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# ROWING: Neptune Rowing Club had a good day at the Lagan Head of the River in Belfast on Saturday. Men’s junior quadruple sculls from the Dublin club placed first and second in Head One. Rory O’Connor of Queen’s University was the fastest senior single sculler.

Lagan Head of the River 2013 - Race 1 – 2700m Saturday 16th February 1130
RESULTS by Time – Masters handicap not applied
POSITION
CREW
NUMBER Club Class Cox/Steerer Time % of winning
time Comments
1 102 Neptune RC MJ18A 4X- W. Doyle 10:59.0 100.00
2 103 Portora BC MJ18A 4X- K. Anderson 11:21.1 103.35
3 112 QUBBC A MS 2- C. Beck 11:35.7 105.57
4 101 RBAIRC A MJ18A 4X- J. Hoy 11:53.7 108.30
5 155 Portora BC MJ15 8+ E. McClean 11:54.8 108.46
6 116 QUBBC C MS 2- K. Coughlan 12:01.6 109.51
7 121 QUBBC D MS 2- J. Cook 12:22.7 112.70
8 106 RBAIRC B MJ18A 4X- A. George 12:23.8 112.87
9 110 QUBBC MS 1X R. O'Connor 12:26.6 113.29
10 147 CAIBC MN 4+ J. Taggart 12:28.7 113.61
11 119 BRC B MS 2- K. McCracken 12:32.0 114.10
12 124 BBC B MM E 4+ J. Malloy 12:32.4 114.17
13 115 Neptune RC MS 2- L. Hawkes 12:32.9 114.24
14 118 Bann RC MS 2- C. Logan 12:35.3 114.62
15 150 Portora BC A WJ16 8+ C. McCLean 12:40.0 115.32
16 108 Bann RC MJ18A 4- M. Curran 12:40.1 115.34
17 111 LSC MS 1X N. Darby 12:43.7 115.89
18 135 Portadown BC MN 1X S. McKeown 12:49.1 116.71
19 156 Bann RC MJ15 4X+ F. Stinson 12:51.0 117.00
20 140 Commercial RC WI 1 4+ R. Keogh 13:06.1 119.28
21 123 QUBBC E MS 2- G. Doran 13:10.1 119.90
22 114 BRC A MS 2- G. Meek 13:11.6 120.12
23 148 CAIBC MJ18A 2X A. Meenagh 13:11.7 120.13
24 141 Bann RC WI 1 4+ L. Ferguson 13:16.5 120.86
25 122 Portora BC MS 2- R. Magwood 13:17.2 120.96
26 130 SABC MI 1 1X B. O'Carroll 13:18.2 121.12
27 120 Commercial RC MS 2- S. Connolly 13:21.0 121.55
28 139 QUBLBC WI 1 4+ C. Moorehead 13:22.4 121.75
29 145 Portora BC MJ16 4X+ M. Woodhouse 13:24.1 122.01
30 173 QUBLBC WN 4+ C. Campbell 13:29.6 122.85
31 161 BRC MN 4X+ S. Smith 13:29.9 122.89
32 143 Llandaff BC MM D 2- O. Zeigler 13:30.9 123.04
33 133 Bann RC B MJ18A 1X J. Gordon 13:38.9 124.26
34 138 DULBC WI 1 4+ N. Williams 13:41.0 124.58
35 126 Bann RC MI 1 1X D. Whoriskey 13:41.5 124.66
36 184 Portora BC MM D 1X G. Murphy 13:49.8 125.91
37 177 DULBC B WN 4+ K. Paterson 13:51.8 126.22
38 125 BBC A MM E 4+ D. Trainor 13:54.2 126.58
39 146 RBAIRC MJ16 4X+ D. Taylor 13:54.9 126.69
40 169 BBC/LSC WM 4X- S. Herron 13:58.5 127.23
41 178 BRC B WN 4+ K. McCullagh 14:03.7 128.02
42 136 Neptune RC WJ18A 4X- A. Byrne 14:05.8 128.34
43 175 BRC A WN 4+ S. Mairs 14:06.1 128.39
44 160 CAIBC MJ16 2X J. Gregg 14:08.1 128.69
45 162 Portora BC A WJ15 8+ Z. Donaldson 14:17.2 130.08
