The Notice of Race for the Carlingford 29er Grand Prix on 8/9 June is now available for download here.

As the first Triple Crown event of the year at Tralee was blown out, the replacement will be the sailor’s best result from either the Carlingford Grand Prix or Irish Multi-hull Easter Championships at Swords Sailing Club 31^st Aug/ 1^st Sep.

The choice of two events was decided upon due to some of the competitors not being able to make Carlingford due to exams.

Looking forward to a great turnout at our 29er class first visit to this club

Entry for the premier event in the Irish 29er sailing calendar is now open. Just click here to enter this exciting event.

Following on from last years very successful weekend of speed at Ballyholme Yacht Club, the Irish 29er class has once again been invited back to the Irish Multihull Weekend of Speed, being held this this year at Carlingford Sailing Club on 8th-9th June. 
As the first event of our Triple Crown Series was blown out and considering the exam timetable, it was decided that this event along with the Eastern Multihull Championships at the end of the summer would be used as the replacement with one of the 2 events being discarded. 
More details to follow soon.

For any Irish sailors interested in trying to get a selected by Irish Sailing Performance for the 2019 Youth Sailing World Championships, the selection criteria is available for download at:
http://www.isaperformance.ie/governance/selection-criteria

Entry is now open for the first event of the season.
A great way to spend St Patrick’s day weekend (16th/17th March) at Tralee Bay Sailing Club competing in the first of our Triple Crown series of 2019.
Early bird entry prices (up to 1st March) are now open here.
Note – there will not be a training day and payment will only be for the
2-day event  (16th/17 March)
The NOR can be obtained here.

Please also remember that you must be a full member of the Irish 29er class
association (or single event temporary member – once per season) to compete in the event. On line membership registration will be available in the week commencing 24th Feb or may be taken out on the day of the event.

Looking forward to a great turnout to get the season kicked off .

Just a reminder to some of our sailors who are attending international events.
1) You cannot enter the Europeans or Worlds without international class membership (15 euro)
2) If you are not an international class member, you will not receive a series score at other international events, e.g. Europa Cup.

A rule detailing the use of the Red Rhombus has been added to the International Class rules. This rule (Rule C 10.3 (a) vi) can be viewed in our documents section.

A document describing the location of the sail numbers and country code can now also be found in the documents section.

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The RYA Organising Committee for the Youth Nationals at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (12-19 April) have invited the members of the 29er Class Association (who are not UK passport holders) to compete at the event as International guests. This is by invitation only so if you are interested, please forward your details to Jarlath O’Leary (chair@irl29er.com).

Another date for your diary:

Swords Sailing and Boating Club have invited the 29er class to participate at their Irish Multihull championship event on 31st Aug – 1st Sept. Details to follow.

Sail a 29er in 2019!

2018 marked the inaugural year of the Irish 29er class association and saw the fleet grown rapidly to 21 boats in just over a year. With a network of coaches and training in place, we have created a very successful class with a calendar of events at National level. Internationally, many of our sailors have now reached a level where they are competing or have plans to compete outside Ireland in 2019.

The recent influx of boats has also created a situation where some of existing partnerships have decided to go their own way, each being a boat owner. We are now actively looking for sailors who would like to join an experienced 29er sailor (and boat owner!) to train and partake in events in 2019. This is a fantastic opportunity for sailors to get involved in the class and with an experienced partner, the learning curve will be so much faster. If you are interested, or want to find out more about the class, please email Jarlath O’leary at chair@irl29er.com.
You can also keep in touch by signing up for email updates on the front page of our web site or keep updated by following our Facebook page, Ireland 29er.

Wishing everyone a happy new year and hoping to see lots more boats on the water in 2019!

Event dates for 2019 are being finalised. Any events that are confirmed are on the events page. This will be updated as soon as possible.