (MBSC) Laser Winter League 2023 got a full three races in at Cork Harbour on Saturday, January 14th, in a 15 to 20 bitingly cold westerly breeze but bitingly cold coupled with a 3.5-metre tide sluicing past Monkstown.…
Early Lead for James Murphy at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser League in Cork Harbour (Vids and Photos)
7th January 2023 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club (MBSC) Laser Winter League 2023 got off to a blustery start in Cork Harbour on Saturday, January 7th, when the scheduled third race was cancelled as gusts hit 30 knots. James Murphy's results of two and…
Tuesday was the final opportunity for the Irish sailors to make a move at the Mapfre EuroMed Cup in Malta and what moves they made. Emily Conan and Jessica Riordan finished first & second Female Sailors in the ILCA 4,…
