There are no Irish events yet definitively planned.

However, discussions are ongoing to see if we can organize participation in the 2013 Dun Laoghaire Regatta, hopefully with large participation from the UK fleet – who have indicated quite some enthusiasm at the idea.

The dates for the DLR in 2013 potentially line up very nicely with the French and European Championships.

1. Dun Laoghaire Regatta Thursday 11th – Sunday 14th
2. French OK Nationals (Carnac) Tuesday 16th – Thursday 18th
3. OK Europeans (Carnac) Saturday 20th – Friday 26th

So, it’d actually be practical to do the DLR and then any of the subsequent major regattas if you wanted. Depending on preference you could probably even take the ferry from the South East of Ireland direct to Roscoff or Cherbourg rather than returning to England and going via Portsmouth.

The DLR could be part of the warm up to Carnac, with or without the French Nationals. I don’t think an event in Ireland will conflict with the French Nationals in any way, so there shouldn’t be a problem trying to organise something on those dates.

A promotional video for the DLR event in 2013 just went up on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/DLRegatta#p/u/6/CDPhPRz9M_s
The 2011 Promo video is a better one..that’s here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng1OotifXzA

Also, for those of you that haven’t been there before, here’s a Google Street View of the Royal George – one of the clubs that hosts the DLR.  You can see the sails out the back. Also, if you pan left, you’ll see the ferry terminal… http://g.co/maps/u4uvq where summer ferries arrive in from the UK.

The calendar for British and International events can be found here and here, respectively.