The 1720 sportsboat Wolfe won the fourth race of the AIB-sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot Series on Dublin Bay on Sunday morning.

The J80 Jitterbug was second with another 1720, and Optique finished third in the 60-boat race. 

A westerly breeze saw the Royal Irish hosted fleet sail a course to the Muglins off Dalkey Island in the south of Dublin Bay. 

Overall, John O'Gorman's Sunfast 3600 Hot Cookie from the National Yacht Club leads into the fifth race of the series on 27 points, two points ahead of Tim and Richard Goodbody's J109 White Mischief from the host club. In third place overall is early series leader Lindsay Casey's J97 Windjammer from the Royal St. George Yacht Club.

Racing continues this Sunday morning.

Results are downloadable below

Race three of the AIB DBSC Turkey Shoot Series was won on Sunday in brisk conditions by the Jeanneau 36 Sirocco in a corrected time of one hour 20 minutes and 41 seconds (modified ECHO handicap), just 24 seconds ahead of the Beneteau 31.7 Camira (1:22:05).

Third was the J97 Windjammer (1:22:19) that now leads the series overall into this weekend's fourth race and the halfway stage of the seven-race series on Dublin Bay. 

A photo taken from onboard Johnny Treanor's J112e "VelenTina" in the third race of the DBSC Turkey Shoot Photo: Maurice O'Connell

The Royal Irish Yacht Club hosted event has a solid entry of 74 boats. 

Results are downloadable below as a PDF file.

After a strong start to the 2023 AIB DBSC Turkey Shoot last Sunday, won by the 1720 sportsboat, Optique, handicaps and starts have been released for tomorrow morning's second race of the seven-race series.

The Royal Irish hosted event had a great turnout, with 62 racing from 71 entries for the initial race on Dublin Bay.

Entries are now up to 74 boats, close to last year's bumper entry of 78.

The popular series for keelboats, cruisers, cruising boats, and one-designs is also for boats that do not normally race.

Southerly winds are expected to moderate on the bay by 10 am start time. Live webcams here

Handicaps and starts are downloadable below.

The 1720 sportsboat Optique held off a strong challenge from three different J-Boat designs to win the first race of the AIB DBSC Turkey Shoot Series on Sunday morning.

The Dublin Bay-based cruiser racer one-design keelboat fleet series hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club attracted a 68-boat entry for the race in medium westerly winds.

The J109 Blast on Chimaera finished second, with sistership White Mischief in third. A third J109 Riders on the Storm was fourth, with J97 Windjammer fifth and the larger J112e Valentina sixth. 

Results are downloadable below, with handicaps and starts for the first race.

For the third year running, there were five separate starts, such is the range of boats now competing.

Racing continues next Sunday.

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.

Dublin Bay Sailing Club has issued the advance notice of its popular 'Turkey Shoot' winter sailing series that starts on Sunday, 5th November.

Now in its 23rd year, the AIB-sponsored seven-race series will be co-hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. 

Last year, a massive 78-boat entry gathered for the short and sharp morning racing that promises to have everyone ashore by lunchtime.

A progressive handicap on a time-on-time basis will be used. 

As regular Afloat readers will know, the white-sailed First 31.7 'Avalon' was the overall winner of the 22nd edition.

A Notice of Race is downloadable below.

Race organiser Fintan Cairns, who has run the series since inception,  has urged skippers to enter early to ease the administrative burden, with one entry received already in the shape of Kenny Rumball's RS 21 keelboat.

"This is a series for keelboats, cruisers, cruising boats, one-designs and boats that do not normally race are very welcome," he told Afloat.

The last date for entries is Wednesday, 1st November.

"Handicaps of late entries (and incorrect sail nos.!) will be adjusted accordingly!" Cairns says.

The First 31.7 Avalon will be crowned the 2022 DBSC Turkey Shoot Series champion Sunday at the Royal Irish Yacht Club, with the final race cancelled due to gales.

Avalon wins the six-race series by a single point. 

