National Champions
1947-2023
The IDRA 14 National Championship were first held in 1947. They were not held in 1963 and 2020 therefore, as of 2023, there have been 74 Championships over 76 years. The full list of National Champions is presented below.
Year - 1947
Venue - Royal St George YC
Boat - 14/1 "Error"
Helm - R.D. (Douglas) Heard RstGYC
Year - 1948
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/8 "Dawn"
Helm - A.J. (Jimmy) Mooney RstGYC
Year - 1949
Venue - Royal Munster YC
Boat - 14/4 "Dusk"
Helm - R.H. (Hugh) Allen RstGYC
Crew - Alf Delany RstGYC
Year - 1950
Venue - Lough Derg YC
Boat - 14/56 "Monaveen"
Helm - George Bushe RMYC
Crew - Kevin O'Regan RMYC
Year - 1951
Venue - Waterford Harbour SC
Boat - 14/51 "Mystery"
Helm - C.J. (Joe) FitzgeraldRMYC
Crew - Michael DonnellyRMYC
Year - 1952
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/36 "Sheldrake"
Helm - Noel (Bunny) Conn SDC
Crew - Mary Conn SDC
Year - 1953
Venue - Royal Munster YC
Boat - 14/54 "Miss Betty"
Helm - J. Clayton-Love Jnr RMYC
Crew - Donal McClement RMYC
Year - 1954
Venue - Skerries SC
Boat - 14/7 "Coulin"
Helm - J.K. (Jackie) O'Reilly CY&BC
Crew - Patricia O'Reilly CY&BC
Year - 1955
Venue - Waterford Harbour SC
Boat - 14/54 "Miss Betty"
Helm - J Clayton-Love Jnr RMYC
Crew - Hugh Barry RMYC
Year - 1956
Venue - Lough Derg YC
Boat - 14/7 "Coulin"
Helm - J.K. (Jackie) O'Reilly CY&BC
Crew - G.M. (Gerry) Sargent CY&BC
Year - 1957
Venue - Royal Munster YC
Boat - 14/7 "Coulin"
Helm - J.K. (Jackie) O'Reilly CY&BC
Crew - Tommy O'Reilly CY&BC
Year - 1958
Venue - Wexford Harbour BC
Boat - 14/54 "Miss Betty"
Helm - Sean Flood CY&BC
Crew - Brian McNally CY&BC
Year - 1959
Boat - 14/54 "Miss Betty"
Helm - Sean Flood CY&BC
Crew - Brian McNally CY&BC
Year - 1960
Venue - Baltimore SC
Boat - 14/7 "Coulin"
Helm - J.K. (Jackie) O'Reilly CY&BC
Crew - Gerry Burke CY&BC
Year - 1961
Venue - Royal Munster YC
Boat - 14/36 "Sheldrake"
Helm - Robert Hogg SDC
Crew - Des O'Shea SDC
Year - 1962
Venue - Skerries SC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - G.M. (Gerry) Sargent SDC
Crew - Ian Sargent SDC
Year - 1963
No event held that year as Class Association declined to compete in "Dinghy Week" in Dun Laoghaire
Year - 1964
Venue - Baltimore SC
Boat - 14/104 "Dryad"
Helm - P.R. (Philip) Jacob WHSC / RstGYC
Crew - Bill Pigot RstGYC
Year - 1965
Venue - Royal Munster YC
Boat - 14/7 "Coulin"
Helm - J.K. (Jackie) O'Reilly CY&BC
Crew - Gerry Burke CY&BC
Year - 1966
Venue - Ballyholme YC
Boat - 14/111 "Daydream"
Helm - J.S. (John) Godkin KYC
Crew - Clive Latchford KYC
Year - 1967
Venue - Royal Cork YC
Boat - 14/36 "Sheldrake"
Helm - J.L.W. (John) Miller RstGYC
Crew - Michael Toomey RstGYC
Year - 1968
Venue - Strangford Lough YC
Boat - 14/36 "Sheldrake"
Helm - J.L.W. (John) Miller RstGYC
Crew - Michael Toomey RstGYC
Year - 1969
Venue - Baltimore SC
Boat - 14/36 "Sheldrake"
Helm - J.L.W. (John) Miller RstGYC
Crew - Michael Toomey RstGYC
Year - 1970
Venue - Lough Derg YC
Boat - 14/30 "Chloe"
Helm - Eric Allen CY&BC
Crew - Brian Hurding CY&BC
Year - 1971
Venue - Wexford Harbour BC
Boat - 14/30 "Chloe"
Helm - Eric Allen CY&BC
Crew - Brian Hurding CY&BC
Year - 1972
Venue - Malahide SC (MYC)
Boat - 14/30 "Chloe"
Helm - Eric Allen CY&BC
Crew - Brian Hurding CY&BC
Year - 1973
Venue - Mullingar SC
Boat - 14/36 "Sheldrake"
Helm - J.L.W. (John) Miller RstGYC
Crew - Michael Toomey RstGYC
Year - 1974
Venue - Waterford Harbour SC
Boat - 14/2 "Dainty"
Helm - John & Rosemary Doorly RstGYC
Crew - Rosemary Doorly RstGYC
Year - 1975
Venue - Tralee SC
Boat - 14/65 "Cheetah"
Helm - E.F. (Teddy) Chandler CY&BC
Crew - Cormac Smyth CY&BC
Year - 1976
Venue - Sligo YC
Boat - 14/111 "Daydream"
Helm - Terry Demsey CY&BC
Crew - Sean Deane CY&BC
Year - 1977
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/30 "Chloe"
Helm - Terry Demsey CY&BC
Crew - Sean Deane CY&BC
Year - 1978
Venue - Sligo YC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Joe Brennan SSBC
Year - 1979
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/136 "Sea Urchin IV"
Helm - Ian Sargent CY&BC / SDC
Crew - Frank O'Gorman CY&BC / SDC
Year - 1980
Venue - Royal Cork YC
Boat - 14/136 "Sea Urchin IV"
Helm - Ian Sargent CY&BC / SDC
Crew - Frank O'Gorman CY&BC / SDC
Year - 1981
