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The Ruffian 23 Bandit was the winner of Saturday's DBSC class race on Dublin Bay today. 

The National Champion Bandit skippered by Ann Kirwan of the National Yacht Club was first home ahead of Michael Cutliffe's Ruffles and David Meeke in Alias.

There was a high turnout of 110 boats across all 22 DBSC classes for today's races on the bay.

Results summary for each class is below

DBSC Results for 21/08/2021

Race 1

Cruiser 0 IRC: 1. Prima Forte, 2. Wow, 3. Searcher

Cruiser 0 Echo: 1. Prima Forte, 2. Wow, 3. Lively Lady

Cruiser 1 IRC: 1. Chimaera, 2. Bon Exemple, 3. Dear Prudence

Cruiser 1 Echo: 1. Chimaera, 2. Dear Prudence, 3. Something Else

Cruiser 1 J109: 1. Chimaera, 2. Dear Prudence, 3. White Mischief

31.7 One Design: 1. Bluefin Two, 2. Attitude, 3. Prospect

31.7 Echo: 1. Bluefin Two, 2. Attitude, 3. Kernach

Cruiser 2 IRC: 1. Rupert, 2. Peridot, 3. Windjammer

Cruiser 2 Echo: 1. Rupert, 2. Gwili II, 3. Peridot

Cruiser 2 Sigma 33: 1. Rupert, 2. Gwili II, 3. Leeuwin

Cruiser 3 IRC: 1. Maranda, 2. Cartoon, 3. Starlet

Cruiser 3 Echo: 1. Ceol na Mara, 2. Maranda, 3. Papytoo

Cruiser 4 NS-IRC: 1. Boomerang, 2. RunAway

Cruiser 4 Echo: 1. Boomerang, 2. RunAway

Cruiser 5 NS-IRC: 1. Gung Ho, 2. Persistance, 3. Prima Luce

Cruiser 5 Echo: 1. Gung Ho, 2. Persistance, 3. Act Two

SB20: 1. Ted, 2. So Blue, 3. Carpe Diem

Flying 15: 1. Enfant de Marie, 2. Phoenix, 3. FFuZZy

Sportsboat VPRS: 1. Ram Jam, 2. Jambiya

Sportsboat: 1. Ram Jam, 2. Jambiya

Ruffian: 1. Bandit, 2. Ruffles, 3. Alias

Shipman: 1. Poppy, 2. Juniper, 3. Jo Slim 5

B211 One Design: 1. Billy Whizz, 2. Beeswing, 3. Small Wonder

B211 Echo: 1. Billy Whizz, 2. Ventuno, 3. Beeswing

Glen: 1. Glenluce, 2. Glencree, 3. Glenshesk

Squib/Mermaid PY: 1. Aideen, 2. Periquin, 3. Allsorts

PY Class: 1. Teddy Byrne, 2. Richard Tate, 3. Sarah Dwyer

IDRA 14: 1. Dart, 2. Doody, 3. Chaos

Laser Radial: 1. David Cahill, 2. John O'Driscoll, 3. Luke Smith

Race 2

SB20: 1. Ted, 2. Carpe Diem, 3. So Blue

Flying 15: 1. Flyer, 2. Hera, 3. Phoenix

Ruffian: 1. Bandit, 2. Ruffles, 3. Carmen

B211 One Design: 1. Billy Whizz, 2. Small Wonder, 3. Beeswing

B211 Echo: 1. Billy Whizz, 2. Ventuno, 3. Beeswing

Squib/Mermaid PY: 1. Aideen, 2. Allsorts, 3. Periquin

PY Class: 1. Teddy Byrne, 2. Richard Tate, 3. B & C O'Neill

IDRA 14: 1. Dart, 2. Doody, 3. Dunmoanin

Laser Radial: 1. David Cahill, 2. John O'Driscoll, 3. Luke Smith

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club is the current Mitsubishi Motors Sailing Club of the Year, and yesterday (Friday), their Commodore Ann Kirwan took over custodianship of the well-travelled ship's wheel trophy. It dates back to 1979 in a unique and informal contest that aims to assess how well clubs contribute to their larger communities in addition to gauging their success with their members afloat - whether in a racing, cruising or training capacity.

Normally the handing-over ceremony is the very height of close-knit conviviality. But in these strange pandemic times when prescribed social distancing is at variance with the instinctive sociability and camaraderie of sailing, everyone was on their best behaviour at a limited-numbers gathering in which the key players were Jonathan Nicholson – DBSC Commodore 2020 – Commodore Ann Kirwan, the DBSC Honorary Secretary Chris Moore, John Phillips of AIB Private Banking who are the lead sponsors of the DBSC programme, and Kelly Berkeley, Senior Marketing Executive with Mitsubishi Motors, the "Club of the Year" sponsors since 1986.

