Sailing

Irish sailor James Espey from Ballyholme Yacht Club achieved Olympic qualification when he made the Gold fleet on day four of the event, after four days of racing at the Laser World Championships in Germany. Espey scored 7, (29), 3, 20, 18, 17 ,22,19 to make the gold fleet. He now lies in 30th position […]

Sports journalists were updated yesterday on Irish Sailing’s preparations for London 2012. Annalise Murphy, Laser Radial class, Peter O’Leary and David Burrows, Star keelboat and Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern ,49er dinghy were in attendance to answer questions on their performances and goals leading up to the Games in August. James O’Callaghan, ISA Performance Director

Greg Allen talks to Annalise Murphy and her mother Cathy McAleavey, as Annalise follows in her mother's footsteps into the Olympics.

Annalise Murphy has secured sixth place overall at the ISA World Sailing Championships in Perth. There were light difficult conditions for the Ladies Laser Radial medal race and Murphy’s lead leg but was overtaken by Bouwmeester (NED) and sailed in to a wind hole before finishing eighth in the race to secure the sixth place.

Annalise Murphy is now in fifth place at the ISAF World Sailing Championships after a solid day’s racing in Perth. The 21-year-old was outstanding in her three races on Wednesday, climbing to second place overall and qualifying an Irish boat in the Laser Radial class for the London 2012 Olympics. She sailed a further three

Matt McGovern and Ryan Seaton are hoping to qualify for the London Olympics next summer.The duo sail the fastest boat in the Olympic fleet, the men’s 49er, which is a double handed twin trapeze skiff and the world championships and Olympic qualifying regatta get underway this weekend in Perth, Australia.It’s a second attempt for Matt,

Italians Diego Negri and Enrico Voltolini sealed their series-long domination and overall victory at the Star European Championship (2nd-10th September) at Dun Laoghaire.  Light and shifty conditions followed by a sea breeze completed the regatta that delivered a full range of conditions for the 27-boat fleet from 18 nations. Negri and Voltolini kept their form

All 32 boats for the Star European Championship (2nd-10th September) have arrived in Dun Laoghaire (Co. Dublin, Ireland) and are busy training on Dublin Bay prior to Sunday’s first race.  Current world champions and double Olympic Gold medallists Iain Percy (GBR) with Andrew Simpson top the entry list while defending title-holders Johannes Polgar (GER) with

Boost for London 2012 Sailing campaign

Annalise Murphy ahead in Laser radial class

Irish sailors in Weymouth event

ISAF World Cup regatta in Holland