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Dublin Bay Sailing Club's annual Cruiser Challenge for Cruisers 0, 1, 2, Sigma 33 and 31.7’s will be held from 26th-28th August 2011. This year the sailing weekend event is hosted by Dun Laoghaire's National Yacht Club. The notice of race for the event is below:
The Cruiser Challenge 2011
26th-28th August 2011
PROVISONAL NOTICE OF RACE
1. Organising Authority and Rules
The organising authority is Dublin Bay Sailing Club. The event is governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing and any amendments thereto, IRC, the ECHO handicapping system rules, Sigma 33 class rules, the 31.7 Class Rules, this Notice of Race and the sailing instructions. In the event of a conflict the sailing instructions shall prevail.
2. Schedule of Races
Warning Signals
Race 1 26th August 16:55 hrs. Fixed mark course.
Race 2 27th August 10:45 hrs. Windward/Leeward or Trapezoid type course.
Race 3 ASAP after Race 2 Windward/Leeward or Trapezoid type course
Race 4 28th August 10:45 hrs Windward/Leeward or Trapezoid type course
Race 5 ASAP after Race 4 Fixed mark course
Note: Any of the above courses may be substituted for each other or a course as announced on VHF Channel 74.
3. Racing Area
The racing area will be the waters of Dublin Bay and Killiney Bay - Admiralty Chart 1468.
4. Eligibility
Eligible boats are those the classes which comply with the relevant handicapping system, the one design Sigma 33 rules, the 31.7 class rules and the entry requirements.
5. Classes and Handicap Systems
5.1 Boats will race under IRC, ECHO Handicap System, Sigma 33s and 31.7 classes will race one design and under ECHO.
5.2 Cruisers will be divided on the basis of their current ISA Standard ECHO Reference Handicap/ IRC
ECHO Handicap as follows:
Cruisers 0 - Boats at 1.045 to 1.250
Cruisers 1- Boats at 0.980 to 1.044
Cruisers 2- Boats from 0.920 to 0.979
5.3 Boats shall comply with all stipulations and/or conditions relevant to the valid current certificate. (Subject to the right of the organizing authority to allocate a boat to any class.
6. Team Event
A trophy will be presented to the entered team comprised of one boat from each cruiser class, the Sigma33 class and 31.7 class which aggregates the lowest number of points over the series of races under IRC, one design for the Sigma class and 31.7class. Teams should be nominated in writing to the Race Office before commencement of racing. Note: RRS Appendix D (Team Racing Rules) shall not apply.
7. Certificates
ECHO handicaps will be advised to DBSC by the relevant rating authority. A copy of the relevant IRC certificate must accompany the entry form. However, it is the entrant's responsibility to ensure that DBSC have the correct handicap available and therefore late changes should be advised to the Hon. Secretary by the boats concerned.
8. Responsibility
8.1 The safety of a boat and her crew is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the owner(s) or the owner’s representative whose obligation it is to ensure that the boat is fully sound, seaworthy, manned by an experienced crew and equipped with all the necessary safety gear. Neither this Notice of Race or the Sailing Instructions nor any action of the organizing authority in any way limits or reduces the complete and unlimited responsibility of the owner(s) or owner’s representative.
8.2 Attention is drawn to RRS Fundamental Rule 3 “Acceptance of Rules” and Rule 4 “Decision to race”.
8.3 Boat owners and competing crews shall ensure that they are adequately insured against loss, damage or injury to persons, boats or equipment at all times and however occurring and shall maintain third party insurance cover of not less than one million five thousand EURO (€1,500,000), and shall produce a valid certificate of insurance upon request.
8.4 No responsibility shall be accepted by the organizing authority, its members, servants or agents, nor those officials or members connected with the event for any loss, damage, injury or other claim of whatever nature howsoever arising or caused in connection with participation in, or intended participation in this event.
