Over 500 entered in regattaSAILING With less than one week before the first gun, the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta has passed the 500-boat entry level at…Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Twomey well able to conquer allSailing/ Sovereign's Cup : Though an imminent gale forecast for Saturday during the finale of the Sovereign's Cup at Kinsale…Mon Jul 02 2007 - 01:00
Leaders on a rollSAILING/Sovereign's Cup: Rain and wind prevailed for day two of the Sovereign's Cup off the Old Head of Kinsale yesterday as…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Jump Juice setting the paceSAILING: The opening day of the Saab Cruiser National Championships at the Royal Cork Yacht Club yesterday lived up to pre-event…Sat Jun 23 2007 - 01:00
Cruisers start peak seasonSAILING: The start of the peak summer sailing season gets under way today off Crosshaven when the combined classes of the Irish…Fri Jun 22 2007 - 01:00
Conneely very happy overallSailing : After five races, and a cancelled final day due to no wind, Eamon Conneely's Patches ended her first competitive outing…Mon Jun 18 2007 - 01:00
Rigging problems hamper PatchesSailing/ MedCup: Eamon Conneely's Patches was unceremoniously dumped from the overall leader's position of the Breitling MedCup…Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Conneely living his childhood dream with world's eliteSAILING: Nestling just behind the rows of tall palm trees that line Alicante's promenade, a forest of 23 carbon masts are neatly…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
O'Connell is first to finishSAILING: Thanks to fresh conditions on the south coast, the first finishers in the Dún Laoghaire to Dingle Race were finally…Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
McCarthy hot on the heels of O'ConnellSailing: Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race A forecast of fresher winds yesterday delivered some respite for the 27 crews in the …Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Thirty enter D2D dashSAILING: The biennial racing pilgrimage to the south coast gets under way this weekend with the Dingle Skellig Hotel D2D Race…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
Cork crew storm Scottish seriesSAILING: Ireland have secured the overall victory at the annual Bell Lawrie Scottish Series for the fourth consecutive year, …Fri Jun 01 2007 - 01:00
Record entry for Dún LaoghaireSAILING/Dun Laoghaire Regatta: With just over two months to the first race in the Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta, organisers have…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Past Commodore's Cup lessons high on Irish teams' agendaSAILING: The reputation of the old adage "third time lucky" will be on the line in the background of a meeting of the Irish …Fri Apr 27 2007 - 01:00
Irish show real progress during Palma regattaSailing Column: In the aftermath of last week's Palma Olympic Classes Regatta, the prospect of two major events this summer …Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
O'Riain to campaign for FigaroSAILING Column: In another sign of growth in offshore racing, Dublin's Paul O'Riain has embarked on a campaign in the highly…Fri Mar 30 2007 - 01:00
Irish hopefuls join massive fleet for qualifying eventSailing Column: A massive fleet of 150 teams comprising some 1,700 sailors in 1,000 boats are on their way to the Balearic Islands…Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Last-ditch bid to save schoolsSAILING: The Irish Sailing Association has launched a last-ditch attempt to halt moves by the Department of Transport, under…Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
Dún Laoghaire event 'something for everyone'SAILING: With last week's Dublin Boat Show hailed by industry representatives as one of the best for the marine leisure sector…Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
Government and schools at odds over licenceSAILING: The Irish Sailing Association have this week written to 13 training establishments warning that the Department of Transport…Fri Feb 09 2007 - 00:00
Paralympic boats in medal hunt in Florida regattaSailing: The largest Olympic classes regatta (OCR) in more than 10 years reaches its epic finale tomorrow on the balmy waters…Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
Race to Olympics starts in earnestSAILING: The clear waters off Key Biscayne may seem like an idyllic setting, but the Miami Olympic classes regatta will be far…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Irish Olympic hopefuls aim to impress in MiamiSAILING: As several of Ireland's best amateur big-boat crews prepare for the highlight of the American winter season, the Key…Fri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
