| Assocname: | Irish Sailing Association |
| Abbrev: | ISA or Irish Sailing |
| Countryflag: | Ireland |
| Iocnation: | Ireland (IRL) |
| Url: | http://www.sailing.ie |
| Sport: | Sailing |
| Othersport1: | Powerboating |
| Othersport2: | Windsurfing |
| Historytitle: | HISTORY |
| Yearfounded: | 1945 |
| Formernames: | Irish Yachting Association |
| Membershipsize: | approx. 20,000 |
| Affliationstitle: | AFFILIATIONS |
| Ifed: | International Sailing Federation |
| Ifabbrev: | ISAF |
| Ifurl: | http://www.sailing.org/about-isaf/mna/ireland.php |
| Nationalolympiccom: | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Continentalassoc: | EUROSAF |
| Nationalparalympiccom: | Irish Paralympic Committee |
| Electedtitle: | ELECTED |
| President: | David OBrien |
| Board1: | Fiona Bolger |
| Board2: | Nikki Curran |
| Board3: | Vera Quinlan |
| Board4: | John Twomey |
| Board5: | Niall O'Neill |
| Board6: | Richard Colwell |
| Board7: | James Lyons |
| Board8: | Andrew Bradley |
| Board9: | Sue Concannon |
| Sectitle: | SECRETARIAT |
| Address1: | 3 Park Road |
| Address2: | Dún Laoghaire |
| Address3: | Co Dublin |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Chiefexec: | Harry Hermon |
| Keystaff1position: | High Performance Director |
| Keystaff1name: | James O'Callaghan |
The Irish Sailing Association, also known as Irish Sailing,[1] (Irish: Cumann Seoltóireachta na hÉireann) is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing in Ireland.
The association's aim is to develop, support and promote sailing in Ireland, for all ages.
Irish Sailing accepts membership both from sailing clubs and individuals across Ireland.
Irish Sailing co-ordinates the training courses across Ireland in the following areas:
The promotion of sailing and yachting in non-competitive environments.
Irish Sailing administers sail and yacht racing across Ireland, including the following:
It also looks after Irish involvement in International racing.
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History of Irish Olympic Sailing
1948 – LONDON (Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay).Firefly (single handed): Jimmy Mooney.
Swallow: Alf Delany, Hugh Allen.
Reserve: D. St. J. 'Jem' Sullivan.
Management: William 'Billy' Mooney, Errol McNally.
1952 – HELSINKI
Finn: Alf Delany
1956 – MELBOURNE
Finn: J. Somers Payne.
1960 – ROME
Flying Dutchman: Johnny Hooper, Peter Gray.
Dragon: Jimmy Mooney, David Ryder, Robin Benson.
Finn class: J. Somers Payne.
Reserve: Neil Hegarty.
Management: Clayton Love Jnr, Alf Delany.
Boatman: Jimmy Miller.
1964 – TOKIO
Dragon: Eddie Kelliher, Harry Maguire, Ian 'Rob' d'Alton.
Finn: Johnny Hooper
Manager: Leo Flanagan
1968 – MEXICO CITY – Sailing in AcapulcoNo competitors
1972 – MUNICH – Sailing in Kiel
Tempest: David Wilkins, Sean Whitaker.
Dragon: Robin Hennessy, Harry Byrne, Owen Delany.
Finn: Kevin McLaverty.
Flying Dutchman: Harold Cudmore, Richard O'Shea.
Reserves: Curly Morris (who sailed most races in the Dragon), Joe McMenamin.
Management: Peter Gray, Ken Ryan, Kare Brevik (weather).
1976 – MONTREAL – Sailing in Kingston.
470: Robert Dix, Peter Dix
Flying Dutchman: Barry O'Neill, Jamie Wilkinson.
Tempest: David Wilkins, Derek Jago.
Management: Ken Ryan, Jock Smith.
1980 – MOSCOW – Sailing in Tallinn.SILVER MEDALFlying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Jamie Wilkinson.
Management: Michael Maguire, Tom Clancy
1984 – LOS ANGELES
Finn: Bill O'Hara
Management: Mick Wallace
1988 – SEOUL – Sailing in Pusan
Finn: Bill O'Hara.
Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Peter Kennedy
470(Women): Cathy MacAleavy, Aisling Byrne.
Reserves: Maeve McNally, Conrad Simpson.
Management: Michael Wallace, Con Murphy
1992 – BARCELONA.
Europe: Denise Lyttle
Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Peter Kennedy
Star: Mark Mansfield, Tom McWilliam
Reserves: Denis E O'Sullivan, Conrad Simpson
Management: Michael Wallace, Mark Lyttle, Trevor Millar
1996 – ATLANTA – Sailing in Savannah.
Laser – Mark Lyttle.
Europe – Aisling Bowman(Byrne).
Finn – John Driscoll.
Star – Mark Mansfield & David Burrows.
470 (Women) – Denise Lyttle & Louise Cole.
Soling – Marshall King, Dan O'Grady & Garrett Connolly.
Management – Derek Jago, Paddy Boyd, Anne Blaney (Physio) and Bill O'Hara.
2000 – SYDNEY
Europe – Maria Coleman.
Finn – David Burrows.
Star – Mark Mansfield & David O'Brien.
Management – Bill O'Hara, James Hynes, Garrett Connolly, Paddy Boyd, Anne Blaney (Physio)
2004 – ATHENS
Europe – Maria Coleman.
Finn – David Burrows.
Star – Mark Mansfield & Killian Collins.
49er – Tom Fitzpatrick & Fraser Brown.
470 – Gerald Owens & Ross Killian.
Laser – Rory Fitzpatrick.
Management – Garrett Connolly
2008 – QINDAO
Star – Peter O'Leary & Stephen Milne.
Finn – Tim Goodbody jnr.
Laser Radial – Ciara Peelo.
470 – Gerald Owens & Phil Lawton.
Management – James O'Callaghan.
2012 – Weymouth
2016 – Rio
2021 – Tokyo
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The Association operates a hall of fame that includes:
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