John Phillips of AIB Private Banking, lead sponsors of the DBSC programmeJohn Phillips of AIB Private Banking, lead sponsors of the DBSC programme

Kelly Berkeley of Mitsubishi Motors Photo: Frank BurgessKelly Berkeley of Mitsubishi Motors Photo: Frank Burgess

In its 42 years, the trophy has highlighted special achievements by clubs large and small all over the country. But in the special circumstances of 2020-21, with the spreading pandemic affecting or even completely preventing group activity of every kind, as the largest yacht racing organisation in Ireland (and one of the largest in the world), DBSC was in a very demanding position of natural leadership.

Yet it has taken on the challenge with quiet determination, and after a successful, if truncated season in 2020 in which all of the club's main trophies found a new winner despite the second lockdown being imposed in mid-September, in 2021, they have gradually upped the pace as new allowances were made, such that by early August the "ordinary" programme of mid-week evening racing was regularly catering for more than 200 boats of all shapes and sizes, from the Laser dinghies (the largest of the class in all Ireland) right up to the stately vessels in Cruisers Zero.

Dun Laoghaire Dinghy mix. In all, DBSC caters for more than 30 classes. Photo: DBSCDun Laoghaire Dinghy mix. In all, DBSC caters for more than 30 classes. Photo: DBSC

During this "Week of the Wheel", the numbers racing were just on the 200 mark for the very good reason that the bulk of the Lasers were heading for the Nationals in Cork. And in further illustration of DBSC's readiness to look outside its own waters for new competition, Ann Kirwan was recently returned from racing West Cork's Calves Week at Schull, where the highlight of her series was recording the overall ECHO win in the Fastnet Race (West Cork version) in the Ruffian 23 Orca II.

Dublin Bay sailing at its best – the stately contenders in Cruisers Zero step out in style. Photo: Afloat.ie/David O'BrienDublin Bay sailing at its best – the stately contenders in Cruisers Zero step out in style. Photo: Afloat.ie/David O'Brien

DBSC's unrivalled range of classes is catered for through far-sighted programme management and racing organisational experience vested in an exceptional corps of skilled volunteers. It's not a situation which exists to such good effect in all other sailing centres, and it isn't something which has emerged overnight, for the gradual development and re-configuring of the club reflects the growth of Dun Laoghaire as the focal point of Dublin Bay sailing.

It started as an organisation for small boats sailed by slightly eccentric types in 1884, but as it intensified its programme of races, members of the established bricks-and-mortar waterfront clubs came to the realisation that - for proper development - their Dublin Bay sailing needed a focused and energetic overall administrative body.

Eccentric small boat beginnings – Dublin Bay SC in action in 1886Eccentric small boat beginnings – Dublin Bay SC in action in 1886

This was already being partially catered for by the Royal Alfred YC, founded in 1870. But the RAYC's speciality was the development of racing rules and the encouragement of amateur or Corinthian sailing, whereas DBSC was increasingly much more targeted on simply getting on with as much racing as possible. It succeeded in this so successfully so that by the 1890s it was in the pre-eminent racing organisation role to such an extent that Constance Fry, wife of the DBSC Commodore Richard Fry, was featured in a photographic series in the new magazine Yachting World as being a noted helmswoman, while DBSC was extending its portfolio by actively encouraging new racing classes.

Constance Fry, noted helmswoman in the early days of DBSC, as featured in Yachting World in 1894Constance Fry, noted helmswoman in the early days of DBSC, as featured in Yachting World in 1894

This has resulted in the intriguing situation in 2021 whereby the Royal Alfred YC has for several years been incorporated in DBSC, while the Dublin Bay 21 Class - which first sailed in 1903 - has been sailing again this year in re-born form thanks to Hal Sisk and Fionan de Barra's determined restoration ideals and meanwhile, DBSC has a female commodore.

The return to Dun Laoghaire of the restored Dublin Bay 21 Naneen a fortnight ago was the realisation of the faithfully maintained vision of Fionan de Barra and Hal Sisk. Photo: W M NixonThe return to Dun Laoghaire of the restored Dublin Bay 21 Naneen a fortnight ago was the realisation of the faithfully maintained vision of Fionan de Barra and Hal Sisk. Photo: W M Nixon

However, it's in the job specification of Flag Officers that they only have to serve for a limited period, but continuity in the complex business of running DBSC is provided by long-serving Honorary Secretaries, and in the present era, it has been two diligent administrators – Donal O'Sullivan and more recently Chris Moore – who have kept the machine running smoothly.

