Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove, Olympic 49er Sailors
Capsize Costs Dickson and Waddilove 49er Medal Race Place at Princesa Sofia Regatta
8th April 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
In the 49er skiff, Ireland's Tokyo Olympians Robert Dickson (HYC) and Seán Waddilove (Skerries Sailing Club) missed out on a top ten medal race appearance on Saturday in the Princesa Sofia Regatta after a tiller-extension broke leading to a capsize in…
Dickson and Waddilove in 13th Look for Palma Medal Race Top Ten Finish
7th April 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Dublin 49er skiff duo Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove are within striking distance of the top ten – and an important medal race place – at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma, Mallorca. Lying in 13th place (but on the same…
Dickson & Waddilove End Their Challenge at 2021 49er Worlds in Eighth Overall
21st November 2021 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Ireland’s Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove ended in eighth overall at the Olympic 49er World Championships in Mussanah, Oman today (Sunday 21 November). The Paris 2024 campaigners, who also competed at Tokyo 2020 earlier this year, were unable to repeat…
Dickson & Waddilove Back in Contention Heading Into Final Day of 49er Worlds in Oman
20th November 2021 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Two third places for Paris 2024 campaigners Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove at the Olympic 49er World Championships in Mussanah, Oman today (Saturday 20 November) have boosted their chances ahead of tomorrow’s final. After a challenging day on Friday when the…
Ups & Downs for Irish Crews in Gold Fleet at 49er Worlds in Oman
19th November 2021 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
The opening three races of the Gold fleet series proved exceptionally challenging for the Irish crews at the Olympic 49er World Championship in Mussanah, Oman today (Friday 19 November). Although the late start to the series saw slightly more breeze…
Irish 49ers Both Make Gold Fleet at Oman World Championships
18th November 2021 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
After the third day of qualification racing in light and flukey conditions, both Irish Paris 2024 campaigners will race in the top half or Gold fleet in the Olympic 49er skiff class Worlds Championships in Mussanah, Oman on Friday. Tokyo…
Two Irish Paris 2024 Skiff Campaigns Look to Make Big Impression at Oman 49er Worlds
15th November 2021 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Oman Sail is preparing to welcome a 148-strong fleet representing 29 countries when the 2021 49er, 49erFX and Nacra the World Championships gets underway in Mussanah on 16 November. Being held in Asia for the first time in event history,…
Resilient Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove Miss 49er Medal Race But End Tokyo 2020 on a Race Win High
31st July 2021 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Ireland's 49er team, Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove signed off their Olympic regatta in style, winning the final race of the qualifying series, but missing out on medal race qualification by 8 points. Their day started well with a 3rd…
49er Duo Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove 14th Overall & Fighting for Tokyo Medal Race Finish
30th July 2021 Tokyo 2020
Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove would have done their best to heed the advice of their former coach Tytus Konarzewski (who brought them to the Under-23 World Championship title success in 2018) and forget about yesterday’s two disqualifications as quickly as…
Trapeze Harness 'Too Heavy' Leads to Shock Disqualification for Irish 49er Duo From Races 5 & 6 of Tokyo Olympic Regatta
29th July 2021 Tokyo 2020
Irish debutantes Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove have been disqualified from races five and six of the Tokyo Olympic Regatta today for the use of a trapeze harness that was 'too heavy'. The hammer blow to the Irish camp comes…
Dublin 49er Pair Dickson & Waddilove Move Up to 7th Overall After Six Races
29th July 2021 Tokyo 2020
In a 10-knot southerly breeze, sailing on the Zushi course, Ireland’s Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove finished second in race 5 behind Denmark, and followed that with a sixth in race 6 as the wind picked up today (Thursday 29…
Day two of the 49er event at the 2020 Olympic Games regatta proved a bit less successful for the Irish pairing of Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove after taking the first race in what was a dream debut. Sailed in a…
Sensational 49er Debut for Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove With Race Win in Tokyo
27th July 2021 Tokyo 2020
Olympic debutants Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove from Howth and Skerries in County Dublin got their regatta off to a sensational start today winning the opening race with a nail-biting finish, holding off the GBR boat by mere centimetres on…
Tough Tokyo Competition for Ireland's Dickson & Waddilove to Come as Burling & Tuke Start as 49er Favourites
21st July 2021 Tokyo 2020
Since winning Olympic gold in the Men’s Skiff – 49er at Rio 2016 five years ago, Pete Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) have packed a whole lifetime of sailing achievements into their busy careers. In 2017 Burling steered Emirates Team…
Howth's Olympic Bound Dickson & Waddilove Finish Second at 49er Cascais Championships
10th May 2021 Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove
Howth Yacht Club and Skerries Sailing Club Olympic skiff duo Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove have had a pre-Olympic boost by taking second overall at the 49er Championships in Cascais, Portugal. It's not the only boost for Irish Skiff sailors either…
Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove Are the Afloat.ie "Sailors of the Month" for March
1st April 2021 Sailor of the Month
It says everything about the quality of the Dickson-Waddilove team's securing of the Tokyo Olympics 49er place, that it not only sent the spirits of the Irish sailing community soaring skywards, but in these difficult times, it helped to raise the…
