News - Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta

Hyland Shipping Sponsors Inaugural Melges 15 Europeans at VDLR

Excitement is building for the inaugural Melges 15 Europeans, which will take place as part of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta. Hyland Shipping will sponsor the Melges 15 Race Course as well as becoming a bronze sponsor of the regatta itself.

VDLR Ladies Lunch to Support Sailor Hannah Leonard

As many around Dún Laoghaire know, one of the social highlights of the four-day regatta is the lunch hosted by the Royal St. George Yacht Club, at which actress Amy Huberman led the style charge on the last occasion. The fundraising effort this year will be for Dun Laoghaire sailor Hannah Leonard, who was left with severe brain injuries after she was struck by a car in Sicily last October.

Dún Laoghaire Harbour’s Unique Character is the Making of Coastival and VDLR 25

“Artificial” is one of the last words that spring to mind when you’ve spent many years in and around Dun Laoghaire Harbour. It’s all on such a scale, and constructed with so much locally-quarried material in a project begun 207 years ago in 1817, that it doesn’t really seem so very odd when those of a certain mind-set refer to it, without any irony, as “this wonderful natural feature of Dublin Bay”.

Dún Laoghaire Launches 10th VDLR and Coastival Festival

An Cathaoirleach of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, County Council, Jim O’ Leary was on hand to make this week’s joint launch of the 10th Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, Ireland’s largest sailing event and the town’s Coastival Festival, which runs in July.

Ireland’s Largest Sailing Event Ensures ‘Something for Everyone’ in its 10th Edition

VDLR is now a major international sailing event, with everything from Olympic and world-class professionals to weekend sailors and their craft travelling from as far afield as the U.S.A to participate.

New Introductory Cruiser Class Launches at VDLR2025

“The purpose is to get boats involved that don’t normally race but would like to try racing/be involved in a regatta from the social side”, explained VDLR Event Director Paddy Boyd.

Last Call – VDLR #EarlyBird Entry Closes at Midnight

Savings of up to 17% are available before midnight tonight (Wednesday, April 30th), to enter Ireland’s largest sailing event this year, the 2025 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Dublin Bay.

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Introduces ‘The Bay Race’

The first race of this year’s Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta will be a mass start fixed mark race on the Irish capital’s waters. Titled the Bay Race, it will start close to the piers and, weather permitting, offer several course options.

With 200 Entries Already in, VDLR Extends #EarlyBird Entry Deadline

With close to 200 entries received for this year’s Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta as of March 31st 2025, organisers are reported ‘pleased’ with the take up to date across the competing handicap and One Design classes.

J109s Set for Competitive Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta

The reigning ICRA National Champion and IRC European Champion is one of five J109s entered in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta before next week’s early bird entry deadline for Ireland’s biggest sailing event. The Johnny Murphy skippered Howth-based J109 Outrajeous that swept the boards in 2024 will be on the Dun Laoghaire line but will face strong Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland competition along with a The reigning ICRA National Champion and IRC European Champion is one of five J109s entered in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta before next week’s early bird entry deadline for Ireland’s biggest sailing event.