2026 Confirmed Entries 

Murrough Kavanagh 

Finished 2nd in a race in the 1985 Optimist trials.

 Ken Hoffman 

Turns 51 this year. Still not shaving. 

Paula McNaughton

Escaped from the North sometime around 2005. 

Dylan Gannon 

Former Champion of RNLI regatta returns for another shot at glory 

Shane Giles

Shane Giles (age 7)

 Tim Concannon 

A conundrum since 2001. 

Conal Casey  

Back for another crack after campaigns in '22 & '23. 

Peter Levins

Highly anticipated debut of former Development Squad helm 

Padge Stanley 

Unfortunate collision in 2026 Semi Final ended his event, but sailing well. 

Gareth Giles

The years haven't been kind. Needs to lay off the fish fingers. 

Toby Bedell 

He's useless at everything. 

Rupert Bedell

How will he screw up this year?  

David Killen 

Serious about sailing. And investments. 

Andy George 

A dark horse. 

James 'Shortlegs' O'Callaghan

Been to more Olympics than any Irish Sailor. 

Noel Davidson  

El Vice Commodoro. 

Ciaran Stanley 

Surprise finalist in 2025, despite the light conditions. 

Carl Griffin 

Mast failure in 2024. Still awaiting compensation. 

Jeremy Law

Lobster Hands.  

Laura Fitzpatrick  

Debut last year, back for more. Firm favourite for the ladies title.

Colin 'Cabbage' Kavanagh   

Faster than you'd expect for someone nicknamed 'The Cabbage'  

Stephen Kennedy

Still searching for a magic Australian built Laser.