9. Entries
The entry fee for each boat is €80.00 Entries shall be made by completing the details on the boat entry form (overleaf) and forwarding it to the Hon. Secretary, D.P.O'Sullivan, 72, Clonkeen Drive, Foxrock, Dublin 18. (The form may also be downloaded from the DBSC website). An entry is required from all boats intending to compete, including those already racing in a current DBSC series. The latest date for entries is Monday 22nd rd August. Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the Committee and on payment of late entry fee of €25.00
Helmsmen and their crews competing in the event will be temporary members of DBSC and the National Yacht Club for the days of the event. Owners, Helmsmen and their crews will be bound by the rules of the Clubs. The Clubs reserve the right to withdraw such temporary membership. All entries are accepted at the sole discretion of the Committee.
10. Sailing Instructions (May be available www.dbsc.org during August 2011)
Sailing Instructions may be posted to each entrant, left in entrant’s yacht club or collected from the Race Office before racing. Please indicate on the entry form whether Sailing Instructions are to be posted or to be collected. The Race Office and official notice board will be situated in the National Yacht Club.
11. Berthing
Boats requiring berths on the Marina must register with the Marina Administration Office on Ch. 37A prior to being advised which berth they will be allocated. Overnight berthing is available at normal rates. Berths will be allocated on first come basis. Marina Tel. (01) 2020040./ Fax (01)2020043.
A limited number of berths may be made available at the National Yacht Club. Please contact the boathouse prior to arrival.
Moth Dinghy Debuts on Dublin Bay
Since our report on Ireland's debut at the Moth worlds in January it was inevitable that one of these high speed sailing dinghies would appear on Irish waters soon enough. Yesterday, John Chambers took his first tack of 2011 on Dublin Bay in a Moth he bought in France. Clearly the high speed foiling craft did not go unnoticed. It got an immediate thumbs up from the nearby DMYC frostbite fleet sailing their penultimate race.
The Bladerider Moth came blasting back from the Baily lighthouse, according to eyewitness accounts. It has hydrofoils on the dagger board and rudder which lift the boat out of the water when sufficient speed is achieved.
It is Chamber's intention to sail the innovative dinghy in this Summer's Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) summer season.
Video of the Dublin Bay sail plus a photo from Bob Hobby is below:
Moth sailing on Dublin bay. Photo: Bob Hobby
Moth sailing in Ireland on facebook HERE
Too Tight to Call Spring Chicken Series Winner
Organisers of Sunday's final race of the Dublin Bay SC Spring Chicken series defy anyone to predict a winner as the first ten boats are very close. The full results sheets are attached below for download.
Light Start to DBSC Spring Chicken Series
The first Dublin Bay Sailing Club race of the Viking Marine Spring Chicken series got away to a nice start, although a bit light for most last Sunday. This weekend's race looks like there could be a little bit more in the way of breeze!
Attached below are the sailing results from the first race, handicaps and Starts for next Sunday.
DBSC Spring Chicken Appeal to Dublin Bay Allcomers
An extra effort to encourage boats that 'do not normally race' is being made this week by Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) to boost entries in Sunday's first race of the Spring Chicken Series sailing.
The event – sponsored by Viking Marine – is open to cruisers, cruising boats, one-designs and boats that do not normally race.
The event follows on from a successful Turkey Shoot series on the bay that regularly attracted over 90 entries for the light hearted series. Last year the Spring Chicken had 60 entries.
The early season opener is a series of six races is to be held on Sunday mornings startting this weekend. Racing will be held under modified ECHO handicap. The first gun is 10.10 hrs. An entry fee €60.00 of includes temporary membership of DBSC and National Y.C.
An entry form is downloadable below. Sailing instructions will be available on Sunday 30th January and will be emailed to entrants beforehand.
After sailing, food will be available to competitors in National Y.C.
Turkey Shoot, Dec 12th Results
Turkey Shoot Attracts 65 Entries on Dublin Bay
With 65 boats on the line last Sunday for the opening race of the Viking Marine Turkey Shoot there's little doubt about the appeal of year round sailing on Dublin Bay. In spite of this week's high winds last Sunday's opening race saw quite a few no finishers due to lack of wind. Handicaps have been adjusted as per the local rules that apply to the series for Sunday's second race. Arwen now goes in the second start and Windshift goes in the fourth start. Race officer Fintan Cairns says "Some boats will be suffering from nose-bleeds this week with the meteoric rise in their handicaps". The series is made possible through the support of Dublin Bay Sailing Club and sponsors Viking Marine, McWilliam One Sails, North Sails & O'Brien Press.
