#waterwags – On 10th June there was high pressure, hardly a cloud in the sky but unfortunately there was almost no wind. The Water Wags rowed, sculled and paddled to the race area in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Despite the conditions twenty Water Wags lined up perfectly for the start. Initially the race was very slow. Then a breeze built up to about 5 knots from the north-east. Cathy MacAleavy in Mollie led the fleet heading towards the west pier lighthouse while Frank Guy in Gavotte led a smaller fleet heading towards the Boyd Memorial. As the fleet reached the windward mark off the east pier lighthouse they realized that there was a strong west-running tide. This caused some boats to underlay the windward mark. The rounding order was Mollie, Nandor, Tortoise. Pansy, The spinnaker run allowed the following boats to steel the wind from the boats ahead, but Mollie was so far ahead that she was untouchable.

By the second round the order was: Mollie, Ethna, Gavotte, Tortoise. Place changes were taking place partly due to the advantage in rounding the port side leeward mark.

On the final beat the wind disappeared again. Some of the leaders began to feel stress. Gavotte closed the gap between Mollie and the rest of the fleet. Tortise recovered the ground she had lost of the earlier rounds. Then a new wind appeared, at first gentle (about 2 knots) from the north and then it swung to the north west, and finally to the south west, allowing most of the fleet to fly spinnakers on the last beat.

Finishing order:

1st. Mollie, No. 41, Cathy MacAleavey & Con Murphy (winner division IA)
2nd. Gavotte, No.25, Frank Guy & Owen McNally.
3rd. Tortoise, No. 42, William & Linda Prentice.
4th. Pansy, No. 3, Vincent Delany & Noelle Breen.
5th. Ethna, No.1, Bill Nolan. (winner division IB)
6th. Alfa, No. 12, Michael Donohoe.
7th. Nandor, No. 26, Brian McBride & Harry Croxon. (winner division 2)
8th. Swift, No.38, Guy & Jacky Kilroy.
9th. Vela, No.4, Brian Bond & Mary Ryder.
10th. Scallywag, No.44, Dan O'Connor & David Williams.
11th. Good Hope, No.18, Hal Sisk & Sue Westrup.
12th. Eros, No. 08, Gail Varian & Gavan Johnson.
13th. Little Tern, No.36, Marcus Pearson.
14th. Barbara, No. 8, Ian & Judith Malcolm.
15th. Eva, No.33, Orla Fitzgerald & Dermot O'Flynn.
16th. Penelope, No.16, Fergus Cullen & Alice Walsh.
17th. Swallow, No.40, David & Anne Clarke.
18th. Maureen, No.23, Killian Skay & Liz Croxon.
19th. Sprite, No. 10, Adrian Masterson.
20th. Chloe, No. 34, Kate O'Leary.

#dbsc – Today's Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) yacht racing has been cancelled due to strong winds on Dublin Bay. At start time westerly winds averaged 22kts with gusts of 32kts from a direction of 249°.

#sb20 – Strong and gusty north westerlies on Dublin Bay have led to the cancellation of the SB20 DBSC racing today. The Dublin Bay buoy located next to the SB20 race track showed an average wind speed of 
23–kts and gusts of 30kts from 311 °(NW) leading race officer Barry O'Neill to cancel this afternoon's racing. SB20 Class captain James Gorman plans to reschedule the planned three races for later in the season.

#dbsc – Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 30 MAY 2015

BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan), 2.

Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levante
(M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan)

CRUISERS 0 ECHO - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell),
3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 3.
Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Rockabill V (Paul
O'Higgins)

CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Rockabill V
(Paul O'Higgins), 3. Bon Exemple (C Byrne)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Graduate (D O'Keeffe), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al),
3. Jambiya (Ryan & Lattimore)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Graduate (D O'Keeffe), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al),
3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1. Hard on Port (Flor O'Driscoll), 2. Taiscealai (B
Richardson), 3. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Hard on Port (Flor O'Driscoll), 2. Asterix
(Boushel/Meredith/Counihan), 3. Supernova
(McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello)

Combined Classes ECHO - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. White Mischief
(Timothy Goodbody), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

Combined Classes - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. White Mischief
(Timothy Goodbody), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1 - 1. Betty (D & S Gorman), 2. Thingamabob (T
Galvin), 3. The Gruffalo (K Poole/I Mathews)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2 - 1. Betty (D & S Gorman), 2. Thingamabob (T
Galvin), 3. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green)

GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Glenshesk
(Walker\Reid\Henderson), 3. Glendun (B.Denham et al)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 2. Ruffles (Michael
Cutliffe), 3. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy)

