In his first event sailing in the full rig boat Rush Sailing Club's Alan Ruigrock won the Laser Leinster Championships at the Royal St. George Yacht Club yesterday in some of the finest sailing conditions of the summer so far.

In a combined fleet of 110 boats and southerly winds of 10-15 knots, Ruigrock beat Howth's Ronan Cull and the host club's Conor Byrne who finished second and third respectively.

Annalise Murphy lived up to her billing as top Radial sailor in the country when, in a mixed 40 boat division, she beat Tiffany Brien for the Leinster title. In third place was next week's Irish Youth world's representative Philip Doran of Wexford.

The first 4.7 sailor was Royal Cork's Seafra Guilfoyle. The first master was Gareth Flannigan.

The following from the Class Association:

One hundred and ten sailors competed in the 2011 Laser Leinster Championships which were held in superb summer conditions on July 2nd & 3rd, and were hosted by the Royal St George Yacht Club. The weather did its part to show off Dublin Bay at its best with bright sunshine and a light sea breeze contributing to the regatta atmosphere for the sailors and their families alike.

The sailors needed to display all their skills to achieve a top end result. The wind peaked each day at 10 or 11 knots, with even pressure across the course and only a small number of wind shifts to take advantage of. Wind against tide meant the competitors needed good speed through the light chop. Equally important was a good start, made more difficult by the tide carrying the competitors over the line.

The principal race officer for the weekend was Con Murphy. At the prize giving, Con remarked that although he used a black flag for a number of the races it was great to see the high standard of the sailors meant that not a single person was OCS for the entire regatta.

Seafra Guilfoyle, with four bullets won the Laser 4.7 fleet, adding the Leinsters title to his Munsters and Ulsters trophies. John Durcan was 2nd and Cian Byrne third giving all three top spots to the Royal Cork Yacht Club. Emma Cooney from the NYC won the first lady prize.

The Laser Radial class is where many of Ireland's future Olympic hopefuls race and the Leinsters was no exception. Annalise Murphy of the NYC, "Afloat's May Sailor of the Month" and one of Ireland's strongest medal prospects in the 2012 Olympics won the event in compelling fashion with two firsts and three seconds. Tiffany Brien of Ballyholme YC, fresh from her recent Olympic campaign came in second. Philip Doran of Courtown YC claimed third prize. The prize for the first lady youth went to Sophie Murphy of the home club.

The Laser Standard fleet saw the most intense completion with the last race deciding all three top spots. On the Saturday, Ronan Cull clearly set himself apart winning all three races. At the end of the regatta only three points separated the leaders. Alan Ruigrok of Rush SC won the event, with Ronan Cull of HYC coming second and Conor Byrne claiming third prize for the RSGYC. Ballyholme yacht club also took home some silverware in this fleet with Oliver Loughhead taking the youth prize in fourth place overall and Gareth Flannigan taking the masters prize in 5th place.

Sailing on the north shore of Dublin Bay this weekend Pat O'Neill's Octopussee won the 2011 E boat Champion hosted by Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club. Second was O'Neill's Clontarf club mate, Pat Gilmore and third was Anthony Hourigan's Eejit from Skerries Sailing Club.

Tiamat's return to Dublin Bay Sailing Club on Saturday also marked the return of Cruiser Zero racing to the bay after an absence so far this season. Tiamat is back and – as Saturday's peformance shows – in winning form thanks to the enterprising efforts of the Raptor crew who were dismasted at the ICRA nats two weeks ago. The Royal Irish Yacht Club crew under Denis Hewitt have reformed and are now sailing the Commodore's Cupper Tiamat.

Also afloat for the first time was George Sisk’s much anticipated Wow, a new J111.  The delivery of this Dublin Bay boat was delayed, which meant the crew, also from the Royal Irish Yacht Club, missed both the ICRA nationals and Sovereign's Week last month but they'll not miss Thursday's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta. 

