Eve McMahon Stays in the Hunt for Paris Olympic Berth Despite Tiller Failure and 'DNC' Score at ILCA6 Worlds in Argentina
9th January 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Despite a gear failure setback in her first Gold Fleet race, Eve McMahon remains very much in the hunt for a Paris 2024 Olympic place in the final three races of the 2024 ILCA6 Women’s World Championship at Mar del Plata, Argentina,…
Olympic hopeful Eve MacMahon won the prestigious International award at Howth Yacht Club's hosted annual Achievers awards ceremony, which was graciously accepted, on her behalf, by her dad, Jim McMahon, on Saturday night (January 6th). Eve was unable to attend…
Howth Yacht Club Bids Cheerful Farewell To Twelve Days of Christmas With Celebratory Achievers Party
7th January 2024 Howth YC
What with the lockdowns and other upsets to the regular progression of sailing life, three years have passed since Howth Yacht Club has been able to make a thorough-going job of hosting its annual winter-time Achievers Awards ceremony. But all…
Howth's Eve McMahon Makes Gold Fleet and Keeps Paris 2024 Olympic Dream Alive at ILCA 6 Worlds in Argentina
7th January 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Ireland's Eve McMahon has kept her dream of a place in July's Paris Olympic Regatta alive by making the Gold fleet cut at the ILCA6 World Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Just one race in light winds was possible on…
Irish Sailor Eve McMahon Makes a Strong Comeback at ILCA6 World Championships in Argentina
7th January 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Eve McMahon, the 19-year-old sailor from Dublin's Howth Yacht Club, made a striking comeback at the ILCA6 world championships in Argentina on Saturday. After a weather-curtailed first day of racing, McMahon climbed from 37th to 20th place overall after delivering two…
Eve McMahon Scores 19th in Opening Race of ILCA 6 World Championships
6th January 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Ireland's Eve McMahon kicked off her world championship bid for Olympic sailing qualification place in Argentina with a 19th-place finish on the opening day of the ILCA6 world championships. McMahon is one of 103 sailors competing for a chance to…
National Yacht Club and Ruffian Association Share MG Motor “Sailing Club of the Year 2024” Award
6th January 2024 Sailing Club of the Year
It is not unprecedented for leading clubs and one of the key class organisations within their ambit to share the MG Motor Sailing Club of the Year Award. It began with an added convention (the informal contest has been based…
An Irish Match Racing Association looks set to be introduced with the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on January 23, 2024. Match racing is gaining popularity in Ireland, with more and more people showing interest in the discipline, according to…
The Royal St. George Yacht Club is looking for a new Sales and Events coordinator to join a busy, vibrant team in the Club. The position is designed to support and expand the Club's social activities across a wide range…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Flying Fifteens Celebrate the 2023 Season (Photo Gallery)
5th January 2024 Flying Fifteen
The 2023 DBSC season was a mixed bag of weather for everyone and the Flying Fifteens were no exception. We had Saturdays when we were blown off due to too much wind or dangerous seas only to find the following…
Cormac McHenry of Dun Laoghaire, who died on December 22nd at the age of 87, was a highly-regarded sailing enthusiast with a particular interest in short-handed long-distance cruising, a quietly determined enthusiast who had many other interests including Leinster rugby,…
National Yacht Club sailors at Dun Laoghaire Harbour have had an incredible 2023, ranging from great cruising adventures to local, national, and international glory in the various classes we sail at the club. This is a recap of the club…
Howth's Eve McMahon Seeks One of Seven Paris Olympic Berths at Argentina ILCA 6 Worlds
3rd January 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Ireland's Eve McMahon, is set to participate in the first major Olympic-class world championship of 2024 in Argentina. The ILCA 6 event, which starts on Friday, will see 105 sailors from 47 nations compete over six days to secure a place…
Thirteen sailors were greeted with glorious sunshine as the Royal Cork Yacht Club ILCA class officially kicked off their 2024 season with a three-day clinic on the Curlane Bank in Cork Harbour. This year marks a significant milestone for the…
Howth ILCAs Start Their Golden Jubileee With Others At Howth In New Year Race
2nd January 2024 Howth YC
In other areas, it seemed that if gales weren't dominating the scene, then it was storms instead. But at Howth on the ultra-grey morning after the clear sunrise of New Year's Day, they'd to wait for some wind before the…
Paul O’Higgins of Royal Irish YC is “Sailor of the Month (Keelboats)” for December
1st January 2024 Sailor of the Month
While sailing in Ireland has its conspicuously attention-getting aspects, the real backbone of the sport continues to be the active club sailor who can quietly keep a usefully large crew panel together in order to have the right mix of…