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Italian sailing clothing brand Slam is title sponsor to the Solent based X-Yachts Solent Cup and as the official clothing partner for X-Yachts GB and Ireland.

Slam is providing all competitors with an event T-Shirt and will be offering competitors 20% off selected Technical products and exclusive X-Yacht branded items. For further information on the Slam X-Yachts Solent Cup please visit the event home page: http://www.x-yachts.com/seeems/119115.asp

Chris Ducker, Managing Director of Slam says" we are pleased to be associated with X-Yachts GB and Ireland, and looking forward to a fantastic Cup weekend. See you at the X-Yachts Solent Cup 6-8th May"

Entries have reached 26 so far so there are only the remaining 4 free berthing slots at the Royal Southern Yacht Club, if you would like to enter your X-Yacht in the event please see the event website.

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X-Yachts GB has a new recruit. Guy Jackson, a graduate of Southampton Solent University has joined the company to develop the racing program for the Danish yacht manufacturer.

With a Bachelors of Engineering in Yacht Production and Surveying and a dynamic sailing CV that includes wins in both National and World Championship events, Guy will be an asset to the X-Yachts team.

The 2011 X-Yachts racing program which will be managed by Guy, will consist of a two boat campaign including the X-34 and the all new Xp44 which will be making its debut at the X-Yachts Hamble base in May. The yachts will sail in the Warsash Spring Series, Vice Admirals Cup, Round the Island Race and IRC National Championships. Guy will also be organising the 2011 X-Yachts Solent Cup 7 - 8 May hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club, Hamble.

As a part of his new role within the X-Yachts team, Guy will be available to sail and race with X-Yacht owners. He will be offering support and advice to help owners gain maximum performance from their yachts and race crew. For further information on Guy and his availability during the forthcoming sailing and racing season please contact [email protected]

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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.

RORC Points Calendar

The 2019 race was the first edition to form part of the Royal Ocean Racing Club “RORC” calendar for the season. This is in addition to the race continuing as part of the ISORA programme. 

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.