Dublin Bay Sailing Club 2023 Turkey Shoot Series has reached a fleet of over sixty ahead of Sunday's (November 5th) first of seven pre-Christmas races off Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
It looks like the winter series will get off to an ideal start with moderate to fresh westerly winds forecast for Dublin Bay. It will be bright and breezy with sunny spells and passing brief showers. Visibility is forecast to be good. Sea state moderate but rough well offshore.
As entries for the popular series closed this week, organisers confirmed some long-distance travellers for the fun series.
As Afloat reported earlier, Sean Hawkshaw's Sligo-based Sigma 38 Wardance is among the runners, as is Stuart Harris's Moxy II, an X322 from Waterford Harbour.
In an eve of race announcement, organiser Fintan Cairns has highlighted Sailing Instruction 14 re Bowsprits and SI 17.4 re DLRCC Yellow buoys for swimmers. Download the full SIs below.
From among Dun Laoghaire's waterfront clubs, Brendan Foley's first Class 8 Allig8r from the Royal St. George is racing, as is Patrick Burke's First 40, Prima Forte from the host club.
John Treanor's new J112e Valentina from the National Yacht Club is entered, and so is Hal Sisk's newly restored Marian Maid, a classic 8-metre from 1954.
Organisers are now expecting to match or exceed last year's bumper fleet for the series that runs up to December 17th.
Now in its 23rd year, the AIB-sponsored seven-race series will be hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire Harbour.