Kooijman lays down a markerSAILING: A flavour of what the week ahead might offer was evident yesterday on Dublin Bay when the 52 entries for the Alfa Romeo…Mon Aug 26 2002 - 01:00
Busy weekend on Dublin Bay as crews returnSAILING: In a peak-season weekend, every available space on Dublin Bay will be in use as a host of championships get under way…Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Light winds give small boats a boostSAILING/Commodore's Cup: Official results from the high-scoring, 125-mile offshore race of the Rolex Commodores' Cup were still…Fri Aug 16 2002 - 01:00
Mandrake shows waySAILING/Commodore's Cup: The opening day of the Rolex Commodore's Cup Cup at Cowes produced a mixed set of results for the two…Tue Aug 13 2002 - 01:00
Commodore's Cup may feature second Irish teamSAILING: Speculation is mounting that a second Irish Commodore's Cup team will be announced early next weekSat Jul 27 2002 - 01:00
Barrington's gloves offSAILING: After yesterday afternoon's reinstatement of the Class Zero boats, and another race win yesterday, Colm Barrington'…Thu Jul 18 2002 - 01:00
Royal Cork takes protest against itselfSAILING: Organisers at the Royal Cork Yacht Club were yesterday obliged to engage in the highly unusual step of entering a protest…Thu Jul 18 2002 - 01:00
Mansfield on home watersSAILING: With just three days before racing starts at Ford Cork Week in Crosshaven, the south coast venue has started receiving…Fri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
ISA squad selected for CowesSAILING: Ireland will be represented at the forthcoming Rolex Commodore's Cup in Cowes by at least one team, it emerged this…Fri Jul 05 2002 - 01:00
Fine showing is rewardedSAILING : Last week's fine showing by Athens 2004 hopefuls at the Kiel Week Olympic classes regatta produced more good news …Fri Jul 05 2002 - 01:00
Cavatina the surprise winnerSAILING: In yet another twist to this year's event, Eric Lisson's Granada 38-footer Cavatina emerged as overall winner of the…Fri Jun 28 2002 - 01:00
Irish in superb form in Britain and beyondSAILING: In a busy week for domestic sailing, Irish sailors have also been in action around the world with notable successFri Jun 28 2002 - 01:00
Azure quick to improviseSAILING/Round Ireland Race : Wear and tear continues to take its toll on the fleet racing in the Bord Fáilte-sponsored Round…Wed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Azure experiences dramatic daySAILING/Round Ireland Race: In one of the most dramatic events in 10 years, the Bord Fáilte-backed Round Ireland Race is certain…Tue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Fleet gets off to a flying startWith most of the yachts in the Bord Fáilte-backed Round Ireland race expected to reach the south-west coast early this morning…Mon Jun 24 2002 - 01:00
Season approaches its peak monthsSAILING/Column : Inaugurations and launches abound this week as the sailing season builds to its peak monthsFri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Dillon opts out of Olympic squadThe drive towards full-time campaigns at Olympic level was highlighted at the SPA Eurolymp Regatta in Holland last weekend when…Sat Jun 01 2002 - 01:00
Special build-up continuesSAILING/Weekly Column : The planning of next year's Special Olympics World Games carried on earlier this week as details for…Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
Quality fleet for Round IrelandSAILING: Organisers of this year's 704- mile Round Ireland Race have announced a higher than usual level of entriesFri May 03 2002 - 01:00
New tax break could give sport a fair windSAILING/Weekly column : SAILING and other sports could benefit thanks to a provision expected to be in the 2002 Finance Act, …Fri Apr 19 2002 - 01:00
'Presumptuous' east coast crews given a lashSAILING: As the Irish season got underway earlier this week at Kinsale yacht club's April League, one of Ireland's best known…Fri Apr 05 2002 - 01:00
Reilly eyes course record for Slade maxiSAILING/ROUND IRELAND RACE: With just over three months before the 704-mile Round Ireland Race gets underway from Wicklow Sailing…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
Boat Show is bigger and better than everSAILING/Round-up: Somewhat earlier than its usual fixture, next week sees the biennial IMF (Irish Marine Federation) Boat Show…Fri Feb 22 2002 - 00:00
Coleman takes the plauditsSailing: Baltimore Sailing Club's Maria Coleman was walking tall this week after she was presented with the Cork Dry Gin Sailor…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Baltimore's Maria Coleman honouredSailing: Baltimore Sailing Club's Maria Coleman became the 2001 Sailor of the Year following the Cork Dry Gin awards ceremony…Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Olympic sailors up the paceSAILING/News: For Ireland's Olympic sailors, January has traditionally marked a change of gear as their respective classes build…Fri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00
