As the J97 Windjammer leads the AIB DBSC Turkey Shoot into the final three races, handicaps and start sequences for Sunday's November 25th race are downloadable below.

The Royal St. George Yacht Club yacht leads after a blustery third race saw the 74-boat fleet sail a course in the north of the bay.

DBSC Turkey Shoot organiser Fintan Cairns has congratulated all who sailed in the testing conditions but equally expressed 'fair do's' to those who decided not to race in the gusty conditions.

Cairns predicts there should be "a bit less wind this week, hopefully!".

Racing continues from the Royal Irish Yacht Club this Sunday morning with a first gun at 10.10 am

The forecasted moderate winds arrived too late for this morning's 10 am start of the AIB Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Turkey Shoot Series on Dublin Bay.

Strong southerly winds and big seas cancelled the second race of seven for the 74-boat fleet. 

The decision cut short a big weekend of action afloat and ashore for the country's largest yacht racing organisation that held its annual prizegiving in Dun Laoghaire town on Friday night, as Afloat reports here. 

Racing continues next Sunday.

Yachts from Sligo and Dunmore East will race in this year's popular DBSC 'Turkey Shoot' Winter Sailing Series that starts on Dublin Bay in less than a fortnight.

With over a week before entries close, the popular event already has 45 entries, putting it on target for its usual bumper fleet of 70 boats or more.

Sean Hawkshaw's Sligo-based Sigma 38 Wardance is among the runners, as is Stuart Harris's Moxy II, an X322 from Waterford Harbour.

Brendan Foley's first Class 8 Allig8r from the Royal St. George Photo: Afloat

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.

Hal Sisk's restored 8-metre Marian Maid Photo: Bob Bateman

Dublin Bay Sailing Club has already issued the advance notice of race for the first race on Sunday, 5th November. 

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

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.

As Afloat reported, Kenny Rumball's RS21 was the first entry received. 

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