FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. The Gruffalo (K Poole/I Mathews), 2. As Good As It

Gets (Ross Doyle), 3. FFantastic Mr Fox (N Meagher & N Matthews)

GLEN - 1. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 2. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor),
3. Glenshane (P Hogan)

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Doody
(J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne), 3. Dart (Pierre Long)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 2. Cresendo (L Balfe),
3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)

SHIPMAN - 1. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 2. Invader (Gerard Glynn), 3.
Gusto (Heath, Miles, Crisp, Duggan)

SQUIB - 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3.
Tears in Heaven (M Halpenny & G Ferguson)

#fireball – 'I see no flags' – To paraphrase Nelson, I saw no flags last night flying from the DMYC to signify that racing in the DBSC Tuesday Series was cancelled writes Cormac Bradley. This is intended only as an observational statement not as a commentary on flag protocol.

The weather forecast for the evening wasn't that attractive – winds in the high teens with gusts of 33 knots. The seascape was grey and there was a dampness in the air, all in stark contrast to the evening we had enjoyed last week.

At 18:15, viewed from my office window, there was some activity in the DMYC dinghy park but not a great deal. There was wind but not what had been forecast!

However, there were no flags flying to suggest that at this early stage that racing was in jeopardy. I left for home slightly thereafter and when I returned neither the harbour nor Scotsman's Bay had any dinghy activity. Coming across one of the Fireball crews, I established that racing had been cancelled.

Tomorrow, Thursday, sees the biennial Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta start and eight Fireballs are entered for the event. They will enjoy racing over the Thursday afternoon, Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning.

#dbsc – Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 4 JULY 2015

BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Attitude (T
Milner J Sugars M Branigan), 3. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levante
(M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan)

CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al), 2. Something
Else (J.Hall et al), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox),
3. Bon Exemple (C Byrne)

CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1. Helter Skelter (A & A Jermyn), 2. Peridot (Jim
McCann et al), 3. Borraine (Ean Pugh)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D
Power), 3. Jester (Declan Curtin)

CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3.
Hard on Port (Flor O'Driscoll)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Hard on Port (Flor O'Driscoll),
3. Cri-Cri (P Colton)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1 - 1. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 2. Out of the
Blue (F.Mitchell/G Grier), 3. Gulfstream (A Cooper)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2 - 1. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 2. Out of the
Blue (F.Mitchell/G Grier)

GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Glenshesk
(Walker\Reid\Henderson), 3. Glendun (B.Denham et al)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1 - 1. Slipstream (Julie Ascoop), 2. Dart (Pierre
Long), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2 - 1. Slipstream (Julie Ascoop), 2. Dart (Pierre
Long), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 2. Bandit
(Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 3. Paramour (Larry Power et al)

SHIPMAN - 1. Gusto (Heath, Miles, Crisp, Duggan), 2. Jo Slim (J.Clarke
et al), 3. Viking (Brian Glynn et al)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Enchantress (Larkin/Bonner/Nicholl), 2. Springer (I
Bowring), 3. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Popje (Ted
McCourt), 3. Enchantress (Larkin/Bonner/Nicholl)

SQUIB Race 1- 1. Tears in Heaven (M Halpenny & G Ferguson), 2. Little
Demon (Sheila Power)

SQUIB Race 2 - 1. Tears in Heaven (M Halpenny & G Ferguson), 2. Little
Demon (Sheila Power)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan), 2. Calypso
(Howard Knott), 3. Nirvana (Bernard Neeson)

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

#flyingfifteen – On a balmy summer's evening Neil Colman & Mick Quinn in Flyer won the Flying Fifteen DBSC race last night comfortably in the end but they didn't have it all their own way as O'Sullivan with Ben Mulligan crewing lead for the first part of the race.

On what looked like a perfect evening for sailing it turned out to be challenging with the strong incoming tide and a shifty s-se wind. The question was whether to go inshore out of the tide or to stay out in the tide but pick up the stronger wind. Out worked and as the fleet approached Bullock mark those who stayed out lead the way including O'Sullivan, Colman and Dooley.

