Press Coverage - Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta

VDLR Releases Sailing Instructions Ahead of July 10th

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta has published the sailing instructions for the event, and the 32-page document provides written directions outlining how, over four days, almost 800 races will be conducted for 300 boats across 21 different classes. Addressing the complexities of multiple class needs across the seven available course areas on Dublin Bay, the 2025 edition of the ‘SIs’ also includes the inaugural Melges 15 European Championships.

VDLR 2025 Race Schedule Published

The Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR) committee have been working diligently on our Sailing Instructions for Ireland’s largest regatta, which features up to 300 boats and takes place in two weeks (July 10th). Addressing the complexities of multiple class needs across the seven available course areas on Dublin Bay, the 2025 edition also includes the inaugural Melges 15 European Championships.

Enter VDLR to Win a Greek Yacht Charter

Win a Greek Bareboat Charter for You and three friends! Enter the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR) before Sunday, 29th June, and you’ll be in the draw for an unforgettable sailing holiday in the Greek Islands.

Melges 15s Warm Up for VDLR & Euro Championships

The Irish Melges 15 class is preparing for next month’s inaugural European Championships, as part of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, by hosting a regional championships this weekend on the Europeans’ race track in Dublin Bay.

England Clear Leader of Irish Sea Nation’s Cup after Scottish Series

The top-scoring boat at the Welsh IRC event was Xpletive (Mike Crompton) from South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club and Pwllheli Sailing Club, while the top visiting yacht was Adam Kyffin’s Corby 29 Eazitiger from the Liverpool Yacht Club.

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.