Cormac Bradley
Dublin Bay Fireballer Cormac Bradley was appointed Rear Commodore of the International Fireball Class in 2017. He is a regular dinghy and one design correspondent on Afloat.ie
On the eve of the fourth Saturday of the five-Saturday Flying Fifteen Frostbite Series at the National Yacht Club, five of the scheduled ten races have been completed. The fleet enjoyed sunshine on the first and third Saturdays, with racing…
Three Races Open DMYC Viking Marine Frostbite Series at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
6th November 2026 DMYC
After the howling gales of the previous weekend, the opening Sunday of the Viking Marine-sponsored Frostbites at Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club was an absolute pleasure, with sunshine and genteel northerly winds that peaked at 13–14 knots. And the Frostbite…
With just over a week to go until the opening races of the 2026/27 Viking Marine-sponsored Frostbites, hosted by Dún Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC), the entry list stands at 55 boats. The largest entry to date comes from the…
O’Brien and Flaherty Win Flying Fifteen Irish Nationals at Carrickfergus
8th September 2026 Flying Fifteen
To paraphrase the astute football commentator who told his audience that football was a game of two halves, the Flying Fifteen Nationals, hosted this past weekend by Carrickfergus Sailing Club on the shores of Belfast Lough, could be described as…
Alan Green and Caroline Hanniffy produced a runaway victory in Thursday evening’s Flying Fifteen DBSC Summer Series race on Dublin Bay, converting an early tactical call into a commanding win over the 16-boat fleet. Another evening of light winds presented…
Patience on and off the water paid dividends as DBSC's Green Fleet enjoyed another competitive Thursday evening race despite an uncertain start. Race Officer John McNeilly waited for a breeze to fill in after near-calm conditions around the Omega mark…
A fleet of 14 Flying Fifteens raced the annual Facet Trophy, traditionally held on the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday weekend. Given the time of year and the beckoning of holidays away from the “big smoke” it was a…
Sean Craig and Stephen Boyle continued their commanding form in the DBSC Flying Fifteen Thursday Series with a sixth victory of the season on 23 July, extending their overall lead after another tactical race on Dublin Bay. Sailing in a…
Sean Craig and Stephen Boyle strengthened their lead in the DBSC Flying Fifteen Thursday night series after two contrasting evenings of racing on Dublin Bay. Warm weather and light to moderate winds tested crews across races held on 2 and…
The 2026 DMYC Regatta introduced a new development for the Dun Laoghaire dinghy fraternity – a two-day regatta rather than just a single day. This was a consequence of the very early discussions between the four Dun Laoghaire clubs in…
Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club has published the Notice of Race and entry forms for the 2026 DMYC Regatta. The event takes place on Saturday, 6 and Sunday, 7 June and marks the first in a series of regattas hosted…
For the third Thursday evening of the 2026 DBSC Summer Sailing Season, the Flying Fifteen fleet had another light wind trial! The contrast between the closing Sundays of the DMYC Frostbites which saw three Sundays out of four lost to…
The first leg of the ILCA Sprint Grand Prix 2026, sponsored by MGM Boats and Covy Watersports, was hosted by the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club this past Sunday and attracted a 34-boat fleet, 15 ILCA 7s, 15 ILCA 6s…
The 2026 DBSC Flying Fifteen summer season has opened…………with a very challenging evening of racing on 23rd April! For the past few days Dublin Bay has been characterised by big swells, lots of white horses and rather brown water. However,…
With Dublin Bay Sailing Club scheduled to get underway in the coming week, boat owners from the DMYC took the first step towards summer with the pre-season lift-in conducted across the past two days, Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th April.…
With only two Sundays of sailing in the last five Sundays of the Viking Marine-sponsored DMYC 2025-26 Frostbites, it was hardly surprising that the last Sunday of the Series would be a light wind affair. Almost as soon as we…
After three Sundays of no racing due to adverse forecasts, the Viking Marine Frostbites resumed last Sunday with three races completed in light to moderate winds. In advance of Sunday, it appeared that the harbour would be very busy with…
After a week that saw the east coast battered by huge waves and high winds that left the Dart track under water and open areas adjacent to the high tide mark under inches of water, Sunday 8th February dawned with…
Chilly Start to 2026 Viking Marine DMYC Frostbites as Racing Begins in Dun Laoghaire
8th January 2026 DMYC
From early in the week, it was apparent that temperature, rather than wind, would determine what was possible on the first Sunday of the 2026 DMYC Viking Marine Frostbites. Both XCWeather and, closer to the day, Met Éireann agreed on…
Two Races Wrap Up Viking Marine Frostbite Series One at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
23rd December 2025 DMYC
For a change the forecasts for the final Sunday of Series 1 of the 2025/26 DMYC Frostbites, sponsored by Viking Marine, were favourable from early on in the preceding week. If anything, it was projected to be light, in contrast…