At 14 boats it will be the biggest gathering of Zero's so far this season.

There were ideal sailing breezes from the south for DBSC Saturday's racing, it made for great sport across 17 classes. Full results for Dublin Bay Sailing Club 2 JULY 2011 are below:

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 2. Thirty Something (Gerry Jones et al), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Thirty Something (Gerry Jones et al), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Tiamat (Denis Hewitt & al), 2. Wow (George Sisk)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Axiom (M.O'Neill), 2. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke), 2. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 3. Bendemeer (Lindsay Casey Power)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Witzend 11 (Peter Conlon), 2. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 3. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (K.Lawless et al), 2. Whistlin'Dixie (T.Keelan et al), 3. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Whistlin'Dixie (T.Keelan et al), 2. Taiscealai (Brian Richardson et al), 3. Supernova (K.Lawless et al)

DRAGON - 1. Phantom (D.Williams/P.Bowring), 2. Jaguar (Martin Byrne), 3. Sir Ossis of the River (D Bergin)

FLYING FIFTEEN ˆ RACE 2 1. The Big Bow Wow (N.Meagher/N.Matthews), 2. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 3. Snow White (Frank Burgess)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 2. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy), 3. The Big Bow Wow (N.Meagher/N.Matthews)

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

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

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

MERMAID - RACE 2 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 3. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke)

MERMAID - 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 3. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan)

PY CLASS - RACE 2 1. Des Fortune (Finn), 2. Orla Callender (Laser 1)

PY CLASS - 1. Des Fortune (Finn), 2. Orla Callender (Laser 1)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al)

SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Whiterock (Henry Robinson), 3. Gusto (C Heath)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 3. Popje (Ted McCourt)

SQUIB - 1. Anemos (Pete & Ann Evans), 2. Kookaburra (P & M Dee), 3. Chillax (Mary McLoughlin)

SQUIB - RACE 2 1. Chillax (Mary McLoughlin), 2. Kookaburra (P & M Dee), 3. Nimble (Brian O'Hare)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Lucy O (Aonghus O hEocha), 2. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer), 3. Sea Safari (Jacquelin Smith)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer), 2. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)

With a week to go to the biggest regatta of the season, organisers of Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta are still accepting entries in all 25 classes. There is now a likely total VDLR fleet size of 400 boats. The biggest cruiser classes are IRC 2 and IRC 3 so it is a reasonable assumption that some of Dublin Bay Sailing Club's own top performers such as Ken Lawless's Supernova or past winner O'Driscoll's J24 Hard on Port may well emerge as Volvo trophy winners. All the latest on VDLR next week here!

The countdown to the 41st ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships to be held in Zadar, Croatia is on with 358 sailors from 59 nations registered to compete from 7-16 July.

Many former ISAF Youth Worlds medallists throughout the years have gone on to achieve greatness in the Olympic Games, America's Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race, and this years athletes will look to follow in the footsteps of their heroes.

In the 29er dinghy, 23 teams and 46 sailors will battle it out in their bid to bring home the gold medal for their nation.

Ireland will not be represented in the 29er class in Croatia.

Gael Jaffrezic and Julien Bloyet (FRA) will be back at the ISAF Youth Worlds to defend the 29er title they won in Istanbul, Turkey last year. The French pair rounded off a consistent week with a bullet in the final race in Istanbul to finish at the top of the podium by six points over New Zealand's Alexandra Maloney and Sam Bullock.

The French pair will be the favourites, but there will be some tough competition from America's Antoine Screve and Max Agnese. Screeve finished third with James Moody in 2010. But now sailing with Agnese, Screeve will be looking to bring home gold in Zadar.

Great Britain's Henry Lloyd Williams and Samuel Batten finished out of the medals in Istanbul by one point over Screeve and Agnese. With an impressive start to the regatta, which saw the Brits go 3-2-1, they faded in the middle, finishing towards the back of the fleet. A year on the Brits will be looking for more consistency as they push for a medal.

