Return of Dublin Bay 21s During Olympics Shows Sailing in Ireland is a Matter of Shared Interests
24th July 2021
The mixed tapestry of Irish sailing – Olympians Finn Lynch and Annalise Murphy winning a race in Dun Laoghaire in a classic Dublin Bay Water Wag
Credit: Con Murphy
The start of the Sailing Olympics tomorrow (Sunday) at Enoshima, fifty kilometres from central Tokyo, may seem to be the beginning of a boat event about as different as humanly possible from the staging next Friday (July 30th) of an informal classics regatta at Dun Laoghaire to welcome home the first three restored Dublin Bay 21s.
Fireball World Championships to Return to Ireland in 2022
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Secunderabad: The EME Sailing Association’s crown jewel
By News Desk| Published: 21st February 2021 1:25 pm IST The EMESA’s Rubber Inflatable Boat (RIB) that races to locations requiring response times of as low as half a minute ! (Photo: EMESA)
By A. Joseph Antony
If the sixties laid the foundations and the eighties consolidated EMESA’s endeavours to place inland sailing on a firm footing, the new millennium saw it scale new heights in terms of facilities and infrastructure.
The quality of its manpower too touched world standards, not far behind some of its sailors who shone in international competition.
Although the EME Sailing Association (EMESA) has off-site centres in Chennai, Bhopal, Mumbai and Goa, the jewel in its crown should be Secunderabad and not without reason. A recent innovation here is a metallic Mexican style stack that can house 42 boats, hulls, sails et al.
2021 British Topper Nationals Heads for Ballyholme Yacht Club Next July
24th December 2020
This is the first time the Nationals have been held in Northern Ireland
Credit: Simon McIlwaine
Ballyholme Yacht Club on Belfast Lough will host the British Topper Nationals, scheduled for early August next year, a few days after the World Championships in Cork Harbour.
With the Irish Nationals in Northern Ireland at Strangford Lough Yacht Club in the calendar for 2nd-4th July, there will be a fantastic festival of Topper racing in Ireland next year.
Commodore Aidan Pounder is pleased that the club has been chosen for the event. Ballyholme Yacht Club is delighted to be hosting the GBR ITCA Topper Nationals on 2nd -6th August 2021. This is the first time the Nationals have been held in Northern Ireland and we very much look forward to welcoming the competitors to our excellent sailing waters for a safe successful event .