Press Coverage - Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta

VDLR To Bring Sailors And Townsfolk Together

A week of maritime-related festivity is underway today (Saturday) as Coastival gets going in Dun Laoghaire, with the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta from next Thursday through to Sunday contributing mightily to a peak of dynamic interaction between town entertainment and sea sport through the unique harbour.

VDLR Fleet Stands at 371 Boats: Here’s The Last Call for Entries

At 371 boats and still counting, next week’s Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR) 2023 is certainly living up to its pre-event billing as Ireland’s largest sailing event. With visiting entries already sailing into the great granite harbour for the four-day competition starting next Thursday, July 6th, the regatta’s entry system will remain open until Friday at 5 pm to accommodate all-comers.

RORC Lyver Race Starts Royal Dee Offshore Championship Series

Saturday’s Lyver Trophy Race Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire Offshore Race marks the arrival of competitors from across the Irish Sea for next week’s big one, the 350-boat Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta.

Sailing Instructions are Published for Next Week’s Biggest Irish Sailing Event

Over 350 boats will prepare to race across 40 divisions in one week’s time as Ireland’s largest regatta on Dublin Bay gets underway.

Dun Laoghaire Harbour Prepares for Classic Parade of Sail

In July, a new classic boat/yacht parade is planned for Dun Laoghaire Harbour. This event is being arranged in association with Dun Laoghaire’s Coastival Festival, a week-long series of events and activities that culminates in the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta.

Dún Laoghaire Launches Programme for Inaugural ‘Coastival’ Maritime Festival

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has launched a digital event brochure for its inaugural Coastival Festival that coincides with Ireland’s largest sailing regatta, the VDLR, from July 6th. The flipbook contains the full programme for the eight-day event.

Cape 31s Confirm Irish Nationals for July’s Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta

Following a successful outing for Irish Cape 31 interests at the Vice Admiral’s Cup on the Solent last weekend, there is confirmation this week that the 2023 Irish National Championships will be raced at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR) this July.

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Continually Changes To Stay The Same

There’s a remarkable inherited experience of staging regattas in Dun Laoghaire, reinforced by the shared skill in running races of appropriate type and length, which comes through from the unrivalled memory bank of what is and isn’t reasonably possible.

Tributes Paid to Retiring Volvo Regatta Organiser Ciara Dowling

Tributes have been paid to outgoing Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta administrator Ciara Dowling, who has retired after 16 years. Regatta Chairman Don O’Dowd made a special presentation at last Wednesday’s launch.

Cathaoirleach Launches Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023

Sailors, sponsors and volunteers launched Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta 2023 in fine style at the National Maritime Museum of Ireland on Wednesday night. This ninth edition of the regatta event promises to be one of the biggest sailing events in Northern Europe