Maybury looking to play late Joker in bid for Isora series winSAILING: THE OVERALL winner of the Irish Sea Offshore series (Isora) 2012 will be decided after a final 80-mile race from Pwllheli…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
O'Connell going for national doubleSAILING: AN SB20 National Championship on Belfast Lough this afternoon will be the sixth Irish title to be decided in the last…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Murphy, going for gold, is used to bucking trendsANALYSIS: Sailor Annalise Murphy surprised pundits at Weymouth last week, with fine boat-handling as well as a height advantage…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Lynch keeps medal hopes aliveSAILING : IRISH LASER sailor Finn Lynch battles to keep Ireland’s medal hopes alive in ninth place overall this morning as the…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Fun for all the family too . . .SAILING/FESTIVAL: IN ADDITION to world-class sailing, a public festival of events and free entertainment to celebrate Ireland…Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
'Sailing stars of tomorrow' eye gold on domestic watersSAILING: A FIVE-IRISH boat team that is a mix of youth and experience will take on the world’s most outstanding youth talent…Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire Dragon trio offer robust defenceSAILING: DÚN LAOGHAIRE Dragon trio Martin Byrne, Adam Winkelmann and Pedro Andrade have put up a strong defence of the Edinburgh…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Green Dragon tops Round Ireland fleetSAILING: ALTHOUGH last-minute entry the Volvo 70 Green Dragon starts the Round Ireland Race on Sunday as the biggest and fastest…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Fans spoilt for choice as June offers up great fareSAILING JUNE COULD not get any better for Irish offshore sailing fans with a four-way fight for overall honours in the Volvo…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Seal of approval for cruiser title eventSAILING : ONE OF the biggest fleets of the 2012 Irish sailing season received Government approval in Howth last night when Minister…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Vroon to defend Round Ireland titleSAILING: OFFSHORE SAILOR Piet Vroon returns to defend his Round Ireland title in Wicklow in six weeks’ time against a line up…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
O'Leary and Burrows still in hunt despite setbackSAILING: A BROKEN forestay cost Peter O’Leary and David Burrows a race in the overall standings in the Semaine Olympique Française…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Encouraging soundings from Team Ireland ahead of LondonSAILING: IRISH SAILING is on the right tack for an Olympic medal from London, according to Team Ireland, who say they will add…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Quarter tonners make welcome return to CorkSAILING: A RETRO CLASS of sailing boats will give a shot in the arm to Cork week this July when the Royal Cork Yacht Club stages…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Stormy waters for most clubsSAILING: SAILING CLUBS are faring badly in the economic storm, an Irish Sailing Association (ISA) egm held last Saturday to …Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Irish bound for CaribbeanSAILING: AN IRISH entry and more than a dozen Irish sailors are among an international line-up bound for the Caribbean this …Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Ireland's Olympic hopes set for MiamiSAILING: BOTH OF Ireland’s big hopes for London Olympic success are back on the water this weekend at US Sailing’s Rolex Miami…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Tralee's Browne bids for top-10 billingSAILING SCHOOLGIRL SOPHIE Browne has a chance tomorrow morning of breaking into the World’s top 10 of the Optimist class after…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Irish crews must work on consistencySAILING: THE FASTEST sailors are always on the lookout for the next waveFri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Murphy and Browne have Ireland on the crest of a waveSAILING: IRISH SAILING is on a crest of a wave thanks to outstanding performances from two youthful single-handers, one at Olympic…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Winds may scupper Firefly raceSAILING: A FORMER Olympic class dinghy gets a new lease of life at the Royal St George Yacht Club tomorrow when the Firefly, …Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Conferences offer timely opportunity to tackle thorny issuesSAILING ROUND-UP: Virtual marks, handicap bands and the staging of two offshore fixtures on the same date are top of the agenda…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
CIT protest falls on deaf ears in FranceSAILING: A CORK Institute of Technology (CIT) protest over supplied equipment at this week’s Student Yachting World Cup in France…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Kenefick seeking another world student titleSAILING ROUND-UP: NEWLY CROWNED All-Ireland Sailing Champion, 23-year-old student George Kenefick, is back on the water again…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Lawless adds DBSC Cup to haulSAILING: KEN LAWLESS’S Supernova added Dublin Bay Sailing Club’s (DBSC) Smalldridge Cup to her trophy haul this season following…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Penfold takes J24 title after a last-race deciderSAILING: AMERICA’S MARK Penfold from Rochester Yacht Club won the BMW J24 European Championships yesterday afternoon but only…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
