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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 8 SEPTEMBER 2012

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Levante (B.Leyden/M.Leahy)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson)

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 2. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 3. Wow (George Sisk)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Wow (George Sisk), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Axiom (M.O'Neill), 3. Powder Monkey (C.Moore/M.Byrne)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 3. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Jawesome 11 (M Dyke & B Darcy), 2. Kamikaze (P.Nash/B.McIntyre), 3. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jawesome 11 (M Dyke & B Darcy), 2. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 3. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Gossip (D Meredith/P Barron/M Rowley), 2. Hyflyer (J Barnard), 3. Chouskikou (R.Sheehan/R.Hickey)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (Shannon, Lawless, McCormack), 2. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt), 3. Gossip (D Meredith/P Barron/M Rowley)

FIREBALL Race 1- 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 2. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 2. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan), 2. Dart (Pierre Long), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

MERMAID Race 1- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 3. Kim (D Cassidy)

MERMAID Race 2- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 3. Kim (D Cassidy)

PY CLASS Race 2- 1. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 2. P Keane (Laser 1), 3. Des Fortune (Finn)

PY CLASS Race 1- 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 3. Des Fortune (Finn)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 2. Cresendo (L Balfe), 3. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey)

SHIPMAN - 1. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 2. Euphanzel lll (J Simington)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 3. Popje (Ted McCourt)

SQUIB Race 1- 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 3. Nimble (Brian O'Hare)

SQUIB Race 2- 1. Tears in Heaven (M Halpenny & G Ferguson), 2. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 3. Nimble (Brian O'Hare)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan), 2. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill), 3. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo- 1. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan), 2. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill), 3. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al)

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#googleearth – Sailors with smartphones in their pockets can now get a birds eye review of their racing tactics thanks to Google Earth. That's what OK dinghy sailor Hugh Sheehy discovered last week in one of the final Dublin Bay Sailing Club races of the season.

Sheehy sailing in the handicap division against a variety of dinghies such as Finns, Lasers and radials included rival Paul Keane. Both Sheehy and Keane carried the smart phones afloat and were able to review their race afterwards.

The above youtube clip features the First leg of the second DBSC race. Keane's Laser track is in Red. The OK Dinghy in Green. It's not not clear why there's so much 'wobbling' in the OK Dinghy track, but we're sure its not tiller wagging!

The hope for the future, says Sheehy, is more sailors might carry smartphones out on to the water. Thanks to Google Earth's animated playback feature there'll be more chances to learn from your mistakes!

More on Hugh Sheehy's OK dinghy blog here

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 1 SEPTEMBER 2012

CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al), 3. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 3. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al)

CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1. Jawesome 11 (M Dyke & B Darcy), 2. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 3. Jester (Declan Curtin)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jester (Declan Curtin), 2. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 3. Jawesome 11 (M Dyke & B Darcy)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (Shannon, Lawless, McCormack), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Pamafe (Michael Costello)

CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1. Carrabeg (D.Martin/R.Deasy), 2. Pamafe (Michael Costello), 3. Chouskikou (R.Sheehan/R.Hickey)

FIREBALL RACE 1- 1. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey), 2. Goodness Gracious (Louise McKenna), 3. NN (Glen Fisher)

FIREBALL RACE 2- 1. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey), 2. Goodness Gracious (Louise McKenna), 3. No Name (McGuire & Chambers)

FLYING FIFTEEN RACE 2 - 1. Kooigjug (K Dumpleton), 2. The Big Bow Wow (N.Meagher/N.Matthews), 3. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole)

FLYING FIFTEEN RACE 1 - 1. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy), 2. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 3. Frequent Flyer (D Mulvin)

GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 3. Glengesh (G Sands & B O'Connor)

IDRA 14 FOOT RACE 2- 1. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)

IDRA 14 FOOT RACE 1- 1. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan), 2. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne), 3. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)

MERMAID RACE 1- 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 3. Kim (D Cassidy)

MERMAID RACE 2- 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 3. Kim (D Cassidy)

PY CLASS RACE 1- 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 3. Des Fortune (Finn)

PY CLASS RACE 2- 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Des Fortune (Finn), 3. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 2. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey), 3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. Popje (Ted McCourt), 3. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire)

SQUIB RACE 1- 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Kookaburra (P & M Dee)

SQUIB RACE 2- 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 3. Chillax (Mary McLoughlin)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1. Emir Herr (Liam Shanahan), 2. Fortitudine (D & A Clarke), 3. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott), 3. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al)

