Dun Laoghaire to Dingle (D2D) Yacht Race News from the National YC

Freya crew man Will Byrne rescues the kitesurfer from the water off Wicklow

Watch Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race Yacht Freya Crew Rescue Lucky Wicklow Kitesurfer (VIDEO)

11th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Watching this video (below) of a seemingly empty County Wicklow coastline and then seeing a tiny black dot hove into view gives you some idea how fortunate Wednesday's kitesurfer was to be spotted by an eagle-eyed crew onboard a leading…

Newly into the podium positions is John O’Gorman’s Sunfast 3600 Hot Cookie from the National YC

Kinsale’s Freya is Past the Fastnet & Accelerating Towards Dingle

10th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Day #2 2230 - Conor Doyle's Xp50 Freya was leading the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle fleet at the Fastnet Rock at 2147hrs tonight (Thursday), and then with slightly eased sheets eased was starting to make more serious knots – 9 knots…

Blue Oyster retired into her home port of Crosshaven due to 'taking on water'

Blue Oyster Retires from Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race & Heads for Home Port of Crosshaven

10th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Day #2 2100 - Royal Cork Yacht Club Oyster 37 Blue Oyster skippered by David Coleman has retired from the 2021 Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race this evening The boat retired into her home port of Crosshaven due to 'taking on water', according…

Nieulargo - an Oscar-winning rounding of the Old Head of Kinsale

Dun Laoghaire-Dingle Race: Nieulargo Gives Master Class on Getting Past Old Head of Kinsale

10th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Day #2 1845: If you’d a gloomy outlook on life in general and sailing in particular, you’d readily agree that the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race is just one damned thing after another. No sooner is one challenge sorted than something…

Excession an IMX38 is experiencing electrical problems in the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race

Northern Ireland Yacht Excession Experiencing Electrical Problems in Dingle Race

10th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Northern Ireland yacht eXcession has contacted NYC Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race organisers to advise that the IMX 38 is experiencing electrical problems. The crew reported: "Experiencing electrical problems - making best effort to keep AIS live. NOT Retiring. Just…

Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race Yacht Freya Can File for Redress After Time Lost in Kitesurfer Rescue

10th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

It is a well-established principle of the sea that help must be extended to those in distress, a principle that is espoused in Rule 1 of the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS): SAFETY 1.1 Helping Those in Danger. A boat,…

Pete Smyh's new Sunfast 3600 Searcher is lying second in IRC overall on day two of the Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race

Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race Fleet Make Good Progress on Track on South coast

10th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Day #2 0930: The “Dash to Dingle” began to live up to its name with renewed enthusiasm through the brief summer night, as the tide turned in the fleet’s favour approaching the Tuskar, and the breeze sharpened with enough south in…

The Murphy family's Grand Soleil 40 Nieulargo is leading the Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race on corrected time

Kinsale & Crosshaven Yachts Leading on Water & Handicap in Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race

9th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Day #1 8 pm: The weather has settled down to a warm and sunny summer's evening as the fleet in the 2021 Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race turn to windward close inshore between Wicklow Head and Arklow, theoretically with ample time…

Freya picked up a kitesurfer in distress off Wicklow

Freya 'Temporarily Suspends' Racing in Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race to Rescue Kitesurfer

9th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Day #1 7 pm The largest yacht in the Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race has temporarily suspended racing this evening to rescue a kitesurfer off the off Wicklow Coast. The 14th edition of the 280-mile offshore fixture started at 2 pm today off Dun…

Retired - The First 40 Prima Forte had halyard problems shortly after the start of the D2D Race

Prima Forte is First Retiral From Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race Due to Halyard Problems

9th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Day #1 4 pm: The first retiral from the Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race is the First 40 Prima Forte that has retired into Killiney Bay just two hours after the start. The 14th edition of the 280-mile offshore fixture started…

Defending champion Rockabill VI makes a perfectly timed pin end start to the 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race

Rockabill VI Best on Dun Laoghaire Dingle Start Line, But Prima Forte Sparkling in Early Stages, Then Nieulargo Shines

9th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Day #1 (Start Time) 2 pm: They say in One-Design Racing that the boat which has made the best start is the one that is in a commanding position five minutes after the off. But in a distance race like the…

Bigger boats in the 38-boat Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race fleet such as Conor Doyle's Freya (above) from Kinsale are expected to make Wicklow Head this afternoon before the tide changes to put them in a strong position for overall honours

First Leg to the Tuskar Rock will be Key in 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race

9th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Weather forecast models are now showing a quick Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race, according to some of the top race navigators and tacticians in the 280-miler this morning. As Afloat reported earlier, there will be a beat to Tuskar on…

If the wind is as predicted, the need to get the tide right comes into sharper focus as the yachts head down the Irish Sea to the first turning mark, the Tuskar Rock lighthouse (above), which guards the southeast corner of Ireland

Tide Important Factor in First Hours of Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race as Forecasted Headwinds to Prevail

9th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

"Time and tide will wait for no man, saith the adage. But all men have to wait for time and tide." Charles Dickens As Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race day dawns, the skippers and navigators check the forecast for the umpteenth…

D2D 2021 - (from left) Adam Winkelmann, Chairman of the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race, Councillor Una Power, the Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Tim Ryan Harbour Dun Laoghaire Harbour Operations Manager and Martin McCarthy Commodore of the National Yacht Club

Cathaoirleach Wishes Fair Winds to Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race Competitors at the National Yacht Club

8th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Cathaoirleach Councillor Una Power visited the National Yacht Club tonight on the eve of the 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race to wish competitors fair winds for Wednesday's 280-mile race. The biennial D2D Race – now in its 14th…

Royal St. George Yacht Club's Aurelia, skippered by Chris and Patanne Power Smith

Aurelia, 'The Golden One', is One of Three Royal St. George Yachts in the Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race

8th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

Runner up in the 2019 edition, Royal St. George Yacht Club's Aurelia, skippered by Chris and Patanne Power Smith returns to the Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race startline with unfinished business. This J/122 is a regular top performer in Irish offshore fixtures such…

Paul O'Higgins will defend his D2D crown in the JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI

Royal Irish Yacht Club Dun Laoghaire Dingle Champion Rockabill VI is Aiming for a Hat Trick

8th June 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle

As well as the defending champion, Dun Laoghaire's Royal Irish Yacht Club will have three other yachts in Wednesday's Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race. The 14th edition of the 280-mile offshore fixture starts at 2 pm off Dun Laoghaire Harbour and is…

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Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Yacht Race Information

The biennial Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race is a 320-miles race down to the east coast of Ireland, across the south coast and into Dingle harbour in County Kerry.

The race is organised by the National Yacht Club.

It never fails to offer a full range of weather, wind and tide to the intrepid entrants, ranging from a 32ft cruiser to a 79ft all-out racer.

Three divisions are available to enter: cruiser (boats equipped with furlers), racing (the bulk of the fleet) and also two-handed.

D2D Course change overruled

In 2019, the organisers considered changing the course to allow boats to select routes close to shore by removing the requirement to go outside Islands and Lighthouses en route, but following input from regular participants, the National Yacht Club decided to stick with the tried and tested course route in order to be fair to large and smaller boats and to keep race records intact.

D2D Course record time

Mick Cotter’s 78ft Whisper established the 1 day and 48 minutes course record for the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race in 2009 and that time stood until 2019 when Cotter returned to beat his own record but only just, the Dun Laoghaire helmsman crossing the line in Kerry to shave just 20 seconds off his 2009 time.