In Sunshine and Wind, the 1720 'No Show' Wins Second Race of DBSC Spring Chicken Series
14th February 2024 DBSC
The AIB DBSC Spring Chicken Series on Dublin Bay came to an exciting conclusion last Sunday as 'No Show', the 1720 sportsboat, clinched the top spot. The second race of the six-race series saw sunny conditions accompanied by a good…
Howth’s Hot Frostbites Set Three-Race-Pace To Put 2024 Series Back On Track
13th February 2024 Howth YC
Although some five day forecasts had made any resumption of Howth’s Frostbites seem unlikely, a sudden change of tone and a very welcome weather window arrived over the weekend. After a three-week enforced break, when each named storm had seemed…
Bateman Wins Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser Frostbite League in Cork Harbour
10th February 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club's ever-popular Laser Frostbite League concluded in Cork Harbour on Saturday afternoon (February 10th). A cold north-easterly wind and heavy rain were present on the final day of racing. This did not phase the eager competitors in…
Dun Laoghaire's Royal St. George Yacht Club is seeking to recruit a Boathouse Manager. The position is a permanent full-time position with some weekends and evenings subject to seasonal demands. Who we are: Located in Dún Laoghaire, the Royal St.…
As the Irish Melges 15 dinghy fleet grows and evolves, Dublin Bay's newest class will debut in Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) 2024 summer season racing starting this April. The fledgeling two-man class are looking forward to racing on Tuesday nights…
Royal Cork's Crosshaven House PY1000 Dinghy Race Marks Its 10th Anniversary in 2024
7th February 2024 Royal Cork YC
The Royal Cork Yacht Club is gearing up to host the 10th anniversary of the popular PY1000 dinghy race on Saturday, April 20th, 2024. The event, which has become a highlight of the club's calendar, is sponsored once again by…
Chef Cormac Healy Retires After 30 Years of Service at the National Yacht Club (Photo Gallery)
7th February 2024 National YC
The National Yacht Club (NYC) in Dun Laoghaire Harbour bid farewell to Chef Cormac Healy on Saturday night, as he retired from his role after 30 years of service. The event was attended by present and past Commodores, Flag Officers,…
Howth’s “Secret” Puppeteer 22 Class Launch Into Celebration Of Forty Years With HYC
7th February 2024 Puppeteers
In recent years, the large and varied membership of Howth Yacht Club have seen so many major anniversaries come and go – after proper programmes of lively celebration afloat and ashore – that casual observers might expect an element of…
Between the delivery of its new committee boat and the strong entries received so far, it looks like a great season ahead for Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC). DBSC Commodore Ed Totterdell visited builder Gerry Smyth Boats on St. Brigid's…
Multiple championship-winning J109 Joker II of the Royal Irish Yacht Club won the first race of the DBSC Spring Chicken Series on Sunday. The results are downloadable below. As Afloat reported previously, strong westerly winds reduced the fleet to 17…
Sir Ben Ainslie Selects Royal Irish Yacht Club's Saskia Tidey for Inaugural GB Women’s America’s Cup Squad
5th February 2024 America's Cup
Royal Irish Yacht Club's Saskia Tidey has been named as a member of the Pathway squad in the race to win the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup and retain the Youth America’s Cup for Britain. In a busy year for…
National Yacht Club's Mark Lyttle Moves Up to Fourth at ILCA 7 Great Grand Masters, Australia
5th February 2024 Laser
In the ILCA 7 Great Grand Masters 35 boat fleet,1996 Olympian Mark Lyttle of Dun Laoghaire lies fifth in Adelaide, Australia after six races sailed. The 1996 Atlanta Olympian, who won the Grand Master title in 2018 on home waters,…
A fleet of up to 25 brave DBSC 'Spring Chicken' entrants braved strong westerly winds for the first race of the six-race series on Sunday (February 4). The blustery 25-knot westerly winds presented quite the challenge for the first race…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour: The Most Natural Artificial Creation In Ireland
4th February 2024 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
At sea level, the majestic granite construction of Dun Laoghaire Harbour blends so well with the many of the older buildings on the town's waterfront and its coastal surroundings that, after 200 years and more of its existence, many folk…
Royal St. George's Sean Craig Leads at ILCA 6 Masters World Championship, Australia
4th February 2024 Laser
Irish Masters ILCA/Laser champion Sean Craig of the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour shot straight to the top of the ILCA 6 Masters World Championship with two fourth places scored in breezy conditions in the opening races…
Bateman on Top in Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Winter Laser League (Photo Gallery)
3rd February 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Local dinghy ace Chris Bateman leads the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser Winter League 2024 overall after six races sailed. Ronan Kenneally lies second after two discards applied with Paul O'Sullivan in third place. A full tide in Cork Harbour…