Change in Format to Irish Sailing Champions’ Cup for 2025.
It has been announced that the 2025 Irish Sailing Champions’ Cup will be run under a new format with the event being split between Dinghy and Keelboat sailing.
It’s been 78 years since the inception of the Irish Sailing Champions’ Cup and the format has seen many changes over those decades. This 2025 event will mark yet another amendment to the format of the event and it is a change that is being introduced following formal feedback from all relevant class associations in recent months.
While the current format has been very successful, it was felt by many class associations that ‘splitting’ the event between Dinghy and Keelboat sailors would ultimately lead to a more balanced approach for all sailors that are invited to compete.
The revised format will be kept under review to ensure it will operate as intended.
Tim Bourke, CEO of Irish Sailing commented, ‘We are excited to introduce this change as it will have the dual effect of increasing the number of high quality helms’ invited, while creating a more level playing field in terms of the required skills to compete in a dinghy or a keel boat’.
The schedule for the 2025 Champions Cup is as follows.
Dinghy Champions Cup
- Date: 4th / 5th October
- Location: Royal Cork Yacht Club (Cork Harbour)
- Adult Dinghy to be Sailed: National 18
- Number of Invitees: 12
Keel boat Champions Cup
- Date: 11th /12th October
- Location: Royal Irish Yacht Club (Dun Laoghaire)
- Keelboat to be Sailed: J80
- Number of Invitees:12
The Notice of race for each event will be published over the coming weeks and should you have any queries, please contact Irish Sailing racing manager on stephen.oshaughnessy@sailing.ie