Notice of Race – Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta 2025
The next iteration of Ireland’s largest regatta will take place from Thursday, July 10th to Sunday, July 13th 2025 and entries are now OPEN
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VDLR Prizegiving Gallery
Michael Chester & Gareth Craig were both on duty for the final Prizegiving, capturing all the action – All these photographs are available free of charge for any participants to download and keep.
VDLR Day 4 Gallery
Michael Chester will be ashore and afloat throughout the weekend, capturing all the action – All these photographs are available free of charge for any participants to download and keep.
VDLR Day 3 Gallery
Michael Chester will be ashore and afloat throughout the weekend, capturing all the action – All these photographs are available free of charge for any participants to download and keep.
VDLR Day 2 Gallery
Michael Chester will be ashore and afloat throughout the weekend, capturing all the action – All these photographs are available free of charge for any participants to download and keep.
Blue Skies & Full Sails for Day Two of VDLR
Day Two of the 10th Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta set sail under glorious sunshine with almost 350 boats racing across five separate courses on Dublin Bay. With bright blue skies, a steady breeze and warm temperatures, it was a stunning spectacle for sailors and spectators alike.
VDLR Day 1 Gallery
Michael Chester was ashore and afloat throughout the weekend, capturing all the action.
VDLR Goes Live on Ireland’s TV Breakfast Show
Virgin Media Ireland AM weatherman Deric Hartigan delivered the latest weather news and interviewed VDLR Chairman Don O’Dowd from a RIB in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, chatting about the regatta’s first-ever Bay Race, which looks set to be held in some plentiful sunshine.
Amendments to the SIs 2025 – No 1
An amendment to sailing instructions has been published
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Previewing the IRC Cruiser Racer Favourites on Dublin Bay
Singer Neil Young’s superyacht may have sailed away, but Dun Laoghaire is about to rock again this Thursday as European champions are among 100-plus cruiser racers competing for IRC honours as part of Ireland’s biggest sailing event, Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2025.
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American Melges 15 Crews Expected to Set Standard at Europeans Championships on Dublin Bay
A host of excited foreign accents can already be heard on the waterfront as crews fly in for the Inaugural Melges 15 Europeans Championships, which will be held on the Hyland Shipping course at the Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta.