Louay Habib
Louay Habib is a Maritime Journalist & Broadcaster based in Hamble, United Kingdom
Aidan Lynch’s Baltimore MO Crew are 1720 European Championships Race Winners on Day Two
12th July 2022 1720
Just one race was completed on day two of Cork Week for the 44-strong 1720 Class European Championships. Light and shifty winds added to the complexity on the water as Race Officer Ciaran McSweeney and his race management team were obliged…
Cork Week Classic Boats Are Led By RCYC's Harold Cudmore in Cork Harbour One Design 'Jap'
12th July 2022 Cork Week
Classic racing is back at Volvo Cork Week and Royal Cork Yacht Club's Harold Cudmore was on the helm of the Cork Harbour One Design Jap for a victory on the first day. 1968 French entry Bilou-Belle Tina from the Atlantic Yacht Club…
Brand new to Volvo Cork Week is the Cape 31 Class racing for their inaugural Irish National Championships in Cork Harbour Designed by Wicklow’s Mark Mills the pocket-rocket class started their life in Table Bay Cape Town, South Africa, expanded…
Sam Laidlaw’s Quarter Tonner BLT from the Royal Yacht Squadron dominated IRC Three of Volvo Cork Week Regatta today, scoring three straight bullets. Marcus Ryan’s Irish youth team racing J/24 HeadCase (that won overall in the UK at the weekend)…
16 teams in Cork Week IRC Two raced on a laid course in Ringabella Bay, three J/109s swapped the lead during the three races on Day One. Barry Cunningham’s Royal Irish YC team racing Chimaera won a hotly contested first…
Louise Makin & Chris Jones’ J/111 Journeymaker 11 from the Royal Southern YC won today’s first Volvo Cork Week race in IRC One by just under a minute from Team Knight Build racing J/112 Happy Daize from the RORC. Jonathan…
Current 1720 European champions Robbie English, Aoife & Ross McDonald from Royal Cork YC / Howth YC lead after the firsthree races sailed at Volvo Cork Week. Despite the balmy air temperature, RCYC's own sportsboat class’s return was marked by dense fog on the…
Winners Celebrate at Key Yachting J-Cup on the Solent, Inaugural 2023 Irish J-Cup is Announced
4th July 2022 J Boats & Grand Soleil
The Key Yachting J-Cup, in association with B&G, was topped off with a third day of fantastic conditions in The Solent. Classic south-westerly breeze, pumped up to 15 knots with more in the gusts, but the wind was with the…
British Boats Expected to Make an Impact at ICRA Nationals as Volvo Cork Week Fleet 'Nears 200 Entries'
4th July 2022 Cork Week
Racing at Volvo Cork Week starts 11th of July, after a four-year hiatus. The Royal Cork Yacht Club was 300 years old in 2020, but due to Covid the regatta couldn’t happen. Waiting two more years to celebrate the first…
The Key Yachting J-Cup, in association with B&G, had superb conditions for the second day of racing. Brilliant sunshine with a south-westerly breeze, pumping up to over 20 knots, produced stunning, planing conditions for the 56 J/Boats. Hundreds of sailors…
The Key Yachting J-Cup, in association with B&G, kicked off with 56 teams enjoying superb sunny conditions in the Solent. A south westerly breeze built steadily during the day, and by the second race the gradient breeze was up to…
Irish Sailors on Board Class40 Favourite Palanad 3 for Round Britain and Ireland Race
21st June 2022 Class40
Two Irish sailors, James Crampton and James Murphy are on the crew of one of the class favourites for August's Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race - Palanad 3, skippered by Antoine Magre (FRA). Ten Class40s are among the entries and…
Favourite for RORC Morgan Cup Line Honours Will Be Antoine Magre’s Class40 Palanad 3
16th June 2022 Class40
The Royal Ocean Racing Club Season’s Points Championship continues with the eighth race of the series, the Morgan Cup Race. Starting from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line at 1800 BST on the 17th of June. The intention is to start…
Royal Cork Yacht Club and Royal Cornwall Yacht Club Announce Revival of Falmouth to Cork Race
31st May 2022 Royal Cork YC
The Royal Cork Yacht Club in Cork Harbour and the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth, England are delighted to announce that the historic race between the two ports, most recently run in the late ’90s, is to be revived…
Dubliner Michael O’Donnell's J/121 Darkwood is Racing for RORC De Guingand Bowl Race Honours
12th May 2022 RORC
The fifth race of the RORC Season’s Points Championship is the De Guingand Bowl Race, scheduled to start at 09:30 BST on Saturday 14th May to the west, from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line, Cowes. The course for the overnight…
Offshore racing with the Royal Ocean Racing Club returns to Europe on the 30th of April with the Cervantes Trophy Race, the traditional opening domestic race of the RORC Season’s Points Championship. Starting from the Royal Squadron Line Cowes, boats…
Howth's Laura Dillon Onboard Winsome Takes Prix D'Elegance Win at the RORC Easter Challenge, the National's Saoirse Reynolds Takes IRC 3 Victory on Miss Freckles
18th April 2022 RORC
Classic Solent conditions prevailed for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s first inshore regatta of the 2022 season. After eight thrilling races, IRC class winners for the RORC Easter Challenge were: Ian Atkins’ GP42 Dark N Stormy (IRC 1), The Army…
The Easter treats continued for close to 300 hundred sailors taking part in the RORC Easter Challenge. Fabulous sailing conditions continued in the Solent for Day Two of the regatta. The RORC Race Committee, led by Steve Cole, with Paul…
The first day of the RORC Easter Challenge was blessed with sparkling conditions in the Solent. A light gradient breeze from the south east built during the day to over 10 knots of pressure. Brilliant sunshine throughout the day added…
The J/70 UK Grand Slam Series is off and running with seven windward-leeward races over two days of tight racing right through the 16-boat J/70 fleet. The Warsash Spring Championship was the venue, expertly hosted by the Warsash Sailing Club.…
