Irish Sailing Association


The Irish Sailing Association, also known as Irish Sailing, is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing in Ireland.

Mission

The association's aim is to develop, support and promote sailing in Ireland, for all ages.

Strategic areas

Clubs and membership

Irish Sailing accepts membership both from sailing clubs and individuals across Ireland.

Training

Irish Sailing co-ordinates the training courses across Ireland in the following areas:
The promotion of sailing and yachting in non-competitive environments.

Racing

Irish Sailing administers sail and yacht racing across Ireland, including the following:
It also looks after Irish involvement in International racing.

Famous sailors

See :Category:Irish sailors

Olympic sailing

See :Category:Olympic sailors of Ireland
History of Irish Olympic Sailing
1948 – London
Firefly: Jimmy Mooney
Swallow: Alf Delany, Hugh Allen
Reserve: D St J Sullivan
Management: Billy Mooney, Errol McNally
1952 – Helsinki
Finn: Alf Delany
1956 – Melbourne
Finn: J. Somers Payne
1960 – Rome
Flying Dutchman: Johnny Hooper, Peter Gray
Dragon: Jimmy Mooney, David Ryder, Robin Benson
Finn Class: J. Somers Payne
Reserve: Neil Hegarty
Management: Clayton Love Jnr, Alf Delany
Boatman: Jimmy Miller
1964 – Tokyo
Dragon: Eddie Kelliher, Harry Maguire, Rob Dalton
Finn: Johnny Hooper
Manager: Leo Flanagan
1968 – Mexico City – Sailing in Acapulco
No competitors
1972 – Munich – Sailing in Kiel
Tempest: David Wilkins, Sean Whitaker
Dragon: Robin Hennessy, Harry Byrne, Owen Delany
Finn: KevinMcLaverty
Flying Dutchman: Harold Cudmore, Richard O'Shea
Reserves: Curly Morris, Joe McMenamin
Management: Peter Gray, Ken Ryan, Kare Brevik
1976 – Montreal – Sailing in Kingston
470: Robert Dix, Peter Dix
Flying Dutchman: Barry O'Neill, Jamie Wilkinson
Tempest: David Wilkins, Derek Jago
Management: Ken Ryan, Jock Smith
1980 – Moscow – Sailing in Tallinn
SILVER MEDAL
Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Jamie Wilkinson
Management: Michael Maguire, Tom Clancy
1984 – Los Angeles
Finn: Bill O'Hara
Management: Mick Wallace
1988 – Seoul – Sailing in Pusan
Finn: Bill O'Hara
Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Peter Kennedy
470: Cathy MacAleavy, Aisling Byrne
Reserves: Maeve McNally, Conrad Simpson
Management: Michael Wallace, Con Murphy
1992 – Barcelona
Europe: Denise Lyttle
Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Peter Kennedy
Star: Mark Mansfield, Tom McWilliam
Reserves: Denis E O'Sullivan, Conrad Simpson
Management: Michael Wallace, Mark Lyttle, Trevor Millar
1996 – Atlanta – Sailing in Savannah
Laser – Mark Lyttle
Europe – Aisling Bowman
Finn – John Driscoll
Star – Mark Mansfield & David Burrows
470 – Denise Lyttle & Louise Cole
Soling – Marshall King, Dan O'Grady & Garrett Connolly
Management – Derek Jago, Paddy Boyd, Anne Blaney and Bill O'Hara
2000 – Sydney
Europe – Maria Coleman
Finn – David Burrows
Star – Mark Mansfield & David O'Brien
Management – Bill O'Hara, James Hynes, Garrett Connolly, Paddy Boyd, Anne Blaney
2004 – Athens
Europe – Maria Coleman
Finn – David Burrows
Star – Mark Mansfield & Killian Collins
49er – Tom Fitzpatrick & Fraser Brown
470 – Gerald Owens & Ross Killian
Laser – Rory Fitzpatrick
Management – Garrett Connolly
2008 – Qingdao
Star – Peter O'Leary & Stephen Milne
Finn – Tim Goodbody
Laser Radial – Ciara Peelo
470 – Gerald Owens & Phil Lawton
Management – James O'Callaghan
2012 – Weymouth
2016 – Rio
See :Category:Irish sailors

Yacht Clubs

See :Category:Yacht clubs in Ireland