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'Xtravagance' Keeps DBSC's Waterhouse Shield in the Family
#DUBLIN BAY – Tonight's Dublin Bay Sailing Club Annual Prizegiving 2011 is taking place at the Royal St George Yacht Club and among the top award winners is the X-34 Xtravagance skippered by Colin Byrne from the Royal Irish Yacht Club.
The prizegiving celebrates a season of successes on the bay and Afloat.ie published the roll of prizewinners in September and tonight over 40 trophies will be presented. See the DBSC 2011 Trophy Winners here.
Xtravagance skippered by Colin Byrne won the Waterhouse Shiled at tonight's DBSC Prizegiving for the top performance in a handicap class
Xtravagance won the overall IRC on Saturdays and Thursdays this season as well as the overall Thursday Echo (although the Royal Irish entry failed to make a clean sweep by two points in Saturday Echo).
Byrne's boat is a standard X-34. He sails with a purely amateur crew including his father, Philip, who is 81 years of age and his brothers among the crew. Xtravagance is the first Class 1 boat to win it for a number of years, it's also an award won on at least two occasions in the 1990s by his father in his yacht Growl Tiger.
National Yacht Club's Jalapeno Wins First Turkey Shoot Race
# DBSC TURKEY SHOOT – Two J109s shared the top slots in the first race of last Sunday's Dublin Bay Sailing Club Turkey Shoot, sponsored this year by Boatshed.com. National Yacht Club Commodore Paul Barrington's Jalapeno beat John Maybury's Joker II by over two minutes for the gun.
There was an impressive fleet of 57 starters who sailed in breeze, a bit of a sea and sunshine! Third was the A34 Another Advenure (Daragh Cafferkey).
Organiser Fintan Cairns has issued a reminder to compeititors to give 'plenty of room and time at all times' for next Sunday's race.
First Race Results below.
| 1 Jalapeno |
| 2 Joker 2 |
| 3 Another Adventure |
| 4 Adrenalin |
| 5 Jump the Gun |
| 6 Indecision |
| 7 Jetstream |
| 8 Jura |
| 9 Fflogger |
| 10 African Challenge |
| 11 Orna |
| 12 Windshift |
| 13= Violet Flame |
| 13= Karukera |
| 15 Pippa IV |
| 16 UCD Sailing |
| 17 Axiom |
| 18 Asterix |
| 19 Pink Ladies |
| 20 Miss Behavin |
| 21 Kamikaze |
| 22= Lula Belle |
| 22= Fiddly Bits |
| 24 Peridot |
| 25 Diamond |
| 26 Yoke |
| 27 Adelie |
| 28 Calypso |
| 29 Legally Blonde |
| 30 Cri-Cri |
| 31 White Knight |
| 32 Chouskikou |
| 33 Act Two |
| 34 To Infinity and Beyond |
| 35 White Lotus |
| 36 30 Something |
| 37 The Great Escape |
| 38 Hyflyer |
| 39 RIYC 1 |
| 40 Free Spirit |
| 41 Arwen |
| 42 Annabella |
| 43 Syzrgy |
| 44 Yahtzee |
| 45 Xerxes |
| 46 Sea Safari |
| 47 Guillemot |
| 48 Crookhaven |
| 49 Eden Park |
| 50 Just Jasmin |
| 51 Obsession |
| 52 Muglins |
| 53 Emir Herr |
| 54 Phtha |
| 55 More Mischief |
| 56 Lazy Bones |
| 57 Blue Spirit |
| Sirocco |
| Nirvana |
| Jammie Dodger |
| Zephyr |
| Great Knots |
| Nauti Gal |
| Rubicon |
| Teal |
| Frutti Di Mare |
| Vespucci |
| Two Fried Eggs |
| Lara |
| Coumeenole |
| Elandra |
| Attitude |
| Jabiru |
| Lady Rowena |
| Isolde |
Call for Irish SB3s to Head for Scotland in 2012
#SB3 - As the Dublin Bay Sailing Club SB3 class debates the merits of Saturday versus Sunday club racing with a contracted fleet size next season there has been a call from the North for Irish crews to head to Scotland for a new championships on Loch Fyne next year.
There has been a great deal of effort put into developing the Laser SB3 class on the west coast of Scotland, not all of its has been successful to date.
But there a number of boats and crew committed to racing on the upper clyde for evening and weekend racing.