It was on to East mark and then Pier, at Pier the wind went soft, Colman closed the gap and on the beat up to Island mark took the lead which he held to the end to deservedly take the gun. Meanwhile Green had moved up to third and was neck and neck with O'Sullivan, a poor mark rounding ended the challenge and O'Sullivan was second with Green third. McCambridge was an excellent fourth followed by the O'Neills in fifth.

It was a great night's racing but it should be noted that there were a couple of close port and starboard incidents on the course- crews need to look more diligently and react in good time!
This weekend the fleet head to Dunmore East for the South Coast Championships.

Results here

#dbsc – Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 2 JULY 2015

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levante
(M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Thirty Something (Kavanagh\Gaffney\Jones)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levante
(M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 2. Black Velvet (Leslie
Parnell), 3. Jalapeno (P Barrington et al)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 2. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 3.
Boomerang (Paul Kirwan)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Bendemeer (L
Casey & D Power), 3. Black Sheep (E Healy)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Utopia (J Healy), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D
Power), 3. Albireo (D Simpson)

CRUISERS 3 A Echo - 1. Quest (B Cunningham), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3.
Cries of Passion (B Maguire)

CRUISERS 3 A - 1. Quest (B Cunningham), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3.
Cries of Passion (B Maguire)

CRUISERS 3 B - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. Cacciatore
(M Ni Cheallachain), 3. Taiscealai (B Richardson)

CRUISERS 3 B Echo - 1. Jiminy Cricket (M Tyndall), 2. Isolde (B
Mulkeen & J Martin), 3. Chinook (A Bradley/P Morgan)

DRAGON - 1. Whisper (C Hogan), 2. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 3.
DCision (J.Mason/G.Purcell/D.Hayes)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Flyer (Niall Coleman), 2. The Last Resort (John
O'Sullivan), 3. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green)

GLEN - 1. Glenmarissa (F.Elmes), 2. Glenariff (Adrian Lee), 3. Glendun
(B.Denham et al)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (A Claffey/C Helme), 2. Ruffles (Michael
Cutliffe), 3. Cresendo (L Balfe)

SB20 - 1. Bango (J Gorman), 2. Smoke on the Water (B Hobby), 3. Tiger
Lite (N O Carroll)

SHIPMAN - 1. Poppy (P Beamish), 2. Curraglas (John Masterson), 3.
Viking (Brian Glynn et al)

SIGMA 33 Echo - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Leeuwin (H&C
Leonard & B Kerr), 3. Enchantress (Larkin/Bonner/Nicholl)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Rupert (R & P
Lovegrove), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Rupert (R & P
Lovegrove), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SQUIB - 1. Tears in Heaven (M Halpenny & G Ferguson), 2. Pintail (T
McAllister), 3. Absolutely Fabulous (M Kennedy/P Reilly)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Just Jasmin (Philip Smith), 2.
Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 3. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2.
Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 3. Menapia (J Sweeney)

#fireball – On the last Tuesday night before the Nationals (Waterford Harbour Sailing Club, Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July, with Flying Fifteens and 420s), six Fireballs were in action in DBSC racing last night.

Yet again the Race Committee was able to get two races completed in a breeze that started in an Easterly quarter and moved round to the North. This was in contrast to the XCWeather projection for 19:00 of 13 knots with gusts to 20 knots from a southerly direction. Sea-breeze maybe! It faded a bit as the evening wore on but there was still enough "oomph" in the breeze to get a good second race in.

This correspondent was afloat for the first time since last year and our assessment was that the pin was the place to be from a wind perspective. However, with a strong flooding tide, going out to sea was not that sensible. Consequently, the pin got ignored as the fleet stacked up on the Committee Boat end of the line. As a correspondent for another class has already written, the "modus operandi" was to head inshore on port as soon as one could after the start, sail sufficiently inshore to be able to clear the weather mark and tack accordingly.

