MacCarthy and Rigg Win Flying Fifteen East Coast Championship of Two Halves
18th September 2023 Flying Fifteen
The last “salt-water” regatta for the Irish Flying Fifteen fleet was hosted this past weekend by the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire. Early in the week beforehand, the forecast was for a robust Saturday and a more genteel Sunday…….and…
MacCarthy and Rigg Lead Breezy Flying Fifteen East Coasts at Dun Laoghaire
16th September 2023 Flying Fifteen
The National Yacht Club's Shane MacCarthy, sailing with visiting English crew Richard Rigg, leads a breezy edition of the Flying Fifteen East Coast Championships on Dublin Bay. With northeasterly winds gusting to 25 knots, the duo count a 3, 1,1…
Flying Fifteens to Contest Eastern Championships at National Yacht Club this Weekend
15th September 2023 Flying Fifteen
With only two weeks gone since the last Flying Fifteen regatta, the Nationals, hosted in great style by County Antrim Yacht Club in Belfast Lough, the penultimate regatta of the summer season takes place this weekend on Dublin Bay, hosted…
A very successful Flying Fifteen National Championship with 24 boats concluded on Sunday 3rd September in Belfast Lough with a win for the cousins Niall & Ronan O’Briain (4092) from Flying Fifteens Chonamara, after they affected a 10-point swing in…
National Yacht Club's Mathews and Poole Lead at the Flying Fifteen National Championships
2nd September 2023 Flying Fifteen
Saturday, 2nd September, dawned windless on Belfast Lough for the second day of the Irish Flying Fifteen National Championships at County Antrim Yacht Club. It stayed that way sufficiently long for the Race Officer to fly a postponement flag ashore.…
D'Arcy and McClemon Lead Flying Fifteen Nationals at County Antrim Yacht Club
1st September 2023 Flying Fifteen
Two races were sailed on Friday at the Flying Fifteen Nationals, hosted by County Antrim Yacht Club on Belfast Lough. Wind that varied from 10 - 15 knots from ENE was the order of the day with a lumpy sea.…
24 Boats Set to Compete in Irish Flying Fifteen National Championships at County Antrim Yacht Club
31st August 2023 Flying Fifteen
Entries are in from the North, South, East and West for this weekend's Irish Flying Fifteen National Championships, but where will the title rest after the sailing is over? On Wednesday, County Antrim Yacht Club advised that 24 entries have…
The aftermath of Storm Betty on Saturday afternoon led to a reduced racing schedule on Dublin Bay for the AIB DBSC Summer Series racing on August 19th. The IRC cruiser fleets, Zero and Two were abandoned, with only one boat…
Neil Colin's FFuzzy topped a 13-boat turnout in the Flying Fifteen class for Thursday night's AIB-sponsored DBSC Summer Series on Dublin Bay. The DMYC boat beat the National Yacht Club's Ken Dumpleton in Rodriguez, with Adrian Cooper's Rockafella taking third.…
The Moneley Oyster Pearl Dinghy Regatta in Carlingford Lough between Co Down and Co Louth was held last weekend, with racing on a windward/leeward course on both days. So close was the racing that Diarmuid and Aine Gorman, in their…
Flying Fifteen Quest for One of Sailing’s 'Holy Grails' is Stymied by the West Cork Weather!
9th August 2023 Flying Fifteen
Like many sports, sailing has a number of “Holy Grails” that participants in the sport aspire to achieve. Among the more prominent longstanding ones on the international calendar are the Fastnet Race and the Sydney to Hobart Race, and for…
The longstanding commitment of Facet Jewellers to the Flying Fifteen Class in Dun Laoghaire Harbour manifested itself again this past Saturday when the Facet Trophy was raced for by ten Flying Fifteens in a relatively empty Dublin Bay. Indeed, a…
In relative terms, Sunday’s conclusion to the Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta in the Flying Fifteen class was probably the best day on the water – the wind had abated somewhat, after some initial rain, the sun came out, a single race…
Three Different Race Winners as McCarthy and Green Extend Flying Fifteen Margin at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
8th July 2023 Volvo Regatta
Day 3 of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta saw the Flying Fifteens return to the race management of David Wilkins and the South Bull course, which was pushed further northwards. The sunshine helped with the sense of the breeze which…
McCarthy and Green Ahead after Day of Drama on the Water for Flying Fifteens at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
8th July 2023 Volvo Regatta
The Flying Fifteens saw a significant increase in their numbers for Day 2 of VLDR 2023, and they were “rewarded” with three races in robust conditions. “Rewarded” is used judiciously as the fleet gathered in the National Yacht Club to…
National Yacht Club's Gorman and Doorly are Flying Fifteen Front Runners at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
5th July 2023 Flying Fifteen
The Flying Fifteen fleet for the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta boasts a 22-boat entry with two visitors from Dunmore East and all the Flying Fifteen club fleets in Dun Laoghaire represented. The National Yacht Club takes the lion’s share of…