Competitors are looking forward to some fast fun sailing with medium to strong winds forecast.
With 13 Melges 15s based in Howth the local club will be optimistic of a home winner with the teams of Mike Evans and Cormac Farrelly showing good form in Howth’s recent dinghy regatta.
Read MoreCompetitors are notified milliseconds after the start if they're over or not, and are also notified when they have dipped the start to clear themselves, so it's easier than ever to restart and get racing.
Read MoreOne small cohort has welcomed the series of low pressures we have seen so far this Summer. The Melges fleets in Dun Laoghaire and Howth have been enjoying the great sailing conditions on offer, even if the expected blue summer skies have been forty shades of gray.
Read MoreMike Evans and Jonathon Hawthorn win the inaugural races at Howth Yacht club. 👏 OOD David Sargent got 2 races completed in winds of 8-14 knots. 🔥
Read MoreChristmas presents were opened early at Howth Yacht Club when the much-anticipated container of 12 new Melges 15 dinghies arrived on Tuesday, just days ahead of Howth Yacht Club's biennial Wave Regatta at the north Dublin port.
This new fleet of 12 boats complements the sole HYC boat, making a fleet of 13 boats - instantly the biggest Melges 15 in Ireland - ready to race this summer.
Read MoreAs the Irish Summer finally showing signs of appearing, a full container of 12 Melges 15s is enroute to Howth Yacht club set to arrive next week. With 12 boats that arrived in Ireland last May, this arrival is set to double the Irish fleet to 24 boats as the class continues to grow rapidly.
Read MoreThe spectacular success of the Melges 15 already extends way beyond its obvious appeal to young racers...
Read MoreAfter an awesome, first ever European Winter Series event, the wrap video is out.
Read MoreHome advantage proved the difference as local sailors Paulo Manso and Tiago Leal took out the first Melges 15 Winter series in Cascais at the weekend. The reigning J70 European champion, Paulo set a fast pace that the Irish Armada of 8 boats could not quite match.
Read MoreTo celebrate the launch of the European Winter series in Cascais, Melges Ireland is offering a double discount on the purchase of new boats for Irish sailors chartering at the series. With a promotional charter fee of €475, new Melges 15 sailors can expect double this amount as a combined discount off a new boat.
Read MoreAfter a successful demo weekend at the end of October a full container of twelve Melges 15s will be heading to Howth for Spring 2024 to supplement the existing boat there. Family is a predominant theme amongst the orders, with cross generational sailing being a common theme amongst the purchasers.
Read MoreA fleet of 9 Melges 15 and 50 ILCAs were treated to a variety of coditions at the Grant Thornton
Sprint Regatta. Wind conditions on Dublin Bay were unstable shifting in direction and strength with
sailors seeing between 15 knots and 0 knots at times on the Bay. Despite this Race Officer Barry
O’Neill and his team managed to get in 5 ILCA Races and 6 Melges15 Races to complete the series.
Read MoreExcitement is building for the arrival of Eddie Cox from Melges to run the first M15 training regatta.
Read MoreBig breezes didn’t materialise on Friday night as record attempt falls short
Read MoreTraining Regatta to be held September 16/17, Nationals October 7/8.
Read MoreThe Royal Irish Cadets wasted little time getting to grips with the M15 demo boat which arrived August 9th
Read MoreLough Ree Yacht Club has been the first Melges15 demo boat tour stop. One of the M15s is touring her way around the country over the Summer. Nearing the end of her time at Lough Ree, the boat has been…
Read MoreFather and son Ronan and Jacques Murphy showed that consistency pays with a string of second places, leaving them with the lowest points for the second night of Melges 15 racing on Dublin Bay. Six short windward-leeward races were sailed…
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