Darren Choy and Nathan Tang will be Singapore's 29er representatives. Choy will be looking to use the experience gained from his seventh place finish in the Byte at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games to good effect. And with many of the 2011 ISAF Youth Worlds athletes new to large scale competition the Singaporeans will look to finish in the medals.

Paul Darmanin won gold for Australia in the SL16 at the 2010 ISAF Youth Worlds as crew of Chase Lurati. One year on and Darmanin is at the helm of the Australian SL16 with Aleks Vucic. Darmanin will be looking to retain the title he claimed last year with his new team mate.

The 14-boat fleet will also feature Denmark's Nicolaj Bjørnholt and Daniel Bjørnholt who will compete in their third ISAF Youth Worlds. The twin brothers first sailed at the 2009 ISAF Youth Worlds in Buzios, Brazil where they finished ninth. A year later they were on the podium receiving the silver medal in Istanbul. With their ISAF Youth Worlds experience the Danes will fancy their chances of capturing the gold medal.

Of the crews who competed last year, alongside the Danes will be South Africa's Matthew Whitehead and Calene Loubser. The 2011 ISAF Youth Worlds will be Whitehead's third in the SL16 after he finished second in 2008 with Michael Ovenstone and eighth with Loubser in 2010.

Sailing begins on Saturday 9 July with 12 races scheduled until Friday 15 July.

The Irish 2011 Youth team is Radial champion Philip Doran of Courtown Sailing Club in the Boys single-handed division in the Laser Radial dinghy and Sophie Murphy of Quoile YC in the Laser in the Girls Division.

In the girl's double-handed dinghy class Emma Geary and Niamh Connolly (Royal Cork YC & Baltimore SC) will race the 420 dinghy.

Next year the Youth World Championships are being held on Dublin Bay.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced that 27 competitors from 13 nations have been approved to receive funding from the Athlete Participation Programme (APP).

None of the Irish sailors bound for Croatia are named on the APP.

Since 2002 APP funding has enabled over 150 sailors the chance to compete at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships. Next year the Youth World Championships are being held on Dublin Bay.

The Irish 2011 Youth team is Radial champion Philip Doran of Courtown Sailing Club in the Boys single-handed division in the Laser Radial dinghy and Sophie Murphy of Quoile YC in the Laser in the Girls Division.

In the girl's double-handed dinghy class Emma Geary and Niamh Connolly (Royal Cork YC & Baltimore SC) will race the 420 dinghy.

From the 27 sailors chosen to benefit from APP funding in Zadar there will be nine sailors in the Laser Radial Boys, five in the Laser Radial Girls, six in the 420 Girls, two 420 Boys, three RS:X Boys and two sailors from Hong Kong in the SL16.

Of the 2011 recipients Laser Radial sailor Christopher Sands (BAH), US Virgin Islands 420 pair Nikole Barnes and Augustina Barbuto and Roman Gonzalez representing Puerto Rico in the Boys Laser Radial will benefit from the same support again after receiving funding for the 2010 ISAF Youth Worlds in Istanbul, Turkey.

The APP has given developing sailing nations the chance and opportunity to represent their nation at the premier regatta for youth sailors. Sailors from Botswana, El Salvador, Andorra, St. Lucia and Paraguay have all been given the opportunity to compete on a level playground with developed and experienced sailing nations.

Sailing Club Uskok will host the 41st edition of the ISAF Youth Worlds and the sailors on APP will be able to compete in Zadar with subsidised travel and entry.

They will also benefit from the coaching of Hugh Styles, World Youth Sailing Trust coach, who will guide the athletes. "The Athlete Participation Program will give athletes a chance to experience things outside of what they could possibly comprehend," said Styles. "It will give them a chance to network, see a new cultural dimension, cross boundaries and give new opportunities."