To say that Chris Moore understands how the wheels and levers of sailing in Dublin Bay are most effectively operated is to hugely understate the situation, for in addition to his current role, he has also served at different periods as Commodore of the National YC and as Commodore DBSC. The voluntary hours he puts in as the DBSC workhorse are beyond measure, yet his enthusiasm remains undimmed, and somehow he even finds the time for some sailing of his own, currently with the J/109 Powder Monkey.

The spirit of Dublin Bay Sailing Club is found in many volunteers, and not least in current Honorary Secretary Chris MooreThe spirit of Dublin Bay Sailing Club is found in many volunteers, and not least in current Honorary Secretary Chris Moore

As the club functions as the overall body for Dun Laoghaire sailing with its four separate established cubs with their own clubhouses, DBSC itself has no need of a clubhouse and thus has nowhere to display the Club of the Year Trophy. Thus the hand-over ceremony could be delayed until the regulated limitations began to be lifted, but with continuing uncertainty as to which way the pandemic figures are going, this seemed as good a time as any, as DBSC definitely want to be in possession of the wheel for their own annual spectacular, the distribution of their mostly silver mountain of annual prizes and trophies.

And by a happy chance, the "Club of the Year" award ceremony has taken place in National Heritage Week. That may place its emphasis on our built heritage. But in Irish sailing's remarkable and unusually long history, it is our vibrant yet venerable organisations that are a key part of our national sailing heritage.

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124 Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) boats enjoyed a light breeze on the bay for the penultimate Thursday evening race of the AIB sponsored Summer Series.

There was a full turnout in the Beneteau 31.7 and Ruffian 23 classes.

Racing was completed with many boats returning to harbour before a sea fog covered much of the southern shore of the bay.

Provisional Series results for Thursdays now reveals that the following yachts in 12 classes cannot be caught in the final race (with the proviso that corrections or protests may alter this analysis):

  • Cruiser 1 IRC and J/109: White Mischief
  • 31.7 ECHO: Bluefin II
  • Cruiser 2 IRC: Windjammer
  • Cruiser 3 IRC: Starlet
  • Cruiser 4 IRC & ECHO: Boomerang
  • Cruiser 5A IRC: Playtime
  • SB20: Ted
  • Sportsboat VPRS: Jester
  • Dragon: Sir Ossis o the River
  • Ruffian 23: Shannagh
  • Glen: Glenluce
  • Squib & Mermaid: Jill

In several classes, the 2nd placed boat will have to win the last race to have any chance of winning the series.

