SB20 'Sin Bin' On Form For National Champs At The Royal Irish Yacht Club

1st September 2015

#sb20 – Visiting SB20s to Dublin Bay swelled the ranks of the local fleet for the last DBSC races of the season last Sunday. 12 boats sailed four races with courses set by Barry O'Neill. SB20 visitors were in town practising for this week's national championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club. See Sailing Instructions attached below.

The DBSC season had 30 races on a Sunday, 14 races on a Thursday and 6 races on a Saturday so 50 DBSC races in total.

Michael O'Connor's Sin Bin won DBSC Sundays and Thursdays overall.

RESULTS
RACE 1 - 1st Sin Bin (Michael O'Connor, Kieran Foley, Kevin Johnson), 2nd Sharkbait (Darren Martin, Simon Murray, Roger Pannell) 3rd Venuesworld.com (Ger Dempsey, Rory Grovez, Chris Nolan).
RACE 2 - 1st Alertpackaging.com (Justin Burke, Henrik Olerud, Ed Cook) 2nd Sin Bin 3rd Sharkbait.
RACE 3 - 1st Bango (James Gorman, Ted Laverty, Keith Staunton). 2nd Sharkbait 3rd Seriously Bonkers (Tim Bourke, Peter Lee, Oaghan Hughes).
RACE 4 - 1st Seriously Bonkers 2nd Venuesworld.com 3rd Sin Bin.

Race 1 completed Series 3. Race 2, 3 & 4 completed Series 1 as lost 3 races due to a gale on the 31st May.

SERIES 3 SUNDAYS OVERALL (after 9 races, 2 discards) - 1st Sin Bin (7 points), 2nd Bango (21 points), 3rd Bad Kilcullen (27 points).
SERIES 1 SUNDAYS OVERALL (after 12 races, 3 discards) - 1st Sin Bin (21 points) 2nd Bad Kilcullen (24 points) 3rd Bango (30 points).
SUNDAYS OVERALL (after 30 races, 5 discards) - 1st Sin Bin (36 points), 2nd Bango (77 points), 3rd Venuesworld.com (101 points).

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SB20 (formerly Laser SB3) information

Designed by Tony Castro, the SB20 is a British-built strict one-design 6.15m keelboat conceived as a wide appeal, affordable, competitive sportsboat for teams of three or four sailors. It is also, arguably, the most successful sportsboat in the world with 800 owners competing regularly in a programme of exciting local, national and international events.

Originally known as the Laser SB3, the SB20 continues to deliver on its pioneering promise: a boat that is fun, fast and easy to sail by anyone of any age; the best value-for-money sportsboat in the market.

The Laser SB3 was designed by Castro and launched in 2002. In 2007 the Laser SB3 was awarded ISAF Recognised Status and the first World Championships were held in Ireland in 2008. In 2012, Tony Castro appointed a new builder, Sportsboat World. At this time, the Laser SB3 was renamed the SB20 and building was returned to the UK from Malaysia. The ethos of the class continues.

The boat is a strict one-design class, economic to buy and campaign, easy to sail with a simple deck layout and electric downwind performance delivered by the generous sail plan. The boat has a lifting keel, can easily be launched from a slipway and towed behind a family car.

Previous SB20 World Champions

2008 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Roger Gilbert, Roz Allen & Sarah Allan

Host National Yacht Club, Dun laoghaire, Ireland

2009 GBR: Craig Burlton, Stephen White, Adam Heeley

Host Clube Naval de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal

2010 GBR: Jerry Hill, Grant Rollerson, Joe Llewellyn

Host Circolo Vela Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy

2011 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Andy Ramus, Ian Mills & Emma Clarke

Host Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay, UK

2012 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Lesley Dhonau, Roger Hudson & Asenathi Jim

Host Hamilton Island Yacht Club, Queensland, Australia

2013 GRB: Craig Burlton, Stephen White, Adam Heley Host COYCH Club, Hyeres, France