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Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for 9 JULY 2013
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Borraine (Ean Pugh), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al)
CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Grasshopper II (K & J Glynn), 2. Maranda (M Kelly), 3. Papytoo (M Walsh/F Guilfoyle)
GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glencoe (Rose Mary Craig et al)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Different Drummer (D Tonge), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy)
SQUIB - 1. Periguin (N Colcough), 2. Nimble (Brian O'Hare), 3. Perfection (Jill Fleming)
Fireball racing cancelled
#dbsc – In a week that is a two year high point for Dublin Bay sailing and the staging of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Thursday, Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) has made the timely announcement of its annual DBSC Cruiser Challenge from August 23-25.
Like VDLR it will have IRC handicap fleets but also incorporates the Beneteau 31.7 National Championships and Cruisers 3 East Coast Championships. The event is sponsored by MGM Boats Ltd.
A DBSC notice of race and entry form for the Cruiser Challenge is downloadable below
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for 6 JULY 2013
BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty), 2. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan), 3. Prospect (Chris Johnston)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)
CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 3. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 3. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Axiom (M.O'Neill), 2. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al), 3. Something Else (J.Hall et al)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Graduate (D O'Keeffe), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Helter Skelter (Adrienne Jermyn), 2. Graduate (D O'Keeffe), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)
CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Chouskikou (R Sheehan/R Hickey), 2. Quest (J Skerritt), 3. Chinook (A Bradley/P Morgan)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3. Chouskikou (R Sheehan/R Hickey)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy), 2. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 2. Ash (Joseph Coughlan), 3. Perfect Ten (A Balfe)
GLEN - 1. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 2. Glenshesk (L.Faulkner et al), 3. Glencree (J.Bligh/H.Roche)
MERMAID Race 1- 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 3. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)
MERMAID Race 2- 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 3. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan)
PY CLASS Race 2- 1. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 2. P Keane (Laser 1)
PY CLASS Race 1- 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 2. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 3. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy)
SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 3. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray)
SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Moonshine (R.Moloney), 3. Popje (Ted McCourt)
SQUIB Race 1- 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Nimble (Brian O'Hare)
SQUIB Race 2- 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Anemos (Pete & Ann Evans)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Just Jasmin (Philip Smith), 2. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott), 3. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al)
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Race, Saturday, July 6 - Images by Afloat.ie, Ireland's Boating Website
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for 4 July 2013
Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 4 JULY 2013
BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan), 2. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 3. Prospect (Chris Johnston)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levana (Jean Mitton), 3. After You Too (Michael Blaney)
CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Wow (George Sisk), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Boomerang (Paul Kirwan), 3. Something Else (J.Hall et al)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 3. Bon ExEmple ()
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 3. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)
CRUISERS 3 A Echo - 1. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 2. Carrabeg (D.Martin/R.Deasy), 3. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt)
CRUISERS 3 A - 1. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3. Jaws SeachangeNow (B Foley/J Bergon)
CRUISERS 3 B - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. Chouskikou (R Sheehan/R Hickey), 3. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea)
CRUISERS 3 B Echo - 1. Small Wonder (H Kelly), 2. Chouskikou (R Sheehan/R Hickey), 3. Syzrgy (R Fogarty)
FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 2. Flyer (Niall Coleman), 3. Mellifluence (T Leonard & B Mulligan)
GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenariff (Adrian Lee), 3. Glenmarissa (F.Elmes/W.Higgins)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 2. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 3. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown)
SB3s - 1. Should be... (Michael O'Connor), 2. Bad (J.Dowling), 3. Bom Chickawahwah (John O'Driscoll)
SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 3. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray)
SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Popje (Ted McCourt), 3. Moonshine (R.Moloney)
SQUIB - 1. Kookaburra (P & M Dee), 2. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 3. Little Demon (Sheila Power)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. More Mischief (Eamonn Doyle), 3. Zephyr (R Cahill-O'Brien)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 3. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill)
Dun Laoghaire Harbour's Tricolour 'Tell Tale' Flag
#dbsc – Let's hope Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company don't take down the wonderful Irish Tricolour on the end of the East Pier any day soon. This evening, in a scene played out across each deck and launching area, all of the dinghy crews hoped that the flag would fly and there'd be some wind out on the bay. It didn't look likely from the shore for quite a while! All eyes on the flag!
But despite initial appearances the sailors were greeted by a neat 6-10 knot SE~SW shifty breeze out in Scotsmans Bay with a short wind over tide chop. OOD Ben Mulligan's prayers were answered by a breeze that lasted nicely for the duration of the racing and not much more.
