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Irish Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Eve McMahon 20th heading into final day at ILCA European Championships
Only a miracle on the final day will rescue Eve McMahon's ILCA European Championships in Marstrand, Sweden after the Howth sailor incurred her second start-line disqualification of the regatta in the first Gold fleet race on Friday. Strong currents on parts of the course were further complicated by changeable breeze and the 21-year-old was one of 10 boats penalised. She placed 13th and 17th in the day's two subsequent races to sit 20th overall heading into the final day. McMahon could benefit once two races are sailed on Saturday as a second discard would apply, allowing her to drop the penalty. READ MORE A strong set of results could bounce her back into the top 10. Her goal of a podium, to follow her bronze at the World Championships earlier this season, would be stretching optimism. In the ILCA 7 men's event, McMahon's older brother Ewan is 15th overall ahead of the final day, with double Olympian Finn Lynch eight points behind him in 21st. 'Today was one of the more difficult days,' said Irish Sailing coach Ben Walkemeyer after Friday's racing. 'It was one of those days when the wind did some of the things that were forecast and some other things that were less forecast. 'The points are still quite tight across the fleet so we're in a position of just going out to do the three best races they can do and just let the points sort themselves out from there.' Three races will be attempted on Saturday, time allowing, to try recoup the lost day on Thursday when racing was abandoned due to a lack of wind.
RTÉ News
25-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Finn Lynch claims dinghy bronze at Grand Slam event
Finn Lynch has continued his good form in 2025 by claiming bronze at the latest Grand Slam event in Germany. Lynch (National Yacht Club) entered the ILCA 7 (Dinghy) medal race at Kieler Woche 2025 in third overall and managed a third place finish to retain his podium spot in the final rankings. On Tuesday the Carlow sailor delivered a strong comeback during the final stages of Gold Fleet racing, with results of second, 11th, and a first to secure his place in the top three. This is his second Grand Slam bronze medal of the season, following on from a third at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma. In the 49er class, Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove (Howth Yacht Club & Skerries Sailing Club) produced a superb performance to finish second in their medla race to jump from seventh to fifth in the final standings. Kieler Woche is one of the world's largest sailing festivals, attracting over three million visitors annually. Now part of the Sailing Grand Slam series, it forms a key leg of a high-performance international circuit that includes four elite European regattas and one in the future Olympic sailing venue of Los Angeles 2028.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Offshore regatta sees record number of participants
Chennai: The fourth edition of the Unifi Capital Offshore Regatta was flagged off by the member-secretary of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, Meghanatha Reddy, on Monday from the Boat Basin inside Chennai Port Trust. The event features the popular J/80 class sailboats and is organised under the Yachting Association of nine teams taking part this year, the participants have been split into two groups the Gold Fleet for professional sailors and the Silver Fleet for amateurs. The contest includes two routes: a 100km round trip between Chennai Port and Mamallapuram and a 40km round trip between Chennai and Kamarajar regatta has drawn 54 sailors the highest number so far in members participating in the event and is being judged by an international jury and race officers. Boats are equipped with satellite trackers from Elektronik Labs, allowing the public to follow the races live at using the username 'rmyc' and password 'offshore'.On Monday, three races were held for both fleets. Abhimanyu Panwar's team, representing the RMYC Ennore centre, led the Gold Fleet, while 14-year-old Ragav of RMYC, sailing a J/80 for the first time, surprised everyone by winning the Silver Fleet race. The event is supported by TN Tourism, Chennai and Kamarajar Ports, and the Indian Navy and Coast Guard.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Unifi Capital Offshore Regatta 2025: Chennai to Mahabalipuram Sailing Event
Chennai is gearing up for the Unifi Capital Offshore Regatta CHENNAI: The fourth edition of the Unifi Capital Offshore Regatta , one of India's premier offshore sailing events, will set sail on May 12, 2025, from Chennai to regatta will feature J/80 class sailboats and is being conducted under the aegis of the Yachting Association of India (YAI), with support from Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC), Chennai Port Authority (ChPA), and Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL).The event, held in compliance with World Sailing's global safety standards, will feature two racing categories — the Gold Fleet and the Silver Fleet — each with five teams. The Gold Fleet includes Abhimanyu Panwar, ranked 4th in the J/80 Asian Championship 2019, and Murugan Nadar, who clinched 3rd place in the mixed category at the World Championship 2019 in Spain and was last year's regatta racing in the Gold Fleet are Chinna Reddy and Yakobu, both winners at the prestigious Sail the Gulf Regatta in Qatar, and Shubham Pillai, a coach and skiff racing champion. In the Silver Fleet, emerging sailors like Dheer Singhi and RV Gautam will race alongside Indian Coast Guard officers .The high-seas challenge will see the fleet cover a 100-kilometre round-trip route between Chennai Port and Mahabalipuram on Day 1, expected to last around 10 hours. The second leg, between Chennai and Kamarajar Port (Ennore), spans 40 kilometres and should take about five hours. Safety and coordination will be overseen by the Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy, with the Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre (MRCC) tracking the race and nearby vessels on regatta will be flagged off at 9.30 a.m. on May 12 from the Boat Basin in Chennai by Lt. Gen. Michael Fernandez, Commandant of the Officers Training Academy. Senior govt officials, including Atulya Misra, Secretary, Department of Youth Welfare and Sports Development, and Meghanatha Reddy, member secretary, SDAT, will be present at the ceremony.
