Irish Match Racing

29/05/2026

Congratulations to THREE TIME National Champion Tom Higgins and his crew Jamie McMahon and Henry Higgins! 🏆🏆

🥈Ruari Finnegan with crew Luke Finnegan and Donal Walsh.

🥉 Skipper Adam Leddy with crew Evan Smith and Ben Lumley.

Congrats to all on a cracking event ✨and big thanks as always to for hosting us!

17/04/2026

IMRA NATIONALS RFI 💨

8 skippers will be invited to battle it out for the title of National Champion on the 23rd and 24th of May!

Eligible criteria;
1. The most recent IMRA National Champion
2. The most recent Student Match Racing Champion.
3. The winner and Runner up of Qualifier 1 and 2. If a skipper finishing 1st or
second has already received an invitation, the invite shall be extended to the
next placed skipper at the event and so on.
4. 2 Wildcards will be given at the discretion of IMRA.

Any Skipper, including skippers who have qualified through the above methods must request by no later than Friday 8th May 2026 at 1900

Full NORS in bio!

13/04/2026

Congratulations to joint winners of Qualifier 2, Ruairi Finnegan and team and Michal Gryglewski and team 👏🌊✨

Thank You for hosting us and all competitors for coming down to battle the heavy winds!

Stay tuned for updates on more racing…

26/02/2026

THE WORLD TOUR RETURNS!

We are excited to announce that the returns to Dublin this September for another packed weekend of intense racing on Dublin Bay!

Mark your calendars, you don’t want to miss this ⛵️⛵️

09/02/2026

IMRA 2026 RACING CALENDAR !!

Mark your diaries and get training, the winter hold on sailing is over, time to get back on the water ⛵️⛵️

Qualifier 1 - 7/8 March
Qualifier 2 - 11/12 April
Qualifier 3 - TBC in May
Nationals - 22/23 May

03/02/2026

Dust off those cobwebs, it’s time to get training!

IMRA Spring Series will kick off three Saturday morning training sessions this February hosted in the on their Elliot 6m’s…

Click the link in bio to fill out an expression of interest and read the series NOR ⛵️

20/06/2025

🚨 Big News! 🚨
The IMRA Match Racing Nationals 2025 just got even hotter — **the winning team will receive an exclusive invitation to the **🏆 The Dublin Match Cup!

Don’t miss your shot at the Nationals — and now, a path to one of Ireland’s premier international match racing events.

🔥 Qualifier Events:
📍 RSGYC Summer Cup – July 26–27
📍 NYC Match Race – August 9–10

Earn points toward Irish and World Sailing Open Rankings and secure your Nationals spot.

Get your entry in now — the road to the Dublin Match Cup starts here. - link in Bio

03/03/2024

Some of our upcoming events hosted by the National Yacht Club. Visit our website to find out more including a request for invitation for the Irish Match Racing National Championships. More events to be announced soon. Take a look at a recent article from Irish Sailing about the recent formation of the Irish Match Racing Association: https://www.sailing.ie/News/id/12191/racing-match-racing

16/11/2021

*** REMINDER ***

Deadline to submit an application for invitation is THIS FRIDAY. If you're interested, apply ASAP.

The purpose of this event is to match Ireland's best match racers against each other in anticipation of a National Championships in early 2022.

07/11/2021

*** Match Racing Invitational ***

The National will be hosting a match racing invitational on the 4/5th December with space for 10 teams. Anyone who would like to race must submit an application form linked in the article below. If there is more than 10 applicants, an impartial review committee will select the top 10 teams based on the CV and details submitted.

The purpose of this event is to match Ireland's best match racers against each other in anticipation of a National Championships in early 2022.