2011 ISAF Youth Worlds APP Athletes

Laser Radial Boys
1. Just Van Aanholt (AHO)
2. Christopher Sands (BAH)
3. Antonio Rojas (COL)
4. Hyeungik Kim (KOR)
5. Scott Anthony Keleous (LCA)
6. Manuel Dussault Gomez (MEX)
7. Federico Cabello (PAR)
8. Jean Paul de Trazegnies (PER)
9. Ramon Gonzalez (PUR)

Laser Radial Girls
1. Macarena Robert Mina (CHI)
2. Elisa Echavarria (COL)
3. Erica Hok Yan Leung (HKG)
4. Stephanie Devaus-Lovell (LCA)
5. Natalia Montemayor (MEX)

420 Boys
1. Paul A Rios (PUR)
2. Fernando Monllor (PUR)

420 Girls
1. Maria Sofia Middelthon Zanartu (CHI)
2. Horwitz Von Appen Nadja (CHI)
3. Maria Jose Cucalon Ramirez (ECU)
4. Andrea Susana Collin Pinto (ECU)
5. Agustina Barbuto (ISV)
6. Nikole Barnes (ISV)

SL16
1. Kenton Shue (HKG)
2. Jonathan Shue (HKG)

RS:X Boys
1. Cho Wonwoo (KOR)
2. Matias Canseco Bazo (PER)
3. Alejandro Monllor (PUR)

How It Works
The Athlete Participation Programme allows athletes, via their MNA, to apply for support in a number of different ways:

Event Coaching/Support
So those athletes which attend the event without a coach or team leader can apply for coaching support.

Entry Fee Subsidy
Applicants can apply for help with the €670 entry fee. They can either ask for help with the whole amount or part of the cost of the entry fee.

Travel Subsidy
To assist in covering the expenses of the athlete's travel, you may apply for a Travel Subsidy to cover either part or the entire cost of their travel. ISAF will reimburse the cost of the expenses upon receipt of the necessary travel documents.

After what turned out to be a dissappointing end to last weekend's national championships on Dublin Bay for Flying fifteen duo Ciaran Crummy and Frank Burgess, the National Yacht Club pair were back at the top of the DBSC fleet this afternoon sailing Snow White to victory in a 12–boat fleet. Second was club mate Alan Dooley's Flogger and third was The Gruffalo (Keith Poole).

Blustery west winds up to 15 knots and record temperatures made for pleasant Saturday racing across all 17 DBSC classes.

Henry Robinson's Whiterock won the Shipmans, up to speed following last weekend's Belfast Lough nationals Paddy Maguire took advanatge of Tim Goodbody's absence at the Sovereign's Cup to win in the Sigma 33s and Ann Kirwan won the Ruffians.

Full DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 25 JUNE 2011 below:

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner), 2. Fiddly Bits (Kevin Byrne et al), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Fiddly Bits (Kevin Byrne et al), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald), 2. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke), 2. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 2. Helter Skelter (Adrienne Jermyn), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle), 3. Hyflyer (John Barnard)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Hyflyer (John Barnard)

DRAGON - 1. Jaguar (Martin Byrne), 2. Sir Ossis of the River (D Bergin), 3. Zu (P.Dee et al)

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

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan), 3. Dart (Pierre Long)

MERMAID Race 2- 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 3. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney)

MERMAID - 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 3. Kim (D Cassidy)

PY CLASS - 1. N O'Toole (Laser), 2. P Keane (Laser 1), 3. Desmond McCarthy (Laser 1)

PY CLASS Race 2- 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. N O'Toole (Laser), 3. Desmond McCarthy (Laser 1)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell)

SHIPMAN - 1. Whiterock (Henry Robinson), 2. Invader (Gerard Glynn), 3. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al)

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

SQUIB - 1. Lola (Frank Whelan), 2. Chillax (Mary McLoughlin), 3. Nimble (Brian O'Hare)

SQUIB Race 2- 1. Nimble (Brian O'Hare), 2. Lola (Frank Whelan), 3. Kookaburra (P & M Dee)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. The Great Escape (P & D Rigney), 3. Nirvana (Bernard Neeson)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)

A double win for the Cruiser II Smile in IRC and ECHO handicap in tonight's Dublin Bay Sailing Club race will be seen as a welcome boost just two weeks before the biggest regatta of the season writes our Dublin Bay Correspondent. 

