Anger over Asgard delaySAILING/ASGARD II: ANGER IS growing across the Irish and international sailing community at continuing delays in reaching a …Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
O'Leary leads Irish in PerthSAILING: CORK’S TOP helmsman Nicholas O’Leary is back on the water next week but this time as coach at the World Team Racing…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
White sail event is response to demandSAILING: IS IT a contradiction to provide a championship for a gentleman's racing class, or has cruiser racing changed so much…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Green Dragon suffers for lack of paceSAILING/ VOLVO OCEAN RACE : THERE IS something about Christmas that intensifies all our emotionsWed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Plans afoot to restore Dinghy statusSAILING: AMBITIOUS plans to host an Irish dinghy forum as part of the 2009 boat show were boosted by organisers yesterday, …Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Being competitive the testSAILING 2012 YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND VOLVO OCEAN RACE: AS DÚN Laoghaire celebrates its winning bid to stage the Youth…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Green Dragon slips back after boom breaks in violent winds and seasSAILING/OCEAN RACE: GREEN DRAGON'S third position on the leader board of the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) came under threat yesterday…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Green Dragon making own luckSAILING: ON THE podium in Cape Town, after two shredded spinnakers and a high-speed collision, Ian Walker easily shrugs off…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Kenny breaks Irish speed recordSAILING: IT'S AN ill wind that doesn't blow some goodFri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Belfast to bid for stop-over status for Titanic anniversarySAILING: ONLY A week into the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) and Ireland's new-found love affair with world offshore sailing is to continue…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Hard-working O'Leary a leading fancy for Howth eventSAILING ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS: PETER O'LEARY starts as one of the favourites for the All-Ireland championships, and that…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Carveth easesinto pole positionSAILING IT WAS no secret that England's Geoff Carveth was king of the big breeze in the SB3 class but even he will be pleased…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
English boats to the foreSAILING AFTER A summer season washout race organisers from the National Yacht Club are pinching themselves after another perfect…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Poolbeg mourn tragic lossSAILING ALTHOUGH A period of great highs is in prospect for Irish sailing over the next two weeks, it has been preceded by tragedy…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
Dutch backing puts O'Rourke on board againSAILING OCEAN RACE: IN ANY yacht race, if the wind changes direction anything can happenFri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Top award for Dún Laoghaire marinaDÚN LAOGHAIRE marina has become the first of the Republic’s 23 coastal marinas to receive the top award from the Yacht Harbour…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Irish sailing must target kidsSAILING: NO SURPRISES who ruled the waves in Qingdao, but as Team GB's final medal tally rose to four gold, a silver and a …Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Lack of wind just one of many issuesIT’S NOT official yet but sailing looks set to be become the next extreme sport when the Olympic regatta starts tomorrowFri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Cork again set for high-quality weekSAILING CORK WEEK PREVIEW: FOREVER THE bridesmaid and never the brideFri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Wicklow club must build on successSAILING COLUMN THE BEST way to safeguard the future is to invent it and by introducing satellite tracker technology, Wicklow…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
Irish sailing enters the dockSAILING COLUMN WITH ONLY 57 days to go to the Olympic regatta Irish sailing enters the dock tomorrow for an appeal over one …Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Rutter set for battle with Irish challengersSAILING: ENGLAND'S PETER Rutter will cross tacks this morning off Ireland's Eye, at the Saab Cruiser National Championships, …Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Olympic Keel selection to be known todaySAILING COLUMN: THE STAR keelboat nomination for Beijing is expected to be announced by the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) …Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Year-round racing on the cards for Dublin BaySAILING: YEAR-ROUND yacht racing in the capital is on the cards, according to the bay's biggest leisure user, if development…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Olympic sailing gets a timely boostSAILING: ALTHOUGH SAILING failed to get an honourable mention over Easter when the sports pages were teasing out certain relevant…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Peelo earns last Irish spot in BeijingSAILING: SPRINGTIME MAY be the start of the season but Irish sailors were back on the waterfront in force this week to applaud…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
An island nation all at seaSAILING: IT WAS a source of pride to the country's sailing community when Damian Foxall went to Áras an Uachtaráin last month…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Race on to find the new stars of the seaSailing: There's a queue forming for the chance to represent Ireland in the men's keelboat class at the Olympics.Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Barcelona beckonsSailing Column : It was, by all accounts, Damian Foxall's most daunting voyage so far.Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Irish plan fresh assault at CowesSAILING: Ireland will send two - and perhaps three - teams to Cowes in a third consecutive attempt to win the Commodore's Cup…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Kerryman riding the crest of the waveSAILING: Fast sailors are the first to catch the waves downwindFri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Class of 21 deserves some loving careSailing Column Centenary celebrations have been joyful occasions on Dublin Bay recently, opportunities to reflect on the capital…Fri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
Yachtsman in Atlantic Rally dies from head injuriesSailing : John Thompson (54), the skipper of Belfast yacht Avocet participating in the Atantic Rally for cruisers, has died …Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Belfast sailor seriously injured in Atlantic accidentSAILING: Irish boats have been involved in two rescues in the Atlantic, but the week has ended tragically with the news that…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Walker to take the helm in €20m bidSailing Volvo Ocean Race 2009: British Olympic medallist Ian Walker will take the helm of a €20 million Irish bid to win next…Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
Offshore association must change or face demiseSAILING: Edward Heath declared, in an often quoted line, offshore sailing was like standing under a shower tearing up five pound…Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
Olympians sail into club's historySAILING: By commemorating two Olympians tonight Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) ensures both Dr Alf Delany and Harry Maguire …Fri Nov 16 2007 - 00:00
Berth pangs affecting us allSailing Column The fact leisure-craft berths need to triple in Dún Laoghaire to cater for demand is obvious to sailors, but …Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
ICRA to leave no stone unturnedSailing Column : If persistence is a virtue then it must pay off for the Irish Cruiser Racer Association (ICRA) who, as expected…Fri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
ISA puts faith in new fleetSailing: With the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) in no doubt about the extent of its dependence on the non-sailing public for…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Plans advanced for Irish Volvo boatSAILING: Ireland will be the seventh entry into the 2008/9 Volvo Ocean race when it's Green Team officially declares a new Reichel…Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
Irish amateurs make wavesSAILING/Dragon World championship: European professionals took gold, silver and bronze in the Aberdeen Dragon World championship…Sat Sept 08 2007 - 01:00
Lifejacket guidance neededSAILING: Putting on a lifejacket is one of the most important decisions a sailor will makeFri Sept 07 2007 - 01:00
Local boats continue to feature stronglySailing Dragon World Championships In a major show of strength for Irish Dragon sailing, four local boats feature in the top…Thu Sept 06 2007 - 01:00
Hegarty moves up to thirdSailing Neil Hegarty's reinstatement after a successful protest against the race committee plus a seventh scored yesterday has…Wed Sept 05 2007 - 01:00
Wieser best in difficult conditionsSAILING/Dragon World Championships: In spite of the fact there were only 35 finishers from a fleet of 68 starters in yesterday…Tue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00
Brien gives Irish boostSAILING: It was a day of mixed weather but good fortune for Ireland's 18-boat team at the Aberdeen Asset Management Dragon World…Mon Sept 03 2007 - 01:00
Mixed results for IrishSAILING/Qingdao Pre-Olympic regatta : In Qingdao, a young Irish squad completed the final rounds of the pre-Olympic regatta …Fri Aug 24 2007 - 01:00
Irish celebrate famous victorySAILING: Dublin's Colm Barrington has taken overall class honours in Cowes week with two days to spare following a string of…Fri Aug 10 2007 - 01:00
