Legally Brunette and Aziza pull out of Malta eventSAILING: “SAFETY AND security” is cited as the main reason behind the withdrawal of both boats with Irish interest from this…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Commodores' Cup victory of 1978 rememberedSAILING: AS IRISH sailing prepares to honour the team that brought the Commodores’ Cup home after a 10-year wait, the fact Ireland…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Report into 2008 sinking of 'Asgard II' off French coast to be published within weeksA REPORT into what caused the sinking of the Asgard II off the coast of France two years ago is expected to be published in the…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Craig nicks tight Dragon contest in KinsaleSAILING: SOME FAMILIAR names lifted trophies at five separate sailing venues around the coast last weekendFri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Speed of keelboats prompting debateSAILING : THE SECOND of three keelboat titles is up for grabs off Howth this morning in a month-long series of one-design regattas…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Belfast pair close in on Mirror dinghy European trophy at Rosses PointSAILING: MANY IN Olympic circles thought it can’t get much better for Irish sailing than a gold medal at last weekend’s Sail…Fri Aug 20 2010 - 01:00
Perfect timing for Ireland to finally lay claim to the Commodores' CupSAILING: AFTER A series of near misses in the Commodores’ Cup, there are many reasons why 2010 is entirely appropriate timing…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Majority of life jackets fail testsSAILING: OVER 90 per cent of life jackets tested at Ireland’s two biggest sailing centres failed simple checks carried out by…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Cork events highlight economic bonus of amateur effortsSAILING CORK WEEK TWO IMPORTANT festivals, worth an estimated €10 million to the south coast, are under way this morningFri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Time for winds of change to blow for Round Ireland raceSAILING COLUMN: WAIT LONG enough for the wind to change direction and just about anything can be made to happen, just ask the…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
OYT to hold investigation into sinking of Lord RankSAILING: THE OCEAN Youth Trust (OYT) is to hold an investigation into the sinking of its only sail training vessel, the 70-foot…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Murphy on form in Laser in Dutch Olympic classes regattaSAILING: AFTER FIVE races in the Netherlands’s Olympic classes regatta, Annalise Murphy leads a youthful Irish challenge in …Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Royal Cork Commodore's Cup boats have edgeSAILING: TONIGHT AT 8pm up to a dozen boats depart Cork harbour en route to Dublin Bay and the start of a fortnight of intense…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Dublin Bay unveil new coursesSAILING: DUBLIN BAY Sailing Club (DBSC) have unveiled a range of courses for the summer season, the biggest in the country, …Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
O'Leary leads Irish challenge in CowesSAILING: JUST TWO Irish boats at this weekend’s important Red Funnel regatta on the Solent is an indication Ireland will struggle…Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
O'Leary and Milne spring surprise in FloridaSAILING: PETER O’LEARY unleashed a secret weapon in Miami last week signalling a potent return to the Olympic circuit, scoring…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Galway bids for final stopoverSAILING: GALWAY COULD be last in line to host the 2011 Volvo Ocean Race after Lisbon, Portugal, and L’Orient, France, were selected…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
ISA studying possible move of HQSAILING: AS THE Irish Sailing Association (ISA) debates the merits of a new HQ at a series of meetings around the country this…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Green Dragon may sail againSAILING : IRISH VOLVO 70 yacht the Green Dragon may sail again following this week’s announcement that a west coast bid to secure…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
€4m boost for Galway bid to host ocean raceEFFORTS IN the west of Ireland to secure a return visit of the Volvo Ocean Race received a major boost yesterday when the Government…Wed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
Irish duo begin Commodore's Cup quest in FloridaSAILING NEWS: UNFINISHED BUSINESS on the Solent two years ago has taken Royal Cork sailors as far as Florida, USA, this week…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Irish duo begin Commodore's Cup quest in FloridaSAILING NEWS: UNFINISHED BUSINESS on the Solent two years ago has taken Royal Cork sailors as far as Florida, USA, this week…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Murphy's success inspires single-handed yachting trendSAILING ROUND-UP: NO SURPRISE that cut-backs are inevitable in sailing next season but few envisaged crew cuts until the National…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Groups seek reinstatement of sail training programmeSAILING NEWS: THE AXING of Coiste an Asgard, the State sail training programme, has been met with dismay by marine bodies pledged…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Kinetic chosen as Boat of the YearSAILING: HOWTH YACHT Club’s Kinetic is Boat of the Year for 2009, in recognition of its performance in retaining the class two…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Galway stopover highlights coastline's potentialSAILING. HOW IT CAN BENEFIT ECONOMIC GROWTH: SCHULL IN West Cork has been awarded the World Team Racing Championships in 2011…Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Ireland already plotting next Commodore's Cup campaignSAILING: CROSSHAVEN IN October might seem along way from Cowes next June, but one of the most exciting by-products to come out…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