Irish sailors have plenty of incentiveSAILING/Admiral's Cup: Following the announcement earlier this week that the Admiral's Cup will be staged in Ireland in 2003…Fri Jan 11 2002 - 00:00
Irish interest dates to 1960sSAILING: Following the cancellation of the 2001 event, a RORC steering group convened to devise a new event for a trophy that…Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Dublin may land Admiral's CupDublin is set to be the big winner when the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) announce the revised format for the next Admiral's…Fri Dec 28 2001 - 00:00
Handicapping top priority, says BoydThe long-standing tenure over a key branch of sailing by the Offshore Racing Council ended recently with transfer of responsibility…Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
Ready for a new eraTonight at their South Quay clubhouse, Wicklow Sailing Club will announce details of next year's Round Ireland Race, the biennial…Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Passing of a legendThe news earlier this week of the passing of Denis Doyle will cause sailors around the world to pause in memory of a great Irish…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Kinsella joins the elite with victory in champions eventFeargal Kinsella's victory at last weekend's Eagle Star Champion of Champions event at Howth has delivered a welcome boost to…Fri Nov 02 2001 - 00:00
Determined Kinsella rules the wavesFeargal Kinsella emerged overall winner of the Champion of Champions event at Howth Yacht Club yesterdayMon Oct 29 2001 - 00:00
Champions set for annual battle of bestWith just a few autumn leagues around the coast reaching their concluding stages, the home season has all but come to an endSat Oct 20 2001 - 01:00
Not plain sailing as Azure use rules to advantageThe world of big-boat yacht racing may be in disarray thanks to conflicting and complex handicap systems but that has not ended…Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Round the world mission for three Irish sailorsThis Sunday sees yacht racing's epic get underway from Southampton when the eight yachts of the Volvo Ocean Race start the first…Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
Ainslie joins Welsh actionAlthough absent from the recent Laser World Championship in Cork, former world champion and multiple Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie…Fri Sept 07 2001 - 01:00
Focus on individual classesAlthough two months or more of the season remain, Ireland's individual classes are rushing to complete their national championships…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
Brazilian invincibleSurprising few people, Brazil's Robert Scheidt confirmed his Laser World champion title yesterday at the Royal Cork Yacht Club…Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00
Good day for FitzpatrickWith just today's two final races remaining, the title-holder, Brazilian Robert Scheidt, is certain to emerge from the Royal …Wed Aug 08 2001 - 01:00
Irish boats fail to make cut as Brazilian shinesThere was disappointment for the Irish squad followed the Gold fleet split at the Laser World Championships at Crosshaven, Co…Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Scheidt out to keep titleReigning champion Robert Scheidt made further gains at the Laser Worlds at Crosshaven yesterday when he added his third win to…Mon Aug 06 2001 - 01:00
Image of the sport here needs makeoverAnyone listening to Anne-Marie Hourihan's excerpt from her book She Moves Through the Boom on RTE Radio last week could easily…Fri Jul 27 2001 - 01:00
European title for UkraineAfter a testing series of nine races, Atlanta '96 gold medallists Eugeniy and Igor from the Ukraine emerged overall winners of…Fri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
Olympic classes take Irish sailing to unprecedented levelsYoung and talented Irish sailors are set for a feast of action over the next month as an unprecedented level of racing takes …Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
Fixtures list must be more organisedAround this time every year, Irish sailing regattas and championships crowd into the calendarFri Jun 29 2001 - 01:00
Burrows takes control in testing conditionsIt has been billed as Ireland's grand prix racing class for its annual championship in Kinsale Yacht Club yet the bulk of its…Fri Jun 15 2001 - 01:00
Heinz manages to make impact at Howth YCHowth Yacht Club has appointed James Heinz as racing manager, the sailing equivalent to golf's "club pro"Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Coleman at the helmSydney Olympic veteran Maria Coleman leads the Irish charge at the annual Spa Eurolymp regatta at Medemblijk, Holland next week…Fri May 18 2001 - 01:00
