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  • 2024 Irish Sailing Youth National Championships

    As you all know, our season really gets going in May but our Oppies do participate in Irish Sailing’s Youth Nationals which this year will be in the Royal Cork

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  • IODAI Sprint Series 2024

    IODAI is really pleased to introduce our much anticipated Sprint Series. The Sprint Series will be a support to club winter training programs by giving sailors access to competition through

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  • AGM Report 2023

    The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the The Optimist Dinghy Sailing Association of Ireland Limited (IODAI) is took place at 20:00 by Zoom online webinar on Tuesday, 28th November, 2023.

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  • AGM 2023

    The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the The Optimist Dinghy Sailing Association of Ireland Limited (IODAI) is taking place at 20:00 by Zoom online webinar on Tuesday, 28th November, 2023.

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  • National Training Week 2023

    It’s getting closer and hopefully you have your entry ‘cos this one is going to absoutley epic! The best coaches from around the world and parties for everyone! We’ve amazing

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  • Newsletter – September

    It was a fitting celebration to the end to the season with over 170 of us in Lough Ree last weekend. It was especially heartening to see the substantial growth

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  • Under 12 Team 2024

    This year our U12 Team will head to Wales to Plas Heli at the Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre, Pwllheli, North Wales on the 4th to 9th August

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  • Provisional Ranking 2023

    The National Championships are a non discardable event plus a sailors best two ranking regatta results. Invitations to the Youth Nationals will be published separately. Enquiries to [email protected] Senior Ranking

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  • RCYC Cobbler League Series

    The Royal Cork Optimist Cobbler league series 2023 will take place across the first 4 Sundays in October 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd. Racing will take place for optimist junior,

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  • Upgrades to Gold & Silver following LRYC Connaughts 2023

    The following sailors have been upgraded to Gold and Silver following BYC Irish Nationals 2023. Congratulations to all. Juniors ( Silver to Gold )Isaac Vaughan, 1st JN23, 2nd JC23Aurele Dion,

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  • Connaught Championships – Lough Ree Yacht Club

    16-17th September 2023 Everthing you need to know about the Connaught’s Food & Entertainment: There will be a cracking BBQ at 6pm on Saturday followed by a movie Sailors can

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  • Newsletter – August

    While it might seem like a lifetime ago that the Development Squad and u12 Team were in Lough Ree, the general consensus is that the summer is simply just not

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Annual Membership for 2023 is now open at €70 per sailor.  Click account page to join or renew.