Dun Laoghaire-Dingle Race Entry Bargain Closes On Friday 4th April

1st April 2025

WM Nixon

Ron O'Hanley's Cookson 50 Privateer, winner of the 2023 Dun Laoghaire-Dingle race

The organiser of the biennial National Yacht Club Volvo D2D on 11th June, Adam Winkelmann of Dun Laoghaire, reminds would-be entrants that the early bird entries offer closes this Friday, 4th April.

They've already got 22 paid-up teams, and know that they'll have the usual 35-40 on the line. But they'd particularly like to hear confirmation from the two-handed crews who have expressed interest, as Cian McCarthy and Sam Hunt of Kinsale put in a prodigious two-up performance with the Sunfast 3300 Cinnamon Girl last time round.

Overall winner Ron O'Hanley's Cookson 50 Privateer is already signed up to contest the Admiral's Cup in the Solent and around the Fastnet this summer as part of the Royal Irish YC team and is likely to be focussed elsewhere. But with new girls on the block and raring to go, such as Mike & Richie Evans' J112e from Howth, there's fresh interest for the always fascinating dash to Dingle.

Published in Dun Laoghaire Dingle, National YC

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The 17th edition of the 280-mile race organised by the National Yacht Club starts at 2 pm on Wednesday, June 11th, on Dublin Bay.

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William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland for many years in print and online, and his work has appeared internationally in magazines and books. His own experience ranges from club sailing to international offshore events, and he has cruised extensively under sail, often in his own boats which have ranged in size from an 11ft dinghy to a 35ft cruiser-racer. He has also been involved in the administration of several sailing organisations.

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Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Yacht Race Information

The biennial Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race is a 320-miles race down to the east coast of Ireland, across the south coast and into Dingle harbour in County Kerry.

The race is organised by the National Yacht Club.

It never fails to offer a full range of weather, wind and tide to the intrepid entrants, ranging from a 32ft cruiser to a 79ft all-out racer.

Three divisions are available to enter: cruiser (boats equipped with furlers), racing (the bulk of the fleet) and also two-handed.

D2D Course change overruled

In 2019, the organisers considered changing the course to allow boats to select routes close to shore by removing the requirement to go outside Islands and Lighthouses en route, but following input from regular participants, the National Yacht Club decided to stick with the tried and tested course route in order to be fair to large and smaller boats and to keep race records intact.

D2D Course record time

Mick Cotter’s 78ft Whisper established the 1 day and 48 minutes course record for the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race in 2009 and that time stood until 2019 when Cotter returned to beat his own record but only just, the Dun Laoghaire helmsman crossing the line in Kerry to shave just 20 seconds off his 2009 time.