Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Turkey Shoot Racing and Results

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

The first warning signal is at 10.10 am.

Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Turkey Shoot Racing and Results

Fintan Cairns – his determination to get out in Dublin Bay on November mornings and set attractive courses provided inspirational sailing leadership

Fintan Cairns is December Sailor of the Month (Leadership in Sailing)

1st January 2019 Sailor of the Month

Fintan Cairns of Dun Laoghaire is disarmingly modest about his many achievements in cruiser-racing organisation, based as they are on his extensive experience as an active sailor, his own innovations, and his readiness to acknowledge when he has taken an…

The J109 Ruth emerged top of the DBSC Turkey Shoot after the seven race series

Shanahan's J109 Ruth is Overall Turkey Shoot Winner But Vespucci Takes the Prizes!

17th December 2018 Turkey Shoot

The Shanahan family's J109 Ruth was the overall winner of the DBSC Turkey Shoot sponsored by Citroen South Dublin yesterday. All the ingredients for a spicy winter series finale were dished up on the capital’s water for the concluding race…

Overall Turkey Shoot leader, the J109 Jalapeno

DBSC Turkey Shoot Handicaps & Starts for Final Race Are Published

12th December 2018 Turkey Shoot

Handicaps and Starts for next's final race of the DBSC Turkey Shoot have been published to set up what organiser Fintan Cairns predicts will be a 'very interesting finish'. As Afloat.ie readers will know, the National Yacht Club J109 Jalapeno…

J109 Jalapeno has gone into the overall lead of the DBSC Turkey Shoot with one race left to sail this Sunday

J109 'Jalapeno' Takes the Lead into Last Race of DBSC Turkey Shoot

11th December 2018 Turkey Shoot

The J109 'Jalapeno' of Barrington, Despard and O’Sullivan from the National Yacht Club has a five-point lead going into the final race of the Citroen South Dublin sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot Series this Sunday. The NYC crew who were second overall…

J109 White Mischief going downwind in big breeze in race six of the DBSC Turkey Shoot Series. German Soto 40 sailors Leif Ole Daetz and Thorben Strube were racing on Tim Goodbody's "White Mischief". Ole has moved to Dublin and is a regular part of the "White Mischief" team. Ole is trimming the kite above

Big Breeze for DBSC Turkey Shoot's Penultimate 2018 Race on Dublin Bay

9th December 2018 Turkey Shoot

A slightly reduced turnout for the strongest winds of the Winter series so far saw some fine J109 spinnaker handling in race six of DBSC's Citroen South Dublin sponsored Turkey Shoot. With northerly winds gusting to well over 25-knots, the…

Winter? What winter? Veteran skipper George Sisk’s rejuvenated Farr 42 WOW in sparkling form in the Turkey Shoot Series in Dublin Bay

The Zest is Back in Irish Sailing

7th December 2018 W M Nixon

Maybe it’s the fact that the days start to get longer again in only a fortnight, but there’s mood of rising optimism in Irish sailing these days writes W M Nixon. There’s an almost measurable buzz in the air which…

Ruffian 23 Diane is competing in the DBSC Turkey Shoot Series on Dublin Bay

DBSC Turkey Shoot Starts & ECHO Handicaps for Penultimate Race

5th December 2018 Turkey Shoot

Overall leader Vespucci will be among the first to start in race six of the Citroen South Dublin DBSC Turkey Shoot Series this Sunday on Dublin Bay. The Dehler 31 starts as part of a 21-boat group in the first…

Sean O'Regan's Dehler 31 Vespucci reaching downwind in the Turkey Shoot Series on Dublin Bay

Dehler 31 'Vespucci' Moves into the Overall Lead in DBSC's Turkey Shoot Series

4th December 2018 Turkey Shoot

Sean O'Regan's Dehler 31 Vespucci has jumped into the overall lead of the Citroen South Dublin Turkey Shoot Series after five races sailed at the Royal Irish Yacht Club hosted event. The Dehler has broken the stranglehold of the J109…

A Royal St.George Yacht Club 1720 competing in the DBSC Turkey Shoot

Turkey Shoot Race Five Starts & Handicaps Released

28th November 2018 Turkey Shoot

Handicaps and starts for next Sunday have been issued by DBSC Turkey Shoot organisers. The seven-race series sponsored by Citroen South Dublin heads into its fifth race with J109s firmly in the lead and taking the top three places overall in the…

Overall leader White Mischief (1242) makes a start near the pin end in the fourth race

Goodbody's J109 'White Mischief' Regains Overall DBSC Turkey Shoot Lead

27th November 2018 Turkey Shoot

The crew that recovered a man overboard and then retired from the race last Sunday has moved into the overall lead of the DBSC Citroen South Dublin Turkey Shoot Series. After four races sailed, and one discard applied, Tim and…

Great racing in the DBSC Turkey Shoot 75-boat mixed cruiser fleet. Scroll down for more photos below

Another Great Turnout in Race Four of DBSC's Turkey Shoot

25th November 2018 Turkey Shoot

More great sailing conditions of 15 knots or more and another great turnout for Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Citroen South Dublin Turkey Shoot as it passed the halfway stage of the series in yesterday's fourth race off Dun Laoghaire. With race…

Martin Byrne (right) helming the 1720 prior to falling overboard in today's race four of the DBSC Turkey Shoot on Dublin Bay

All Safe as DBSC Turkey Shoot 'Man Overboard' is Rescued During Fourth Race

25th November 2018 Turkey Shoot

Today's fourth race of the DBSC Turkey Shoot Series on Dublin Bay had a man overboard incident where a sailor was successfully rescued from the water by a competing boat. Here, Martin Byrne, a former Edinburgh Cup Dragon Champion, tells how…

Dublin debut - This moderately sized racer-cruiser is a reinvention of a classic design

Grand Soleil 34 'Justtina' Has Dublin Bay Debut Ahead of Busy 2019 Season

23rd November 2018 Turkey Shoot

The new Grand Soleil 34 'Justtina' that is cutting a dash as it debuts on Irish waters at the DBSC Turkey Shoot marks a return to sailing for her skipper John Treanor who forged a love for yacht racing on his…

The Beneteau 43.7 Black Velvet (Leslie Parnell) to weather of the X35 D-Tox (Paddy McSwiney) in the third race of the DBSC Turkey Shoot

DBSC Turkey Shoot Start Times & Handicaps for Race Four

22nd November 2018 Turkey Shoot

The fourth race of the DBSC Citroen South Dublin Turkey Shoot Series will see a discard applied to the overall results. Handicaps and Starts for next Sunday's racing on Dublin Bay are downloadable below. After an epic third race, the 75-boat fleet is…

The dark-hulled J122 Jib and Tonic (Morgan Crowe) is on 57 points and second overall in a record breaking 75-boat DBSC Turkey Shoot fleet

Camira Takes the Lead in the DBSC Turkey Shoot Series (Updated with Revised Results)

20th November 2018 Turkey Shoot

The Beneteau 31.7 National Champion Camira from the Royal Irish Yacht Club leads the Citroen South Dublin sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot Series after three races sailed. The Dublin Bay regular skippered by Peter Beamish leads by two points overall from the dark-hulled…

The new Grand Soleil 34 Justina makes her debut at the DBSC Turkey Shoot

Great Mix of Yacht Designs for DBSC Turkey Shoot's Record Turnout on Dublin Bay

18th November 2018 Turkey Shoot

The 75-boat DBSC Turkey Shoot fleet sponsored by Citroen had the perfect package of sun, sea and wind for its third race on Dublin Bay this morning. A southerly breeze of 15 to 20–knots which produced a big chop, were…

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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).