New guidelines for handicappingSAILING/Weekly Column: New guidelines to revamp the management of the 30-year old East Coast Handicapping Organisation (ECHO…Fri Mar 15 2002 - 00:00
Battle Royal in USSAILING/Column: Although the 2004 Olympic selection process has still to be finalised the pride of two Royal clubs is at stake…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
Dun Laoghaire's Admiral ambitionSAILING: Plans to increase the number of teams per country and to keep the Admiral's Cup on Dublin Bay for the 2003 and 2005…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Cork get strict on no-pro ruleSailors will be required to complete an eligibility form to prove their status as professionals, semi-professionals or amateurs…Fri Dec 21 2001 - 00:00
New plan on wayWith the Irish windsurfing season now closed, the national association launches its development plan as part of tomorrow's aFri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Irish plan for a national keelboat teamIn the wake of the collapse of this year's Admiral's Cup, a band of Irish sailors have hatched a plan for a national keelboat…Fri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
New class may emerge to boost Dublin bay racingDublin Bay Sailing Club's rise in boat entries from 309 to 339 in 2001 is set to increase further next season - by another 30…Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Big names to descend on HowthThree sailors from the top 10 of the world rankings will add spice to tomorrow's Eagle Star sponsored Champion of Champions competition…Fri Oct 26 2001 - 01:00
RCYC receive $50,000 bursary and perpetual trophyIn a move to build on Peter O'Leary's sixth overall at this summer's ISAF Youth world's result, the Royal Cork Yacht Club have…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Foley is Ireland's sole entry in world testsBritish Mumm 30 national champion Diarmuid Foley from the Royal Cork Yacht Club will meet the might of the French and Italian…Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00
Irish skippers lead way on first dayAlthough international professional sailors have added extra spice to the Affinity Insurance-sponsored Dragon national championship…Fri Aug 31 2001 - 01:00
Dickson prevailsEve of race modifications that included the addition of a bow sprit to Roy Dickson's Cracklin Rosie have produced a class win…Fri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
Dempsey to defend Mermaid titleThe 70-year old Mermaid dinghy returns to its birthplace tomorrow for the nine-race class national championships and Amy, the…Fri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
New partnership plans to build on Flying startIn a new partnership forged for the 2003 World Championships to be staged in Ireland, Seβn Craig and Ben O'Donoghue race in the…Fri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
Coleman's bronze in balanceA bronze medal hangs in the balance for Maria Coleman this morning following a three-way tie for third overall after the penultimate…Sat Jul 07 2001 - 01:00
Coleman third at half-way stageIn breezes that are shifting up to 50 degrees, Olympic single-hander Maria Coleman resumes her bid for the Europe world title…Fri Jul 06 2001 - 01:00
Moonduster blasts forward to forcefully take line honoursA summer gale swept Denis Doyle's Moonduster of the Royal Cork Yacht Club to line honours off the Skelligs yesterday afternoon…Thu Jul 05 2001 - 01:00
Out-of-date flares an explosive issueThe lack of disposal facilities for out-of-date flares is causing a dangerous stockpile of pyrotechnics by yachtsmen, and the…Fri Jun 22 2001 - 01:00
New mast boosts speed for ColemanIn a first for Irish sailing, Sydney Olympian Maria Coleman has risen to number two in the world rankings following a 20 per …Fri Jun 08 2001 - 01:00
Second weather buoy to make sailing saferSailing and boating along the east coast are set to become safer sports as a result of the deployment of the second weather buoy…Fri May 11 2001 - 01:00
Cruiser fleets lured westWest coast yacht-racing organisers are pointing to what they see as a fortuitous gap in this season's national regatta schedule…Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
Dublin Bay to have new array of coursesSports Council funding has enabled Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) to purchase an £80,000 committee boat, leading to the most …Fri Apr 13 2001 - 01:00
Olympic class events are at riskThe spectre of cancellation for two World championships and one European championship to be held in Irish waters this summer …Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Closure a possibilityClosure of the Shannon navigation and a shut-down for freshwater sailing clubs may be the next step in combating the threat of…Fri Mar 09 2001 - 00:00
