Phil Smith RIP

15th November 2024

Afloat.ie Team

Dun Laoghaire's Phil Smith Credit: Michael Chester

Afloat.ie regrets to record the death of Phil Smith, a leading figure in Dun Laoghaire sailing administration.

A member of Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club and the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Phil's contribution to Dublin Bay sailing was immense over a long number of years through his roles in the Dun Laoghaire Combined Clubs (DLCC) organisation and his successful chairing of Ireland's biggest sailing event, the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, in 2009, when the combined fleet tipped 500 boats.

A full appreciation of this very special sailor and family man will be carried in Afloat. In the meantime, our heartfelt condolences are with his family, his many friends, and his numerous former shipmates.

Funeral details are here

Published in News Update, Volvo Regatta, In Memoriam

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