DBSC Results for 19/08/2021

Cruiser 0 IRC: 1. Rockabill VI, 2. Prima Forte, 3. El Pocko

Cruiser 0 Echo: 1. El Pocko, 2. Rockabill VI, 3. Prima Forte

Cruiser 1 IRC: 1. White Mischief, 2. Bon Exemple, 3. Chimaera

Cruiser 1 Echo: 1. Something Else, 2. Indecision, 3. Jump the Gun

Cruiser 1 J109: 1. White Mischief, 2. Chimaera, 3. Something Else

31.7 One Design: 1. After You Too, 2. Levante, 3. Prospect

31.7 Echo: 1. Fiddly Bits, 2. Attitude, 3. Bluefin Two

Cruiser 2 IRC: 1. Windjammer, 2. Ruthless, 3. Rupert

Cruiser 2 Echo: 1. Windjammer, 2. Ruthless, 3. Leeuwin

Cruiser 2 Sigma 33: 1. Gwili II, 2. Rupert, 3. Leeuwin

Cruiser 3 IRC: 1. Starlet, 2. Maranda

Cruiser 3 Echo: 1. Pamafe, 2. Grasshopper 2, 3. Papytoo

Cruiser 4 NS-IRC: 1. Boomerang

Cruiser 4 Echo: 1. Boomerang

Cruiser 5A NS-IRC: 1= Persistance & State O'Chassis, 3. Prima Luce

Cruiser 5A Echo: 1. Shearwater, 2. Katienua, 3. State O'Chassis

Cruiser 5B Echo: 1. Fortutudine, 2. Menapia, 3. Gung Ho

SB20: 1. venuesworld.com, 2. So Blue, 3. Carpe Diem

Flying 15: 1. Thingamabob, 2. Rodriguez, 3. Hera

Sportsboat VPRS: 1. Jester, 2. Jeorge V, 3. Jheetah

Sportsboat: 1. George 2, 2. Jester, 3. Jeorge V

Ruffian: 1. Ruffles, 2. Ripples, 3. Shannagh

Shipman: 1. Invader, 2. Viking, 3. Twocan

B211 One Design: 1. Yikes, 2. Billy Whizz, 3. Isolde

B211 Echo: 1. Isolde, 2. Plan B, 3. Ventuno

Glen: 1. Glenluce, 2. Glenshesk, 3. Glencree

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Ross O'Leary was the winner of Tuesday's DBSC Laser Standard race ahead of this week's Laser National Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club.

In a 12,3 for the Royal St. George Yacht Club, Owen Laverty was second with Gary O'Hare third.

Results summary below

DBSC Results for 17/08/2021


Cruiser 3 Tuesday Echo: 1. Saki, 2. Starlet, 3. Grasshopper 2

Flying 15: 1. Perfect Ten

Sportsboat VPRS: 1. Jeorge V, 2. Jay Z

Sportsboat: 1. Jeorge V, 2. Jay Z

Ruffian: 1. Bandit, 2. Carmen, 3. Shannagh

Glen: 1. GlenDun, 2. Glenluce, 3. Glenroan

PY Class: 1. Brendan Foley, 2. Noel Butler, 3. Stephen Oram

Laser Standard: 1. Ross O'Leary, 2. Owen Laverty, 3. Gary O'Hare

Laser Radial: 1. Brenda Maguire, 2. David Dwyer, 3. David Cahill

Combined Cruisers Echo: 1. Dear Prudence, 2. El Pocko

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A week before the Dun Laoghaire Flying 15 fleet heads north to Strangford Lough for its national championships, Ignis Caput II (David Mulvin and Ronan Beirne) and Phoenix (John Lavery and Alan Green), both of the National Yacht Club, shared race wins in DBSC's Saturday racing. 

In the B211's (One Design) Billy Whizz was the winner with Beeswing second. Third was Small Wonder. 

A full results summary is below.

