Adam Winkelmann

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Defending Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race champion Paul O’Higgin’s Rockabill VI from the Royal Irish. Photo: David O’Brien
Sailing: NYC decide to revert to traditional Dún Laoghaire to Dingle course

Last year’s spectacle of the international Volvo Ocean Race round-the-world fleet closing in on Ireland’s coastline inspired organisers of June’s Dún (...)

Conor Phelan’s Jump Juice at the Irish Cruiser Racing Association National Championships 2017 in Crosshaven, Co Cork. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport
Irish cruiser racers look to leave a bad year in their wake

As the first of two Irish Sailing All-Ireland Sailing Championships gets under way this weekend, the senior event at Lough Ree Yacht Club will have a (...)

Michael Cotter’s Whisper from the Royal St George Yacht Club set a course record in the 2009 Dún Laoghaire to Dingle Race. Photograph: David O’Brien.
RORC to assess D2D race for addition to points system

The National Yacht Club (NYC) has sought Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) recognition for its biennial Dún Laoghaire to Dingle Race, a move that promote(...)

Tim Goodhew’s Persephone of London passing Fastnet Rock lighthouse off the West Cork coast in the Fastnet Race 2015. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport
Sailing: Offshore racing continues its resurgence

Evidence of a continued resurgence in offshore racing will not be in short supply this season as a new trend appears to suggest a trend away from shor(...)

Annalise Murphy is the Laser Radial nominee for the All-Ireland championships
Olympic hero Annalise Murphy adds star power to All-Ireland championships

An Olympic silver medallist and a world champion will add extra spice to the All-Ireland Sailing Championships the weekend after next in Cork Harbour.(...)

IRC One National champion Bon Exemple, an Xp33, skippered by Colin Byrne, will compete in next week’s Volvo Dún Laoghaire regatta. Photograph: Bob Bateman
Volvo Dún Laoghaire regatta promises to be a bumper edition

Dublin takes centre stage next week with a bumper fifth edition of Volvo Dún Laoghaire regatta (VDLR) and an impressive combined fleet of 377 entries (...)