The class has previously failed to become established in Scotland, possibly as a result of high boat prices in the past according to local sources. However, with the availability of great value second hand boats, and the affordability of racing them, it looks set now to be a success, according to class exponent Doug Paton.
For the 2012 Laser SB3 Scottish Championships, the class are going to Loch Fyne to take part in the Scottish Series event. Here, says Doug, the class will benefit from their own one design class start and nine windward-leeward Races over 3 days organised by the Clyde Cruising Club.
Perhaps there is advice Irish crews can give to Scottish counterparts on the initial set up of the fleet. In 2007 the boat exploded on to the scene creating a national fleet of over 100 boats to instantly become the biggest noe design class in the country.
There will be free craning on 2nd & 4th June provided by Macleod Construction. The class will also benefit from free berthing at the new Portavadie Marina. The class has provisionally booked out the bunkhouse accommodation block in the very nice new development at the marina exclusively to the class. As a further draw intend to have class socials held between tarbert an portavadie with the added help of the water taxi service.
For further information contact Scottish SB3 Rep Doug Paton: [email protected]
DBSC 2011 Overall Award Winners (Provisional Results)
David O'Brien reports in this morning's Irish Times Sailing Column on the success of the Dublin Bay Quarter tonner Supernova. The win is among 40 trophies announced by Dublin Bay Sailing Club. The full 2011 Overall results and prizewinners list is below. Results are provisional as some protests are pending.
| TROPHY | CLASS | Yacht | NAME | SERIES |
| Centenary Trophy | Cruisers 0 | Tsunami | Farrell | Saturday Echo overall |
| Knox-Gore Cup | Cruisers 0 | WOW | Sisk | Saturday IRC overall |
| Osterberg Cup | Cruisers 1 | Gringo | Fox | Saturday Echo overall |
| Weir Cup | Cruisers 1 | Xtravagance | Byrne | Saturday IRC overall |
| T.P. Early Cup | Cruisers 2 | Peridot | others | Saturday Echo overall |
| Silver Salver | Cruisers 2 | Jawesome II | B. Darcy | Saturday IRC overall |
| Mercia Cup | Cruisers 3 | Pamafe | Costello | Saturday Echo overall |
| Jack Kennedy Memorial Cup | Cruisers 3 | Asterix | M. Bushell | Saturday IRC overall |
| White Sail Class Trophy | Cruisers 5 | Act II | Saturday IRC overall | |
| Anna Livia Trophy | Cruisers 5 | Arwen | O'Dwyer | Saturday Echo overall |
| Bective Lights Crystal Trophy | Sigmas 33 | White Mischief | Goodbody | Saturday overall |
| Arandora Trophy | 31.7s | Prospect | Johnston | Saturday Overall-One Design |
| Long John Silver Cup | 31.7s | Attitude | M.Branigan | Saturday Overall- Echo |
| RIYC Cup | Dragons | Phantom | P.Bowring | Saturdays Overall |
| Harry Maguire Memorial Cup | Glens | Glenshesk | others | Saturday overall |
| British Airways Trophy | Ruffians | Diaane II | Alan Claffey | Saturday Overall |
| The Malindi Cup | Shipmans | Whiterock | Robinson | Saturdays overall |
| Brian S.Ryan Trophy | Flying 15's | Snow White | burgess | Saturday overall |
| Iolar Cup | Mermaids | Jill | Pat Mangan | Saturday overall |
| Shannon Cup | Squibs | Kookabaurra | Dee | Saturday Overall |
| The Saturday Cup | Fireballs | Licence to Thrill | Smyth | Saturday Overall |
| The Kennedy Cup | IDRA 14's | Dunmoainin' | Hamilton | Saturday overall |
| Knox-Gore Bowl | Cruisers 0 | Lively Lady | Martin | Thursday Echo overall |
| Martin Cup | Cruisers 0 | WOW | Sisk | Thursday IRC overall |
| Tiamat Trophy | Cruisers 1 | Xtravagance | Byrne | Thursday Echo overall |
| West Pier Officers cup | Cruisers 1 | Xtravagance | Byrne | Thursday IRC overall |
| Lady Shamrock Trophy | Cruisers 2 | Jawesome II | B. Darcy | Thursday IRC overall |
| Centenary Cup | Cruisers 2 | Jester | Curtin Declan | Thursday ECHO overall |
| Viking Clock Trophy | Cruisers 3 | Supernova | P.Shannon | Thursday Echo overall |
| Smalldridge Cup | Cruisers 3 | Supernova | P.Shannon | Thursday IRC overall |
| Burford Trophy | Cruisers 5 | Calypso | Knott | Thursday IRC overall |
| Gerry Henry Salver | Cruisers 5 | Eden Park | Farmer | Thursday Echo overall |
| Fireseal Sigma 33 Trophy | Sigmas 33 | White Mischief | Goodbody | Thursdays overall |
