Save the Date for the 2018 Volvo Irish Sailing Awards

10th January 2019

Join Irish Sailing for an evening of celebration at the Volvo Irish Sailing Awards, taking place on Friday 8 February at the RDS, Dublin when the country’s finest sailors are recognised for their achievements.

There are also awards for Training Centre, Senior Instructor, Inclusion, Sustainability and Youth Sailor.

Sailor of the Year

Taken from the Afloat.ie Sailors of the Month list which you can find here. You can also cast a vote for your sailor of the year in an online poll on the right-hand column.

Irish Sailing Youth Sailor of the Year - Shortlist

This award is given to a young sailor under the age of 18 who has achieved an excellent performance representing Ireland internationally.

Nell Staunton
Tom Higgins
Rian Geraghty-McDonnell

Irish Sailing Training Centre of the Year - Shortlist

Given in recognition of outstanding services to training.

Western Region winner: Lough Swilly Yacht Club
Southern Region winner: Kinsale Outdoor Education Centre
Eastern Region winner: Bray Sailing Club

Irish Sailing Senior Instructor of the Year - Shortlist

The Volvo Irish Sailing Senior Instructor of the Year is given in recognition of exceptional instructor management abilities and skills

Western Region winner: Andrew Moran, Mayo Sailing Club
Southern Region winner: Ellen O’Regan, Fastnet Marine & Outdoor Education Centre
Eastern Region winner: Alex Pocock, Blessington Sailing Club

There are limited tickets available – to register please email [email protected] and you can check out our website page for updates, photos and videos here

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Irish Sailing

The Irish Sailing Association, also known as Irish Sailing, is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing in Ireland.

Founded in 1945 as the Irish Dinghy Racing Association, it became the Irish Yachting Association in 1964 and the Irish Sailing Association in 1992.

Irish Sailing is a Member National Authority (MNA) of World Sailing and a member of the Olympic Federation of Ireland.

The Association is governed by a volunteer board, elected by the member clubs. Policy Groups provide the link with members and stakeholders while advising the Board on specialist areas. There is a professional administration and performance staff, based at the headquarters in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Core functions include the regulation of sailing education, administering racing and selection of Irish sailors for international competition. It is the body recognised by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for nominating Irish qualified sailors to be considered for selection to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games. Irish sailors have medalled twice at the Olympics – David Wilkins and Jamie Wikinson at the 1980 games, and Annalise Murphy at the 2016 games.

The Association, through its network of clubs and centres, offers curriculum-based training in the various sailing, windsurfing and powerboating disciplines. Irish Sailing qualifications are recognised by Irish and European Authorities. Most prominent of these are the Yachtmaster and the International Certificate of Competency.

It runs the annual All-Ireland Championships (formerly the Helmsman’s Championship) for senior and junior sailors.

The Association has been led by leading lights in the sailing and business communities. These include Douglas Heard, Clayton Love Junior, John Burke and Robert Dix.

Close to 100 sailors have represented Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Membership of Irish Sailing is either by direct application or through membership of an affiliated organisation. The annual membership fee ranges from €75 for families, down to €20 for Seniors and Juniors.