As Afloat reported earlier, Avalon was leading going into the final race on 57 points and top of the 78-boat mixed cruiser fleet. The J97 Windjammer takes second place with third overall, the 1720 sportsboat, Spurs on 59 points.

With only two points separating the top three boats going into the seventh race, the series was still up for grabs, so there is disappointment over the final race cancellation.

News of the cancellation came from DBSC's Fintan Cairns this afternoon, who informed competitors: "We have checked all forecasts and charts for tomorrow morning, all showing SE up to Gale 8. In light of this and rather than bring crews down in the morning, sadly, we have now CANCELLED RACING tomorrow, Sunday 18th".

Turkey Shoot festivities will commence at 12.30 in the Wet Bar of the RIYC.

Live Dublin Bay webcam 

In a good spread of boat types, the First 31.7 Avalon leads by a single point into Sunday's final race of the AIB-sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot Series on Dublin Bay. 

Avalon is on 57 points to be top of the 78-boat mixed cruiser fleet. The J97 Windjammer takes second place with third overall, the 1720 sportsboat, Spurs on 59 points.

With only two points separating the top three boats overall going into the seventh race, the series still has a turkey up for grabs.

Last Sunday's sixth race saw competitors clearing the decks of snow at Dun Laoghaire Marina before racing started in winter sunshine just after 10 am off Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

The sixth race saw the fleet sail down to Dalkey Island and back to Dun Laoghaire Harbour and was won by the Bavaria 35 Match Just Jasmin, with the Sunfast 32 Kamikaze second and the J109 Joker II in third.

Overall results and race six results are downloadable below.

The always lively DBSC Turkey Shoot Series prizegiving will be held this Sunday after racing at the Royal Irish Yacht Club. Race organiser Fintan Cairns has told competitors: "If there is no sailing - very early to tell yet - prizegiving and festivities, draws, craic etc. will commence at 12.30. Please make all effort to be there, as I will not be going home with any prizes!".

There was a strong turnout for Sunday's penultimate race of the AIB-sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot Racing Series on Dublin Bay.

Forecasted northwesterly winds from eight to 15 knots for Sunday's race six of the DBSC Turkey Shoot Racing on Dublin Bay gave the bumper fleet a spinnaker reach from Dun Laoghaire to Dalkey Island on the south shore of the bay. 

Icy conditions saw competitors clearing the decks of snow at Dun Laoghaire Marina before racing started in winter sunshine just after 10 am off Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

Clearing snow and ice off the deck before the start. Photo: Chris Power Smith

Dublin's 78-boat winter cruiser-racing fleet will race the series' final race next Sunday. 

Chris Power Smith is well wrapped up on the helm of the J122  Aurelia for the bright but chilly Turkey Shoot race Photo: Niall Smyth

After racing, the Royal Irish Yacht Club-hosted series witnessed the removal of Race Officer Brian Mathew's moustache shaving off in aid of Crumlin Children's Hospital 'Movember' appeal.

Turkey Shoot Race Officer Brian Mathews  has his moustache shaved off at the RIYC after sailing with a collection for Crumlin Children's Hospital Photo: Chris Power Smith

Race six and overall results will be available later this week 

After cancelling last Sunday's race five due to strong winds and big seas, the forecast for Sunday's race six of the DBSC Turkey Shoot Racing on Dublin Bay indicates more promising winds.

The forecast says Dublin's 78-boat winter cruiser-racing fleet can expect north-westerly winds from 8-15 knots.

Handicaps and start times for the sixth race of the Royal Irish Yacht Club-hosted series are downloadable below.

Brian Mathews returns to race officer duties from the Middle East for race six of the DBSC Turkey Shoot Series

As Afloat reported, the J70 crew Jambiya leads a group of sportsboats for the overall lead in the club's bumper series.

After four races sailed, one cancellation and one discard, Jambiya is on 19 nett points, some 13 points clear of rival 1720 sportsboat Optique. Third on 33 is another of the RCYC designs, Spurs.