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Both Irish crews through to Gold fleet at Olympic qualifier in Lanzarote

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Two race wins on today (Tuesday 23rd March 2021) for Ireland’s Olympic 49er skiff hopefuls Robert Dickson (Howth Yacht Club) and Sean Waddilove (Skerries Sailing Club) have moved the pair into third overall ahead of racing in the Gold fleet series at the Spring Championship off Lanzarote. The Dublin crew were heading for a top three result in their second […]

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Strong Irish start to Olympic qualifier in Lanzarote

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Sporting their yellow overnight leaders’ tops, Ireland’s Olympic 49er skiff hopefuls Robert Dickson (Howth Yacht Club) and Sean Waddilove (Skerries Sailing Club)  had another day of top ten results at the Spring Championship off Lanzarote today (Monday 22nd March 2021). Racing on a more sheltered course area closer to Lanzarote’s mountains, lighter winds made for a tactically challenging day with

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Strong Irish start to Olympic qualifier in Lanzarote

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After 13 months without full-strength competition, Ireland’s Olympic 49er skiff hopefuls made a strong start to the Spring Championship off Lanzarote earlier today (Sunday 21st March 2021). Former World Under 23 Gold medallists Robert Dickson (Howth YC) and Sean Waddilove (Skerries Sailing Club) topped the Day 1 leader-board as the qualification round started with three races

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The Irish Sailing 49er team prepare for the Olympic Qualifier in Lanzarote next week

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As soon as the new venue for the Olympic Qualifier was announced the 49er team mobilised and relocated from Villamoura to Lanzarote. Robert Dickson joined the truckers on the 29 hour ferry ride from Cadiz to Lanzarote and got all the team kit on site. His teammates had a quick visit home and returned on

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Irish Sailing Awards 2021

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The Irish Sailing Awards, held online this year, is the annual awards event celebrating the achievements of inspirational people in the sailing community. This year, the awards presented the perfect opportunity to show that despite the Covid-19 pandemic, our sports were able to return to the water in a safe and responsible way, and marked

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Olympic Sport Weekly Update 28 Jan 21

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This evening’s weekly update includes highlights of upcoming events for both our Tokyo 2020 athletes and our Beijing 2022 athletes. You will also note that this week we have updated the number of athletes who have achieved qualifying times or spots in the Tokyo Olympics to reflect the changes to the Swim Ireland policy. This

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Irish Sailing Update

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Update provided by Irish Sailing As this strange year draws to a close, we look back at the achievements of the Irish Sailing Team in our last Performance Quarterly of 2020. Since late summer performance sailing has been back in regatta mode with the team competing across Europe. Back to competition After training from the

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Finn Lynch secures top result at the Laser European Championships in Poland today.

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Men’s Laser Standard sailor Finn Lynch finished with a personal best in 13th place at the Laser European Championships today. The championships took place in Gdansk, Poland. The Carlow athlete sailed a strong final series which saw him close out the gruelling six-day event in his highest standing of the week. James O’Callaghan, Irish Sailing

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Irish Sailing Teams compete in the Laser European Championships

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The Laser European Championships start tomorrow (Thursday 8 October) in Gdańsk, Poland. Representing Ireland will be Rio 2016 silver medallist Annalise Murphy, Aoife Hopkins and Eve McMahon who compete against 109 other sailors from 36 countries in the women’s Laser Radial fleet. In the men’s Laser Standard, Finn Lynch, Liam Glynn and Ewan McMahon are

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