Irish Laser/ILCA Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
The 56 strong fleet of Laser sailors competing for the Ulster Championships was greeted last weekend with steady northerly winds of 12-18 knots on Saturday and 18-25 knots and sunshine on Sunday, for the first The ILCA (Laser) regional event…
Royal St George Yacht Club Inaugural Laser 'Kindergarten' Series Proves a Friday Evening Success (Video)
29th June 2021 RStGYC
The inaugural Kindergarten Laser Race Series was run for the Dun Laoghaire Harbour 'Kindergarten' fleet by the Royal St George Yacht Club over three Friday evening in June. Attracting a total entry of 13 boats the fleet largely is comprised…
Howth Laser Youth Eve McMahon Finishes Fourth at U21 ILCA 6 European Championships
17th June 2021 Eve McMahon
Leaving out the first two races of the ILCA 6 U21 European Championship & Open European Trophy 2021 in which she added more than 80 points, Howth Yacht Club sailor Eve McMahon later became the best of the sailors in the remaining…
Eve McMahon Vying for Podium Finish at EurILCA Under 21 European Championships
16th June 2021 Eve McMahon
17–year–old Eve McMahon of Howth Yacht Club lies 15 points off the podium going into the final day of racing at the 2021 EurILCA Under 21 European Championships and Open European Trophy in Tivat, Montenegro. The Dublin Paris 2024 campaigner had…
Howth & Dun Laoghaire Sailors Share Spoils at MGM Boats Laser Masters Nationals at the Royal St. George Yacht Club
14th June 2021 Laser
In spite of two days of incredibly varying conditions, there were no major surprises at the winners' enclosure in this year’s MGM Boats Irish Laser Masters Nationals hosted by the Royal St. George Yacht Club. Dublin Bay served up its…
MGM Boats Laser Masters Breaks Records & Goes Virtual at Royal St George Yacht Club
11th June 2021 Laser
The MGM Boats Laser Master Championships kicks off Saturday morning at the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour and was setting a number of precedents before sailors even took to the water. This year’s event has seen…
Howth Yacht Club teenager Eve McMahon leads Irish hopes at the final international event before the Olympic Games at the Allianz regatta at Medemblik, Holland this week and lies in 11th place in the 58-boat women's ILCA 6/Radial fleet. Ireland's Tokyo…
Laser 4.7 World Championships Gets The Green Light for Dun Laoghaire Harbour This August
2nd June 2021 Laser
After months of doubt as to whether Covid related travel restrictions would prevent the Laser ( now known as the 'ILCA' 4.7) World Championships from going ahead in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, the organisers have confirmed the August event is proceeding.…
Annalise Murphy Among the Stars at Allianz Regatta Pre-Olympic Test in Holland
2nd June 2021 Annalise Murphy
Ireland's Annalise Murphy finds herself in a Rio replay of five years ago this week when she confronts fellow 2016 podium finishers, Marit Bouwmeester (NED) and Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN) as the 2021 Hempel World Cup Series kicks off at the Allianz Regatta in…
The Irish Laser Association's Masters Championship is for the first time introducing an innovative Novice Cup to encourage newer adult sailors to participate. This year's Irish Laser Association's Masters Championship, sponsored by MGM Boats and taking place in Royal St.…
Newcastle RNLI Assists Group of Laser Dinghy Sailors in Difficulty in Challenging Seas
24th May 2021 RNLI Lifeboats
Newcastle RNLI in County Down came to the aid of a group of sailors yesterday afternoon (Sunday 23 May) after two vessels got into difficulty off the South Promenade. The inshore D class lifeboat was requested to launch shortly after…
The Irish Laser Association’s Masters Championships, sponsored by MGM Boats and taking place in Royal St. George Yacht Club on June 12-13 looks set to be the first national sailing competition of 2021. Taking place just days after the Government…
Irish Laser Men Now Focus on Paris 2024 After Lynch Fails to Qualify for Tokyo
25th April 2021 Tokyo 2020
Ireland can only look to the future and Paris 2024 - just three years away - for its next chance to compete in the men's singlehanded Laser class following Finn Lynch's failure to qualify Ireland in the Laser event for Tokyo 2020…
Hopes of Tokyo Olympic Slot Fading for Finn Lynch at Halfway Stage of Vilamoura ILCA Regatta
21st April 2021 Tokyo 2020
Irish hopes of landing one of the Olympic country spots at the 2021 ILCA Vilamoura European Continental qualifier for the Olympic single-handed dinghy men faded considerably following disappointing results on day three of the competition. Sailed in 18 to 20…
Ireland's 'ILCA 7' Men Prepare for Olympic Battle for Tokyo Place in Vilamoura
19th April 2021 Tokyo 2020
As Ireland embarks on its last chance to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic regatta today, there is a new lexicon when it comes to talking about Lasers - the full rig is now known as the ILCA 7, the Radial…
Finn Lynch Leads Irish Laser Dinghy Men in Last Fight for Tokyo Olympic Qualification in Portugal
19th April 2021 Tokyo 2020
Ireland is hoping a five-man team in Portugal can take one of two final nation places in the final men's Laser Olympic qualifier in Vilamoura starting on Monday. Vilamoura International Regatta is the last chance for the Laser sailors to…