Venue - Lough Derg YC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - John Hensey SDC
Year - 1982
Venue - Sligo YC
Boat - 14/136 "Sea Urchin IV"
Helm - Ian Sargent CY&BC / SDC
Crew - Frank O'Gorman CY&BC / SDC
Year - 1983
Venue - Sligo YC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1984
Venue - Lough Derg YC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1985
Venue - Dundalk SC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1986
Venue - Skerries SC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1987
Venue - Wicklow SC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1988
Venue - Sligo YC
Boat - 14/2 "Dainty"
Helm - Andrew Mollard RstGYC
Crew - Paul Conway RstGYC
Year - 1989
Venue - Waterford Harbour SC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1990
Venue - Galway Bay SC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1991
Venue - Waterford Harbour SC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1992
Venue - Galway Bay SC
Boat - 14/15 "Delos II"
Helm - Pat O'Neill CY&BC
Crew - Jim O'Hara CY&BC
Year - 1993
Venue - Dundalk SC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1994
Venue - Wicklow SC
Boat - 14/15 "Delos II"
Helm - Pat O'Neill CY&BC
Crew - Jim O'Hara CY&BC
Year - 1995
Venue - Dundalk SC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1996
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1997
Venue - Royal Cork YC
Boat - 14/15 "Delos II"
Helm - Pat O'Neill CY&BC
Crew - Jim O'Hara CY&BC
Year - 1998
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Terry Harvey SDC
Crew - Scorie Walls SDC
Year - 1999
Venue - Dundalk & Carlingford SC
Boat - 14/140 "Dunmoanin"
Helm - Frank Miller DMYC
Crew - Claire Sheil DMYC
Year - 2000
Venue - Galway Bay SC
Boat - 14/163 "Chance"
Helm - Scorie Walls SDC
Crew - David Tillotson SDC
Year - 2001
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Scorie Walls SDC
Crew - Colm O'Neill SDC
Year - 2002
Venue - Galway Bay SC
Boat - 14/28 "Charmian"
Helm - Alan Henry SDC
Crew - Gerry O'Hanlon SDC
Year - 2003
Venue - Lough Erne YC
Boat - 14/28 "Charmain"
Helm - Alan Henry SDC
Crew - Gerry O'Hanlon SDC
Year - 2004
Venue - Wexford Harbour B&YC
Boat - 14/28 "Charmian"
Helm - Alan Henry SDC
Crew - Gerry O'Hanlon SDC
Year - 2005
Venue - Galway Bay SC
Boat - 14/15 "Delos II"
Helm - Pat O'Neill CY&BC
Crew - Jim O'Hara CY&BC
Year - 2006
Venue - Lough Erne YC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Alan Carr SDC
Crew - Barry Kelly SDC
Year - 2007
Venue - Carlingford Lough YC
Boat - 14/125 "Slipstream"
Helm - Alan Henry SDC
Crew - William Gordon SDC
Year - 2008
Venue - Sligo YC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Alan Carr SDC
Crew - Aoibhin de Burca SDC
Year - 2009
Venue - Newtownards SC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Alan Carr SDC
Crew - Aoibhin de Burca SDC
Year - 2010
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/15 "Delos II"
Helm - Pat O'Neill CY&BC
Crew - Jim O'Hara CY&BC
Year - 2011
Venue - Galway Bay SC
Boat - 14/125 "Slipstream"
Helm - Alan Henry SDC
Crew - Simon Revill SDC
Year - 2012
Venue - Lough Erne YC
Boat - 14/143 "Chaos"
Helm - Julie Ascoop CY&BC
Crew - Heather Keenan CY&BC
Year - 2013
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/38 "Starfish"
Helm - Alan Carr SDC
Crew - Ian McCormack SDC
Year - 2014
Venue - Carlingford SC
Boat - 14/15 "Delos II"
Helm - Pat O'Neill CY&BC
Crew - Jim O'Hara CY&BC
Year - 2015
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/134 "Dubious"
Helm - Alan Henry SDC
Crew - Simon Revill SDC
Year - 2016
Venue - Lough Derg YC
Boat - 14/134 "Dubious"
Helm - Alan Henry SDC
Crew - Simon Revill SDC
Year - 2017
Venue - Galway Bay SC
Boat - 14/134 "Dubious"
Helm - Alan Henry SDC
Crew - Simon Revill SDC
Year - 2018
Venue - Carlingford SC
Boat - 14/134 "Dubious"
Helm - Simon Revill SDC
Crew - Alan Henry SDC
Year - 2019
Venue - Lough Derg YC
Boat - 14/134 "Dubious"
Helm - Simon Revill SDC
Crew - Josh Kelly SDC
Year - 2020
Not sailed due to COVID-19
Year - 2021
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/134 "Dubious"
Helm - Simon Revill SDC
Crew - Josh Kelly SDC
Year - 2022
Venue - Fyones YC
Boat - 14/134 "Dubious"
Helm - Simon Revill HYC
Crew - Josh Kelly SDC
Year - 2023
Venue - Lough Ree YC
Boat - 14/134 "Dubious"
Helm - Simon Revill HYC
Crew - Orla Doogue CY&BC