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

Ireland's Greatest Smoker 2002 - 2008. 

 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

 A great lad.  

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. 

Evan Dolan

Waited until his birthday to get permission to sail. Nice.

Jeremy Law

Made the final in 2025. Like Leicester winning the Premier League.   

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. 

Darragh Peelo

Don't be fooled by his schoolboy looks. Peelo turns 72 this year, and is deaf and blind. 

John Marmelstein   

Are those his bare feet? 

Helen Vaughan  

Desperate to get her hands on the the First Lady Trophy.

Tim Noone

'The Boatman'. Organises the boats. And is a man. 

Carl Griffin 

Mast failure in 2024. Still awaiting compensation. 

Laura Dillon 

Has finally succumbed to years of hassling her to take part. 

Fintan Stanley

Outside chance. Didn't even make the cut for his own profile photo.

John Brereton   

'Natural Forces' president. Can bend the weather to his will. Like Sauron.