An early casualty in the PY Fleet was Sheehy in the OK Dinghy, adjudged to be some boatlengths over the line he dutifully re-started about a minute later. Mind you, Tate's RS400 hadn't gone anywhere much either, having had a dreadful start too while the Mermaids and IDRAs headed up the beat.
Tate passed them all and already led at the first mark. Then the Red Bull effect really took over. Tate and the RS400 found enough power to fly on the runs and Tate was gone. The second run was where he dominated, powering down the run on a right hand shift and pulling out a huge lead. Sheehy overhauled and passed the Mermaids and IDRA14s in a more gradual fashion, still hoping to make up for that start.
Meantime there was a returning face in the pursuing Lasers. Charles Dwyer Esq of Cork graced the fleet with his speedy presence and excellent sense of humour. We hope to see more of him and fellow Corkonian Ronan Keneally over the coming weeks.
At the first mark it was very close with O'Toolivic, Dwyer, Galavan and Keane bow to stern, followed by Walsh and Barry. Keane went left on the run while the others sailed the conservative direct line. At the bottom Keane edged inside all three to round in a lead which he held to the finish. Keeping speed on the run was key for the Lasers too, with the waves at a tricky angle to the wind offering gains and frustration in equal measure.
Overall Tate won by a mile with Keane best of the Lasers. The gap from Tate to Keane was 4mins 48seconds on corrected time. That's HUGE. Sailed well, the RS400 can be untouchable on its day. Galavan was another 1:39 back from Keane. O'Toolivic was just 8 seconds back from Galavan and Sheehy's OK Dinghy only 19 seconds from there. Tight from 3rd to 5th but big gaps for 1st and 2nd. (O'Dwyer isn't entered yet so didn't get a recorded finishing time.)
Walsh was next with Francis Barry further back and McGoldrick's Vago taking the final finishing position.
Results here.
Dun Laoghaire Harbour's Tricolour 'Tell Tale' Flag
#dbsc – Let's hope Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company don't take down the wonderful Irish Tricolour on the end of the East Pier any day soon. This evening, in a scene played out across each deck and launching area, all of the dinghy crews hoped that the flag would fly and there'd be some wind out on the bay. It didn't look likely from the shore for quite a while! All eyes on the flag!
But despite initial appearances the sailors were greeted by a neat 6-10 knot SE~SW shifty breeze out in Scotsmans Bay with a short wind over tide chop. OOD Ben Mulligan's prayers were answered by a breeze that lasted nicely for the duration of the racing and not much more.
An early casualty in the PY Fleet was Sheehy in the OK Dinghy, adjudged to be some boatlengths over the line he dutifully re-started about a minute later. Mind you, Tate's RS400 hadn't gone anywhere much either, having had a dreadful start too while the Mermaids and IDRAs headed up the beat.
Tate passed them all and already led at the first mark. Then the Red Bull effect really took over. Tate and the RS400 found enough power to fly on the runs and Tate was gone. The second run was where he dominated, powering down the run on a right hand shift and pulling out a huge lead. Sheehy overhauled and passed the Mermaids and IDRA14s in a more gradual fashion, still hoping to make up for that start.
Meantime there was a returning face in the pursuing Lasers. Charles Dwyer Esq of Cork graced the fleet with his speedy presence and excellent sense of humour. We hope to see more of him and fellow Corkonian Ronan Keneally over the coming weeks.
At the first mark it was very close with O'Toolivic, Dwyer, Galavan and Keane bow to stern, followed by Walsh and Barry. Keane went left on the run while the others sailed the conservative direct line. At the bottom Keane edged inside all three to round in a lead which he held to the finish. Keeping speed on the run was key for the Lasers too, with the waves at a tricky angle to the wind offering gains and frustration in equal measure.
Overall Tate won by a mile with Keane best of the Lasers. The gap from Tate to Keane was 4mins 48seconds on corrected time. That's HUGE. Sailed well, the RS400 can be untouchable on its day. Galavan was another 1:39 back from Keane. O'Toolivic was just 8 seconds back from Galavan and Sheehy's OK Dinghy only 19 seconds from there. Tight from 3rd to 5th but big gaps for 1st and 2nd. (O'Dwyer isn't entered yet so didn't get a recorded finishing time.)
Walsh was next with Francis Barry further back and McGoldrick's Vago taking the final finishing position.
Results here.
