Six Irish Race Officials Heading to European Events

At the EUROSAF race officials exchange meeting this weekend, six Irish officials were awarded places at 2022 European events.

• Emmet Dalton
  • Palmavela - Mallorca, Spain - National Judge - Umpired fleet racing for offshore classics & J80’s
• Michael Conway
  • Friendship Regatta - Limanu/Mangalia/Varna (Bulgaria) - National Race Officer - Fleet racing of keelboats/ORC
• John Leech
  • Combined International German Youth Championships - Kiel, Germany - National Race Officer - Fleet racing, 7 race courses, 13 classes, 1000 boats
• Ed Totterdell
  • Flying Fifteen European Championships and 75^th Anniversary Race - Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain - National Race Officer - Fleet racing with Flying Fifteens
• Barry MacNeaney
  • Breskens Sailing Weekend - Breskens, Netherlands - National Race Officer - Fleet racing IRC/ORC
• Suzanne Mc Garry
  • Kiel Week 2022 - Kiel, Germany - National Race Officer - Multi class fleet racing, 8 race courses

We also reciprocate by offering places to other European countries so that their race officials can experience racing in Ireland.

• Irish Sailing Youth Nationals 
  • Ballyholme Yacht Club, National Judge, Hungary
• Wave Regatta
  • Howth Yacht Club, National Judge, National Race Officer, Switzerland, France
• Cork 300 Week
  • Royal Cork Yacht Club, National Judge, Great Britain
• International 505 Worlds
  • Royal Cork Yacht Club, National Judge, Great Britain
• GP 14 Worlds
  • Skerries Sailing Club, National Judge, Great Britain
• Fireball Worlds
  • Lough Derg Yacht Club, National Judge, Great Britain
• J24 Europeans
  • Howth Yacht Club, National Judge, Greece
• SB20 Worlds
  • Royal Irish Yacht Club, National Judge, National Race Officer, Great Britain, Denmark
• Irish Sailing All Ireland Senior Sailing Championships
  • Sutton Dinghy Club, National Umpire, Great Britain

About the exchange scheme:

The Eurosaf RO Exchange Program is primarily for National qualified Race Officers, Judges and Umpires, there are occasionally places for International Officials also. The rewards from engaging in this scheme are great: an event gets additional support from overseas officials, the event gains greater recognition from Eurosaf and World Sailing for their participation, our officials equally get to experience foreign waters thus expanding their experience for future Irish events, the difficult task of finding expertise within Ireland is often difficult, particularly for NJ’s and this will help alleviate that issue and low expense as the official attending pays their own travel expenses.