DMYC
The National Yacht Club's Ann Kirwan was the winner of the Ruffian 23 class in Saturday's 2022 DMYC Regatta on a blustery Dublin Bay. Kirwan, at the helm of Bandit, took two wins from two races in the seven-boat one design…
Well known Dun Laoghaire Harbour sailor Liam Owens of Sandycove in County Dublin has died. A former Commodore of the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club, Owens also served as the Convenor of the Dun Laoghaire Combined Yacht Clubs. Owens led a…
The Late Julie Ascoop Was An Inspiration for the IDRA 14 Class and Ireland’s Maritime World
16th May 2022 IDRA 14
Afloat.ie much appreciates being invited to publish this Appreciation by the IDRA 14 Class Association of the much-mourned Julie Ascoop, whose untimely passing has taken an inspirational maritime enthusiast from among us. We are particularly grateful to Charles and Ian…
The West Pier based Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club is advertising marina berths as part of its membership package in the West Bight area of Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The club caters for all types of craft and sailors, from serious sailors…
Wall to Wall Sunshine for Final Viking Marine DMYC Frostbite Race at Dun Laoghaire Harbour (Photo Gallery Here!)
29th March 2022 DMYC
The final day of the 2021/22 Frostbites, sponsored by Viking Marine and hosted by Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club was bathed in sunshine from start to finish. Across Ireland and the UK we were bathed in sunshine (I was in…
Brisk breeze for Penultimate Sunday of the Viking Marine DMYC Frostbites at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
22nd March 2022 DMYC
The penultimate Sunday of the 2021/22 Viking Marine sponsored Frostbites, hosted by Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club started off with some discussion in the race management group as to whether sailing would take place. Despite a forecast on Friday, published…
25 Dinghies Enjoy DMYC's “Snakes Alive” – Three Race Fiesta at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
19th March 2022 DMYC
While thirty-five boats had entered the extra Bank Holiday DMYC “Snakes Alive mini dinghy regatta, a slightly smaller number actually appeared on the water in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Of the twenty-five boats that did race, full marks go to the…
Last Call for Friday's DMYC 'Snakes Alive' Dinghy Race at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
16th March 2022 DMYC
DMYC Race Organiser Neil Colin has issued the last shout out for Friday's 'Snakes Alive' dinghy event at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. "It looks like St Patrick is providing us a spectacular day for sailing on Friday, let’s hope the Hangovers…
Yet again, without there being a named storm in the vicinity of Ireland’s East Coast, the forecast from the middle of the week in advance of yesterday’s Viking Marine sponsored Frostbite racing in Dun Laoghaire wasn’t great. For the latter…
The statistics for the post-Christmas Frostbites make for sobering reading. In nine Sundays up to yesterday, only five races were sailed across three Sundays. There have been six weekends in which no racing took place and four of those have…
Snakes Alive! DMYC Announce 'Pop Up' Dinghy Race at Dun Laoghaire for March 18th
3rd March 2022 DMYC
The DMYC on the West Pier at Dun Laoghaire Harbour has announced a 'Pop Up' dinghy race for the Public Holiday on March 18th, in place of the weather-related, lost races in the club's Viking Marine Frostbite Series since Christmas.…
Strong Gust at Start Time Cancels DMYC Dinghy Frostbites at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
13th February 2022 DMYC
Despite an intent to start a race, Mother Nature got the better of today's Viking Marine DMYC Dinghy Frostbites at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Initially, the race area reconnaissance suggested a breeze in the order of 16.5 knots with gusts marginally in…
Strong Wind Forecast Cancels Sunday's DMYC Viking Marine Dinghy Frostbites at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
5th February 2022 DMYC
Strong winds forecast for Sunday's DMYC Frostbites Race have led to the early cancellation of the Dun Laoghaire Harbour dinghy fixture. Gusts are forecast to reach 50 knots from the south-west for the afternoon in-harbour racing that has attracted a…
Round Five of the DMVC Viking Marine Frostbites Presents a Different Challenge!
31st January 2022 DMYC
From late Thursday evening to as late as 10:00 on Sunday morning the prospects for the Viking Marine sponsored DMYC Dinghy Frostbites went through a series of iterations as to what might be possible. On Thursday the forecast was for…
A Difficult Day on the Water at Dun Laoghaire for the DMYC Viking Marine Frostbites
25th January 2022 DMYC
From as early as Thursday evening, the wind forecast for Sunday afternoon and the Viking Marine sponsored DMYC Frostbites at Dun Laoghaire Harbour was dodgy, 3 knots gusting four was the prediction! By Saturday that had improved slightly to 6knots…
After two Sundays of high wind forecasts leading to the cancellation of racing the Viking Marine sponsored DMYC Frostbites Series 2, post-Christmas, got underway yesterday in bright sunshine and good winds. In contrast to the previous Sundays when the late-week…