DBSC Results for 14/08/2021

Race 1

Cruiser 0 IRC: 1. Prima Forte, 2. Wow, 3. Lively Lady

Cruiser 0 Echo: 1. Wow, 2. Prima Forte, 3. Lively Lady

Cruiser 1 IRC: 1. Bon Exemple, 2. White Mischief, 3. Jalapeno

Cruiser 1 Echo: 1. Jump the Gun, 2. Bon Exemple, 3. Dear Prudence

Cruiser 1 J109: 1. White Mischief, 2. Jalapeno, 3. Dear Prudence

31.7 One Design: 1. Levante, 2. Prospect, 3. Attitude

31.7 Echo: 1. Fiddly Bits, 2. Kalamar, 3. Bluefin Two

Cruiser 2 IRC: 1. Peridot, 2. Windjammer

Cruiser 2 Echo: 1. Peridot, 2. Windjammer

Cruiser 3 IRC: 1. Starlet, 2. Maranda, 3. Krypton

Cruiser 3 Echo: 1. Wynward, 2. Ceol na Mara, 3. Saki

Cruiser 4 NS-IRC: 1. Boomerang, 2. RunAway

Cruiser 4 Echo: 1. Boomerang, 2. RunAway

Cruiser 5 NS-IRC: 1. Gung Ho, 2. The Great Escape

Cruiser 5 Echo: 1. Shearwater, 2. Gung Ho, 3. The Great Escape

Flying 15: 1. Ignis Caput II, 2. Rodriguez, 3. Phoenix

Sportsboat VPRS: 1. Ram Jam, 2. Jester, 3. The Jeorgettes

Sportsboat: 1. Ram Jam, 2. Jester, 3. The Jeorgettes

Ruffian: 1. Ruffles, 2. Carmen, 3. Ripples

Shipman: 1. Poppy, 2. Invader, 3. Juniper

B211 One Design: 1. Billy Whizz, 2. Beeswing, 3. Small Wonder

B211 Echo: 1. Plan B, 2. Beeswing, 3. Billy Whizz

Glen: 1. Glenluce, 2. Glencree, 3. Pterodactyl

Squib/Mermaid PY: 1. Allsorts, 2. Periquin

Laser Radial: 1. David Cahill, 2. Michael Norman, 3. Hugh Cahill

Race 2

Flying 15: 1. Phoenix, 2. Rodriguez, 3. Ignis Caput II

Sportsboat VPRS: 1. Ram Jam, 2. Jester, 3. The Jeorgettes

Sportsboat: 1. Ram Jam, 2. Jester, 3. The Jeorgettes

Ruffian: 1. Ripples, 2. Ruffles, 3. Bandit

B211 One Design: 1. Billy Whizz, 2. Beeswing, 3. Small Wonder

B211 Echo: 1. Plan B, 2. Beeswing, 3. Billy Whizz

Squib/Mermaid PY: 1. Periquin, 2. Allsorts

Laser Radial: 1. David Cahill, 2. Michael Norman, 3. Hugh Cahill

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While the thirty-one countries of the ILCA 4.7 fleet were completing the final race of their Youth World Championship in Dublin Bay, there was another close competition taking place in the bay under Barry O'Neill as P.R.O. This was under the burgee of Dublin Bay Sailing Club in the combined National Squib Class / Dublin Bay Mermaid fleet, of the Dublin Bay Green Fleet who completed two races on Saturday 14 August.

Race one was sailed over a windward-leeward course in a somewhat unstable wind of force two from the south-east. Tony Mullett's Allsorts, crewed by Paul Mills, started at the committee vessel Freebird. By the windward mark Noel Colclough's Periquin with Rupert Westrup crewing had closed the gap, and the two boats came to the windward mark with only half a boat length separating them. On the run it was Allsorts ahead, trying to keep her air clear. At the leeward mark, Allsorts had a problem with the spinnaker gybe to the finish, allowing Periquin to close the gap. After twenty-eight minutes racing, the margin between the two boats was three seconds which probably represents the distance from the bow to the mast.

Race two was sailed over the same course with the length of the beat reduced to compensate for a falling breeze. Allsorts won the start by hitting the line on port tack at the pin end. Again, she rounded the windward mark a boat-length ahead of her rival. This time Periquin was able to blanket Allsorts and thus was able to gain the inside berth which she held for the entire run to the leeward mark. Allsorts did a better rounding and managed to pass to lee of Periquin. Although the two boats split tacks on the second beat, when they came together again, Periquin on port passed across the bow of Allsorts, who was heading towards the favoured end of the line. In the official results, the margin between the boats after thirty-eight minutes racing was again three seconds, with Periquin taking the win.

This racing is great practice for the Irish East Coast Squib Championship at Howth Yacht Club on the first weekend of September.

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Patrick Burke's First 40 Prima Forte had a win IRC and ECHO in Cruiser Zero in Dublin Bay Sailing Club's (DBSC) Thursday night race. 

117 boats in all DBSC classes enjoyed a good breeze on the bay for the race that counts towards overall points in the club's AIB Summer Series.

George Sisk's XP 44 WOW was second. Third was El Pocko, the German Frers Puma 42 that was dismasted last season.

In Cruiser 1 IRC, Tim and Richard Goodbody's J109 White Mischief was the winner, Paul Barirington's Jalapeno was second. Third was Tony Fox's IMX 38, Gringo