| Horrigan Cup | 31.7s | Attitude | M Branigan | Thursday Overall -Echo |
| Feanor Trophy | 31.7s | Prospect | Johnston | Thursday overall One-Design |
| Oxford & Cambridge Cup | Dragons | Phantom | & P.Bowring | Thursday overall |
| Pterodactyl Cup | Glens | Glendun | & Brian Denham | Thursday overall |
| Huet Trophy | Ruffians | Ruff N Ready | Cullen/Brown/Kirwan | Thursday overall |
| The Midweek Trophy | Shipmans | Curraglas | Masterson | Thursdays overall |
| Crichton Trophy | SB3 | Flutter | Haughton | Thursday overall |
| Flying Fifteen Gun | Flying 15's | Mellifluence | T. Leonard |
Thursday overall |
| Minx Trophy | Squibs | Glassilaun | O'Neill | Thursday Overall |
Maguire's 'Gwili Two' Wins Penultimate Sigma Race
BENETEAU 31.7 Echo - 1. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll), 2. Fiddly Bits (Kevin Byrne et al), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)
CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald), 3. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Jalapeno (Dermod Baker et al), 3. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Frolix (Noreen Tighe), 3. Graduate (D O'Keeffe)
CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Saki (Paget McCormack et al), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3. Pamafe (Michael Costello)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (K.Lawless et al), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell)
DRAGON - 1. Phantom (D.Williams/P.Bowring), 2. Susele (Michael Halpenny), 3. Scorcher (G Purcell)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy), 2. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 2. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy), 3. Snow White (Frank Burgess)
GLEN - 1. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 2. Glenroan (Terence Moran), 3. Glenshesk (L.Faulkner et al)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Dart (Pierre Long), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 3. Dart (Pierre Long)
MERMAID Race 1- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Kim (D Cassidy), 3. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)
MERMAID Race 2- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Kim (D Cassidy)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell), 2. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)
SHIPMAN - 1. Whiterock (Henry Robinson), 2. Invader (Gerard Glynn), 3. Macro One (Joseph Murray)
SIGMA 33 - 1. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 2. Pippa lV (G.Kinsman/K.Blake/M.O'Brien), 3. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody)
SQUIB Race 1- 1. Kookaburra (P & M Dee), 2. Little Bird (N Barnwell), 3. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago)
SQUIB Race 2- 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Nimble (Brian O'Hare), 3. Tais (Michael O'Connell)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo- 1. Coumeenole (Bill Kavanagh), 2. The Great Escape (P & D Rigney), 3. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott), 3. Zephyr (R Cahill-O'Brien)
New 'Ensign' Class Takes off for Dublin Bay Sailing Club
Tomorrow is the penultimate race of the DBSC season, a season in which the 350-boat club tackled the long standing problem of crew shortages. Together with Dun Laoghaire's waterfront yacht clubs, DBSC introduced an 'Ensign Class' to extend the possibility of bay racing to a greater of people.
Up to 1,500 sailors race each Thursday and Saturday during the Summer but typically cruiser classes, which represent the bulk of the fleet, always run short of crew. A typical 30 foot boat can require a crew pool of 15 or more.
People with no experience are now being taken afloat in a cosseted fashion by the club and introduced to the rudiments of sailing.
The idea has proved so successful the National Yacht Club now operates a waiting list for its club 1720 sports boats, the Ensign class of choice.
The hope is that racing skippers, who rarely want complete novices onboard but who are nevertheless short of crew, will be encouraged to pick from those graduating from the Ensigns.
DBSC's Hon-Sec Donal O'Sullivan says the pilot project looks set to continue into the winter for the popular Turkey Shoot Series.