46 181 LSC A MN 1X J. McAllister 14:19.5 130.42
47 172 DULBC A WN 4+ G. Nic Fhionnain 14:20.4 130.56
48 105 Portadown BC MJ18A 4X- M. Dowdeswell 14:21.0 130.65
49 128 CAIBC MI 1 1X C. McDowell 14:22.0 130.81
50 166 Portora BC WJ18A 1X P. Mulligan 14:22.6 130.89
51 164 QUBLBC WI 1 1X A. Leahy 14:41.1 133.69
52 188 BBC MM F 1X S. Lockwood 14:42.4 133.89
53 185 Neptune RC MM E 1X E. Dolan 14:50.0 135.05
54 154 QUBLBC B WS 2- A. Aitken 14:57.0 136.12
55 144 CAIBC MJ16 4X+ A. Moore 15:00.3 136.62
POSITION CREW
NUMBER Club Class Cox/Steerer Time % of winning
time Comments
56 131 Bann RC A MJ18A 1X M. Curran 15:03.5 137.10
57 153 QUBLBC A WS 2- H. Douglas 15:19.5 139.53
58 157 CAIBC MJ15 4X+ R. O'Neill 15:36.9 142.17
59 193 Portora BC A MJ14 4X+ E. Daly 15:39.9 142.62
60 191 LSC MM G 2X P. Griffith 15:40.5 142.71
61 176 BBC WN 4+ A. Scott 15:54.3 144.81
62 159 Neptune RC WJ18A 2X V. Connolly 16:02.9 146.12
63 197 BBC WM F 1X A. Lockwood 16:28.9 150.06
64 151 Portora BC B WJ16 8+ E. Reynolds 16:46.4 152.71
65 170 BRC WJ16 4X+ M. Taylor 16:47.0 152.81
66 183 BRC MN 2X T. McAughtrey 16:58.6 154.57
67 180 Portadown BC MM D 4+ R. Walker 17:06.6 155.79
68 187 LSC B MM E 1X D. O'Hara 17:24.1 158.43
69 190 BRC B WN 2X C. Coulter 17:41.6 161.10
70 198 LSC WN 1X T. Florence 18:05.0 164.64
71 196 Neptune RC WM B 1X L. Feldman 19:00.8 173.11
72 195 Portora BC WJ14 4X+ E. Keane 21:13.3 193.21
73 194 Portora BC B MJ14 4X+ A. Beacom 23:13.6 211.47
p 113 BBC MS 2- A. Boreham
117 BBC/RBAIRC MS 2- J. Mitchell
127 BRC MI 1 1X J. Baird
129 Neptune RC MI 1 1X D. Brett
132 Belfast BC MJ18A 1X Murray
134 De Mass MM C 1X R. Shirley
142 BBC WI 1 4+ A. Clayton
149 Portadown BC MJ18A 2X L. Chambers
163 Portora BC B WJ15 8+ C. Blackwell
165 BBC A WJ18A 1X K. Turner
167 BBC B WJ18A 1X H. McKeever
174 Neptune RC WN 4+ A. Hall
179 BRC C WN 4+ P. Griffith
182 LSC B MN 1X T. McGivern
186 LSC A MM F 1X G. Fettis
189 BRC A WN 2X K. Flack
Lagan Head of the River is organised by Belfast Rowing Club
with assistance from Queens University Boat Club, Lagan Scullers Club, RBAI
Rowing Club and Belfast Boat Club
and the following organisations –
Belfast Harbour Commissioners
Belfast City Centre Regeneration Directorate
Odyssey Arena
Powerhouse Sport
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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

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.

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

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

Between six and eight with one or two discards applied.

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).

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