Social & Personal :: Summer Sail
Ireland’s biggest sailing event, the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, returns from Thursday, July 11 to Sunday 14. A festival of fun, sun and sailing awaits those in attendance at the waterfront and Dun Laoghaire town.
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Brendan Courtney will be sailing, top interior designer Suzie McAdam will be sailing, architect on the telly Dermot Bannon, Leinster and Irish Rugby star Rhys Ruddock will be sailing and hopefully I’ll be sailing too. Someone stop me before I turn into Rod Stewart! They’ll all be at Ireland’s biggest sailing event, the 2019 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, which runs July 11-14. Expect 2,500 sailors and 500 boats at the biennial event and lot of celebs in Dubarry deck shoes and your striped tops.
VDLR Social Programme 2019
A detailed social programme has been planned for sailors by the four host yacht clubs, and there will also be a number of public events for everyone to enjoy.
REGATTA UPDATE – 3 WEEKS TO GO
This will be the largest regatta on the Irish Racing calendar with entry open till 30th June – over 450 entries are now confirmed in 34 classes and they will race across 6 different race course areas.
Race Schedule (provisional)
Below is the ‘Provisional Schedule of Races’ and daily starting times. The schedule time for the warning signal for the first race each day is: Thursday 11th July 2019 1425: Offshore Class 1455: All Areas Friday 12th July 2019 1025: Offshore Class1055: All Areas except Salthill & Classic Keelboat1155: Salthill Area and Classic Keelboat Class Saturday 13th July 2019 1125:[Read More…]
Dún Laoghaire Regatta Sustains Interest for 2019
Ireland’s biggest sailing event returns this Summer, with the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2019, and received great coverage in Dublin Gazette in mid June.
Classics Programme @ VDLR 2019
We are running a full programme of racing again this year for Classic Keelboats and the Old Gaffers, and we are delighted to welcome a number of visiting classic classes to Dún Laoghaire for the Regatta!
Make Dún Laoghaire your Port of Call this July
A festival of fun, sun and sailing awaits those in attendance at the waterfront and Dún Laoghaire town, as the four local waterfront yacht clubs will come together for this sailing extravaganza.
4 Steps 4 Sustainability @ VDLR 2019
Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta and our four hosting Yacht Clubs are delighted to announce the four important steps we’re taking towards sustainability at this year’s event.
Our Programme is Going to Print!
Our Regatta programme goes to the printers TODAY (Friday 7th June), so get your entry in NOW if you want to be listed alongside over 440 other competitors who are already in! http://bit.ly/enterVDLR2019
