The agonising story of how two Irish sailors lost out on an Olympic medal
Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove were in prime position to make the podium in Marseille but a split second decision cost them and meant they finished fourth
Robert Dickson
Crushing day for Dickson and Waddilove as costly start ruins their hopes of final medal push
Sailing: Cruel final day at the Olympics for Irish duo Rob Dickson and Sean Waddilove as medal race turns into a nightmare
Olympics Day 7: Irish in action and best of the rest as sailors race for a medal
Today we have rowers in three finals, we have Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove in the rescheduled skiff medal race and we have our showjumping team through to their final
Conditions frustrate Dickson and Waddilove as medal race moved to Friday
Race management were left with no other option as flukey winds stymied a fair competition in Marseille
Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove in contention for sailing medal despite protest from Spanish crew
Irish crew lie second at the half-way stage of the Men’s skiff at the Olympics
Lynch the sole Irish sailor in the medal race final for the ILCA7 class in Mallorca
Dickson and Waddilove miss place in the medal race final in their 49er skiff event despite scoring two seventh places
Dickson and Waddilove make Gold fleet despite starting-line incident
Olympians involved in incident that could alter their position in later stages
Irish sailing’s Olympics campaign laid bare by new report
Irish Sailing welcomes review that outlines missed targets for athletes as well as successes
Tokyo 2020: Race win not enough to steer Dickson and Waddilove into final
Sailing pair make superb comeback after two disqualifications
Tokyo 2020: Disqualification will weigh heavily on Dickson and Waddilove
Rules infraction sees Irish sailors drop to 13th in the overall standings
Tokyo 2020: Dickson and Waddilove enjoy dream start to win opening 49er race
Duo keeping the pressure off themselves by treating Olympics like any other regatta
Irish Olympians asking not what their country can do for them
Athletes keep their eye on the prize as they eschew the negativity that drags others down
Expressions of interest sought for mixed two-handed offshore keelboat for Paris 2024
49er World Championships in New Zealand showed Ireland has much to do for 2020 if it wants to qualify more than one boat for Tokyo
Irish crews remain in strong position to make gold division in Auckland
Thursday’s races will decide the make-up of the leading group for Olympic qualifier
Dickson and Waddilove enjoy dream winning start in Auckland
49er duo take opening race of World Championship on debut at top level
Sailing: Strong Irish skiff squad set to compete at Weymouth
U23 49er world champions Dickson and Waddilove expected to feature
Sailing: NYC decide to revert to traditional Dún Laoghaire to Dingle course
With 99 days to go before start gun fires, organisers have had a rethink
Lynch to lead Laser sailors Glynn and McMahon into Palma racing regatta
The next country qualification chance is July in Japan for Laser classes and at the end of the year for skiffs in New Zealand
Dickson and Waddilove joint-winners of Irish Sailor of the Year award
Accolade a fitting recognition for the 49er skiff under-23 world champions
Olympic medallist Annalise Murphy loses direct funding of €40,000
Rio silver medal winner will now be funded through Irish Sailing Association
Gloves off for good as Colm Barrington steps down from Olympics role
Chairman of Irish Sailing’s Olympic Steering Group passing the baton to Patrick Coveney
Sailing: Clock ticking down to Tokyo as Irish crews yet to qualify
‘We had hoped to get one over the line – it would have been a great boost at this stage’
Sailing: Irish duo claim victory in World U-23 title in 49er skiff class
Howth’s Robert Dickson and Skerries’ Seán Waddilove claim big success in Marsei
Scale of the task for Irish contingent at World Championships quite daunting
Fourteen Irish sailors among the 1,212 boats in action at Aarhus, Denmark this weekend
Young sailors to put ambitions to test at Royal Cork Yacht Club
Youth National Championships an indicator of sailors’ hopes of future Olympic success
12 of Ireland’s finest to compete off Miami
Competitions for year start in earnest with Olympic places still up for grabs
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