O'Leary ponders 2012 on Malta missionSAILING: DOCKSIDE IN Malta and Royal Cork's Peter O'Leary is preparing for tomorrow's Middle Sea RaceFri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Winter leagues attract big fleetsSAILING: OVER 400 boats will set sail this weekend in different venues around the country as the summer season officially ends…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Optimists pull out over health, safety fearsSAILING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: THE COUNTRY’S biggest dinghy class will not take part in next week’s All Ireland Junior Championships…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Costello lands DBSC challenge trophySAILING ROUND-UP : TIM COSTELLO’S Tiamat, in Class Zero, emerged as the overall winner of last weekend’s DBSC Cruiser Challenge…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire set to salute Byrne and HurleySAILING: TWO CORK sailors with achievements in completely different sailing disciplines will be saluted in Dún Laoghaire this…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Murphy makes her mark in Olympic class eventSAILING NEWS ROUND-UP : ANY DOUBTS about the potency of an Olympic sailing squad in three years’ time were extinguished this…Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Murphy finishes eighth in JapanSAILING: DÚN LAOGHAIRE’S Annalise Murphy has produced Ireland’s first top-10 result at an Olympic class world championships …Mon Aug 03 2009 - 01:00
Butler and Moore favourites in Fireball nationalsSAILING NEWS ROUND-UP : DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Noel Butler and Séamus Moore start as favourites in a fleet of 25 Fireball dinghies…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Jalapeno gifted opening victorySAILING DÚN LAOGHAIRE REGATTA: A LIGHT north-westerly breeze pushed the 460-boat fleet out into Dublin Bay yesterday for the…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Vintage class make welcome return to Dún LaoghaireSAILING COLUMN: VINTAGE SAILING returned to Dublin Bay yesterday for the first race of Volvo Dún Laoghaire regatta where Water…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Dublin now a city of sailsDUBLIN BECOMES a city of sails this afternoon when a racing fleet of 450 yachts leave Dún Laoghaire harbour to compete in the…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Costello guides Tiamat into class zero leadSAILING SOVEREIGN’S CUP AND NEWS : DÚN LAOGHAIRE’S Tiamat led class zero after the third race in yesterday’s second day of competition…Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Dwyer retains national titleSAILING : IT PROVED to be a profitable dash back across the Irish Sea from Cowes for Dave Dwyer and his Royal Cork crew when…Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
Galway success should prompt national task forceSAILING: UP TO €50 million in revenues could be harvested from the sea – and hundreds of full-time jobs created – if ports around…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
O'Leary and Goodbody lie 11thSAILING: IRELAND’S NEWLY-crowned Star Eastern European champions Peter O’Leary and Tim Goodbody have travelled from the south…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Custom fit for cruiser racingSAILING : ANTHONY O’LEARY’S custom 1720 will not only breathe new life into a defunct design but will add spice to cruiser racing…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Government must be encouraged to exploit sport's growthSAILING: AS MUCH as sailors here might have hoped for a stronger performance from both Irish-inspired entries in the Volvo Ocean…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Green Dragon put up for saleSAILING VOLVO OCEAN RACE: THE GREEN Dragon, Ireland’s entry in the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR), is up for sale at €2Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Places on Irish youth squad up for grabsSAILING: A PLACE on the Irish World Youth squad is the prize this morning for three separate crews battling it out in the final…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Belfast yachts to mark Dublin eventSAILING: BELFAST YACHTS will sail to Dublin in July to mark 125 years of competitions between the two capital citiesFri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Price hike may keep British boats awaySAILING: THE FIRST Irish Times yachting columnist didn’t exactly push the boat out to uncover a story this time 150 years ago…Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
ISA concerned over bye-lawsSAILING ACCESS TO WATERWAYS: IN A week that sees the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) publishing boating advice for local authorities…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Dun Laoghaire organisers bullish that numbers will add upSAILING: DÚN LAOGHAIRE’S emergence as an Irish Sea yacht racing venue becomes more viable this evening when Minister for Social…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
