Despite the current COVID restrictions there was no question that the summer boating season got underway on Dublin Bay this weekend with glorious sunshine bringing plenty of boaters on to the water in all sorts of sailing cruisers and motorboats.
The recent lift-ins at the National Yacht Club and Royal Irish Yacht Club's as Afloat reports here plus the reopening of the town marina on May 18 added greatly to the scene and brought a steady stream of boats out from Dun Laoghaire Harbour, many pottering about for the first time this year.
Popular moorings on the Bay's secluded anchorages at Sandycove Point, Dalkey Sound and Killiney Bay were all very much in use.
There were also plenty of assorted small craft such as canoes, kayaks and Stand Up Paddle Boards (SUPs) enjoying the fine weather and taking in a lot of angling and trips to Dalkey Island.
The next clubs to launch are the Royal St. George Yacht Club and DMYC next weekend, this will swell numbers even more at Ireland's boating capital for a delayed but otherwise enjoyable start to season 2020.
The fine boating weather continues on Bank Holiday Monday, see Dublin Bay live webcam