Irish Laser/ILCA Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
National Yacht Club's Mark Lyttle on Cusp of Grand Master World Title on Dublin Bay
14th September 2018 Laser
The National Yacht Club's Mark Lyttle is within two races of World Grand Masters title on his home waters of Dun Laoghaire after another solid performance at the Laser Master World Championships today. The host nation hopes of a major…
National Yacht Club's Mark Lyttle Keeps His Overall Lead in Laser Grand Masters Division
13th September 2018 Laser
Anticipation is quietly building for the host nation as Atlanta1996 veteran Mark Lyttle held his overnight lead of the Grand Masters class Standard rig at the Laser Masters World Championships following a steady day with a third and fourth result on…
Mark Lyttle Moves into Overall Lead of Laser Grand Masters at Dun Laoghaire
11th September 2018 Laser
The third day of racing saw the National Yacht Club's Mark Lyttle break into the overall lead of the Standard Grand Master class after winning both races today at the Laser Masters World Championships at Dun Laoghaire. Conditions on Dublin…
The National Yacht Club's Mark Lyttle discarded a 19th place scored in the fourth race of the series this afternoon to lie sixth overall in the Grand Masters division of the Laser Masters World Championships on Dublin Bay. Next best…
1996 Olympian Mark Lyttle of the National Yacht Club had a promising start to the Laser Masters World Championships at Dun Laoghaire today. In the Grand Master event, Lyttle (55) finished seventh overall for the day. In the Master series, Nick…
A star-studded fleet of 301 competitors from 25 countries will begin competition on Dublin Bay tomorrow as the annual Laser Masters World Championships sponsored by DLR gets underway. Olympians, multiple world champions and local talent will contest the seven-day event…
#Laser - Fionn Conway, Chris Bateman and Atlee Kohl top the tables of their respective fleets in the final Laser class national rankings for 2018. In the standard rig, the National Yacht Club’s Conway stormed ahead of names very familiar…
Lough Derg Yacht Club Wish 'Bon Voyage' to Laser Champion Aisling Keller as She Departs for Tokyo
27th August 2018 Laser
Aisling Keller made her home club Lough Derg Yacht Club proud by winning the Laser National Championships over four days sailing, winning six out of nine races, as Afloat.ie reported earlier here. Con Murphy, the International Race Officer in charge…
The Laser Radial Youth Worlds wrapped up on Saturday in Kiel, Germany with the stand out performance coming from Tom Higgins of the RStGYC finishing in 7th overall in the 269 strong boys fleet and narrowly missing out on the…
Olympic trialist Aisling Keller was carried from her home waters of Lough Derg shoulder high by supporters eager to crown the 2018 Irish Laser Radial Champion yesterday evening at Dromineer. The Tipperary sailor, who is in a two-way fight for selection…
Ireland was the only country to have two sailors finish in the top six of the the Laser U21–European Championships 2018 that concluded on Friday. Just two Irish sailors travelled to travelled to Bastad, Sweden for the regatta. Royal Cork's Johnny Durcan…
Three straight wins for Ireland's Liam Glynn in the opening races of the Irish Laser National Championships on Lough Derg puts the Ulsterman at the top of the 24-boat full rig fleet. Kinsale's Darragh O'Sullivan lies second counting three seconds and…
Royal Cork's Johnny Durcan marked his return to the Laser class with some 'great downwind speed and front row starts' to record the best daily score of anyone in the fleet with a first and sixth at the U21 European…
Two third-place finishes for Tom Higgins of the Royal St. George Yacht Club yesterday has left him in 16th position overall (269 entries) after the qualifying series at the Laser radial youth world championships in Kiel, Germany. Tom will now…
County Tipperary Olympic trialist Aisling Keller, fresh from this month's Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, must be a favourite in the 50–boat Radial fleet – especially on her home waters – when the Irish Laser National Championships begin tomorrow at…
#Laser - A 12-strong team is representing Ireland at the Laser Radial Youth Worlds in Kiel, Germany which kicked off over the weekend. Best of the bunch thus far is Nell Staunton of the National Yacht Club, fresh off her…