Limerick plan nears completionThe £4 million Limerick navigation project came a step closer to completion this week with the flooding of the Abbey river that…Fri Feb 23 2001 - 00:00
Cork angered by funding snubIn A week when Ford Cork week organisers have criticised the lack of State agency support for staging the biennial regatta, the…Fri Jan 26 2001 - 00:00
Make OCI democratic pleads ISAThe Irish Sailing Association (ISA) has completed talks with 20 of the 27 national sporting federations in an effort to radically…Fri Jan 12 2001 - 00:00
Foxall's assault on world circuitKerry's Damian Foxall is enjoying the taste of stardom among the Barcelona crowds thronging the quayside in the build-up to Sunday…Fri Dec 29 2000 - 00:00
Dublin Bay's pier pressure endsIn spite of a satisfaction rating of 83 per cent for traditional starts from Dun Laoghaire's West pier, Dublin Bay Sailing Club…Fri Dec 15 2000 - 00:00
It's Sydney for ChristmasIn the wake of both Olympic and Paralympic teams, Ireland's youngest ever Laser champion will spearhead the third Irish squad…Fri Dec 01 2000 - 00:00
Clubs feel marina berths are too dearPublic bookings for berths in Dun Laoghaire marina are outstripping those received from the harbour's waterfront clubs which, …Fri Nov 17 2000 - 00:00
Disability row overshadows raceA last-minute invitation to compete in tomorrow's Champion of Champions has been rejected by the disabled sailing champion, Feargal…Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
Lawrie Smith to kick off world bid in CorkBritish yachtsman Lawrie Smith is planning to kick off his 2001 Volvo Round the World campaign at July's Ford Week at the Royal…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
Sailors face random dope testingSailors face random dope testing when the national authority signs up, as is expected, to the Sports Council's anti-doping procedures…Fri Feb 25 2000 - 00:00
Funding gives Coleman extra confidenceThis week's Sports Council allocation of nearly £90,000 for sailing's elite athletes has provided a further boost to the Olympic…Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
Irish pair open with winA results downturn besetting the Olympic sailing team in the opening stages of their 2000 Australian campaigns this week is no…Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
Atlantic spirit far from shores of Dublin BayHusband and wife round-the-world sailors Pat and Olivia Murphy have been awarded the prestigious Spirit of the Atlantic Rally…Fri Dec 31 1999 - 00:00
Irish woman puts down marker for OlympicsA fourth for Baltimore's Maria Coleman and a seventh for Malahide's David Burrows at this week's crucial Sydney Harbour Regatta…Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Cruiser racing to be spiced up in southSCORA is set to become the newest Irish sailing acronym as the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) launches a new initiative, led…Fri Nov 19 1999 - 00:00
Strong Cork challenge for prestigious titleDefending champions Tom Fitzpatrick and David McHugh are back on the water off Crosshaven this weekend aiming for a hat-trick…Fri Nov 05 1999 - 00:00
No place for top juniorWildcard entries have been secured for next month's Eagle Star Champion of Champions competition for both of Ireland's European…Fri Oct 22 1999 - 01:00
Crosshaven to attract the eliteAlthough there is still one week to go to the close of nominations, there is little doubt that the pick of sailings' elite will…Fri Oct 08 1999 - 01:00
Olympic hopes rest with ColemanThe likelihood of sixth overall at this week's crucial Olympic dress rehearsal regatta for Cork's Maria Coleman will be confirmed…Fri Sept 24 1999 - 01:00
Marina provides regatta stimulantPlans for a week-long regatta on Dublin Bay to be known as Dun Laoghaire Week is just one possibility to emerge from the release…Fri Aug 27 1999 - 01:00
Champions at the helmIn possibly the greatest move yet to revitalise the national Helmsmans championship, the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) has …Fri Jul 30 1999 - 01:00
Hopes high for Irish successPink sails versus blue. A quick gybe and the crash of a few roll tacksTue Jul 27 1999 - 01:00
Velvet Glove holds master handGale-force winds swept Colm Barrington's Velvet Glove back into the overall lead in class one of ISORA week but yesterday's strong…Fri Jul 16 1999 - 01:00
Fixtures calendar proved rightCriticism of the Irish Sailing Association's (ISA) Fixtures calendar should be halted by the resounding success of both of this…Fri Jul 16 1999 - 01:00
Velvet Glove still in huntA successful protest taken by Tino Hyland has given his yacht Maxim the overall lead in class one and cost Colm Barrington and…Wed Jul 14 1999 - 01:00
Protest over leader's crewA protest that alleges Royal Irish Yacht Club skipper Colm Barrington sailed with one crew too many in yesterday's opening races…Tue Jul 13 1999 - 01:00
