David Branigan

Irish pair finished eight place overall in 49er European Championship, enough for qualification

Dublin sailors in top 25 boats in the 91-strong event in Portugal

Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove come third in the opening race of qualification round

Junior and senior classes draw champions from all Irish coasts plus inland waterways but Wicklow capable of winning both events

John and Suzie Murphy’s Outrajeous from the host club ended up being declared the overall winner

Remarkable performance proves a real career highlight for the modest Meath sailor Tom Dolan

The Irish world number five ranked sailor goes into the final day 14th best by nation place

Organisers confident the Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) nationals will reach 80 boats before deadline elapses

Ireland has managed active campaigns in only three out of the 10 Olympic Sailing disciplines since Rio

The highlight of the West Cork sailing season is drawing entries from ‘Bantry Bay, Kerry, Foynes, Garrykennedy and all over the East coast’

Overall trophy won by John Collins on Ibarki while Foynes YC claim several prizes

Four days of racing begins next week on July 6th

The Cork Sports Partnership delivered five new boats plus a support RIB to Kinsale Yacht Club this week

The hope is that a full pathway will inspire the younger teenagers to adopt the programme’s value-based system

Privateer’s time now means that both of the Ireland offshore race records are now held by American yachts