The consequence of such a simple approach was that on the 4-laps of the short Windward-Leeward course, I only witnessed two place changes in the race. Team Clancy, Conor & James (15113) led from the start. They were followed by Noel Butler & Crew (15061) and Frank Miller & Ed Butler (14713). Neil Colin & Margaret Casey (14775) and Louis Smyth & Joe O'Reilly (15007) swopped fourth place and fifth place during the race, with Smyth/O'Reilly taking the bigger scoring place at the finish. Mary Chambers & Cormac Bradley (14865) shepherded the fleet from behind!

For the second race, a triangular course was set with three laps. In accordance with the changing wind, the weather mark was relocated and the beat was made a bit longer. However, the first reach was quite broad, giving a tighter second reach.

For the first beat, Neil Colin & Margaret Casey went out to sea at an early stage and paid the price by rounding in the lower order of the fleet. At the head of the fleet, Noel Butler & Crew appeared to steal a march on everyone else, certainly in terms of distance at the weather mark, but the overall impression of the first beat was that the fleet was much closer together. In second place at an early stage was Team Clancy, a position they never relinquished! In contrast, the next three boats, Messrs Miller, Smyth & Colin mixed it up with each other both upwind and downwind so that they had a race within a race. Chambers & Bradley in their first outing were closer to the fleet and on the off-wind legs of the first lap were mixing it with Colin and Miller.

Having seen Colin's temporary demise on the first beat by going to sea, the fleet reverted to type by going inshore for the remaining two beats. The proximity of Colin, Smyth & Miller to each other meant that none of them strayed too far from the other two. The only boat that could afford to experiment was Chambers & Bradley, but while they didn't encounter any snakes, they didn't find any ladders either.

After their poor first beat, Colin & Casey recovered to third place at the finish and Miller & Butler took the next place.

On a night when the sun shone, the breeze was good and two races were completed, there was lots to be pleased about. Everyone got a chance to have a session on the water before the Nationals, there was some close quarter racing and for the last Tuesday of June, there was a sense that at last summer was here.

The racing scene now relocates to Dunmore East for the 3-day Nationals and a nine-race programme. Dunmore East has been a popular venue for the Fireball Class but our recent numbers have not allowed us to go there by ourselves. This year we will share the venue with the Flying Fifteens who are enjoying very good numbers in DBSC racing (high teens) and the 420s.

On current form, it may be a case of who can push Messrs McCartin & Kinsella off the top ledge of the winner's rostrum. Last year they made a clean sweep of our domestic regattas, won the Shetland Nationals, finished fourth at the Europeans in Shetland and, if memory serves, finished well inside the top ten at the UK Nationals. They have won both domestic regattas of our 2015 calendar, the Open Championship (Skerries) and the Ulster Championships in McCartin's home club of Cushendall. The obvious candidates are Noel Butler & Kenny Rumball who have also occupied the rostrum this year. Team Clancy will also be knocking on the respective doors of the front three to mix up the pecking order. XCWeather is suggesting that there will be no shortage of wind – base wind strengths in the mid-teens with gusts being a few knots higher.

In other Fireball news, with an Irish connection, Will Moody who graced the Irish Fireball circuit for a number of years has been appointed as the Marketing Officer of Fireball International. After leaving Ireland for warmer climes, Will has relocated back to the UK where he has been for the past couple of years.

The new Class Secretary is Jackie Barker, wife to Andy who is a Fireballer with an enviable regatta reputation at the highest level.

These are recent appointments by the FI Executive after a very protracted post- election (2014) process of consultation and discussion initiated by new FI Commodore Steve Chesney.

#laser – Scotsman's Bay was at it's idyllic best last night for another excellent two Laser races under the DBSC burgee. While some were missing we welcomed back a few old faces in the form of Dan O'Connell, Theo Lyttle and Conor Byrne. Indeed it was the Monkstown Bay man O'Connell who mastered the conditions best and registered a first and second, to Lyttle's 1 and 3.

