Irish International 420 Class Junior European Championships Team
The Irish International 420 Class are delighted to announce the Junior Europeans Team who will represent Ireland for the upcoming event hosted by Club de vela Atlantico, Portugal.
Four Irish Teams have been training hard since their qualification after the Irish Sailing Youth Championships in April with a warm up event in Kiel where all the sailors performed well.
The event will run from the 20th July to the 27th July with racing starting on the 22nd July for 5 days of high performance racing with over 230 boats.
The Irish 420 Team consists of the following sailors:
Cora McNaughton (Blessington SC) & Sean Cronin (Malahide YC)
Isha Duggan (Royal Cork YC) & Tommy Hires (Royal Cork YC)
Margherita Ruggeri (Royal Cork YC) & Matt Mapplebeck (Royal Cork YC & Kinsale YC)
Niamh Lynch (Waterford Harbour SC) & Grace Kelliher (Waterford Harbour SC)
The class development over the last 12 months has been incredible with new fleets established in a number of clubs around the country, Lough Derg YC now has 9 420’s actively sailing in their club racing and coaching program which shows the hard work and dedication of the class captains, family and especially the sailors to make it happen. Skerries SC are also actively trying to develop the class which shows the strength of the class in developing and keeping sailors in the sport.
Next on the 420 Class calendar is the DinghyFest hosted by the Royal Cork YC over the weekend of the 19th and 20th July with a dedicated 420 class start.
If you would like to find out more about the Irish 420 Class, please visit the website - sail420.com or check out their social media.