Match Race News from Ireland, Organisation & Regatta Results
Morrish Wins Ceilidh Cup for Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club
12th October 2021 RYA Northern Ireland
Blustery conditions made for challenging racing for the seven teams competing in the Ceilidh Cup / Scottish Student Sailing (SSS) Match Racing event, hosted at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club in Rhu, Scotland, on Saturday 9th & Sunday…
Home Win for Macgregor with Royal Irish's Tidey at RYA Summer Match Racing Qualifier
6th October 2021 Match Racing
It was a home win for Olympian Kate Macgregor and her team at the RYA Summer Match Racing Qualifier 3 over a breeze-on weekend at Poole Yacht Club. Organisers had thought the event might be in jeopardy due to the…
If you are interested in sailing in the National Yacht Club’s Spring Match Racing series this year, the club is now seeking expressions of interest on its website. The online form is available HERE, and the NYC emphasises that it…
Royal Irish YC Cadet Representing Dublin Club In New Zealand Hails Recent Sydney Match Racing Events
20th December 2019 Match Racing
Royal Irish Yacht Club cadet member Niall Malone has sent the club an update of his recent competitions in New Zealand, where he currently lives and races. First up was two weeks of racing in Sydney, Australia last month —…
Howth Yacht Club's Kissane Lying 15th Overall in Women's Match Racing After Busan Cup
31st October 2016 Match Racing
Howth Yacht Club's Diana Kissane, Jane Butler, Clara Hynes, Tara Flood and Jennifer Andreasson were tenth overall at the Busan Cup Women's International Match Race at the weekend. As Afloat.ie reported previously it means the sole Irish competitors in the Womens International…
Howth Yacht Club's Diana Kissane Competes in Women's Korean Match Race Event
29th October 2016 Match Racing
There was no place, unfortunately, for Howth Yacht Club's Diana Kissane in the quarter finals of the 2016 Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race Championships in Korea this week. The Dublin crew won two but lost nine in a highly…
Anna Ostling, who first shot to match race fame in Cork Harbour two years ago, with crew Annie and Linnea Wennergren are the 2016 Women's Match Racing World Champions. In the Buddy Melges Challenge, the third event of the 2016…
#MatchRacing - Howth Yacht Club's Diana Kissane and crew finished 10th in the first round of the Women's International Match Racing Series in Helsinki on Friday (1 July). Kissane and crew Lizzy McDowell (Malahide YC), Isabella Morehead (Cork), Ellen Cahill…
2017 Women's Match Racing World Championship heading to Helsinki, Finland
22nd May 2016 Match Racing
World Sailing has announced that the NJK Sailing Center, Finland has been selected to host the 2017 Women's Match Racing World Championship. Renowned for its Match Racing pedigree, the NJK Sailing Center in Helsinki will host the 2017 Women's Match…
#MatchRacing - Philip Bendon and team made a strong start stick as they finished fourth in the 19th Match Race Germany in Langenargen on Monday (16 May). The Kinsale skipper and his crew fell to Pierre Rhimbault's Matchtogether who took…
#MatchRacing - Kinsale skipper Philip Bendon and team made an impression on the first day of the 19th Match Race Germany in Langenargen yesterday (Thursday 12 May). Ireland's top ranked match racers Bendon Race Team are currently ranked joint third in…
Top Skippers Invited to Royal Irish Yacht Club Match Racing Nationals
3rd November 2015 Match Racing
After the success of last year's match racing nationals in Howth Yacht Club last December, organisers say the 2015 event is set to be an exciting event for both competitors and spectators. With the event being hosted by the Royal…
Busan Cup Women's International Match Race - Day Two - photos by KIMWOLF photography
Posted by WIM Series on Thursday, 29 October 2015
Ireland's Diana Kissane is competing at the Busan Cup Women's International Match Race in Southern Korea. It was a tough round robin for the Howth Yacht Club sailor who won two of her 11 races that concluded the series for her…
#MatchRacing - The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is now inviting all member national authorities to bid for the 2017 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship. The ISAF Women's Match Racing Worlds have been held every year since 1999 with the…
#matchracing – Howth's Yacht Club's Diana Kissane faces strong opposition in Denmark at the Women's Match Racing World Championship and yesterday strong gusts and a long day conspired to really test the sole Irish entry who sustained six losses, the…
#matchrace – Howth Yacht Club's Diane Kissane and her crew are competing at this week's ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship in Denmark, as Afloat previously reported back in May. Warm and sunny conditions with a strong southerly breeze today…
