Irish Laser/ILCA Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
Tuesday’s first day of racing saw Eve McMahon take third in the overall ILCA 6 standings — and first among U19s — at the ILCA U21 World Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal this week. The Howth Yacht Club prospect is part…
With racing cancelled on Day 4 at the 2022 Laser/ ILCA 4 Youth World Championship in Villamoura, Portugal and Day 5 being sailed in very tricky conditions, it was always going to be a tense finish in both the Girls' and…
The final day of the Irish Laser/ILCA National Championships on Tralee Bay dawned with glorious sunshine but no wind. PRO John Leech sent the fleet afloat for an earlier than planned start, but there was little action for nearly three…
The National Yacht Club's Finn Lynch's superb results have been reflected in the latest World Rankings, issued this week by World Sailing. Lynch is now ranked second in the world – up from 20th – and by far the highest…
Tralee Bay ILCA National Championship Racing Cancelled on Friday Due to Strong Winds
19th August 2022 Laser
The Tralee Bay ILCA/Laser National Championship race committee has cancelled racing for the day after recording gusts of 30-knots locally. Met Éireann also advised that conditions would deteriorate as the day went on. Racing is scheduled to continue on Saturday.
The first day of the ILCA/Laser Irish National Championships at Tralee Bay Sailing Club in County Kerry was almost perfect; the only thing lacking was a little sunshine! Race Officer John Leech ran three races for all fleets in winds…
The Italian team were once again dominant at the Laser/ILCA 4 World championships in Villamoura, Portugal, on the final day of qualification. In both the boys' and the girls' fleets, they occupy first and second places, with Nicolas Cassitta leading…
Tralee Bay Sailing Club in County Kerry will host this year's ILCA/Laser National Open Championship from this Thursday 18th, to Sunday 21st of August. Eleven races are scheduled for each of the three fleets over the four-day event, and the…
National and Howth ILCA 4 Sailors Lead Irish World Championships Hopes in Villamoura
16th August 2022 Laser
Sam Ledoux and Sienna Wright of the National Yacht Club and Howth Yacht Club, respectively, were the leading Irish boats at the Laser/ILCA 4 World Championships in Villamoura, Portugal. Two races were completed yesterday in each fleet. All 426 boats…
The final day of racing at the ILCA 4/Laser World Championship Pre-Event in Portugal started off with a postponement for 1 hour to allow the thermal breeze to settle. In the end, the Race Officer managed to get two races…
Day Two (Tuesday) at the warm-up event for the Laser/ILCA 4 World Championships proved to be a tricky one for most of the sailors with consistency hard to find in a fickle 4-5 knots of wind. On the positive side,…
Royal Cork's Daniel Mallon on Top in First of ILCA/Laser Tri Series at Bantry Bay Sailing Club
10th August 2022 Laser
The first of the Cork Laser/ILCA Tri Series Sprints took place last Sunday at Bantry Bay Sailing Club in West Cork. Race officer Deirdre Kingston delayed first gun by an hour to 12.55 pm to allow for a strong sea…
In a building breeze throughout the day, the three Irish sailors competing in the 52-boat ILCA 4/Laser World Championship warm-up event in Villamoura, Portugal, posted some good results. Sienna Wright of Howth Yacht Club, sailing under the Faro burgee, is…
Laser Sailor David O’Connell is MBSC July Dinghy League Champion
7th August 2022 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Laser sailor David O’Connell won Cork Harbour's Monkstown Bay Sailing Club July league in Class One after nine races on 10 points with Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg second in their Laser Two on 27. Charles McCarthy and Barry O'Connor were…
The Irish ILCA 4/Laser Squad have finished their preparations ahead of the ILCA 4 world championships next week. The team will travel to Villamoura in Portugal accompanied by world-ranked number 1 ILCA 6 sailor Basileia Carahaliou who will be on…
This Sunday sees the first of three ILCA (Laser) Sprint Regattas being held in Cork by Bantry Bay Sailing Club, Inniscarra Sailing and Kayaking Club, and the Royal Cork Yacht Club. This Sunday's Sprint event is in Bantry Bay Sailing…
