Irish Laser/ILCA Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
Irish sailor Conor Cronin goes into Friday’s final day of the ILCA 6 Men’s World Championship in ninth overall after ten races at Vilamoura in Portugal. Cronin is on 114 points after five consecutive days of racing in the 60-boat…
Roger Craig of Dun Laoghaire is “Sailor of the Month (Solo International)” for September
1st October 2026 Sailor of the Month
It was a matter of celebration for Irish sailing when Dun Laoghaire’s Roger Craig snatched gold in the final race of the fiercely-contested Masters division at the 2026 ILCA Masters European Championships in La Baule, France, on September 25th. Craig,…
Con Murphy & Brian Craig of Dun Laoghaire are “Sailors of the Month (Services to Sailing)” for September
1st October 2026 Sailor of the Month
Con Murphy and Brian Craig of Dún Laoghaire are Afloat.ie’s “Sailors of the Month (Services to Sailing)” for September. It would be well-nigh impossible to list everyone who makes a significant input into the process of converting Dún Laoghaire into…
Irish interest in international ILCA racing continues in Portugal this week, where Conor Cronin lies sixth overall after six races at the 2026 ILCA 6 Men’s World Championship in Vilamoura. The championship follows a particularly busy period for Irish ILCA…
From Dún Laoghaire to Brazil: Inside the Business Moving ILCA Fleets Worldwide
29th September 2026 ILCA Worlds 2026
The 160-boat charter fleet that helped stage two ILCA World Championships in Dún Laoghaire this summer is preparing for another journey — this time across the Atlantic to Brazil. After returning to Hamburg for a complete refurbishment, the dinghies are…
Roger Craig Wins ILCA 7 Master European Title in La Baule Royal St George Yacht Club sailor Roger Craig has won the ILCA 7 Master European Championship title in La Baule, France, adding another major international Masters success to Ireland’s…
Royal St George Yacht Club sailor Roger Craig has moved into second place in the ILCA 7 Master category at the 2026 ILCA Master European Championships in La Baule, France, after a difficult third day of racing. Craig is on…
Royal St George Yacht Club sailor Roger Craig lies fourth in the ILCA 7 Master fleet at the 2026 ILCA Master European Championships in La Baule, France, less than a month after competing in the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship…
The line-up for the 2026 Irish Sailing Junior Champions’ Cup has been announced, with 16 of Ireland’s leading junior sailors invited to compete at the Fastnet Marine Outdoor Education Centre (FMOEC), Schull, West Cork this weekend. The two-day competition brings…
As the ILCA Senior Women's World Championships came to a close in Dun Laoghaire, the ILCA Ireland end-of-season event got underway at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club, Dunmore East. Home Waters – Local sailor Nicola Harris competes in the ILCA 7…
Sienna Wright of Howth is “Sailor of the Month (Youth Worlds)” for August
1st September 2026 Howth YC
With something like 429 young sailors from 45 nations in all categories taking part in August’s huge ILCA 6 Youth Worlds at Aarhus in Denmark, getting anywhere near the podium was a remarkable achievement. Yet in her fleet races for…
Finn Lynch of Carlow is “Sailor of the Month (Olympic)” for August
1st September 2026 Sailor of the Month
Finn Lynch may have been disappointed that his home ILCA 7 World Championship on Dublin Bay did not produce the medal he wanted, but eighth overall in the 141-boat fleet was another remarkable demonstration of his consistency at the very…
ILCA Worlds Put Dún Laoghaire's Watersports Campus Plans to the Test
31st August 2026 ILCA Worlds 2026
“Probably the biggest collection of top sailors ever to have raced in Ireland” is how International Laser Class Association (ILCA) president Mark Lyttle describes the activity in Dublin Bay over the past week. Since the ILCA Men’s World Championships opened…
Longtime Laser sailor Dave O’Connell has won Class 1 in Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s August Dinghy League after the eight-race Cork Harbour series concluded on Friday evening. O’Connell went into the final night leading Colin Johns by three points and…
While the ILCA 7 Men's World Championship is commanding attention on Dublin Bay, ILCA Ireland is preparing for a busy conclusion to its domestic 2026 season, beginning with a new Transition Training Clinic in Dunmore East. The first-of-its-kind clinic will…
Ireland's 2021 World Championship silver medallist Finn Lynch leads a six-strong home challenge when one of the deepest ILCA 7 World Championship fleets of recent years begins racing on Dublin Bay, with 141 sailors from 45 nations assembled in Dún…
