Murphy wins gold in Italy
Annalise Murphy won gold at the Italian Olympic Week 2013 on Lake Garda today.
Annalise Murphy won gold at the Italian Olympic Week 2013 on Lake Garda today.
Kevin Prendergast's Vastonea finished with a wet sail to land the most valuable race on the Gowran Park card, the Breeze Up At Gowran Park May 23rd Handicap.
Trainer Nicky Henderson hopes for a drying weekend after confirming Sprinter Sacre an intended runner in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday.
Annalise Murphy was crowned the star of Irish sailing at an awards ceremony last night in Dun Laoghaire
Irish sailor Annalise Murphy leads the field at the midway point of the Sailing World Cup regatta in Miami.
Annalise Murphy will start racing in Florida today at her first competitive event since the London Olympics.
The Irish Sailing Association have hit out at the 'malicious campaign' aimed at Irish sailor Peter O'Leary prior to the London Olympics.
Irish sailor Peter O'Leary has been let off with a warning after betting on a direct competitor to win at the 2008 Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have revealed.
Ten Irish students from UCD have won the the Student Yachting World Cup in La Rochelle, France.
The final day of racing for the Sonar class at the Paralympic Games had to be cancelled due to the lack of wind, with Irish sailors, John Twomey, Anthony Hegarty and Ian Costello finishing 11th overall.
Anthony Hegarty: 3-person keelboat (sonar)
John Twomey: 3-person keelboat
Ian Costelloe: 3-person keelboat (sonar)
Australia took gold in the postponed men's two-hander 470 sailing class at the London Olympics, while New Zealand took gold in the women's event.
Cyprus is hailing its first Olympic medal winner, sailor Pavlos Kontides, saying his silver in the single-handed Laser class had salvaged national pride and brought hope in a time of economic upheaval.
Today was the final day of competition for the Irish sailors at the 2012 London Olympics. Last to sail on the Weymouth racecourses were Ger Owens and Scott Flanigan in the 470 class.
Dutchman Dorian van Rijsselberghe became the Olympic men's RS:X windsurfing champion on Tuesday, the final time the event will be held at the Games.
Ireland's luckless Laser Radial sailor Annalise Murphy is ready to put her London disappointment behind her to focus on winning gold at the next Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
There was disappointment for Ireland's Annalise Murphy in the medal race of the Laser Radial class at Weymouth as she finished fourth overall.
Peter O'Leary and David Burrows have finished 10 in the medal race and 10th overall in the Star Class at the London 2012 Olympics.