O'Leary and Burrows have eyes on European title on Irish watersSAILING: AFTER OLYMPIC circuit success in Miami, Medemblik and Weymouth this season, Peter O’Leary and David Burrows are eyeing…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Crosbie making his presence felt in styleSAILING: IRISH YOUTH single-handers are to the fore on both sides of Dublin Bay this morning in the closing stages of two massive…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Murphy remains focused on Olympic goalSAILING: WHEN ANNALISE Murphy goes afloat off Weymouth this morning she’ll be launching the next phase of her London Olympic…Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Byrne makes it a perfect dozen of Irish Edinburgh Cup winsSAILING: ALTHOUGH IRELAND had won it 11 times previously, Martin Byrne’s victory in the Edinburgh Cup last weekend could not…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Nova lights up Dublin BaySAILING/DUN LAOGHAIRE REGATTA: A 33-YEAR-OLD local yacht took top prize from a combined fleet of 420 competitors at Ireland’…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
O'Driscoll in command with unbeaten runSAILING: THREE WINS from three races gives Flor O’Driscoll’s Hard on Port the overall lead in Cruisers III of the Volvo Dun …Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Winds too much for someSAILING: STRONG SOUTHERLY winds and choppy seas swept Colin Galavan and Chris Arrowsmith on Defiant into first place in the …Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire spirit should be harnessed and nourishedSAILING: DUBLIN IS a city of sails this weekend as the combined power of Dún Laoghaire’s waterfront yacht clubs stage the biggest…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Gillard and Brearey get a move on as wind finally picks up off Rosses PointSAILING: FIRST WIND, then rain, then nothing at allFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Gentle start for run to DingleSAILING: IRISH CREWS are using the international stage to reset the Olympic pecking order – in two classes at least – and staking…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Murphy leads Laser Radial fleet in HollandSAILING: ANNALISE MURPHY leads the international Laser Radial fleet this morning at the Delta Lloyd regatta in HollandFri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Ditching keelboats to hit Irish Olympic hopesSAILING: IN THE week Irish sailing staked a claim to a podium finish in London, its strongest hope seems to have been dealt …Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Youth will have its day trialling on Dublin BaySAILING: AS DÚN Laoghaire stages trials for June’s ISAF Youth World Championship in Croatia this weekend, the real focus for…Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Numbers hold up for DBSC summer seriesSAILING: THE MOST remarkable thing about Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) is not that it is one of Europe’s biggest, Ireland’s…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Maybe we're too focused on OlympicsSAILING : LAST WEEK, just as Ger Owens announced his intention to campaign a 470 for a possible third Olympic regatta, the Irish…Fri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Revived Quarter-Tonners boost for major south regattasSAILING: A RETRO class of racing boats will give a shot in the arm to the two major south-coast regattas this JuneFri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Moves to replace Asgard IISAILING: IRELAND COULD yet have a tall ship to replace the Asgard II and the Lord Rank, if a new group formed to press for a…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Two Irish hope to race in Figaro as it visits east coastSAILING: TWO FLEDGLING Irish La Solitaire du Figaro campaigns edged closer to the start line this week when an entry list of…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Murphy's Miami success a spur for home youthsSAILING NEWS ROUND-UP: SOME 300 young sailors training for the Mitsubishi Youth Championships in 12 weeks are viewing last weekend…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Butler has high hopes for home brigadeSAILING: NOEL BUTLER intends to continue his winning run in the Fireball class this season but after taking three provincials…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
ISA announce new format for Olympic selectionSAILING: A NEW trials series to decide who will race for Ireland in next year’s Olympic regatta was announced yesterdayFri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Liddy seeks funding to fuel his Figaro ambitionsSAILING: MICK LIDDY’S fledgling La Solitaire du Figaro campaign announcement this month adds a welcome extra Irish dimension…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Boost for two Irish training organisationsSAILING: TWO SENIOR Irish sail training organisations that looked all but washed up got a shot in the arm with two separate …Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Ambitious plans for a new boat to suit Irish needsSAILING: CRUISER-RACER chiefs have found space in tomorrow’s packed conference schedule to hear ambitious plans for a new Irish…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