SHIPMAN - 1. Gusto (Heath, Miles, Crisp, Duggan), 2. Jo Slim (J.Clarke
et al), 3. Euphanzel lll (M Muldoon)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. White Mischief (Timothy
Goodbody), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SQUIB Race 1 - 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Perfection (Jill
Fleming), 3. Pintail (T McAllister)

SQUIB Race 2 - 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Perfection (Jill
Fleming), 3. Pintail (T McAllister)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1. Cevantes (Paul Conway), 2. Calypso
(Howard Knott), 3. Fortitudine (D & A Clarke)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Cevantes (Paul Conway), 2. Calypso (Howard
Knott), 3. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill)

#dbsc – Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 28 MAY 2015

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levana (Jean Mitton), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston),
3. After You Too (Michael Blaney)

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 2. Prospect (Chris
Johnston), 3. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Adrenalin (J McDonald & J Balfe), 2. Boomerang
(Paul Kirwan), 3. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Rockabill V (Paul
O'Higgins), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Ruthless (Conor
Ronan), 3. Antix (D Ryan)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Ruthless (Conor Ronan),
3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 A Echo - 1. Hard on Port (F O'Driscoll), 2. Grasshopper 2
(K & J Glynn), 3. Yehaa (Whelan/McCabe/Cary/Cramer)

CRUISERS 3 A - 1. Hard on Port (F O'Driscoll), 2. Yehaa
(Whelan/McCabe/Cary/Cramer)

CRUISERS 3 B - 1. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea), 2. Taiscealai (B
Richardson), 3. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell)

CRUISERS 3 B Echo - 1. Small Wonder (H Kelly), 2. Taiscealai (B
Richardson), 3. Chinook (A Bradley/P Morgan)

Combined Classes Echo - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. White Mischief
(Timothy Goodbody), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

Combined Classes - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann
et al), 3. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green), 2. Ignis Caput
(David Mulvey), 3. Flyer (Niall Coleman)

GLEN - 1. Glenmarissa (F.Elmes), 2. Glencoe (Rose Mary Craig et al),
3. Glenshane (P Hogan)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (A Claffey/C Helme), 2. Ruff Diamond (D.Byrne
et al), 3. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown)

SB20 - 1. AlertPackaging.com (J Burke & D Burke), 2. Sin Bin (Michael
O'Connor), 3. Venuesworld.com (Ger Dempsey)

SHIPMAN - 1. The Den (A. Costello/G.Millar), 2. Gusto (Heath, Miles,
Crisp, Duggan), 3. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. White Mischief (Timothy
Goodbody), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. White Mischief (Timothy
Goodbody), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SIGMA 33 Echo - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. White Mischief
(Timothy Goodbody), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SQUIB - 1. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 2. Sidewinder (R&R Westrup), 3.
Absolutely Fabulous (M Kennedy/P Reilly)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. More Mischief (Eamonn Doyle), 2.
Cevantes (Paul Conway), 3. Menapia (J Sweeney)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. White Lotus (Paul Tully), 2. Vespucci (S & K
O'Regan), 3. Cevantes (Paul Conway)

#dbsc – After a "blow-out" last week and no Fireball racing the previous week, due to a combination of Mother Nature and a cruise liner visit, Tuesday nights DBSC race reverted to form last night.
And with more balmy weather than the past few Tuesday's the bay returned to its seasonal oddities! Despite a forecast of North-westerly, the wind was blowing 8 -10 knots from Dalkey Sound, giving it more of an easterly flavour. The race committee wisely selected the windward/leeward course and on end of the flood tide, racing commenced on time for the PY's Fireballs and after some recalls the Lasers got away a bit later.
With some boats over enthusiastic on the line, as crossing on Starboard was marginal due to the tide effects on the committee boat, Noel & Stephen (15061) led around the first mark, but an early inshore gybe allowed the fleet to overtake them. Neil & Margaret (14775) took over and extended their lead into the downwind run to the finish when the wind started its evening tricks, as the convergence zone moved onto the course area. Despite a nail biting finish, as the fleet closed from behind, Neil & Margaret held on to win on their first DBSC outing of the season.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the delayed Laser start, delayed the commencement of a second race. As the wind then proceeded to become "cyclonic and very variable", a second race would have been a complete lottery! Enough said! Wisely, the race team headed for the bar.

#laser – Older competitors (and there are a few of us) in the DBSC Tuesday night series will remember the cartoon series "Whacky Races", produced by Hanna Barbera in the 60s and 70s. Well, last night was just like that on a glorious, warm evening when a rather extraordinary game of snakes and ladders ensued. Did any of the 12 Lasers out there not lead at one stage !? No matter, it's the finish line that counts and Ross O'Leary played a blinder to ease home first on the downwind finish after some very tricky runs into an ebbing tide.

