News: European Championship

IRC European Championship to crown three weeks of competition in Dublin Bay

IRC European Championship to crown three weeks of competition in Dublin Bay

Three major sailing championships will be hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire in Autumn 2024 in what will be a three week jamboree of keelboat racing, culminating in the IRC European Championship. First up is the ICRA National Champ…

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Télémaque 2 is IRC European Champion 2023

Télémaque 2 is IRC European Champion 2023

2023 IRC European Championships Yacht Club de Cannes, France, 29 May – 03 June Organized by the Yacht Club de Cannes, in collaboration with the Pôle Course du Yacht Club de France and the Royal Ocean Racing Club. The eighth edition of the IRC Europea…

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Cannes IRC European Championship 2023 – 40 days to go!

Cannes IRC European Championship 2023 – 40 days to go!

The European IRC Championship is held in the Mediterranean every 2 years. The pandemic interrupted the rhythm, and no IRC European title has been awarded in the Mediterranean since San Remo in 2019. This is why, in association with the RORC, we have…

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Yacht Club de Cannes will host the IRC European Championship 2023

Yacht Club de Cannes will host the IRC European Championship 2023

From Monday 29th May to 4th June 2023, the IRC European Championship will be sailed in Cannes. The event will be organised by the Yacht Club de Cannes, with the partnership of UNCL – Pôle Course du Yacht Club de France. The Notice of Race will be pub…

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Belgium rules the waves: IRC European Champion decided by just 0.003 points

Belgium rules the waves: IRC European Champion decided by just 0.003 points

On the last of four days of magnificent racing off the Dutch port of Breskens, two final races were held and the winner of the 2022 IRC European Championship decided by the closest of margins. Coming off the water it looked very much like this 7th Eu…

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Revving engines in Breskens: IRC European Championship preview

Revving engines in Breskens: IRC European Championship preview

The seventh edition of the IRC European Championship will take place over Thursday to Sunday (25-28 August) in the Netherlands, as part of Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend. 39 yachts are entered, ranging from François Goubau’s Belgian Beneteau First 47…

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Strong fleet expected for August’s premier league IRC European Championship

Strong fleet expected for August’s premier league IRC European Championship

Having previously straddled Europe, visiting other major yachting hubs such as Cowes, Cork, Marseille and Sanremo, the seventh edition of the prestigious IRC European Championship this year will take place over 25-28 August in the Netherlands, alongs…

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Entries open for the 2022 IRC European Championship in Breskens

Entries open for the 2022 IRC European Championship in Breskens

From 24th to 28th August the 2022 IRC European Championship will be sailed as part of Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend. The Notice of Race and entry portal can be found online via www.breskenssailing.nl or directly at www.manage2sail.com, and there is…

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2022 IRC European Championship at Breskens Sailing Weekend

2022 IRC European Championship at Breskens Sailing Weekend

The 2022 IRC European Championship will be held at in Breskens, Netherlands alongside the Breskens Sailing Weekend. The 7th edition of the IRC European Championship will take place over four days of racing in late August 2022 (update: 25-28 August 20…

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2021 IRC European Championship in Hyères (cancelled)

2021 IRC European Championship in Hyères (cancelled)

*UPDATE – sadly this event was forced to cancel due to Covid restrictions* The 5th edition of the IRC European Championship will take place in Hyères, France, organized by the COYCH (Cercle d’Organisation du Yachting de Compétition Hyérois), in colla…

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