Results summary for all classes below 

DBSC Results for 12/08/2021


Cruiser 0 IRC: 1. Prima Forte, 2. Wow, 3. El Pocko

Cruiser 0 Echo: 1. Prima Forte, 2. Wow, 3. El Pocko

Cruiser 1 IRC: 1. White Mischief, 2. Jalapeno, 3. Gringo

Cruiser 1 Echo: 1. Joker II, 2. Raptor, 3. Gringo

Cruiser 1 J109: 1. White Mischief, 2. Jalapeno, 3. Chimaera

31.7 One Design: 1. Levante, 2. Bluefin Two, 3. Kernach

31.7 Echo: 1. Bluefin Two, 2. Levante, 3. Kernach

Cruiser 2 IRC: 1. Windjammer, 2. Peridot, 3. Rupert

Cruiser 2 Echo: 1. Rupert, 2. Leeuwin, 3. Peridot

Cruiser 2 Sigma 33: 1. Rupert, 2. Leeuwin, 3. Springer

Cruiser 3 IRC: 1. Starlet, 2. Maranda, 3. Krypton

Cruiser 3 Echo: 1. Saki, 2. Starlet, 3. Grasshopper 2

Cruiser 4 NS-IRC: 1. Boomerang, 2. Antix, 3. RunAway

Cruiser 4 Echo: 1. Antix, 2. Boomerang, 3. RunAway

Cruiser 5A NS-IRC: 1. Playtime, 2. The Great Escape, 3. Edenpark

Cruiser 5A Echo: 1. Playtime, 2. Edenpark, 3. The Great Escape

Cruiser 5B Echo: 1. Sweet Martini, 2. Menapia, 3. Fortitudine

SB20: 1. Ted, 2. Carpe Diem, 3. venuesworld.com

Flying 15: 1. Match FFive, 2. Rodriguez, 3. FFuZZy

Sportsboat VPRS: 1. Jheetah, 2. Jester, 3. The Jeorgettes

Sportsboat: 1. George 2, 2. Jheetah, 3. Jester

Dragon: 1. Sir Ossis o'the River, 2. ZinZan, 3. D-cision

Ruffian: 1. Ruffles, 2. Shannagh, 3. Bandit

Shipman: 1. Viking, 2. Invader, 3. The Den

B211 One Design: 1. Yikes, 2. Small Wonder, 3. Billy Whizz

B211 Echo: 1. Betty B, 2. Ventuno, 3. Beeswing

Glen: 1. Glenluce, 2. GlenDun, 3. Glenshesk

Squib/Mermaid PY: 1. Periquin, 2. Allsorts, 3. Jill

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RS Aero sailor Noel Butler of the National Yacht Club was the winner of tonight's light air DBSC PY Class race on Dublin Bay.

Royal St. George's Brendan Foley finished second with Butler's clubmate Stephen Oram was third.

Results summary below

DBSC Results for 10/08/2021


Combined Cruisers Echo: 1. Ruth

Flying 15: 1. Perfect Ten

Sportsboat VPRS: 1. Joyride

Sportsboat: 1. Joyride

PY Class: 1. Noel Butler, 2. Brendan Foley, 3. Stephen Oram

Fireball: 1. Louise McKenna, 2. Frank Miller, 3. Owen Sinnott

Laser Standard: 1. Damian Maloney, 2. Owen Laverty, 3. Gavan Murphy

Laser Radial: 1. Shirley Gilmore, 2. Sean Craig, 3. Judy O'Beirne

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All 22 classes of Dublin Bay Sailing Club's (DBSC) Saturday racing schedule were cancelled this afternoon due to strong westerly winds. 

The termination follows an abandonment of DBSC racing last Thursday for all except five classes due to light winds on that occasion.

 

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Rodney and Keith Martin's Beneteau 44.7 Lively Lady from the Royal Irish Yach Club was the winner of Saturday's light wind DBSC race on Dublin Bay for Cruisers Zero on both IRC and ECHO handicaps.

The top three was a completely Royal Irish affair with the First 4.7 Prima Forte second and George Sisk's XP44, Wow in third place on IRC.

Results summary across all DBSC classes is below:

DBSC Results for 31/07/2021

Cruiser 0 IRC: 1. Lively Lady, 2. Prima Forte, 3. Wow

Cruiser 0 Echo: 1. Lively Lady, 2. Wow, 3. Prima Forte

Cruiser 1 IRC: 1. Dear Prudence, 2. Bon Exemple, 3. Gringo

Cruiser 1 Echo: 1. Jump the Gun, 2. Raptor, 3. Dear Prudence

Cruiser 1 J109: 1. Dear Prudence, 2. Something Else, 3. Jalapeno

31.7 One Design: 1. Levante, 2. Attitude, 3. Prospect

31.7 Echo: 1. Attitude, 2. Levante, 3. Kalamar

Cruiser 2 IRC: 1. Windjammer, 2. Rupert

Cruiser 2 Echo: 1. Rupert, 2. Windjammer

Cruiser 2 Sigma 33: 1. Rupert

Cruiser 3 IRC: 1. Maranda, 2. Krypton, 3. Starlet

Cruiser 3 Echo: 1. Saki, 2. Maranda, 3. Wynward

Cruiser 4 NS-IRC: 1. RunAway

Cruiser 4 Echo: 1. RunAway

Cruiser 5 Echo: 1. Sweet Martini, 2. Fortitudine, 3. The Great Escape

SB20: 1. So Blue, 2. venuesworld.com, 3. Ted

Flying 15: 1. Flyer, 2. Phoenix, 3. Perfect Ten

Sportsboat VPRS: 1. Ram Jam, 2. Rebel, 3. Jambiya

Sportsboat: 1. Ram Jam, 2. Jambiya, 3. Rebel

Ruffian: 1. Ruffles, 2. Bandit, 3. Icicle

Shipman: 1. Poppy, 2. Invader, 3. Jo Slim 5

B211 One Design: 1. Billy Whizz, 2. Small Wonder, 3. Beeswing

B211 Echo: 1. Billy Whizz, 2. Plan B, 3. Beeswing

Glen: 1. Glenluce, 2. Glencree, 3. Pterodactyl

Squib/Mermaid: 1. Allsorts, 2. Aideen, 3. Periquin

IDRA 14: 1. Dart, 2. Doody

Laser Radial: 1. Shirley Gilmore, 2. Max Tempany, 3. Judy O'Beirne

Published in DBSC
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Dun Laoghaire Harbour Information

