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World Championship Success for Patrick Hassett in the Netherlands

World Championship Success for Patrick Hassett in the Netherlands

The 2.4mR single handed Keelboat Yacht class has been gaining momentum and 85 elite solo sailors competed in last week’s World 2.4 mR Championship competition representing 19 nations over 5 days in Friesland, Netherlands.
 
At first glance the lake, Sneekermeer, appeared welcoming and calm. However, the varying wind conditions and shifting currents made sailing more challenging with the occasional pleasure boat as obstacles on the course.
Due to these conditions, the overall winner, and 2024 World champion, Heiko Kroger, from Germany, described it as a ‘sailing chess competition’.
 
The fleet was split after 5 races, into two fleets based on results, and our own Patrick Hassett was the winner of the highly sought after World Championship 2.4mR SilverFleet trophy after another 5 races.
He was also winner of the SilverFleet Youth and Para sections.
 
Patrick is already back out on the water in Dun Laoghaire applying his new skills for the remaining European competitions and looking forward to the World 2.4 mR Championships next year in Norway.
 
Congratulations, Patrick, on an outstanding achievement.

17 Jul, 2026 | 1 min read

NYC Regatta & WATH Regatta

NYC Regatta & WATH Regatta

The fifth Women at the Helm (WATH) Regatta 2026 (WATH) took place at the National Yacht Club over the weekend of June 12th-14th, with the Water Wag WATH Regatta race held on Wednesday June 10th in keeping with the Wag tradition of holding each club’s regatta race on the previous Wednesday.

The WATH Regatta was held in conjunction with the National Yacht Club Regatta on Saturday June 13th with WATH racing continuing on Sunday June 14th. Event organiser Ann Kirwan, along with her organising committee aimed to deliver a fun-filled, female-led, event on and off the water.

The WATH Regatta, kindly supported by Sia, kicked off with a speaker supper on Friday evening with Bryan Dobson in conversation with leading sports psychologist Kate Kirby, and offshore sailors GrĂĄinne Costigan and Pamela Lee, both of whom are competing in the round Ireland race which starts on Saturday June 20th. The speakers inspirational stories enthralled the packed NYC dining room.

Over 60 women took the helm in the regatta on boats ranging from 44 footers to Flying Fifteens and Water Wags. Many more female crews partook – well over 150 of them. Saturday’s NYC and WATH racing was run by Race Officers Con Murphy, John McNeilly and Suzanne McGarry, while Mairead NiCheallachain ran Sunday’s WATH racing aboard DBSC committee vessel Freebird. Saturday’s race took place in moderate to breezy conditions, while Sunday’s race took place in sunny conditions with light easterly winds. Entries included 2 boats from Wicklow, while sailors from HYC crewed on NYC’s Echo 90, and offshore Sailor Gráinne Costigan and her French team mate sailed on NYC J80 Jay-Z.

Newly elected NYC Commodore Rosemary Cadogan presented the WATH Regatta prizes in glorious sunshine on the NYC platform on Sunday afternoon.

As well as the class prizes, the two premier prizes were presented. The inaugural Woman at the Helm overall prize - the O’Connor family trophy, was awarded to Sarah Cooney on J80 Joyride. The Roy Family Trophy was awarded to the winning 3-boat team of NYC’s J80 Sea Jade helmed by Clare Gorman, DB21 Oola helmed by Jean O’Driscoll, and Ruffian 23 Bandit helmed by Ann Kirwan.

19 Jun, 2026 | 2 min read

Accommodation Search – World Match Racing

Accommodation Search – World Match Racing

Dear Members,

As some of you may know, we are once again hosting a stage of the World Match Racing Tour this September, and preparations are well underway. We are reaching out to ask for your help with one important part of the event: accommodation for the visiting teams.

The regatta runs from the 23rd to the 27th of September. Teams will likely arrive on the 23rd and most will leave either on the evening of the 27th or the 28th, depending on flights.

18 Jun, 2026 | 2 min read

WATH Speaker Supper

WATH Speaker Supper

WATH are delighted to welcome Pamela Lee to the line-up for our Speaker Supper on Friday, 12th June. Pamela joins us fresh from competing in the CIC Normandy Channel Race aboard her Class40 yacht, #EMPOWHER.

One of Ireland’s leading offshore sailors and a world record holder, she is currently campaigning towards her ambition of becoming the first Irish sailor to compete in the legendary Route du Rhum.

Limited tickets are still available. Members can book via the app, while non-members can visit www.nyc.ie/regatta for the booking link.

08 Jun, 2026 | 1 min read

2026 ILCA Worlds Update

2026 ILCA Worlds Update

Planning for the 2026 ILCA 7 Men's and ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships being co-hosted by the NYC and RSGYC is well underway. 

The ILCA 7 and 6 (previously known as the Laser and Laser Radial) are the classes used for the men’s and women’s single person dinghy sailing events at the Olympic Games and these two championships will be the first Olympic sailing class world championships to be held in Ireland since the men’s Laser Worlds in Cork in 2001. They were secured by the two Clubs against stiff competition from several other venues in Europe and beyond and their award is recognition of the success of previous World and European Laser Championships and other major events run by the Clubs over last 20 years. 

Olympic sailing class world championships are generally only held in Europe once every 4 years and as such, this is a once in a generation opportunity for Ireland to host such a prestigious and high calibre event. The 2024 Championship was hosted in Sydney and 2025 in Qingdao, China. Entry is limited to 160 men and 120 women competitors, all of whom are campaigning for a place at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. It’s an all charter boat event with 160 new ILCAs being shipped from Thailand to Dun Laoghaire by ILCA charter specialist Ziegelmayer Handelgesellschaft.  Dun Laoghaire is set to be a hub of activity from April onwards as teams come to prepare and familiarise themselves with the venue.

The notices of race for the two championships were published this week and confirmed the schedule as follows...

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19 Dec, 2025 | 3 min read

An Evening With Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

An Evening With Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

Fundraiser in aid of UNICEF.  Hosted by Newstalk's Bobby Kerr.

Join an evening in Dun Laoghaire for dinner and conversation with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail solo, non-stop around the world and the winner of the first ever Golden Globe Race.

Dubbed the “David Attenborough of sailing” when he received the Pindar Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2025, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s story is one of pioneering adventure, courage and one that has helped chart a course for those brave men and women that have followed in his wake.

Friday 20 February 2026

Start: 6.30pm

Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Ticket* €70

All profits on the evening go to UNICEF.

An Ideal Christmas Gift for the sailor in your life or the adventurer in you!

*Tickets include a 3 course meal + donation to UNICEF + entertainment on the evening.

Click Here To Book

12 Dec, 2025 | 1 min read

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