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 30 AUGUST 2012

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke), 2. Fiddly Bits (Kevin Byrne et al), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke), 2. Levana (Jean Mitton), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Wow (George Sisk)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 3. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Jump The Gun (M.Monaghan/J.Kelly), 2. Powder Monkey (C.Moore/M.Byrne), 3. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Something Else (J.Hall et al)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al), 3. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Small Wonder (H Kelly), 2. Supernova (Shannon, Lawless, McCormack), 3. Hyflyer (J Barnard)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (Shannon, Lawless, McCormack), 2. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt), 3. Cri-Cri (P Colton)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Flyer (Niall Coleman), 2. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 3. Gulfstream (A Cooper)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey), 2. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)

SB3s - 1. Sin Bin (Barry O'Neill), 2. Lupi d'Irlanda (Marco Sorgassi et al), 3. Venuesworld.com (Ger Dempsey)

SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Macro One (Joseph Murray), 3. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 2. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 3. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody)

SQUIB - 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Little Demon (Sheila Power), 3. Sidewinder (R.Bowen/R Westrup)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Coumeenole (Bill Kavanagh), 2. Zephyr (R Cahill-O'Brien), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott), 3. Coumeenole (Bill Kavanagh)

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 28 AUGUST 2012

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey), 2. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty), 3. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. UpD8 (Whelan/McCabe/Carey/Cramer), 2. Chouskikou (R.Sheehan/R.Hickey), 3. Snowbird (A McCormack & A Baird)

Ensign - 1. RIYC 1 (Tim Goodbody), 2. RIYC 2 (Mark McGibney)

FIREBALL - 1. nn (S Oram), 2. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller), 3. Goodness Gracious (Louise McKenna)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenshane (P Hogan)

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 3. Squalls (Stephen Harrison)

MERMAID - 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan)

PY CLASS - 1. T Lyttle (Laser), 2. C Arrowsmith (Laser), 3. Graham Elmes (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Cresendo (L Balfe)

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 25 AUGUST 2012

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 2. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey), 3. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey), 2. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 3. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan)

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 3. Wow (George Sisk)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Wow (George Sisk), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Axiom (M.O'Neill), 2. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al), 3. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Kamikaze (P.Nash/B.McIntyre)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 3. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea), 2. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt), 3. Chouskikou (R.Sheehan/R.Hickey)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt), 2. Supernova (Shannon, Lawless, McCormack), 3. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea)

DRAGON - 1. Phantom (D.Williams), 2. Zu (M Minch/C Grimley/T Pearson)

FIREBALL Race 1- 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller), 3. Goodness Gracious (Louise McKenna)

FIREBALL Race 2- 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. Goodness Gracious (Louise McKenna), 3. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 2. Kooigjug (K Dumpleton), 3. Ash (Joseph Coughlan)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 2. Kooigjug (K Dumpleton), 3. As Good As It Gets (Ross Doyle)

GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Glenroan (Terence Moran), 3. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)

MERMAID Race 2- 1. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 2. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 3. Kim (D Cassidy)

MERMAID Race 1- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Kim (D Cassidy), 3. Tijuana (David Stedmond)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 2. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 3. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al)

SHIPMAN - 1. Whiterock (Henry Robinson), 2. Viking (Brian Glynn et al), 3. Invader (Gerard Glynn)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 2. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo- 1. Nirvana (Bernard Neeson), 2. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan), 3. Coumeenole (Bill Kavanagh)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 3. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan)

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 23 AUGUST 2012

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Levana (Jean Mitton), 2. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke), 3. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levana (Jean Mitton), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke)

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 2. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Axiom (M.O'Neill), 2. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 3. Black Velvet (Leslie Parnell)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 2. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 3. Joker 11 (John Maybury)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 2. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 3. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 3. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Gossip (D Meredith/P Barron/M Rowley), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Hyflyer (J Barnard)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Hyflyer (J Barnard), 2. Saki (Paget McCormack et al), 3. Gossip (D Meredith/P Barron/M Rowley)

DRAGON - 1. Dublin Bay (G Treacy), 2. Zu (M Minch/C Grimley/T Pearson), 3. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 2. Perfect Ten (A Balfe), 3. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole)

GLEN - 1. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 2. Glenmarissa (F.Elmes/W.Higgins), 3. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey), 2. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)

SB3s - 1. Venuesworld.com (Ger Dempsey), 2. Alert Packaging (Justin Burke), 3. Flutter (Andrew Algeo)

SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Whiterock (Henry Robinson), 3. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Pippa lV (G.Kinsman/E.McMahon/M.O'Brien), 2. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr), 3. September Song (Conor Colleary)

SQUIB - 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Absolutely Fabulous (N Kennedy/P Reilly)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Afternoon Delight (Michael Bennett et al), 2. Nirvana (Bernard Neeson), 3. Lucy O (Aonghus O hEocha)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Nauti-Gal (J & J Crawford), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 18 AUGUST 2012

