#MOTH – Progress towards establishing a Moth class in Dun Laoghaire continues with news that two of the high flying craft are entered in to the 2012 Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) summer series. Promoted by Dublin sailor John Chambers the craft first appeared on Irish waters in 2011 when the Bladerider Moth was spotted blasting across Dublin Bay. It has hydrofoils on the dagger board and rudder which lift the boat out of the water when sufficient speed is achieved.
Since then Chambers has been keen to get more dinghy sailors to have a go in the airborne craft. This latest winter video was shot in just 12-knots of breeze and although gybing looks tricky enough Chambers maintains the boat is easy to handle, a point he is keen to let readers know.