Hurricance Katia Provides Exhilarating Sailing on Dublin Bay
Colin Byrne's X-34 Xtravagance was the winner of a reduced Class one in breezy conditions on Dublin Bay yesterday. Racing in strong southerly winds - that Met Eireann says is the tail of Hurricance Katia - provided an exhilarating penultimate Saturday race in the Dublin Bay Sailing Club Season. It was disappointing therefore thatas winds tipped 30 knots many of the 17 classes had to be cancelled. The Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 10 SEPTEMBER 2011 are:
CRUISERS 1 Echo- 1. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald), 2. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 3. Jump The Gun (M.Monaghan/J.Kelly)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald), 3. Jump The Gun (M.Monaghan/J.Kelly)
GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Glendun (B.Denham et al)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell)
SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Whiterock (Henry Robinson), 3. Macro One (Joseph Murray)
An exotic weekend in Dun Laoghaire with the start of an Olympic class keelboat event plus the arrival of a Volvo 70 into the harbour but Irish weather meant all did not go to plan. Click our links for a round up of the weekend's sailing events from around the country: Mansfield Wins 1720 Euros in Baltimore, Squall Puts Paid to First Race of Star Europeans in Dun Laoghaire, West Kirby Teams Top ISAF Worlds in Schull, Johnston's Beneteau 31.7 is Good Prospect, Killyleagh Pair Scoop Flying Fifteen East Coast Cup, Lively Lady Sails to Victory in Fickle ISORA Race to Rockabill, SB3 Team Sanya Welcome Scuppered by Strong Winds. We'll have more reports later this morning from the J24 Easterns in Howth, the National 18 season in Cork and J80 Match racing.
Johnston's Beneteau 31.7 is Good Prospect
Chris Johnston sailed his Beneteau 31.7 Prospect sailed to success in yesterday's Dublin Bay Sailing Club Race beating Levante (B.Leyden/M.Leahy) and Gerry Jones's Thirty Something.
DBSC Results for 3 SEPTEMBER 2011
BENETEAU 31.7 Echo - 1. Levante (B.Leyden/M.Leahy), 2. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner), 3. Fiddly Bits (Kevin Byrne et al)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levante (B.Leyden/M.Leahy), 3. Thirty Something (Gerry Jones et al)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Contango (Barry Cunningham), 2. Jalapeno (Dermod Baker et al), 3. Powder Monkey (C.Moore/M.Byrne)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Jalapeno (Dermod Baker et al), 2. Contango (Barry Cunningham), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke), 2. Graduate (D O'Keeffe), 3. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke), 2. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 3. Graduate (D O'Keeffe)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle), 3. Cri-Cri (P Colton)
CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle), 2. Pamafe (Michael Costello), 3. Cri-Cri (P Colton)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1 - 1. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 2. Mellifluence (Tom Leonard), 3. The Big Bow Wow (N.Meagher/N.Matthews)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2 - 1. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 2. Mellifluence (Tom Leonard), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)
GLEN - 1. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 2. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 3. Glencree (J.Bligh/H.Roche)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1 - 1. Dart (Pierre Long)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Dart (Pierre Long)
MERMAID Race 2 - 1. Kim (D Cassidy), 2. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 3. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)
MERMAID Race 1 - 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Kim (D Cassidy), 3. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)
PY CLASS Race 1 - 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. R Tate (Laser), 3. Desmond McCarthy (Laser 1)
PY CLASS Race 2 - 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Desmond McCarthy (Laser 1), 3. R Tate (Laser)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell), 2. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 3. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell)
SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr), 3. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire)
SQUIB Race 1 - 1. Femme Fatale (Joe O'Byrne), 2. Little Bird (N Barnwell), 3. Kookaburra (P & M Dee)
SQUIB Race 2 - 1. Little Bird (N Barnwell), 2. Femme Fatale (Joe O'Byrne), 3. Tais (Michael O'Connell)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Zephyr (R Cahill-O'Brien), 2. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer), 3. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer), 2. Zephyr (R Cahill-O'Brien), 3. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al)
Racing Update: World Team Racing, Lasers, Fevas, Fireballs, DBSC, Cruiser Challenge
All the weekend sailing news is wrapped up in a number of posts on Afloat.ie this morning: Schull Welcomes World Team Racers, Espey Wins Lasers, Local Sailor Takes Radials at Lough Derg Nationals, Howth Juniors Win 19-Boat Greystones Feva Event, Royal Cork Celebrates 2011 with 'At Home' Regatta, Supernova to the Fore in DBSC Cruiser Challenge Event, McCartin and Kinsella are New Irish Fireball Champions, Kenefick Steers Chimp to Overall Win at Half Ton Classic Cup, Cork Week Changes Dates for 2012.
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