The Irish Sailing Association, also known as Irish Sailing, ( ga, Cumann Seoltóireachta na hÉireann) is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing in Ireland.
Mission
The association's aim is to develop, support and promote sailing in Ireland, for all ages.
Strategic areas
Clubs and membership
Irish Sailing accepts membership both from sailing clubs and individuals across Ireland.
Training
Irish Sailing co-ordinates the training courses across Ireland in the following areas:
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Dinghy
A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel for use as a tender. Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor. Some are rigged for sailing but they differ from sailing dinghies, which ...
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Keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
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Catamaran;
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Sailing Yacht
A sailing yacht (US ship prefixes SY or S/Y), is a leisure craft that uses sails as its primary means of propulsion. A yacht may be a sail or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, so the term applie ...
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Motor Yacht
A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...
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* Powerboat;
* PWC;
* Inland Waterways;
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Windsurfing
Windsurfing is a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the aerospace and surf culture of California. Windsurfing ga ...
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* Navigation;
* Emergency Care;
* Offshore Safety;
* Instructor;
Sailing and Yachting
The promotion of sailing and
yachting
Yachting is the use of recreational boats and ships called ''yachts'' for racing or cruising. Yachts are distinguished from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose. "Yacht" derives from the Dutch word '' jacht'' ("hunt"). With sailboats, ...
in non-competitive environments.
Racing
Irish Sailing administers sail and yacht racing across Ireland, including the following:
* ECHO & IRC handicaps;
* Sail Numbers;
* Race Officials and training;
* Rules;
* Classes;
* Match Racing;
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Team Racing
Team racing, also known as team sailing, is a popular form of dinghy racing and yacht racing. Two teams compete in a race, each sailing two to four boats of the same class. The winning team is decided by combining the results of each team's boats ...
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* Powerboat Racing.
It also looks after Irish involvement in International racing.
Famous sailors
See
:Irish sailors
Olympic sailing
See
:Olympic sailors of Ireland
History of Irish Olympic Sailing
1948 – LONDON (Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay).
Firefly (single handed): Jimmy Mooney.
Swallow: Alf Delany, Hugh Allen.
Reserve: D. St. J. 'Jem' Sullivan.
Management: William 'Billy' Mooney, Errol McNally.
1952 – HELSINKI
Finn: Alf Delany
1956 – MELBOURNE
Finn: J. Somers Payne.
1960 – ROME
Flying Dutchman: Johnny Hooper, Peter Gray.
Dragon: Jimmy Mooney, David Ryder, Robin Benson.
Finn Class: J. Somers Payne.
Reserve: Neil Hegarty.
Management: Clayton Love Jnr, Alf Delany.
Boatman: Jimmy Miller.
1964 – TOKIO
Dragon: Eddie Kelliher, Harry Maguire, Ian 'Rob' d'Alton.
Finn: Johnny Hooper
Manager: Leo Flanagan
1968 – MEXICO CITY – Sailing in Acapulco
No competitors
1972 – MUNICH – Sailing in Kiel
Tempest: David Wilkins, Sean Whitaker.
Dragon: Robin Hennessy, Harry Byrne, Owen Delany.
Finn: Kevin McLaverty.
Flying Dutchman: Harold Cudmore, Richard O'Shea.
Reserves: Curly Morris (who sailed most races in the Dragon), Joe McMenamin.
Management: Peter Gray, Ken Ryan, Kare Brevik (weather).
1976 – MONTREAL – Sailing in Kingston.
470: Robert Dix, Peter Dix
Flying Dutchman: Barry O'Neill, Jamie Wilkinson.
Tempest: David Wilkins, Derek Jago.
Management: Ken Ryan, Jock Smith.
1980 – MOSCOW – Sailing in Tallinn.
SILVER MEDAL
Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Jamie Wilkinson.
Management: Michael Maguire, Tom Clancy
1984 – LOS ANGELES
Finn: Bill O'Hara
Management: Mick Wallace
1988 – SEOUL – Sailing in Pusan
Finn: Bill O'Hara.
Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Peter Kennedy
470(Women): Cathy MacAleavy, Aisling Byrne.
Reserves: Maeve McNally, Conrad Simpson.
Management: Michael Wallace, Con Murphy
1992 – BARCELONA.
Europe: Denise Lyttle
Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Peter Kennedy
Star: Mark Mansfield, Tom McWilliam
Reserves: Denis E O'Sullivan, Conrad Simpson
Management: Michael Wallace, Mark Lyttle, Trevor Millar
1996 – ATLANTA – Sailing in Savannah.
Laser – Mark Lyttle.
Europe – Aisling Bowman(Byrne).
Finn – John Driscoll.
Star – Mark Mansfield & David Burrows.
470 (Women) – Denise Lyttle & Louise Cole.
Soling – Marshall King, Dan O'Grady & Garrett Connolly.
Management – Derek Jago, Paddy Boyd, Anne Blaney (Physio) and Bill O'Hara.
2000 – SYDNEY
Europe – Maria Coleman.
Finn – David Burrows.
Star – Mark Mansfield & David O'Brien.
Management – Bill O'Hara, James Hynes, Garrett Connolly, Paddy Boyd, Anne Blaney (Physio)
2004 – ATHENS
Europe – Maria Coleman.
Finn – David Burrows.
Star – Mark Mansfield & Killian Collins.
49er – Tom Fitzpatrick & Fraser Brown.
470 – Gerald Owens & Ross Killian.
Laser – Rory Fitzpatrick.
Management – Garrett Connolly
2008 – QINDAO
Star – Peter O'Leary & Stephen Milne.
Finn – Tim Goodbody jnr.
Laser Radial – Ciara Peelo.
470 – Gerald Owens & Phil Lawton.
Management – James O'Callaghan.
2012
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– Weymouth
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Star – Peter O'Leary & David Burrows
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49er – Ryan Seaton & Matt McGovern
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Laser Radial
The Laser Radial or ILCA 6 is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of the Laser standard, ...
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Annalise Murphy
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Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The fi ...
– James Espey
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470
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– Gerald Owens & Scott Flanigan
* Management – James O'Callaghan
2016
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– Rio
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Laser Radial Womens –
Annalise Murphy - WON SILVER MEDAL
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49er – Ryan Seaton & Matt McGovern
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49erFX – Andrea Brewster & Saskia Tidey
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Laser Standard Mens – Finn Lynch
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Paralympian Sonar - John Twomey, Ian Costello & Austin O'Carroll
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Management
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a Government agency, government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includ ...
– James O'Callaghan
2021
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– Tokyo
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Laser Radial Womens –
Annalise Murphy
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49er – Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove
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Management
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a Government agency, government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includ ...
– James O'Callaghan
Offshore sailing
See
:Irish sailors (sport)
Hall of Fame
The Association operates a hall of fame that includes:
* Clayton Love
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Helen Mary Wilkes
* Ken Ryan
Yacht Clubs
See
:Yacht clubs in Ireland
External links
Irish Sailing Association
References
{{Sports governing bodies in Ireland
National members of World Sailing
Yachting associations
Sailing in Ireland
Sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
1945 establishments in Ireland