Team Racing Sailing News
Rutland Raiders Win Eighth Elmo Team Racing Trophy at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
28th August 2023 Team Racing
After a staggering 190 races, UK visitors the Rutland Raiders emerged victorious with a comprehensive 2-0 victory in the final against last year’s winners, the Nautibuoys, at the weekend's eighth edition of team racing's Elmo Trophy at the Royal St.…
'Prestige Worldwide' Team Racers Lead Overnight After 96 Races Sailed at RStGYC Elmo Trophy
27th August 2023 Team Racing
Challenging winds kept sailors and race management on their toes on day one of the Elmo team racing Trophy at the Royal St. George Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Some of the early racing at the Elmo team racing Trophy…
32 Youth Sailing Teams Set for 'Biggest Ever' Royal St George's Elmo Team Racing Trophy
24th August 2023 Team Racing
The eighth Elmo Trophy is set to take place this weekend in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. This exciting youth team racing competition has grown significantly since its inception in 2015, with 32 teams set to participate this year, compared to the original…
It’s been several years since the Optimist dinghy fleet has participated in team racing, and this year the association undertook to re-introduce the format into the fleet. With the National Championships happening later in the week in Ballyholme Yacht Club…
Royal St. George's 'Elmo' Team Racing Trophy Looks to Expand to 32 Teams with Six Flights This August
26th July 2023 Team Racing
Entries are building to Ireland’s biggest team racing event, the Elmo Trophy, held at the Royal Saint George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, on Dublin Bay. This year’s event, which will be held on August 26th and 27th, will…
Entries Opening Soon for 2023 Eric Twiname Junior & Youth Team Racing Championships
23rd July 2023 Team Racing
Save the dates for 2023’s Eric Twiname Junior & Youth Team Racing Championships which will be held over the weekend of 7-8 October at Oxford Sailing Club on Farmoor Reservoir. Young sailors aged eight to 18 across Great Britain and…
In line with the Irish Optimist Dinghy Association of Ireland (IODAI) push to have a fun and inclusive fleet, a Team Racing Optimist Nationals will be held on the 16th of August, the day before the Fleet Racing Nationals starts…
The annual alumni team racing event hosted by Queens University took place on the 20th of May. The event brought together eight teams consisting of past and present students from Queens University but Trinity College and UCD were also invited…
St Conleth’s College Win MG Motors All Ireland School Team Racing Championship at the Royal St George Yacht Club
3rd May 2023 Team Racing
The MG Motors All Ireland School Team Racing Championship took place in The Royal St George Yacht Club on Sat 29th and Sun 30th April 2023. St Conleth’s College took first place, a first for the school as overall winners…
Tom Higgins of Dun Laoghaire is April “Sailor of the Month (Team Racing)”
2nd May 2023 Sailor of the Month
University College Dublin is on such a roll in the 2023 Team Racing season that their captain Jack Fahy already took an SoM for the squad’s win of the Top Gun at Oxford back in February. And they still have…
UCD's Tom Higgins Receives Match Race Invitation to Governors Cup, California
26th April 2023 Team Racing
Dun Laoghaire helmsman Tom Higgins has become the first Irish sailor to receive an invitation to skipper an entry in the prestigious youth Governors' Cup Match Racing Championship event in California. Royal St George's Higgins is an Ad Astra sports…
University College Dublin are the First Irish Team to Win British University Opens in 53 Years
22nd April 2023 W M Nixon
It’s beginning to look as though University College Dublin is a sailing university with a work and studies problem. As the pressure builds in all departments ashore and afloat, they’re piling on the pace in the team and match racing…
University College Dublin Sailing Reaches Fresh International Heights Of Success
19th April 2023 Team Racing
With the Irish sailing community still getting used to the fact that University College Dublin Sailing Club opened its 2023 season with a first-ever overall victory for an Irish team at the high-powered Top Gun Series at Oxford, there were…
The best news for Ireland thus far in this developing sailing season of 2023 is that, at last weekend’s 400-boat four-day Spi Ouest Easter Regatta at La Trinite in Southern Brittany, Meath’s own Tom Dolan won the hyper-keen Figaro 3…
Schull Team 1 Win Record Breaking Munster Schools Team Racing Championships
24th March 2023 Team Racing
Schull Community College Team 1 were the victor at the Munster Schools Team Racing event hosted by the Fastnet Marina Outdoor Education Centre (FMOEC) at Schull in West Cork on Saturday, the 18th of March. The team Captain was Rory…
Viking Marine Leinster Schools Team Racing Championships at National Yacht Club was an Outstanding Success
16th March 2023 Team Racing
The latest update regarding Schools team racing is that the Leinster Schools Team Racing Championships, which took place on Sunday the 12th of March in the National Yacht Club was an outstanding success considering some challenging wind shifts and speed, writes Eunice…