Dun Laoghaire Harbour is the second port for Dublin and is located on the south shore of Dublin Bay. Marine uses for this 200-year-old man-made harbour have changed over its lifetime. Originally built as a port of refuge for sailing ships entering the narrow channel at Dublin Port, the harbour has had a continuous ferry link with Wales, and this was the principal activity of the harbour until the service stopped in 2015. In all this time, however, one thing has remained constant, and that is the popularity of sailing and boating from the port, making it Ireland's marine leisure capital with a harbour fleet of between 1,200 -1,600 pleasure craft based at the country's largest marina (800 berths) and its four waterfront yacht clubs.

Dun Laoghaire Harbour Bye-Laws

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FAQs

A live stream Dublin Bay webcam showing Dun Laoghaire Harbour entrance and East Pier is here

Dun Laoghaire is a Dublin suburb situated on the south side of Dublin Bay, approximately, 15km from Dublin city centre.

The east and west piers of the harbour are each of 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) long.

The harbour entrance is 232 metres (761 ft) across from East to West Pier.

  • Public Boatyard
  • Public slipway
  • Public Marina

23 clubs, 14 activity providers and eight state-related organisations operate from Dun Laoghaire Harbour that facilitates a full range of sports - Sailing, Rowing, Diving, Windsurfing, Angling, Canoeing, Swimming, Triathlon, Powerboating, Kayaking and Paddleboarding. Participants include members of the public, club members, tourists, disabled, disadvantaged, event competitors, schools, youth groups and college students.

  • Commissioners of Irish Lights
  • Dun Laoghaire Marina
  • MGM Boats & Boatyard
  • Coastguard
  • Naval Service Reserve
  • Royal National Lifeboat Institution
  • Marine Activity Centre
  • Rowing clubs
  • Yachting and Sailing Clubs
  • Sailing Schools
  • Irish Olympic Sailing Team
  • Chandlery & Boat Supply Stores

The east and west granite-built piers of Dun Laoghaire harbour are each of one kilometre (0.62 mi) long and enclose an area of 250 acres (1.0 km2) with the harbour entrance being 232 metres (761 ft) in width.

In 2018, the ownership of the great granite was transferred in its entirety to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council who now operate and manage the harbour. Prior to that, the harbour was operated by The Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company, a state company, dissolved in 2018 under the Ports Act.

  • 1817 - Construction of the East Pier to a design by John Rennie began in 1817 with Earl Whitworth Lord Lieutenant of Ireland laying the first stone.
  • 1820 - Rennie had concerns a single pier would be subject to silting, and by 1820 gained support for the construction of the West pier to begin shortly afterwards. When King George IV left Ireland from the harbour in 1820, Dunleary was renamed Kingstown, a name that was to remain in use for nearly 100 years. The harbour was named the Royal Harbour of George the Fourth which seems not to have remained for so long.
  • 1824 - saw over 3,000 boats shelter in the partially completed harbour, but it also saw the beginning of operations off the North Wall which alleviated many of the issues ships were having accessing Dublin Port.
  • 1826 - Kingstown harbour gained the important mail packet service which at the time was under the stewardship of the Admiralty with a wharf completed on the East Pier in the following year. The service was transferred from Howth whose harbour had suffered from silting and the need for frequent dredging.
  • 1831 - Royal Irish Yacht Club founded
  • 1837 - saw the creation of Victoria Wharf, since renamed St. Michael's Wharf with the D&KR extended and a new terminus created convenient to the wharf.[8] The extended line had cut a chord across the old harbour with the landward pool so created later filled in.
  • 1838 - Royal St George Yacht Club founded
  • 1842 - By this time the largest man-made harbour in Western Europe had been completed with the construction of the East Pier lighthouse.
  • 1855 - The harbour was further enhanced by the completion of Traders Wharf in 1855 and Carlisle Pier in 1856. The mid-1850s also saw the completion of the West Pier lighthouse. The railway was connected to Bray in 1856
  • 1871 - National Yacht Club founded
  • 1884 - Dublin Bay Sailing Club founded
  • 1918 - The Mailboat, “The RMS Leinster” sailed out of Dún Laoghaire with 685 people on board. 22 were post office workers sorting the mail; 70 were crew and the vast majority of the passengers were soldiers returning to the battlefields of World War I. The ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat near the Kish lighthouse killing many of those onboard.
  • 1920 - Kingstown reverted to the name Dún Laoghaire in 1920 and in 1924 the harbour was officially renamed "Dun Laoghaire Harbour"
  • 1944 - a diaphone fog signal was installed at the East Pier
  • 1965 - Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club founded
  • 1968 - The East Pier lighthouse station switched from vapourised paraffin to electricity, and became unmanned. The new candle-power was 226,000
  • 1977- A flying boat landed in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, one of the most unusual visitors
  • 1978 - Irish National Sailing School founded
  • 1934 - saw the Dublin and Kingstown Railway begin operations from their terminus at Westland Row to a terminus at the West Pier which began at the old harbour
  • 2001 - Dun Laoghaire Marina opens with 500 berths
  • 2015 - Ferry services cease bringing to an end a 200-year continuous link with Wales.
  • 2017- Bicentenary celebrations and time capsule laid.
  • 2018 - Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company dissolved, the harbour is transferred into the hands of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

