Seán Waddilove

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

Sat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00

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

Fri Aug 02 2024 - 20:50

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

Thu Aug 01 2024 - 22:38

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

Thu Aug 01 2024 - 20:27

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

Mon Jul 29 2024 - 20:21

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

Fri Apr 08 2022 - 21:10

Irish boats stay in contention ahead of medal races in Mallorca

Finn Lynch and the pairing of Rob Dickson and Seán Waddilove continue strong week

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 19:37

Dickson and Waddilove make Gold fleet despite starting-line incident

Olympians involved in incident that could alter their position in later stages

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 19:43

Finn Lynch and Ewan McMahon ride strong winds to make Gold fleet in Mallorca

Olympic duo Rob Dickson and Seán Waddilove deliver solid opening day

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 19:24

Irish sailing’s Olympics campaign laid bare by new report

Irish Sailing welcomes review that outlines missed targets for athletes as well as successes

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 18:15

Tokyo 2020: Race win not enough to steer Dickson and Waddilove into final

Sailing pair make superb comeback after two disqualifications

Sun Aug 01 2021 - 17:39

Tokyo 2020: Disqualification will weigh heavily on Dickson and Waddilove

Rules infraction sees Irish sailors drop to 13th in the overall standings

Thu Jul 29 2021 - 17:08

Tokyo 2020: Dickson and Waddilove take rough with the smooth to stay in top-10 hunt

Irish duo can’t repeat Tuesday’s heroics but are in good form at Olympic sailing regatta

Wed Jul 28 2021 - 15:06

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

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 16:59

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

Sat Mar 27 2021 - 01:00

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

Thu Dec 12 2019 - 20:28

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

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 18:06

Dickson and Waddilove enjoy dream winning start in Auckland

49er duo take opening race of World Championship on debut at top level

Tue Dec 03 2019 - 17:19

Pressure builds up for Tokyo as Laser crews converge in Portugal

Irish crews seek to up their game at European Championships to qualify for Olympics

Thu May 23 2019 - 21:00

Sailing: Strong Irish skiff squad set to compete at Weymouth

U23 49er world champions Dickson and Waddilove expected to feature

Thu May 09 2019 - 22:00

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

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 20:00

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

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 22:18

Dickson and Waddilove joint-winners of Irish Sailor of the Year award

Accolade a fitting recognition for the 49er skiff under-23 world champions

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 01:00

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

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 06:00

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’

Fri Oct 12 2018 - 06:00

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

Sun Sept 02 2018 - 21:41

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

Thu Aug 02 2018 - 20:59

Youth championships to give glimpse of Ireland’s prospects

Howth Yacht Club hosts country’s future hopefuls in what is now a pathway event

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00

Young sailors to put ambitions to test at Royal Cork Yacht Club

Youth National Championships an indicator of sailors’ hopes of future Olympic success

Fri Apr 03 2015 - 01:00

12 of Ireland’s finest to compete off Miami

Competitions for year start in earnest with Olympic places still up for grabs

Fri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00

James McCann shines on first day

Irish sailor in the running in European Optimist Championships

Tue Jul 15 2014 - 22:00