Firmer Breeze Forecast for DBSC Turkey Shoot Race Three

Q: What is the start time for the Dublin Bay DBSC Turkey Shoot Series?

The first warning signal is at 10.10 am.

Firmer Breeze Forecast for DBSC Turkey Shoot Race Three

14th November 2026

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Three J/109s chase a 1720 downwind under spinnaker on Dublin Bay

Downwind Chase: Three J/109s chase a 1720 under spinnaker in the AIB DBSC Turkey Shoot opener on Dublin Bay. A strengthening north-westerly is forecast for Sunday’s third race Credit: Afloat

A strengthening north-westerly is forecast for the third race of the AIB DBSC Turkey Shoot on Dublin Bay on Sunday, 15 November. Ger Dempsey’s Royal Irish Yacht Club SB20 Venuesworld leads the series by three points after two races and goes into Sunday with the fleet’s highest handicap.

The forecast puts the north-westerly at around seven knots at 9am, building to 11 knots with gusts of 16 by noon. The stronger winds are expected later, with a north-north-westerly of about 19 knots and gusts of 26 forecast for 3 pm.

That would make for a change from Race Two, when, as Afloat reported, the race committee shortened the course at the leeward mark as the breeze fell to 6.5 knots.

Venuesworld Heads the Revised Handicaps

Venuesworld is listed at 1.400 for Race Three, up from 1.075 last Sunday. The SB20 is in the third of five starts, under flag G, alongside Mo and Bangarang, both rated 1.295. The five groups are assigned flags D, C, G, T and O in that order.

As Afloat reported in the Race Two results, Venuesworld took line honours and won on corrected time to lead on 15 points. The 1720 Mo is second on 18, with the Beneteau 31.7 Camira third on 20.

Organiser Fintan Cairns circulated the revised handicaps and start groups to crews on Friday (downloadable below). The DBSC notice of race lists the first gun at 10.10am. The Royal Irish Yacht Club hosts crews after racing, and the series continues on Sunday mornings through 13 December.

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Turkey Shoot Winter Series

Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Turkey Shoot Series reached its 20th year in 2020.

The popular yacht series racing provides winter-racing for all the sailing clubs on the southside of Dublin Bay in the run-up to Christmas.

It regularly attracts a fleet of up to 70 boats of different shapes and sizes from all four yachts clubs at Dun Laoghaire: The National Yacht Club, The Royal St. George Yacht Club, The Royal Irish Yacht Club and the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club as well as other clubs such as Sailing in Dublin. Typically the event is hosted by each club in rotation.

The series has a short, sharp format for racing that starts at approximately 10 am and concludes around noon. The event was the brainchild of former DBSC Commodore Fintan Cairns to give the club year-round racing on the Bay thanks to the arrival of the marina at Dun Laoghaire in 2001. Cairns, an IRC racer himself, continues to run the series each winter.

Typically, racing features separate starts for different cruiser-racers but in fact, any type of boat is allowed to participate, even those yachts that do not normally race are encouraged to do so.

Turkey Shoot results are calculated under a modified ECHO handicap system and there can be a fun aspect to some of the scoring in keeping with the Christmas spirit of the occasion.

As a result, the Turkey Shoot often receives entries from boats as large as Beneteau 50 footers and one designs as small as 20-foot flying Fifteens, all competing over the same course.

It also has legendary weekly prizegivings in the host waterfront yacht clubs immediately after racing. There are fun prizes and overall prizes based on series results.

Regular updates and DBSC Turkey Shoot Results are published on Afloat each week as the series progresses.

FAQs

What is the start time for the Dublin Bay DBSC Turkey Shoot Series?

The first warning signal is at 10.10 am

Who can race in the Dublin Bay DBSC Turkey Shoot Series?

Cruisers, cruising boats, one-designs and boats that do not normally race are very welcome. Boats range in size from ocean-going cruisers at 60 and 60 feet right down to small one-design keelboats such as 20-foot Flying Fifteens. A listing of boats for different starts is announced on Channel 74 before racing each week.

When is the Dublin Bay DBSC Turkey Shoot Series held?

Each winter from the first Sunday in November until the last week before Christmas.

How long does a Dublin Bay DBSC Turkey Shoot Series race take?

Usually no more than two hours. The racecourse time limit is 12.30 hours.

How many races are in the Dublin Bay DBSC Turkey Shoot Series

Between six and eight with one or two discards applied.

What club hosts the Dublin Bay DBSC Turkey Shoot Series?

Racing is organised by Dublin Bay Sailing Club and the Series is rotated across different waterfront yacht clubs for the popular after race party and prizegiving. The waterfront clubs are National Yacht Club (NYC), Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC), Royal St George Yacht Club (RSGYC) and Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC).