Tributes Continue to Late Clayton Love Jnr, Accomplished Sailor and Leading Businessman
10th March 2024 Royal Cork YC
Tributes continue to be paid to Clayton Love Jnr, the accomplished sailor and leading businessman who made a remarkable contribution to Ireland’s marine sector. As The Sunday Independent reports, he left a distinct footprint on his native city through his…
The widely-mourned death of Clayton Love Jnr of Cork at the age of 94 may leave a void in the lives of his very large circle of family, friends and colleagues in many parts of the world and numerous areas…
Three back-to-back races for the forty-nine boat J/70 fleet saw Anthony O'Leary's skippered 'Antix' succumb to a black flag penalty in race four of the Bacardi Cup in Miami, Florida on Friday. Crewed by Ben Field, Harry Durcan and son Nicholas O'Leary,…
Howth Yacht Club Cancels Round the Island Dinghy Race Due to Easterly Winds Forecast
8th March 2024 Howth YC
Howth Yacht Club has cancelled Saturday's (March 9th) Round the Island Dinghy Race due to strong easterly winds, going against a large ebb tide. The Round the Island Race typically marks the end of the winter dinghy season in HYC. The…
Classic Yacht Dublin Bay 24 Zephyra To Be Launched In June, Re-Born in Maine
6th March 2024 Historic Boats
The concept of the Dublin Bay 24, envisaged as a 24ft waterline 37ft LOA Bermuda-rigged racer-cruiser, was first suggested in 1934 at a Committee Meeting of the innovative yet “homeless” Royal Alfred YC in Dun Laoghaire by the owner-skipper of…
J80 Jambon Leads into Final Race of AIB DBSC Spring Chicken Series on Dublin Bay
6th March 2024 DBSC
A new overall leader goes into this Sunday's final race of the AIB DBSC Spring Chicken Series on Dublin Bay as sportsboats occupy the podium places. The fourth-placed J80 Jambon has moved to the front of the mixed cruisers handicap fleet (the…
National Yacht Club's Conor Totterdell Making Waves in Sydney Harbour's Cruiser Divisions
4th March 2024 National YC
Conor Totterdell, hailing from Dun Laoghaire Harbour, recently participated in the 2023 Sydney-Hobart Race, finishing in seventh place in IRC Division 1 on the TP52 named Frantic before moving on to Sydney Harbour cruiser fleet success. After returning to the…
Howth Spring Frostbite Series Concludes With Sunshine And Sheridan, Murphy, Fox & O’Rourke Taking Titles To Clear Way For Island Race On 9th March
4th March 2024 Howth YC
The nine weekend post-Christmas series at Howth drew to a close on Sunday morning 3rd March, and for the first time in 2024, properly gentle winds and warm sun greeted the sailors as they arrived on the race course. Despite…
National Yacht Club to Host Second Annual Student Match Racing Invitational This Month
2nd March 2024 Match Racing
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the National Yacht Club will host the second Student Match Racing Invitational in Dun Laoghaire on the weekend of 23–24 March. The meet — comprising round robins, a knockout series and finals…
Royal St. George Melges 15 Crew in the Mix After Day One of the Cascais Winter Series
2nd March 2024 Melges 15
Portugal's Paulo Manso and Luis Pinheiro are currently leading the first stage of the Melges 15 Cascais Winter Series. The sailors from Madeira Island had a consistent day, scoring a second and two firsts. John Sheehy and his niece, Katie,…
MG Motor “Sailing Club of the Year 2024 ” Award Jointly To National YC & Ruffian 23 Association In Celebration Of Family & Friendship In Sailing
2nd March 2024 W M Nixon
Friendship, family and sailing enjoyment expressed enthusiastically through quietly efficient organisations - that was the warm theme which dominated Thursday evening’s convivial gathering in the National Yacht Club on Dun Laoghaire waterfront. The successful hosting club and the Golden Jubilee-celebrating…
Joint Award Presented to National Yacht Club and Ruffian Association at MG Sailing Club of the Year Ceremony
1st March 2024 National YC
The prestigious MG Sailing Club of the Year Ship's Wheel was awarded to both the National Yacht Club and the Ruffian Association at a presentation ceremony at Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Thursday evening, February 29th. As Afloat's WM Nixon announced…
We regret to record the death of Clayton Love Jr, a founder of the Irish Yachting Association, now Irish Sailing. Born in 1929, Clayton held the office of President of the IYA for a decade between 1962 and 1972, establishing…
Royal Cork Yacht Club Announce Waterman Kelly On Board as Sponsors for 2024 Irish Youth Sailing Nationals
28th February 2024 Royal Cork YC
Waterman Kelly Consulting Engineers has pledged its support for the upcoming Irish Youth Sailing Nationals, which is scheduled to be held at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in April. The Cork Harbour competition is expected to draw around 200 sailors…
1720 'Long Island Legend' Takes the Lead in AIB DBSC Spring Chicken Series on Dublin Bay
27th February 2024 DBSC
After four races sailed in the AIB DBSC Spring Chicken Series on Dublin Bay, the 1720 sportsboat Long Island Legend replaces the J80 Jambon at the top of the scoresheet. With two races to go in the series, only ten…
With chilly conditions and a building easterly breeze very accurately forecast, the penultimate Sunday of the post-Christmas series of the HYC Dinghy Frostbites kicked off at the weekend to fight it out for the remaining races, and build on any…