Irish to focus on big events in FloridaSAILING: Although participation in winter sailing has reached new heights around Ireland, thanks in part to the convenience …Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Commodore debate still lingersSailing Column : Aside from the main debates of the day at the recent Irish Cruiser Racer Association conference in Galway, …Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
O'Rourke success honouredSailing: The annual conference of the Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) in Galway last weekend proved a useful forum to…Fri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
Liddy to start new phase in careerSAILING: One of Ireland's foremost rising stars in the world of offshore and oceanic racing begins a new phase in the next few…Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
New Lasers cut a dashSAILING: The instant success of the latest class to launch on the Irish sailing scene has scored highly in the advance-orders…Fri Nov 03 2006 - 00:00
ICRA head west to recognise work on Atlantic seaboardSAILING: With the main season drawing to a close, planning for 2007 is at an advanced stageFri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Class will out whatever the classSailing : The result of last weekend's ISA All-Ireland Championships, which saw Cork sailors sweep the boards yet again this…Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Craig hoping for the bestSailing: With gale warnings and weather hazard alerts set to dominate the weekend, organisers at the National Yacht Club at …Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
Match racing a learning experience for IrishSailing : Hopes of an Irish crew reaching the final rounds of the women's event in the ISAF Nations Cup at the Royal Cork Yacht…Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Ainslie stamps authority in OpenSailing Nations Cup: After the opening matches in the ISAF Nations Cup at the Royal Cork Yacht Club, South African America's…Wed Sept 06 2006 - 01:00
Jameson completes taskSAILING: Just over one week ago, Limerick's Ger O'Rourke and the crew of Kingspan Chieftain were being feted as overall winners…Fri Aug 25 2006 - 01:00
Patches for saleSailing Column It's a given in professional yacht racing that every boat is for sale if the price is right, so the news that…Fri Aug 11 2006 - 01:00
British pair aheadSAILING: Local knowledge paid off for Irish crews in the penultimate day of racing in the Fáilte Ireland GP14 World Championship…Fri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
Home crews start wellSAILING/GP14 World Championship: A steady nerve and good capsize recovery technique proved vital yesterday as the Fáilte Ireland…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Weather halts racingSAILING: For the second time this week the Fáilte Ireland GP14 World Championship at Sligo Yacht Club was cancelled due to high…Wed Aug 02 2006 - 01:00
Sligo YC play host to GP14 WorldsSailing Column After a month of big-boat headlines from Cowes to Crosshaven, with Wicklow in between, the season shifts gear…Fri Jul 28 2006 - 01:00
Final race to decide tight classesSAILING/ Cork Week: It's make-or-break today in many classes in the 400-boat fleet sailing at Cork Week, as just a single race…Fri Jul 21 2006 - 01:00
New ISA initiative gets major boostSAILING: A major new initiative by the Irish Sailing Association took a step closer to realisation yesterday following the announcement…Fri Jul 14 2006 - 01:00
Professional dismisses stewardship at CowesSailing News In the aftermath of Ireland's Commodore's Cup defeat in Cowes last weekend, Adrienne Cahalan, a professional ocean…Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Final test of Irish dominationSAILING: The final test for the three Ireland teams leading the Rolex Commodore's Cup began in Cowes yesterday evening when …Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
Liddy takes historic winSAILING/Round Britain and Ireland Race: Irish sailing history was made yesterday in Plymouth when Capt Mick Liddy became the…Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
West may wake the restSAILING/Round Ireland Race: Slightly later than tradition, the epic circumnavigation that combines competition with adventure…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Irish teams continue to dominateSAILING/ Commodores' Cup: After three days of racing, all three Ireland teams continue to dominate the Commodores' Cup in Cowes…Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Green breeze to foreSAILING/Commodore's Cup: Groundhog Day may fall every February, but the three Irish teams competing in the Rolex Commodore's…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
Ireland start in fine formSailing News: Ireland began the Rolex Commodore's Cup in Cowes yesterday in the form much predicted beyond home waters as the…Tue Jun 27 2006 - 01:00
Shot fired across British bows ahead of CowesSailing Column Following hot on the heels of last summer's mini-revolution in the home of British yachting, when Irish boats…Fri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
