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The first of its kind within RYA, youth representatives from clubs across Northern Ireland will work to help drive the sport forward

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Irish 49er Olympic Sailor Ryan Seaton Retires 28th May 2021 Northern Ireland Olympic helm Ryan Seaton has retired from competition Two-time Olympic sailor Ryan Seaton from Northern Ireland has announced his retirement after almost 30 years of competition. Seaton, who is originally from Carrickfergus, represented Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 49er alongside Matt McGovern, finishing 14th. The pair then competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio finishing 10th. In a third...

8th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2017 © Bernardí Bibiloni (www.bernardibibiloni.com) Ovington Boats and the Musto Skiff Class Association (MSCA) have confirmed that the world leading technical clothing brand, Musto, has renewed its longstanding contract with the class to continue as their Title Sponsor for a further five years. The contract renewal will ensure that the class is supported with both funding and activities, as well as prizes for events via Mustos extensive range of...

Olympic 49er Skiffs Head for Denmark in Summer of 2022 29th April 2021 Tokyo bound Robert Dickson (left) and Sean Waddilove in action. The Irish 49er duo will race at Aarhus in July 2022 if they continue to Paris 2024 In July 2022, one of the largest sailing championships of the year will be held in Aarhus since the Sailing World Championships in 2018.  The regatta will be one of the important milestones for the Paris Olympics 2024, just three years away. From 5 to 10 July, three of the clas...

Two Irish 49er Skiffs in High Stakes Olympic Test for Single Tokyo Berth 14th March 2021 Men on a mission - Howths Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove are determined to move from U23 World Gold medalists to Tokyo Olympians in their first campaign Two Irish 49er teams have their date with Olympic destiny in just a weeks time when the final Tokyo qualifier takes place next week on the Spanish Island of Lanzarote. One way or another, Sunday week (March 21st) will mark the culmination of five-year...

49er Olympic Qualifier in Lanzarote Brought Forward By Two Days 16th February 2021 Howths Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove racing in Januarys Portugal Grand Prix Credit: Joao Costa Ferriera Irelands 49er skiffs that will face a final battle for Tokyo Olympic qualification will race two days earlier than scheduled at the Lanzarote International Regatta. Ireland will know if either team has been successful in securing a mens skiff team for the 2021 Olympics by March 26th. The change in date fo...

Ireland has to be the top of the unqualified European nations to win the remaining slot.

The Irish Government provides funding to Irish Sailing. These funds are exclusively for the benefit of the Performance Pathway. However, this falls short of the amount required to fund the Performance Pathway in order to allow Ireland compete at the highest level. As a result the Performance Pathway programme currently receives around €850,000 per annum from Sport Ireland and €150,000 from sponsorship. A further €2 million per annum is needed to have a major impact at the highest level. T...