Sailing in Ireland: spots, wind and leaderboards
361 Sailing sessions in Ireland in the last 12 months, recorded with Waterspeed. Average wind in the sessions 9 kn, most often from N. Top speed 33.3 kn (Sailing).
Map
Town-level positions, no exact spots.
Busiest spots
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In this period
Top speed by sport
Best session of each sport in the period. The full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards
Ireland in the last 12 months
Sessions shared on the public Waterspeed leaderboard, placed on the town they were recorded in. Wind is the wind recorded in the sessions.
Sessions by month
Wind from · Average wind 9 kn
Top speeds
Best session of each sport. Names and full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards
Busiest spots in Ireland
- Howth 37
- Dun Laoghaire 9
- Malahide 8
- Dunmore East 8
- Westport 6
- Nenagh 5
- Virginia 4
- Castletown 2
- Rush 1
- Strandhill 1
Sailing in other countries
- United States 14,427
- Germany 5,994
- Italy 5,754
- United Kingdom 5,061
- Australia 4,867
- France 4,319
- Spain 2,696
- Canada 1,838
- Netherlands 1,562
- Switzerland 1,531
- Denmark 1,200
- Austria 1,178
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Questions
When do people ride most in Ireland?
In the last 12 months most sessions in Ireland were in August, July, and June.
How windy is it in Ireland?
In the sessions recorded there the average wind was 9 knots, most often from N.
What is the top speed in Ireland?
33.3 knots, Sailing, in July (last 12 months).
Where do people ride in Ireland?
The busiest spots in Ireland in the last 12 months: Howth, Dun Laoghaire, Malahide, Dunmore East, and Westport.
Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.