An Irishwoman sailing around the world: ‘This paradise has just seven residents and two dogs’
Dubliner Kate Ashe-Leonard left Ireland in 2017 to live with her partner in London. In 2018, they began their adventure to sail around the world
Sailing
New Zealand retain America’s Cup with 7-2 win over Britain
Ben Ainslie vows to fight on as Britain’s 173-year wait to win the Auld Mug goes on
‘It has been a dream to win this for years’: Ireland’s Tom Dolan takes La Solitaire du Figaro
Meath sailor becomes first non-French winner in 36 years of the multi-stage event
Finn Lynch reaches Olympic medal race as Eve McMahon bows out on frustrating day for sailors
Eighth place is the highest Finn Lynch can reach after two races abandoned
Sailing: Finn Lynch up to 10th overall as he targets a dinghy medal race spot
Sailor Eve McMahon up to up to 14th overall in her impressive first appearance at the Olympics
Conditions frustrate Dickson and Waddilove as medal race moved to Friday
Race management were left with no other option as flukey winds stymied a fair competition in Marseille
Sailing: Opportunity knocks for Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove
The Irish pair lie in second spot and very much in contention for a medal after a week in which they have shown admirable consistency
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy lead record four Irish boats into Olympic finals
Tokyo gold medallists hit peak form at the right time as they look to defend title on Friday morning
Olympics: Irish sailors Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove retain second place in men’s skiff event
Dublin pair battle challenging wind conditions to keep small lead over third-placed New Zealand
Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove in contention for sailing medal despite protest from Spanish crew
Irish crew lie second at the half-way stage of the Men’s skiff at the Olympics
Waddilove and Dickson aiming to make a big splash at Olympics
Veterans of the Tokyo games, sailors Seán Waddilove and Robert Dickson are hoping to make their experience count in the double-handed skiff at the Olympics
‘It nearly haunted me’: Annalise Murphy, Eoin Rheinisch and Seán Drea on Olympics fourths
In the Olympics, a stopwatch or a points tally will measure the distance between third and fourth, but that is a convenient lie: the distance between them is infinite
Ireland setting sail for France with realistic hopes of returning with Olympic medals
Irish Sailing has already succeeded in its target of qualifying three boat classes for Marseille, the sailing venue for next month’s Paris Olympics
‘He found his god in his family and in the sea’: Sailor who drowned off Connemara remembered at memorial
Conor McLoughlin of Foynes Yacht Club went missing last week while sailing with his wife near Macdara’s Island off Galway coast
Sailing: Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove book their place for Paris Olympics
Irish Olympics selection trials at La Grande Motte see experienced duo Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove hold off challenge of Cork pair Séafra Guilfoyle and Johnny Durcan
An Irishwoman sailing around the world: ‘Only when I’m back in Dublin I notice how I’ve changed’
Settling down scares Kate Ashe-Leonard more than crossing oceans
Finn Lynch takes bronze at European Championship and secures place at Paris Olympics
Carlow sailor narrowly misses silver after recovering from faltering opening race and steadily improving form as week progressed
Irish sailor Eve McMahon secures Olympic qualification
Nineteen-year-old from Howth produces a brilliant display to qualify with a race to spare
Irish sailing community looking towards Paris Olympics
Notable youth results at international level eyecatching for the sport in Ireland, but step change also taking place
Annalise Murphy on swapping sailing for cycling, and setting her sights on Paris
This year Olympic sailing silver medallist Annalise Murphy won three Irish track cycling titles on a borrowed bike - now she wants to compete for Ireland in France
An Irishwoman’s Christmas while sailing round the world: ‘I made fish tacos while The Pogues blared from our boat’
‘It’s nearly Christmas and we’re 20 nautical miles off the east coast of Australia.’ Kate Ashe Leonard hopes to make it to Sydney in time
Irish duo start well in 49er European Championship in Portugal
Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove come third in the opening race of qualification round
Irish sailor Pamela Lee on a daunting transatlantic challenge: ‘You think, what the f*** are you doing?’
Greystones-born skipper and her French team-mate Tiphaine Ragueneau are one of just three all-women teams in the Transat Jacques Vabre race
Sailing champions to be decided in unique events that can produce an outright winner for the year
Junior and senior classes draw champions from all Irish coasts plus inland waterways but Wicklow capable of winning both events
‘I have sailed halfway around the world with my partner, living off rental income and remote freelance work’
For Kate Ashe-Leonard, what was intended as an adventurous sabbatical from her London career has turned into a way of life
The warning-shot has been fired for the future of ICRA National Championships
John and Suzie Murphy’s Outrajeous from the host club ended up being declared the overall winner
Sailing: Tom Dolan claims impressive first leg victory in the Solitaire Du Figaro
Remarkable performance proves a real career highlight for the modest Meath sailor Tom Dolan
Lough Ree crew claim European J24 Championships success in Hungary
Entries continue to arrive at Howth Yacht club for next week’s ICRA National Championships
Sailing: Finn Lynch’s feat caps successful weekend for Irish
Surge of good results at youth level bodes well for future
Finn Lynch out to deliver on his own expectations to reflect years of intense preparation
The Irish world number five ranked sailor goes into the final day 14th best by nation place
Sailing: Howth expecting bumper turnout for cruiser championships
Organisers confident the Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) nationals will reach 80 boats before deadline elapses
‘I am around people who can relate to me’: Helping young people to grow through water activities
Active Connections offers outdoor adventurous camps for youths with behavioural difficulties throughout summer and at weekends
Conditions set fair at Sailing World Championships in The Hague for Olympic classes action
Ireland has managed active campaigns in only three out of the 10 Olympic Sailing disciplines since Rio
Calves Week exceeds its entry cap of 70 boats ahead of return to full format
The highlight of the West Cork sailing season is drawing entries from ‘Bantry Bay, Kerry, Foynes, Garrykennedy and all over the East coast’
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