Irish Sailing took part in the 2023 Darkness into Light to support people affected by suicide and self harm.

We caught up with some of the 29er sailors at the Irish Sailing Investwise Youth National Championships in Howth Yacht club today (April 15th 2023) to find out what they love about sailing. The 29ers are one of the fastest growing classes and have a great mix of boys and girls competing together and against each other. Video by @oceansport @davidbranigan #youthsailing #irishsailing #womenonthewater

Robert Dickson & Séan Waddilove and Séafra Guilfoyle and Johnny Durcan share some of their top tips.

We caught up with Dara Totterdell while cruising the West Cork Coast to find out about her entry into the Women at the Helm

Irish Sailing's new fleet of inclusive boats available to charter

A statistical report has been drawn up from the 2022 Watersports Inclusion Games which took place in Lough Derg Yacht Club. The importance of evidence-based data is only increasing in the world today. With this in mind, Irish Sailing has committed to the capture and analysis of data from our activities to gain insights which will help to track trends and inform decision making going forwards.

The 2021 Irish Sailing All Ireland Championships took place at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven. The event saw 16 invited competitors from different Irish Sailing affiliated classes compete in the same boat, the National 18s, in order to find the 'champion of champions'. The 2021 All Ireland Champion was three-time Olympian Ger Owens with crew Ross Killian.

Jack Roy joined the board of Irish Sailing in 2013 and was President from 2017 to 2020. During this time he led with great talent and dedication, and always with a sense of fun and humour. The extent of his influence and popularity is shown in the tributes received by Irish Sailing from people around the world who worked with him during his presidency. Jack finished his presidency during COVID lockdown when face to face celebrations were restricted, so we marked the occasion by publishing his last speech and a slideshow of his time as Irish Sailing President. You can find it here: https://www.sailing.ie/News/id/2695/jack-s-3-years-as-president

A look back at the 2021 Women at the Helm regatta held at the Royal Cork YC, Crosshaven. Over 100 people took part in the one-day keelboat event, with women from 16-80+ out on the water.

Meet our Dun Laoghaire Laser 4.7 sailors. We joined them to find out how training is going ahead of the Laser 4.7 World Championships, 7-14 August 2021. In this video, Daniel O'Connor advises the international competitors from over 30 countries to watch out for "strong tides and be careful about the seaweed in the water"!

Meet our Dun Laoghaire Laser 4.7 sailors - part 2! We joined them to find out how training is going ahead of the Laser 4.7 World Championships, 7-14 August 2021. Here, Max Cantwell warns visiting sailors from the over 30 different countries represented in the event to "be prepared for any wind or weather because anything can happen" in Dublin Bay!

Meet our Dun Laoghaire Laser 4.7 sailors - part 3! We joined them to find out how training is going ahead of the Laser 4.7 World Championships, 7-14 August 2021. In this final video of the series, Dun Laoghaire sailor Zara Butler gives her thoughts on the expected conditions over the course of the event. And, Emily Cantwell wishes all the competitors at the event "Go n-éirí an t-adh libh" (Good Luck)!

Annalise and Aoife launch for a coaching session at the Irish Sailing Performance HQ in Dun Laoghaire

Irish Sailing have partnered with Water Safety Ireland and the RNLI in a pre-season push to reduce incidents on coasts and waterways. If you’d like to do some more training or brush up on what you already know, Irish Sailing has over 100 training centres around the country offering courses in sailing and windsurfing as well as powerboating and other specialised instruction. Edie Thorup of Blessington Sailing Club tells you more here.

Irish Sailing have partnered with Water Safety Ireland and the RNLI in a pre-season push to reduce incidents on coasts and waterways. If you’d like to do some more training or brush up on what you already know, Irish Sailing has over 100 training centres around the country offering courses in sailing and windsurfing as well as powerboating and other specialised instruction. Jack Hannon of Bray Sailing Club tells you more here.

Irish Sailing have partnered with Water Safety Ireland and the RNLI in a pre-season push to reduce incidents on coasts and waterways. If you’d like to do some more training or brush up on what you already know, Irish Sailing has over 100 training centres around the country offering courses in sailing and windsurfing as well as powerboating and other specialised instruction. Dave Garvey, Training Officer at Irish Sailing tells you more here.

Update Day 3: Both Irish crews through to Gold fleet at Olympic qualifier in Lanzarote. Two race wins today for Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove have moved the pair into third overall. They were heading for a top three result in their second race of the day but were disqualified for being fractionally over the line at the start. However, it was the opening race of the day that offered the biggest thrill for the Irish team as Dickson and Waddilove were chased around the course by team-mates Ryan Seaton and Séafra Guilfoyle who scored two second places plus a tenth and moved from 17th to 10th overall. Both teams will now compete in the Gold Fleet. Ireland face Belgium and Italy in the contest for the final nation slot for the Olympics. “Both Irish crews showed their capabilities on the water and in the results today with well deserved places in the Gold fleet ,” commented James O’Callaghan, Irish Sailing’s Performance Director. “Two top three results for Ryan and Seafrá have got them into the top ten where they can build further towards Friday’s finale - this event will come down to the wire!”

Update, Day 4: both Irish boats hold steady in Gold fleet at the Olympic qualifier in Lanzarote. A dramatic opening day of Gold fleet racing saw Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove Team Dickson Waddilove 49er Ireland hold on to their third overall place in their quest to qualify Ireland for Tokyo 2021 with a third place followed by an impressive race win. In a repeat of Tuesday’s form, the pair were heading for a third top three result but were again disqualified for being fractionally over the line at the start. Ryan Seaton and Séafra Guilfoyle Out2Win Ryan & Séafra had a 13-11-14, and held onto 10th position. Ireland remains under threat from Italian boats in 12th, 15th and 16th places while Belgium hold 14th place. Thursdays’ Gold fleet series again features three races each day before a single fleet race on Friday to decide the top ten boats for the medal race final. “Gold fleet racing is full of swings and roundabouts and nothing can be taken as assured until the final race ends,” commented James O’Callaghan, Irish Sailing’s Performance Director. “As predicted at the start of the week, this series is going to go down to the wire on Friday.”

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A strong start today for the 49er teams at the Olympic qualifier in Lanzarote. Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove Team Dickson Waddilove 49er Ireland topped the Day 1 leader-board with Ryan Seaton and Séafra Guilfoyle Out2Win Ryan & Séafra placing an 11-8-8 for the day. Conditions off Playa Blanca in the straits between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura were very unpredictable in the fresh trade-wind conditions with added ocean swell. “It was very tricky with the wind coming off the mountains so a ‘head out of the boat’ day but all-in-all, a great start to the regatta,” commented James O’Callaghan, Irish Sailing’s Performance Director. “There’s a long way to go in this regatta but we couldn’t have asked for a better start.” We'll be posting updates here daily. Go Ireland ! Filming by David Branigan | Photographer