There have been big fluctuations in handicaps for the Rathfarnham Ford DBSC Turkey Shoot caused by the first week being very windy and last Sunday very light. Last Sunday produced fast times for 1720 sportsboats so this week's handicap changes relfect this. Starts and handicaps downloadable below. 

#TURKEYSHOOT – Deja Vu was the winner of the second Rathfarnham Ford sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot race last Sunday in light conditions on Dublin Bay. A photo gallery from Aidan Tarbett is available below and results are downloadable as a word file below. 

#dbsc – J boats Ireland, the new J70 design, was the winner of the first race of the 2013 DBSC Turkey Shoot last Sunday. Results from last Sunday and handicaps and starts for next Sunday are below. 

#dbsc – Attached are handicaps & starts for Sunday morning's first race of the DBSC 2013 Turkey shoot. Handicaps for first race are from Standard ECHO, IRC and according to the organisers also plucked from the sky! After that they will be done weekly on a "time-on-time" basis for the whole fleet. Although there are four starts for the 60 boat plus fleet, there will be one fleet for the results - elapsed times are adjusted by the differences in start times.  Download handicap and starts below as xcel files.

#dbsc – There looks like there should be plentry of breeze for this weekend's oprening race of the DBSC Turkey Shoot series on Dublin Bay with over 60 boats entered so far. Racing takes place each Sunday morning from 3rd November to 15th December 2013 inclusive.

Racing will be under modified ECHO (i.e. time on time). Handicaps will be recalculated weekly during the series. Initial handicaps to be decided by the Race Committee. Results of first Sunday will be published in days following the race.

In a special note in the sailing instructions organisers appeal to  more “experienced” sailors, to give plenty of room to other boats in all situations but particularly at mark roundings. Advice intended to keep the event enjoyable for everybody.

The organisers have also asked that boats do not race with their anchor carried on it’s bow position.

Full Sailing Instructions are downloadable below as a word file.

#SB20 – Just because this coming Sunday is the last in the DBSC SB20 Sunday series on Dublin Bay does not mean the newly elected class captain is going to pack the boats away for winter. Far from it. 

The fleet is celebrating a recent Dun Laoghaire world masters win in Hyeres, France and new fleet boss Michael O'Connor is capitalising on this international success and a buoyant domestic season by having an open day in Dun Laoghaire (National YC) on October 5th 2013.

The primary purpose is to attract new crew into the class because O'Connor says a constant bugbear with all classes and a common reason for boats not making it onto the start line is simply lack of crew.

The SB20 fleet are addressing this problem by demonstrating to prospective crew how exhilarating the SB20 can be and giving those sailors an opportunity to try one out.

'We would also welcome helms/prospective new owners on the day and we will be able to give them a taste of what it is like to sail in the largest sportsboat fleet in the country' O'Connor adds.

There will be several existing boat owners and experienced crew on hand on the day to answer any questions and help put the boats through their paces.

A pdf poster is downloadable below.

#DBSC - Here are the latest results from the Dublin Bay Sailing Club for Saturday 7 September:

BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1 Extreme Reality (P McSwiney/E O’Rafferty); 2 Attitude (T Milner/J Sugars/M Branigan); 3 Magic (D O’Sullivan/D Espey)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1 Magic (D O’Sullivan/D Espey); 2 Prospect (Chris Johnston); 3 Extreme Reality (P McSwiney/E O’Rafferty)

CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1 Gringo (Tony Fox); 2 Jump The Gun (M Monaghan/J Kelly); 3 Axiom (M O’Neill)

CRUISERS 1 - 1 Gringo (Tony Fox); 2 Something Else (J Hall et al); 3 Jump The Gun (M Monaghan/J Kelly)

CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1 Graduate (D O’Keeffe); 2 Peridot (Jim McCann et al); 3 Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 2 - 1 Graduate (D O’Keeffe); 2 Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson); 3 Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1 Quest (J Skerritt); 2 Cartoon (McCormack/Brady/Lawless); 3 Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello)

CRUISERS 3 - 1 Quest (J Skerritt); 2 Cartoon (McCormack/Brady/Lawless); 3 Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan)

FLYING FIFTEEN RACE 2 - 1 Deranged (A Green/C Doorly); 2 Fflogger (Alan Dooley); 3 Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy)

FLYING FIFTEEN RACE 1 - 1 The Gruffalo (Keith Poole); 2 Deranged (A Green/C Doorly); 3 Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy)

GLEN - 1 Glenluce (D & R O’Connor); 2 Glenshesk (L Faulkner et al); 3 Glenroan (Terence Moran)

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

SIGMA 33 - 1 White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody); 2 Rupert (R & P Lovegrove); 3 September Song (Barry Colleary)

SQUIB RACE 1 - 1 Nimble (Brian O’Hare); 2 Perfection (Jill Fleming); 3 Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago)

SQUIB RACE 2 - 1 Nimble (Brian O’Hare); 2 Perfection (Jill Fleming); 3 Tais (Michael O’Connell)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1 Act Two (Michael O’Leary et al); 2 The Great Escape (P & D Rigney); 3 Persistence (C Broadhead et al)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1 Act Two (Michael O’Leary et al); 2 Persistence (C Broadhead et al); 3 Calypso (Howard Knott) 

#DBSC - Here are the latest results from the Dublin Bay Sailing Club for Saturday 31 August:

BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1 Extreme Reality (P McSwiney/E O'Rafferty); 2 Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson); 3 Levante (M Leahy/J Power)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1 Prospect (Chris Johnston); 2 Levante (M Leahy/J Power); 3 Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson)

CRUISERS 0 ECHO - 1 Wow (George Sisk); 2 Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 0 - 1 Wow (George Sisk); 2 Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1 Indecision (Declan Hayes et al); 2 Powder Monkey (C Moore); 3 Gringo (Tony Fox)

CRUISERS 1 - 1 Something Else (J Hall et al); 2 Gringo (Tony Fox); 3 Raptor (D Hewitt et al)

CRUISERS 2 - 1 Graduate (D O'Keeffe); 2 Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson); 3 Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1 Kamikaze (P Nash/B McIntyre); 2 Graduate (D O'Keeffe); 3 Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1 Chouskikou (R Sheehan/R Hickey); 2 Carrabeg (D Martin/ R Deasy); 3 Papytoo (M Walsh/F Guilfoyle)

CRUISERS 3 - 1 Quest (J Skerritt); 2 Cartoon (McCormack/Brady/Lawless); 3 Chouskikou (R Sheehan/R Hickey)

GLEN - 1 Glenluce (D & R O'Connor); 2 Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey); 3 Glenshesk (L.Faulkner et al)

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

SHIPMAN - 1 Jo Slim (J Clarke et al); 2 Curraglas (John Masterson); 3 Invader (Gerard Glynn)

SIGMA 33 - 1 White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody); 2 Popje (Ted McCourt); 3 Gwili Two (D Clarke/P Maguire)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1 Sweet Martini (Bruce Carswell); 2 Coumeenole (Bill Kavanagh); 3 Calypso (Howard Knott)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1 Persistence (C Broadhead et al); 2 Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al); 3 Calypso (Howard Knott)