Irish Examiner :: Dun Laoghaire vies with Aran Islands for sailing affectionsTwo sailing regattas this week, on opposite coasts, have succeeded in mustering a large proportion of Ireland’s boating community. And both, in turn have their own spectacles on offer although for different reasons. On Dublin Bay, the biennial Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta begins this afternoon with an official turnout of 475 boats although this is widely predicted to top 490 entries when latecomers are facilitated. And at Cill Ronan in the Aran Islands, the annual West of Ireland Offshore Racing Association week got underway yesterday where 45 boats have made the journey to the outskirts of Galway Bay. |
400 Early Bird Entries Received For Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2017Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta early bird entry closed on Friday, reaching 400 entries for the July event. Entry remains open but without the discounted rate. 2,500 sailors are expected to race across 22 classes making it Ireland’s biggest regatta but also one of Ireland’s biggest participant sporting events when the first gun fires on July 6. |
Dún Laoghaire Regatta expected to attract 2,500 sailorsDublin Bay event set to be one of country’s biggest sporting gatherings of the year, by David O’Brien |
Classic Opportunity to Celebrate Harbour’s BicentenaryConstruction started in 1817, yet it was maybe all of twenty or even thirty years before the basic shape of the harbour as we know it today had been finally created. But in 1821 there was enough of a new pier in existence for King George IV to visit and re-name it the Royal Harbour of Kingstown. |
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Sunday Independent :: On The High SeasFormer Ms Ireland Maksuda Akhter Prioty from Malahide at the Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta Ladies lunch in the Royal St George Yacht Club yesterday |
Irish Times :: Return of the ‘Huff” turns headsThe 409·strong fleet in the Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta sailed out on Dublin Bay yesterday. but only one boat will eventually as emerge overall winner on Sunday afternoon when the 29 classes are decided. |
Irish Times Ticket :: Events to drop in to, from medleys to regattasJoin the festival atmosphere across the waterfront and in Dún Laoghaire town as four sailing clubs. 400 boats and 2.500 competitors come together for the biennial event |
Irish Examiner :: Jump Juice lays down marker at Dún LaoghaireFresh southerly winds gusting to 30 knots at times yesterday marked the opening day of the Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta where a fleet of Cruisers, One-designs and dinghies have turned out. |
