Press Coverage

VDLR Early Bird Entry Raffle Prize at Ireland’s Largest Regatta The early bird entry discount for Ireland’s largest regatta at Dun Laoghaire closes on March 31st, and Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta organisers will raffle off a great high-capacity Duffel Bag between all paid-up entries received before midnight Sunday, March 19th.	ICRA Hears of Robotic Buoys as VDLR Seeks 400-Boats New VDLR Event Director Paddy Boyd has been in charge of some new developments for 2023 and told ICRA that there would be 36 competing VDLR classes ranging from small 14-foot dinghies up to ocean-going 50-footers.
Dragons and Sigma 33s Lead the Early Bird One Design Entries at VDLR 2023 Of the 30 different one-design classes registered for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, the Dragon and Sigma 33 classes currently lead the entries for Ireland’s largest regatta in 2023.	Courtown Quarter Tonner Champion ‘Snoopy’ Enters VDLR Martin Mahon’s Wexford campaign boat (with Royal Ulster connections) became the ICRA Divison 3 National Champion at the first attempt last September after a superbly sailed series on Dublin Bay in 2021.
Cape 31s Prepare for ‘Awesome’ VDLR 2023 According to class social media, the class is gearing up for an ‘awesome’ Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta to be followed by the Irish National Championships on the Irish capital’s waters.	First Northern Ireland Boats Enter July’s Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta The first Northern Ireland boats to enter the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta in July are Stuart Cranston’s Ker 32 from Strangford Lough Yacht Club and John Minnis’s Final Call II, an Archambault A35 from Royal Ulster on Belfast Lough.
Welsh Champion J109 is one of the First Entries VDLR2023 North Wales ISORA champion Mojito is one of the first entries into July’s Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta.	‘Information Evening’ Called for VDLR Classes After opening its online entry system, Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023 organisers have called competing classes to an information evening at the Royal Irish Yacht Club next week.
VDLR Sponsors are Confirmed and Notice of Race is Published Volvo Car Ireland will continue as sponsors of next July’s Dun Laoghaire Regatta, and the Notice of Race (NOR) has now been published.	What Will 2023 Bring for Sailing In Ireland? Did we really manage it? Did we really cram all those major special and routine regular sailing events into the one season of 2022? Yes, it was the Bounce-back Summer and no mistake!