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National Yacht Club Prepares Homecoming Celebrations for Outstanding Dinghy Sailing Achievements
24th August 2023 National YC
National Yacht Club dinghy sailors are still high-fiving in Dun Laoghaire after clubmates achieved significant wins on the international stage this month. NYC Commodore Peter Sherry will lead homecoming celebrations this Saturday for ILCA 7 Laser ace Finn Lynch, who…
On Monday, as the international squads arrived at Ballyholme Yacht Club on Belfast Lough in Northern Ireland, the IODAI Development Squad - who are the newest sailors in the Main Fleet - took to the water with Head Coach Adam…
In an outstanding month for Irish youth sailing achievement, two Cork-Dublin pairings have won more gold medals in the International 29er class to follow the World title win of a fortnight ago. Ireland won two gold medals at the 29er…
National Yacht Club's 29er World Champion Van Steenberge Siblings Are Looking for European Honours in Sweden
14th August 2023 29er
Ireland's recently crowned 29er World Champions, Clementine and Nathan Van Steenberge have an eye on the double this week when they compete at the 2023 European Championships in Sweden against another massive fleet. As regular Afloat readers will recall, the National…
Two Ballyholme Yacht Club Cadets Praised for Quick Action in Helping a Kayaker in Trouble
12th August 2023 Belfast Lough
Two Ballyholme Yacht Club Cadets have been praised for their quick action in helping a kayaker in trouble in Ballyholme Bay on Belfast Lough in Northern Ireland last Tuesday. Hunter Reddy and Joseph Robinson could see on the Club webcam…
The U21 ILCA ILCA Europeans sailing competition has kicked off in Stavanger, Norway, with 230 sailors from over 36 nations competing for top honours. 155 ILCA 7 sailors and 75 ILCA 6 female sailors will participate in the event, with…
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…
Rory Whyte of Dunmore East is a Junior “Sailor of the Month” for July
3rd August 2023 Sailor of the Month
Fifteen-year-old Rory Whyte of Waterford Harbour SC started his Topper 4.2 Worlds campaign at his alternative home club of RCYC at Crosshaven in less-than-perfect style, with an OCS in Race One. After such a score, the only way is up,…
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…
National Yacht Club's Van Steenberges Open 29er World Championships Account in Style at Windy Weymouth
31st July 2023 29er
A silver medal at last week's 29er UK National Championships in Weymouth for recently crowned Irish national champions Ben O'Shaughnessy (RCYC) and Ethan Spain (NYC) set the Cork-Dublin duo up nicely for this week's world championships at the same venue. 410 sailors making…
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…
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…
Over 100 Boats Compete at National Yacht Club's Junior Regatta and Fun Day at Dun Laoghaire Harbour (Photo Review)
20th July 2023 National YC
Some sunshine and gentle sailing breezes on Dublin Bay allowed a full programme of three races for Wednesday's (19th July) National Yacht Club Junior Regatta sponsored by Sia Partners NextGen Consulting. Over 100 boats contested the regatta in an in-harbour…
Ballyholme Yacht Club’s online Baycam had a very prominent red line on Friday (7 July) with the southerly offshore wind forecast to reach 37 knots in the gusts, putting paid to the first day of the 2023 Topper Nationals. In…
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…
As part of this week's Dun Laoghaire Harbour Coastival Festival, the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School team is hosting a free public talk in the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Lexicon this Monday evening, the 3rd of July, from 6.30 pm. “Getting…