It is not the first win this season either for Barry O'Sullivan's Corby 25. The National Yacht Club entry enjoyed another fine ECHO performance in one of DBSC's biggest fleets on May 28th too. Tonight Smile beat Jim McCann's well sailed Mustang 30 Peridot for the IRC honours.

Smile is one of 25 boats in the cruisers II fleet preparing for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, the country's biggest regatta that has secured 400 entries for its fourth staging from July 7th.

The rest of the DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 23 JUNE 2011 are below:

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Levana (Jean Mitton)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levana (Jean Mitton), 3. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Errislannan (Patrick Kirwan), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Joker 11 (John Maybury), 3. Errislannan (Patrick Kirwan)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 2. Jester (Declan Curtin), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 3. Jester (Declan Curtin)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (K.Lawless et al), 2. Lady Rowena (David Bolger), 3. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Taiscealai (Brian Richardson et al), 2. Lady Rowena (David Bolger), 3. Small Wonder (Hugh Kelly)

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

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 3. Glenshane (P Hogan)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell)

SB3s - 1. Flutter (Andrew Algeo), 2. Bom Chickawahwah (John O'Driscoll), 3. Defiant (R.Hudson/J.Hooper)

SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 3. Whiterock (Henry Robinson)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Popje (Ted McCourt), 2. Enchantress (Michael Larkin et al), 3. Moonshine (R.Moloney/D.O'Flynn)

SQUIB - 1. Absolutely Fabulous (N Kennedy/P Reilly), 2. Nimble (Brian O'Hare), 3. Glassilaun (D O'Neill)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Edenpark (Liam Farmer), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott), 3. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer)

Lord Mayor of Dublin and Admiral of Dublin Port, Gerry Breen, performed the 523 year-old "Casting of the Spear" ceremony in Dublin Bay on midsummer's day, writes Jehan Ashmore.

The 'casting' for yesterdays' re-enactment by the Lord Mayor took place onboard the Dublin port Company tug Shackleton.

From the deck of the Spanish built 50-tonne bollard pull tractor-tug, a spear was launched into the sky and fell deep into the cold water's of Dublin Bay. The ceremony once again marked the position of the city boundaries eastwards.

The medieval tradition of 'Casting of the Spear' dates back to 1488 when the then Lord Mayor, Thomas Mayler, set out on his horse to ride the city's boundaries.

According to historical records he rode out onto the strand as far as a man might ride and from there he cast a spear into the sea. At that time, casting the spear demonstrated the extent of the city boundaries eastwards.

The tradition marks one of many significant moments in Dublin Port's long history since its establishment as a trading post some 1,200 years ago.

Jonathan O'Rourke's Tiller Girl was the winner of tonight's Mermaid race on Dublin Bay. The National Yacht Club entry beat Oonagh (J&M Griffith). In the PY class Evan Dolan beat Theo Lyttle, both of them racing Lasers.

DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 21 JUNE 2011

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner), 2. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey), 2. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Upd8 (Whelan/McCabe/Carey), 2. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle), 3. Grasshopper 2 (K & J Glynn)

Ensign - 1. NYC 1 (Olivier Prouveur), 2. NYC 2 (Helen Cooney)

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

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Diane (F & M O'Flaherty), 3. Squalls (Stephen Harrison)

MERMAID - 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Oonagh (J&M Griffith)

PY CLASS - 1. Evan Dolan (), 2. T Lyttle (Laser), 3. N O'Toole (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Champagne (Des Thorpe et al)