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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 classes will thus revisit Aarhus for the European Championships in 49s, 49erFX, and Nacra 17. As regular...

Two Irish 49er Skiffs in High Stakes Olympic Test for Single Tokyo Berth 14th March 2021 Men on a mission - Howth's 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 week's 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 campaigns for two Irish 49er teams, bringing the curtain down on an eventful cycle for the Olympi...

49er Olympic Qualifier in Lanzarote Brought Forward By Two Days 16th February 2021 Howth's Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove racing in January's Portugal Grand Prix Credit: Joao Costa Ferriera Ireland's 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 men's skiff team for the 2021 Olympics by March 26th. The change in date for the hastily assembled Canaries Island event comes about due to ferry schedules back to mainlan...

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. The Irish Sailing Foundation was established to bridge the financial gap through securing philanthrop...