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Fiddly Bits (Kevin Byrne et al), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Axiom (M.O'Neill), 2. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 3. Jump The Gun (M.Monaghan/J.Kelly)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 3. Axiom (M.O'Neill)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 3. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Carrabeg (D.Martin/R.Deasy), 2. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle)

CRUISERS 3B Echo - 1. Ghrazel (Charles Pearson), 2. Syzrgy (R Fogarty)

Combined Classes Echo - 1. Carrabeg (D.Martin/R.Deasy), 2. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle), 3. Ghrazel (Charles Pearson)

DRAGON - 1. Phantom (D.Williams)

FIREBALL Race 2- 1. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller), 2. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 3. Winder (E.Butler/O.Laverty)

FIREBALL Race 1- 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. Winder (E.Butler/O.Laverty)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. Perfect Ten (A Balfe), 2. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy), 3. PFO (Valerie Mulvin)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 2. Perfect Ten (A Balfe), 3. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 3. Squalls (Stephen Harrison)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Dart (Pierre Long)

MERMAID Race 2- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)

MERMAID Race 1- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)

PY CLASS Race 1- 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Alan McNab (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 2. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey), 3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)

SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Viking (Brian Glynn et al), 3. Bluefin (B.Finucane et al)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 3. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove)

SQUIB Race 1- 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Nimble (Brian O'Hare), 3. Kookaburra (P & M Dee)

SQUIB Race 2- 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Kookaburra (P & M Dee), 3. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo- 1. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer), 2. Coumeenole (Bill Kavanagh), 3. Nirvana (Bernard Neeson)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer), 2. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 3. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al)

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 14 AUGUST 2012

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. UpD8 (Whelan/McCabe/Carey/Cramer), 2. Chouskikou (R.Sheehan/R.Hickey), 3. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle)

CRUISERS 3B - 1. Maranda (Myles Kelly), 2. Snowbird (A McCormack & A Baird), 3. Aslana (J Martin & B Mulkeen)

Combined Class 3- 1. UpD8 (Whelan/McCabe/Carey/Cramer), 2. Maranda (Myles Kelly), 3. Snowbird (A McCormack & A Baird)

Ensign - 1. RIYC 2 (Mark McGibney), 2. RIYC 1 (Tim Goodbody)

FIREBALL - 1. nn (S Oram), 2. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller), 3. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm), 3. Glenshane (P Hogan)

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Squalls (Stephen Harrison), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

MERMAID - 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 3. Kim (D Cassidy)

PY CLASS - 1. Colin Galavan (Laser), 2. Graham Elmes (Laser), 3. Charles Dwyer (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 2. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey), 3. Cresendo (L Balfe)

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 11 AUGUST 2012

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levante (B.Leyden/M.Leahy), 3. Thirty Something (Gerry Jones et al)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Thirty Something (Gerry Jones et al), 3. Levante (B.Leyden/M.Leahy)

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Wow (George Sisk), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Axiom (M.O'Neill), 3. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 3. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jawesome 11 (M Dyke & B Darcy), 2. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 3. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Supernova (Shannon, Lawless, McCormack), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Carrabeg (D.Martin/R.Deasy)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (Shannon, Lawless, McCormack), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt)

Combined Classe 3 Echo - 1. Supernova (Shannon, Lawless, McCormack), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Carrabeg (D.Martin/R.Deasy)

Combined Classe 3 - 1. Supernova (Shannon, Lawless, McCormack), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt)

DRAGON - 1. Susele (Michael Halpenny), 2. Sir Ossis of the River (D Bergin), 3. Dublin Bay (G Treacy)

FIREBALL Race 1- 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. Winder (E.Butler/O.Laverty), 3. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey)

FIREBALL Race 2- 1. Winder (E.Butler/O.Laverty), 2. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 3. Goodness Gracious (Louise McKenna)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Deranged (C.Doorly), 2. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 3. Snow White (Frank Burgess)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. Deranged (C.Doorly), 2. Kooigjug (K Dumpleton), 3. Frequent Flyer (D Mulvin)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 3. Glencree (J.Bligh/H.Roche)

PY CLASS Race 1- 1. Charles Dwyer (Laser), 2. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 3. P Keane (Laser 1)

PY CLASS Race 2- 1. Charles Dwyer (Laser), 2. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 3. E & R Ryan (RS400)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey), 2. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 3. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell)

SHIPMAN - 1. Bluefin (B.Finucane et al), 2. Viking (Brian Glynn et al), 3. Whiterock (Henry Robinson)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Springer (I.Bowring), 2. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 3. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove)

SQUIB Race 1- 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 3. Anemos (Pete & Ann Evans)

SQUIB Race 2- 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Nimble (Brian O'Hare), 3. Femme Fatale (V Delaney)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Windshift (R O'Flynn et al), 2. Coumeenole (Bill Kavanagh), 3. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Windshift (R O'Flynn et al), 3. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill)

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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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