Irish Laser/ILCA Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
Sienna Wright of Howth is a Junior “Sailor of the Month” for July
3rd August 2023 Sailor of the Month
Steadily rising star Sienna Wright from Howth recorded a formidable tally in the Under 17 Division in the ILCA 6s at two major regattas in Poland during July. The Youth Worlds early in the month saw her take the silver…
Greek Wildfire Crisis: ILCA Sailing Coaches Become Heroes Saving Stranded Locals
31st July 2023 World Sailing
Sailing coaches at the ILCA 4 Youth World Championships in Volos, Greece, have been hailed as heroes after they saved over 130 people from wildfires. The coaches witnessed the scene from across the water as racing concluded and quickly sprang…
This year has already seen a plethora of successes for Howth Yacht Club in the ILCA division, including a one-two brother-sister punch from Ewan and Eve McMahon — who won the ILCA 7 and ILCA 6 fleets respectively in the…
Double Silver for Howth’s Sienna Wright in International ILCA 6 Competition This Month
23rd July 2023 Laser
It’s been a bumper month for Howth Yacht Club’s Sienna Wright on the international stage, with U17 silver medals in the ILCA 6 Youth Worlds and Europeans. Last week in Gdynia, Poland at the Youth European Championships (12-19 July), the…
National Yacht Club's Finn Lynch in the Hunt for a Paris 2024 Test Event Medal
14th July 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
An ultra-consistent Finn Lynch (IRL) is lurking in the hunt for a podium finish at the Paris 2024 Test Event in Marseilles on Saturday after a string of top-ten results in a 42-boat ILCA 7 fleet. The National Yacht Club's Lynch…
After the elation of a race win in race eight, Eve McMahon managed 21st in races nine and ten today as the ILCA 6 class wrapped up the places for the final medal race at the Paris 2024 Test Event. …
Race Win Puts Finn Lynch into Third Overall at Paris 2024 Test Event
13th July 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Marseille's mistral breeze swept Ireland's Finn Lynch into third overall after eight races sailed today in the ILCA 7 at the Paris 2024 Test Event Lynch has had a consistent regatta with seven top eight results and bounced back from…
Howth's Eve McMahon Shines in Mistral Breeze at Paris 2024 Test Event
13th July 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Ireland’s rising star Eve McMahon caught the eye on the Olympic Stage in Marseille today with a win in mistral conditions in the Paris 2024 ILCA 6 Test Event. The appearance of the mistral had a big impact at the…
Finn Lynch Stays in Top Five at Paris 2024 Olympic Test Regatta
11th July 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
French sailors continued to shine in Marseille on an action-packed Tuesday at the Paris 2024 Test Event, which saw all ten classes in action and Ireland's Finn Lynch in fifth place overall in the ILCA 7 men's dinghy class. Michael Beckett…
Howth's Eve McMahon Lies 12th at Paris 2024 Olympic Test event
11th July 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
A black flag for Eve McMahon (19) in race five of the Paris 2024 Olympic Test event in Marseille has been a setback for the Howth sailor, who lies in the top one-third of her ILCA 6 38-boat fleet. McMahon…
Single Point Victory for Rush's Fox in ILCA 6 Battle at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
9th July 2023 Volvo Regatta
After three days of hectic racing, Rush Sailing Club's Tom Fox won by a single point in the ILCA 6 class of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Sunday, beating Afloat's pre-regatta tip of Darren Griffin as the Malahide sailor was…
Super Start Puts Finn Lynch into Second at the Olympic Test Event
9th July 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Just one point separates the top four in the star-studded ILCA 7 field after two hotly-contested opening races as the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event got underway in Marseille, and Ireland is lying second overall thanks to an explosive start…
Entries Now Open for Return of RYANI Youth Championships With New Title Sponsor
6th July 2023 RYA Northern Ireland
RYA Northern Ireland has issued the Notice of Race and opened entries for the 2023 edition of the RYANI F10 Marine Youth Championships, which will take place on the weekend of 9-10 September. Following the cancellation of last year’s championships…
Howth Yacht Club's McMahon Siblings are Ulster ILCA Championship Winners at Ballyholme
5th July 2023 Laser
It was a challenging, very windy two days at Ballyholme on Belfast Lough for the ILCA Ulster Championships last weekend. The big fleet in three divisions, ILCA 4, 6 and 7, attracted 47 competitors from as far away as Glandore…
Griffin is a Favourite for ILCA 6 Honours at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
4th July 2023 Volvo Regatta
While Darren Griffin (MYC/RStG) must be a favourite on paper for the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta ILCA 6 dinghy title as he was top three at the ILCA 6 Master Nationals in the last two years, another north Dublin sailor,…
O’Connell Wins Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s June Dinghy League Class One
3rd July 2023 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Veteran Laser sailor David O’Connell topped Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s Class 1 June dinghy league, in which there were eight races, of which he won three, finishing with a total of 16 points. The female crew of Judy Moynihan helming,…