From East pier to West Pier the waterfront clubs are:

  • National Yacht Club. Read latest NYC news here
  • Royal St. George Yacht Club. Read latest RSTGYC news here
  • Royal Irish Yacht Club. Read latest RIYC news here
  • Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club. Read latest DMYC news here

 

The umbrella organisation that organises weekly racing in summer and winter on Dublin Bay for all the yacht clubs is Dublin Bay Sailing Club. It has no clubhouse of its own but operates through the clubs with two x Committee vessels and a starters hut on the West Pier. Read the latest DBSC news here.

The sailing community is a key stakeholder in Dún Laoghaire. The clubs attract many visitors from home and abroad and attract major international sailing events to the harbour.

 

Dun Laoghaire Regatta

Dun Laoghaire's biennial town regatta was started in 2005 as a joint cooperation by the town's major yacht clubs. It was an immediate success and is now in its eighth edition and has become Ireland's biggest sailing event. The combined club's regatta is held in the first week of July.

  • Attracts 500 boats and more from overseas and around the country
  • Four-day championship involving 2,500 sailors with supporting family and friends
  • Economic study carried out by the Irish Marine Federation estimated the economic value of the 2009 Regatta at €2.5 million

The dates for the 2021 edition of Ireland's biggest sailing event on Dublin Bay is: 8-11 July 2021. More details here

Dun Laoghaire-Dingle Offshore Race

The biennial Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race is a 320-miles race down the East coast of Ireland, across the south coast and into Dingle harbour in County Kerry. The latest news on the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race can be found by clicking on the link here. The race is organised by the National Yacht Club.

The 2021 Race will start from the National Yacht Club on Wednesday 9th, June 2021.

Round Ireland Yacht Race

This is a Wicklow Sailing Club race but in 2013 the Garden County Club made an arrangement that sees see entries berthed at the RIYC in Dun Laoghaire Harbour for scrutineering prior to the biennial 704–mile race start off Wicklow harbour. Larger boats have been unable to berth in the confines of Wicklow harbour, a factor WSC believes has restricted the growth of the Round Ireland fleet. 'It means we can now encourage larger boats that have shown an interest in competing but we have been unable to cater for in Wicklow' harbour, WSC Commodore Peter Shearer told Afloat.ie here. The race also holds a pre-ace launch party at the Royal Irish Yacht Club.

Laser Masters World Championship 2018

  • 301 boats from 25 nations

Laser Radial World Championship 2016

  • 436 competitors from 48 nations

ISAF Youth Worlds 2012

  • The Youth Olympics of Sailing run on behalf of World Sailing in 2012.
  • Two-week event attracting 61 nations, 255 boats, 450 volunteers.
  • Generated 9,000 bed nights and valued at €9 million to the local economy.

The Harbour Police are authorised by the company to police the harbour and to enforce and implement bye-laws within the harbour, and all regulations made by the company in relation to the harbour.

There are four ship/ferry berths in Dun Laoghaire:

  • No 1 berth (East Pier)
  • No 2 berth (east side of Carlisle Pier)
  • No 3 berth (west side of Carlisle Pier)
  • No 4 berth  (St, Michaels Wharf)

Berthing facilities for smaller craft exist in the town's 800-berth marina and on swinging moorings.

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