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for 2 JULY 2013
Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 2 JULY 2013
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty), 2. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen), 2. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Powder Monkey (C Moore), 2. Ruth (L Shanahan)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Borraine (Ean Pugh), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al)
CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Maranda (M Kelly), 2. Wynward (W McCormack), 3. Jiminy Cricket (M Tyndall)
FIREBALL - 1. No Name (S Oram), 2. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 3. Incubus (C Power/M Barry)
GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 3. Glenshane (P Hogan)
IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Dart (Pierre Long), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)
MERMAID - 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan)
PY CLASS - 1. Richard Tate (RS 400), 2. P Keane (Laser 1), 3. Colin Galavan (Laser)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Golden Girl (Michael Carrigan et al), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Ruff Diamond (D.Byrne et al)
Force Seven Gust in Saturday's DBSC Dinghy Race
#dbsc – Saturday was supposed to be a nice moderate day with sun and warm westerlies. Two out of three ain't bad, I suppose.
We had the sun and the warm westerlies but calling them "moderate" might be a bit kind. We had Force 7 gusts during the racing!
With Tate as OOD and the Ryans still not back from Kinsale there was no RS on the line and with many of the Lasers off at the Leinsters in Wexford we might have expected a small fleet, but a good gaggle of Lasers and the OK Dinghy were out there to do battle. Keane, Harding, Nesbitt, Walsh, Dwyer, all in Lasers and Sheehy in the OK Dinghy..
With the wind rising, the fleet was a bit lineshy on the first start on a 3 lap trapezoid course. Sheehy's OK got the best start and was fast up the first beat, leading the Lasers around the top mark. Keane caught up on the reach before the fleet headed onto the run.
Sheehy, with insufficient vang, put on an impressive display of bow dancing before finally stopping to inspect the bottom of the hull. Keane fell over laughing, allowing Harding into the lead while Dwyer took a sensible time-out. Keane, despite the capsize and a number of chicken gybes on the rest of the first lap, sped up on lap 2 and managed to catch the more conservative Harding for a solid race win.
Race 2 was set on a shorter 2 lap windward-leeward course. Again Sheehy's OK Dinghy led off the line but Harding's Laser led to the top mark with Sheehy and Keane tight behind and pinned by a Mermaid. Keane took the lead at the bottom mark with Harding immediately behind and Sheehy about 30m back after sailing a rather conservative and heavily-vanged run. Walsh was further back after a bad start, but hanging in there.
Up the beat the leading Lasers went right and the OK went up the middle. At the mark Harding led again, having shown great upwind speed. Sheehy had recovered ground too and tacked into line immediately below Keane's Laser. The three rounded in a tight bunch with two Mermaids.
Keane again sailed the runs best, pipping Harding by 11 seconds and Sheehy by 19 seconds. Walsh came in shortly afterwards with the rest retiring. A windy day.
The slightly sheltered harbor weather station showed force 7 gusts and they were there...no doubt.
Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 29 JUNE 2013
Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 29 JUNE 2013
BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1. Avalon (R.Conan/J.Fox), 2. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll), 3. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll)
CRUISERS 0 ECHO - 1. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)
CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1. Kamikaze (P.Nash/B.McIntyre), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Kamikaze (P.Nash/B.McIntyre)
CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1. Carrabeg (D Martin/ R Deasy), 2. Saki (McCormack/Ryan/Ryan), 3. Cri-Cri (P Colton)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 2. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan), 3. Papytoo (M Walsh/F Guilfoyle)
FIREBALL RACE 1 - 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller), 3. Mr. Tipsy (J Clancy/C Clancy)
FIREBALL RACE 2 - 1. Mr. Tipsy (J Clancy/C Clancy), 2. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth)
FLYING FIFTEEN RACE 1 - 1. Deranged (A Green/C Doorly), 2. Kooigjug (K Dumpleton), 3. The Big Bow Wow (N.Meagher/N.Matthews)
FLYING FIFTEEN RACE 2 - 1. Deranged (A Green/C Doorly), 2. Kooigjug (K Dumpleton), 3. The Big Bow Wow (N.Meagher/N.Matthews)
GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 3. Glendun (B.Denham et al)
IDRA 14 FOOT RACE 1 - 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)
IDRA 14 FOOT RACE 2 - 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)
MERMAID RACE 1 - 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke)
MERMAID RACE 2 - 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan)
PY CLASS RACE 1 - 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Richard Harding (Laser)
PY CLASS RACE 2 - 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Richard Harding (Laser), 3. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy)
SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Bluefin (B.Finucane et al), 3. Gusto (C Heath)
SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)
SQUIB RACE 1 - 1. Buzz Lite (G.O'Connor/B.Foster), 2. Nimble (Brian O'Hare), 3. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago)
SQUIB RACE 2 - 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Nimble (Brian O'Hare)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1. Calypso (Howard Knott), 2. The Great Escape (P & D Rigney), 3. Windshift (R O'Flynn et al)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Calypso (Howard Knott), 2. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 3. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan)
#dbsc – Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 27 JUNE 2013
BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Avalon (R.Conan/J.Fox), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. After You Too (Michael Blaney)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levana (Jean Mitton), 2. After You Too (Michael Blaney), 3. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power)
CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Wow (George Sisk)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 2. Ruth (L Shanahan), 3. Something Else (J.Hall et al)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 3. Boomerang (Paul Kirwan)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Kamikaze (P.Nash/B.McIntyre), 2. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 3. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al)
CRUISERS 3 A - 1. Cries of Passion (B Maguire/ A O'Connor), 2. Hyflyer (J Barnard), 3. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle)
CRUISERS 3 A Echo - 1. Hyflyer (J Barnard), 2. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle), 3. Huggy Bear (Doyle & Byrne)
CRUISERS 3 B - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. Chouskikou (R Sheehan/R Hickey), 3. Taiscealai (B Richardson)
CRUISERS 3 B Echo - 1. Saki (Paget McCormack et al), 2. Yikes (J Conway), 3. Syzrgy (R Fogarty)
DRAGON - 1. Phantom (D.Williams), 2. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 3. Cloud (Clare Hogan)
FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Flyer (Niall Coleman), 2. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 3. Thingamabob (T Galvin)
GLEN - 1. Glenmarissa (F.Elmes/W.Higgins), 2. Glenshesk (L.Faulkner et al), 3. Glendun (B.Denham et al)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey), 2. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 3. Shannagh (S.Gill/P.MacDiarmada)
SB3s - 1. Seriously Bonkers (P Lee/M Cuppage), 2. Venuesworld.com (Ger Dempsey), 3. Should be... (Michael O'Connor)
SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Gusto (C Heath), 3. Macro One (Joseph Murray)
SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)
SQUIB - 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Pintail (M Muldoon & B Stevens), 3. Perfection (Jill Fleming)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. White Lotus (Paul Tully), 2. Sweet Martini (Bruce Carswell), 3. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill), 2. White Lotus (Paul Tully), 3. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al)
Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
From the Baily lighthouse to Dalkey island, the bay accommodates six separate courses for 21 different classes racing every two years for the Dun Laoghaire Regatta.
In assembling its record-breaking armada, Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta (VDLR) became, at its second staging, not only the country's biggest sailing event, with 3,500 sailors competing, but also one of Ireland's largest participant sporting events.
One of the reasons for this, ironically, is that competitors across Europe have become jaded by well-worn venue claims attempting to replicate Cowes and Cork Week.'Never mind the quality, feel the width' has been a criticism of modern-day regattas where organisers mistakenly focus on being the biggest to be the best. Dun Laoghaire, with its local fleet of 300 boats, never set out to be the biggest. Its priority focussed instead on quality racing even after it got off to a spectacularly wrong start when the event was becalmed for four days at its first attempt.
The idea to rekindle a combined Dublin bay event resurfaced after an absence of almost 40 years, mostly because of the persistence of a passionate race officer Brian Craig who believed that Dun Laoghaire could become the Cowes of the Irish Sea if the town and the local clubs worked together. Although fickle winds conspired against him in 2005, the support of all four Dun Laoghaire waterfront yacht clubs since then (made up of Dun Laoghaire Motor YC, National YC, Royal Irish YC and Royal St GYC), in association with the two racing clubs of Dublin Bay SC and Royal Alfred YC, gave him the momentum to carry on.
There is no doubt that sailors have also responded with their support from all four coasts. Running for four days, the regatta is (after the large mini-marathons) the single most significant participant sports event in the country, requiring the services of 280 volunteers on and off the water, as well as top international race officers and an international jury, to resolve racing disputes representing five countries. A flotilla of 25 boats regularly races from the Royal Dee near Liverpool to Dublin for the Lyver Trophy to coincide with the event. The race also doubles as a RORC qualifying race for the Fastnet.