Last weeks results, Race handicaps and start details attached for download below.
O'Neill Makes Clean Sweep of Bay SB3 Prizes
Barry O'Neill made a clean sweep of the prizes for the third year running in the SB3 class on Dublin Bay. James Gorman showed form to win series 3.YC. The class announced its annual Dublin Bay Sailing Club prizewinners ahead of the prize giving ceremony, on of the biggest nights of the sailing year in Dun Laoghaire, on Friday 12th November at the Royal St.George YC. The winners are:
SB3 DBSC Prize Winners 2010
Sunday Overall
1st. Sin Bin Barry O'Neill 1st. Silver Fleet Bob Hobby
2nd. Alert Packaging Justin Burke
3rd. Seriously Bonkers Martin Cuppage
Sunday Series 1
1st. Mephisto Stephanie and Tim Bourke
2nd. Seriously Bonkers Martin Cuppage
3rd.Alert Packaging Justin Burke
Sunday Series 2
1st. Alert Packaging Justin Burke
2nd.Sin Bin Barry O'Neill
3rd. Design Security Colin Galavan
Sunday Series 3
1st. Odin James Gorman
2nd. Sin Bin Barry O'Neill
3rd. Seriously Bonkers Martin Cuppage
Thursday Overall
1st. Sin Bin Barry O'Neill
2nd. Design Security Colin Galavan
3rd. Alert Packaging Justin Burke
Thursday Series 1
1st. Sin Bin Barry O'Neill
2nd. Design Security Colin Galavan
3rd. Bom Chickawahwah John O'Driscoll
Thursday Series 2
1st. Sin Bin Barry O'Neill
2nd. Design Security Colin Galavan
3rd. Alert Packaging Justin Burke
'Non-Racers' Sought for Bay's Turkey Shoot Series
The entry fee of €70.00 includes temporary membership of Dublin Bay S.C. and Royal Irish Y.C. Entry forms and a notice of race are in the Marina office and in Dun Laoghaire's waterfront clubs and for Afloat.ie readers both are available for easy download below.
Sailing instructions will be available from the Marina Office on Sunday 7th November.
WOW is First Home in Cruisers Zero DBSC Race
BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Thirty Something (Gerry Jones et al), 2. Violet Flame (B.Murphy/L.Osbourne), 3. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Thirty Something (Gerry Jones et al), 2. Violet Flame (B.Murphy/L.Osbourne), 3. Levante (B.Leyden/M.Leahy)
CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. WOW (George Sisk), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. WOW (George Sisk), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al), 3. Jetstream (Peter Redden)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Jalapeno (Dermod Baker et al), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson), 3. Bendemeer (Gerald Kinsella)
CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea), 2. Jammie Dodger (J.H & D.O'Neill), 3. Supernova (K.Lawless et al)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (K.Lawless et al), 2. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea), 3. Two Step (Ross Doyle)
GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 3. Glencree (J.Bligh/H.Roche)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Squalls (Stephen Harrison), 3. Diane (F & M O'Flaherty)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan), 2. Diane (F & M O'Flaherty), 3. Squalls (Stephen Harrison)
MERMAID Race 1- 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Kim (D Cassidy), 3. Oonagh (J&M Griffith)
MERMAID Race 2- 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Kim (D Cassidy), 3. Oonagh (J&M Griffith)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al)
SHIPMAN - 1. Gusto (C Heath), 2. Whiterock (Henry Robinson), 3. Euphanzel lll (Louis McSherry et al)
SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Rupert (R.Lovegrove/P.Varian), 3. Popje (Ted McCourt)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Lucy O (Aonghus O hEocha), 2. Fortitudine (D & A Clarke), 3. Coumeenole (Bill Kavanagh)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill), 2. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 3. Windshift (R O'Flynn et al)