It's good to see the older guard take a bullet, although Ross is neither one of our young guns nor one of our really crusty old "Masters". Just behind him the original "Milky Bar Kid", Dan O'Beirne, showed his usual raw speed and slick boat handling to come through very well to second and he easily maintains the overall lead.

All of the above was rather eclipsed by the only Radial out last night (we're very hopeful for more post-exams). Shirley Gilmore, sporting a new sail, sailed a fantastic race and crossed 3rd which will easily adjust to best time on corrected. We collate results both on a scratch and adjusted basis to put Radials on a completely fair footing. Finally, thanks to Flying Fifteen supremo Dave Gorman for officiating on a tricky night when he got us away well after one general recall. With the wind increasingly light and unstable, he wisely scrapped the second race.

#dbsc – Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for Tuesday, 26 May 2015

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Borraine (Ean Pugh), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Jambiya (Ryan & Lattimore)

CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan), 2. Jiminy
Cricket (M Tyndall), 3. Yeehaa (McCabe Cramer Carey Whelan)

Ensign - 1. INSS 2 (G Williams), 2. NYC2 (B Mathews), 3. INSS (K
Rumball)

FIREBALL - 1. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey), 2. Incubus (C Power/M
Barry), 3. No Name (S Oram)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenshane (P Hogan), 3.
Glenmiller (P Cusack)

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Dart (Pierre Long)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Cresendo (L Balfe), 2. Ruff Diamond (D.Byrne et al),
3. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy)

SQUIB - 1. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 2. Sidewinder (R&R Westrup), 3.
Where's Woolly (Conor O'Leary)

#dbsc – The missing Dubin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) mark that led to the cancellation of a Thursday night yacht race a fortnight ago has been recovered. Merrion mark that is located in the western Bay area broke its anchor chain and was washed ashore on Sandymount beach during recent north–easterlies that produced steep seas, leading to the buoy breaking its anchor chain.

DBSC race officers however were unaware of Merrion's sudden absence and continued to set courses for the AWOL eight-foot high buoy. The mishap led to the scrubbing of one race from the Class two and Sigma race series. Happily, a replacement mark is now in place for this Thursday night and the hope is that the original, pictured above temporarily 'berthed' in Dun Laoghaire marina, can be back on location shortly.

DBSC provide racing on the captial's waters for over 200 boats and up to 2,000 sailors every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and is one of Europe's largest yacht racing organisations. The club lays 23 racing marks across the bay for yacht racing under different wind directions. 

It's not the first time a DBSC mark has gone missing. Others have been found previoulsy in Scotland, the Isle of Man, Wales and at various points around Dublin Bay and the Irish East Coast too.

#dbsc – Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for Saturday, 23 May 2015

BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan), 2.

Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Fiddly Bits
(Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. After You Too
(Michael Blaney), 3. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson)

CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1. Boomerang (Paul Kirwan), 2. Jigamaree (R Harris),
3. Powder Monkey (C Moore)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 2. Jigamaree (R Harris), 3.
Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins)

CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Kamikaze
(P.Nash/B.McIntyre), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Jawesome 111 (M Dyke &
B Darcy), 3. Graduate (D O'Keeffe)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Asterix
(Boushel/Meredith/Counihan), 3. Supernova
(McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello)

CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1. Syzrgy (R Fogarty), 2. Quest (J Skerritt), 3.
Papytoo (M Walsh/F Guilfoyle)

Combined Classes - 1. Boomerang (Paul Kirwan), 2. Jigamaree (R
Harris), 3. Powder Monkey (C Moore)

Combined Classes - 1. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 2. Jigamaree (R
Harris), 3. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins)

Combined Classes ECHO - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Popje
(Ted McCourt), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

Combined Classes - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Leeuwin
(H&C Leonard & B Kerr), 3. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1 - 1. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green), 2.
Betty (D & S Gorman), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2 - 1. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green), 2.
Betty (D & S Gorman), 3. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy)

GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 3.
Glenshesk (Walker\Reid\Henderson)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1 - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Dart (Pierre
Long), 3. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2 - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Dart (Pierre
Long), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 2. Ruffles (Michael
Cutliffe), 3. Cresendo (L Balfe)

SHIPMAN - 1. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 2. Gusto (Heath, Miles, Crisp,
Duggan), 3. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray)

SIGMA 33 ECHO - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Popje (Ted
McCourt), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Leeuwin (H&C
Leonard & B Kerr), 3. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Popje (Ted
McCourt), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SQUIB Race 1 - 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Anemos (Pete & Ann
Evans), 3. Perfection (Jill Fleming)

SQUIB Race 2 - 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Anemos (Pete & Ann
Evans), 3. Pintail (T McAllister)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - , 3. Cevantes (Paul Conway)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1. Cevantes (Paul Conway), 2. Fortitudine
(D & A Clarke), 3. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al)