Sailors from the Ribble, Mersey, the Menai Straits, Anglesey, Cardigan Bay and the Isle of Man have to travel three times the distance to the Solent as they do to Dublin Bay. This, claims Craig, is one of the major selling points of the Irish event and explains the range of entries from marinas as far away as Yorkshire's Whitby YC and the Isle of Wight.
No other regatta in the Irish Sea area can claim to have such a reach. Dublin Bay Weeks such as this petered out in the 1960s, and it has taken almost four decades for the waterfront clubs to come together to produce a spectacle on and off the water to rival Cowes."The fact that we are getting such numbers means it is inevitable that it is compared with Cowes," said Craig. However, there the comparison ends."We're doing our own thing here. Dun Laoghaire is unique, and we are making an extraordinary effort to welcome visitors from abroad," he added. The busiest shipping lane in the country – across the bay to Dublin port – closes temporarily to facilitate the regatta and the placing of six separate courses each day.
A fleet total of this size represents something of an unknown quantity on the bay as it is more than double the size of any other regatta ever held there.
Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta FAQs
Dun Laoghaire Regatta is Ireland's biggest sailing event. It is held every second Summer at Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Dublin Bay.
Dun Laoghaire Regatta is held every two years, typically in the first weekend of July.
As its name suggests, the event is based at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Racing is held on Dublin Bay over as many as six different courses with a coastal route that extends out into the Irish Sea. Ashore, the festivities are held across the town but mostly in the four organising yacht clubs.
Dun Laoghaire Regatta is the largest sailing regatta in Ireland and on the Irish Sea and the second largest in the British Isles. It has a fleet of 500 competing boats and up to 3,000 sailors. Scotland's biggest regatta on the Clyde is less than half the size of the Dun Laoghaire event. After the Dublin city marathon, the regatta is one of the most significant single participant sporting events in the country in terms of Irish sporting events.
The modern Dublin Bay Regatta began in 2005, but it owes its roots to earlier combined Dublin Bay Regattas of the 1960s.
Up to 500 boats regularly compete.
Up to 70 different yacht clubs are represented.
The Channel Islands, Isle of Man, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland countrywide, and Dublin clubs.
Nearly half the sailors, over 1,000, travel to participate from outside of Dun Laoghaire and from overseas to race and socialise in Dun Laoghaire.
21 different classes are competing at Dun Laoghaire Regatta. As well as four IRC Divisions from 50-footers down to 20-foot day boats and White Sails, there are also extensive one-design keelboat and dinghy fleets to include all the fleets that regularly race on the Bay such as Beneteau 31.7s, Ruffian 23s, Sigma 33s as well as Flying Fifteens, Laser SB20s plus some visiting fleets such as the RS Elites from Belfast Lough to name by one.
Some sailing household names are regular competitors at the biennial Dun Laoghaire event including Dun Laoghaire Olympic silver medalist, Annalise Murphy. International sailing stars are competing too such as Mike McIntyre, a British Olympic Gold medalist and a raft of World and European class champions.
There are different entry fees for different size boats. A 40-foot yacht will pay up to €550, but a 14-foot dinghy such as Laser will pay €95. Full entry fee details are contained in the Regatta Notice of Race document.
Spectators can see the boats racing on six courses from any vantage point on the southern shore of Dublin Bay. As well as from the Harbour walls itself, it is also possible to see the boats from Sandycove, Dalkey and Killiney, especially when the boats compete over inshore coastal courses or have in-harbour finishes.
Very favourably. It is often compared to Cowes, Britain's biggest regatta on the Isle of Wight that has 1,000 entries. However, sailors based in the north of England have to travel three times the distance to get to Cowes as they do to Dun Laoghaire.
Dun Laoghaire Regatta is unique because of its compact site offering four different yacht clubs within the harbour and the race tracks' proximity, just a five-minute sail from shore. International sailors also speak of its international travel connections and being so close to Dublin city. The regatta also prides itself on balancing excellent competition with good fun ashore.
The Organising Authority (OA) of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta is Dublin Bay Regattas Ltd, a not-for-profit company, beneficially owned by Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC), National Yacht Club (NYC), Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC) and Royal St George Yacht Club (RSGYC).
The Irish Marine Federation launched a case study on the 2009 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta's socio-economic significance. Over four days, the study (carried out by Irish Sea Marine Leisure Knowledge Network) found the event was worth nearly €3million to the local economy over the four days of the event. Typically the Royal Marine Hotel and Haddington Hotel and other local providers are fully booked for the event.
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