Notice of Race – Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta 2025The next iteration of Ireland’s largest regatta will take place from Thursday, July 10th to Sunday, July 13th 2025 and entries are now OPEN |
VDLR Day 3 GalleryPerfect summer sailing conditions on Dublin Bay brought changes to the leaderboard in several classes on the penultimate day of Ireland’s biggest sailing regatta, the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Saturday. Michael Chester was ashore and afloat throughout the weekend, capturing all the action. |
Beneteau 211 is Dismasted in Windy First RaceJoe Smyth’s Yikes from the Royal Irish Yacht Club won the breezy first race of the Beneteau 211 class of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Dublin Bay, but the race was not without drama as one yacht was dismasted. |
NYC’s Galvin and Bradley Win First Flying Fifteen RaceThe National Yacht Club’s Tom Galvin and Cormac Bradley were the winners of Thursday’s first Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta race in the Flying Fifteen class. As southerly winds topped 30 knots, only five starters from a fleet of 22 came to the startline of the Salthill course area in the northwest of Dublin Bay. |
Five Courses Cancel Racing on Blustery Opening DayThe first day of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta saw the cancellation of nearly all racing due to strong winds. Five of the six courses at Ireland’s largest sailing event were cancelled as the southerly breeze on Dublin Bay reached 38 knots. |
Amendments to the SIs 2023 – No 1 to 6The Sailing Instructions (SI’s) of the Volvo Dun Laogha… |
Closure of South Burford Traffic Separation SchemeTo ensure the safety of all concerned and to facilitate the management of such a large sailing event, the South Burford Traffic Separation Scheme will be closed to all commercial traffic on Thursday 6 July between noon and 6.30pm, and Friday 7, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 July between 10am and 6.30pm. |
Change to the VDLR 2023 NOR – No 3The Notice of Race (NOR) of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023 is changed with a small addition to 3.5.2 & 3.5.3 |
Griffin is a Favourite for ILCA 6 Honours at VDLRWhile Darren Griffin (MYC/RStG) must be a favourite on paper for the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta ILCA 6 dinghy title as he was top three at the ILCA 6 Master Nationals in the last two years, another north Dublin sailor, Tom Fox of Rush, will also be very fast if the forecasted breeze materialises this weekend. |
Southworth’s Quarter Tonner ‘Protis’ is the Star of the Show in IRC 3It turns out that next week’s Quarter Ton World Championships in Cork Harbour may well have a bearing on the overall results of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta’s IRC Three division. The reason is that at least three top Quarter Ton teams – including one visiting former world champion – are signed up in a 20-boat mix of eclectic designs. |
