J109 Sailing News & Results
Barry Cunningham’s Royal Irish Yacht Club J/109 Chimaera has won IRC 1 at the Welsh IRC National Championship at Pwllheli, completing a notable late-season sequence of victories following her successes at Cork Week and Greystones. The Dublin Bay yacht emerged…
Peter McConnell of Royal North of Ireland YC is “Sailor of the Month (Championship)” for August
1st September 2026 Sailor of the Month
The Royal North of Ireland YC at Cultra on Belfast Lough had quite a month of it in August with the hosting of the hundred-strong fleet racing in the GP14 Worlds. And then, in the very last weekend of the…
Peter McConnell and Aaron Goodman-Simpson’s Karaboudjan, racing under the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club burgee, scored four race wins to take the J/109 UK National title at Dartmouth. Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club’s Karaboudjan, owned by Peter McConnell…
Johnny Murphy of Howth YC is June’s “Sailor of the Month (Offshore)”
1st July 2026 Sailor of the Month
In what was probably the most competitive Round Ireland Race from Wicklow in the event’s 46-year history, Johnny & Suzie Murphy’s immaculately prepared and presented J/109 Outrajeous from Howth lived up to her name by spending an outrageous amount of…
It can take a bit of effort to find the intensely local Rush Sailing Club in its secluded location beside the small area of deep water at the entrance to Rogerstown Estuary in the heart of Fingal. And it would…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club's historic Cowes-Dinard-St Malo Race returns on Friday, July 3, with a strong international fleet contesting the 150-nautical-mile Channel classic. The race starts from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes before heading west through the…
Howth Yacht Club crews delivered a series of standout performances at the National Yacht Club Regatta on Dublin Bay, claiming victories across several classes in a fleet of around 160 boats. As Afloat reported eaerlier, Michael and Richard Evans' J/112E…
The historic Lambay Races attracted a fleet of 70 boats to Howth Yacht Club on 30 May, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1898. The event was founded when Henry Stokes presented a prize for the winning yacht sailing…
The 2026 Jura Scottish Series opened with tight racing and unsettled form on Loch Fyne as several defending champions came under pressure on Day One. A steady south-westerly breeze of 10 to 15 knots allowed race officers to complete three…
Class splits for the Handicap divisions at the 2026 Jura Scottish Series have been confirmed ahead of racing later this week on Loch Fyne. The four-day regatta, regarded as the north of Britain’s premier sailing event, will see defending champions…
Tributes are being paid to Dublin Bay sailor Charlie McKean, who died during Saturday’s opening race of the 2026 Dublin Bay Sailing Club summer season. As Afloat reported earlier, the incident occurred in the DBSC Cruisers One fleet on Dublin…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club Easter Challenge concluded on Easter Sunday after three days of racing in the Solent. Two final races were held in bright sunshine, with a 15-knot westerly breeze easing and shifting north during the day. Seven…
Irish sailors featured prominently on Day Two of the RORC Easter Challenge, as Cork Harbour’s Mark Mansfield called tactics aboard Jukebox. Wicklow’s Rumo Best was also part of the winning crew and is currently working with North Sails in Gosport.…
Cowes, Isle of Wight — The RORC Easter Challenge opened in brisk south-westerly winds on Friday, delivering testing conditions for more than 200 sailors. Winds of 15 knots, gusting to 30, created a demanding Solent racecourse for the Royal Ocean…
Four-time Irish Olympian Mark Mansfield delivered a standout performance at the inaugural Performance 30 Nationals on the English south coast. Mansfield, tactician on Jukebox, guided the J/109 to overall victory at the Royal Southern Yacht Club. The boat, owned and…
The North Dublin Storm crew made a statement of their intent when they took an emphatic win in 'storm' conditions on Saturday in the first race of the Irish J109 National Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Saturday…