The key to success in a force 2 southerly into a flooding tide was, of course, the early tack off the start in towards Sandycove.

Thereafter place changing was minimal, in contrast to other Tuesday's so far this year. Despite the returnees above, turnout was actually down slightly at 12 boats, mainly due to some exhaustion after a windy Westerns in Galway last weekend.

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#dbsc – CRUISERS 2 - 1. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 2. Borraine (Ean Pugh)

CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Grasshopper II (K & J Glynn), 2. Pamafe (M
Costello), 3. Isolde (B Mulqueen & J Martin)

Ensign - 1. INSS 2 (G Williams), 2. INSS (K Rumball), 3. NYC1 (A
Dooley)

FIREBALL - 1. Clandog Millionaire (J & C Clancy), 2. No Name (S Oram),
3. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller)

FIREBALL - 1. No Name (S Oram), 2. Clandog Millionaire (J & C Clancy),
3. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenshane (P Hogan), 3. Glencoe
(Rose Mary Craig et al)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Slipstream (Julie
Ascoop), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Dart (Pierre
Long), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

Laser Race 2- 1. Paul Keane (RIYC), 2. Theo Lyttle (RSGYC), 3. Sean
Craig (RSGYC)

Laser Race 1- 1. Theo Lyttle (RSGYC), 2. Sean Craig (RSGYC), 3. Paul
Keane (RIYC)

PY CLASS Race 1- 1. Tom Murphy (K1), 2. Noel Colclough (), 3. W
Zyszczynsk (Laser Vago)

PY CLASS Race 2- 1. Tom Murphy (K1), 2. Noel Colclough (), 3. W
Zyszczynsk (Laser Vago)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Cresendo (L Balfe), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3.
Different Drummer (D Tonge)

#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 2. Fiddly Bits

(Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen), 3. Thirty Something
(Kavanagh\Gaffney\Jones)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B
Bryson), 3. After You Too (Michael Blaney)

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

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Lively Lady (Derek
Martin)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Jigamaree (R Harris), 2. Prima Luce (O'Flynn, Burke,
Lemass)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Prima Luce (O'Flynn, Burke, Lemass), 2. Jigamaree (R
Harris)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Borraine (Ean
Pugh), 3. Helter Skelter (A & A Jermyn)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Ruthless (Conor Ronan),
3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan), 2. Maranda (M
Kelly)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Yikes (J Conway), 2. Syzrgy (R Fogarty), 3.
Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan)

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

Combined Classes - 1. Jigamaree (R Harris), 2. Prima Luce (O'Flynn,
Burke, Lemass), 3. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)

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

Combined Classes - 1. Prima Luce (O'Flynn, Burke, Lemass), 2.
Jigamaree (R Harris), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Betty (D & S Gorman), 2. Fflogger (Alan
Dooley), 3. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. Betty (D & S Gorman), 2. Rollercoaster (Tom
Murphy), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenshesk
(Walker\Reid\Henderson), 3. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank
Hamilton), 3. Slipstream (Julie Ascoop)

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

PY CLASS - 1. W Zyszczynsk (Laser Vago), 2. Noel Colclough ()

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 2. Cresendo (L Balfe), 3.
Ripples (Frank Bradley)

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

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

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

SQUIB Race 1- 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Sidewinder (R&R
Westrup), 3. Aja (W Goodbody & N Devin)

SQUIB Race 2- 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Sidewinder (R&R
Westrup), 3. Aja (W Goodbody & N Devin)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2.
Sweet Martini (Bruce Carswell), 3. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Act Two
(Michael O'Leary et al), 3. Cevantes (Paul Conway)

#flyingfifteen – The Flying Fifteen DBSC Second Series started much the same way as the First Series ended with Chris Doorly & Alan Green in Frequent Flyer winning from Niall Colman & Mick Quinn in Flyer.

On a cloudy grey evening there was a fresh southerly breeze and the tide had just turned to go out, despite PRO Jack Roys warning about the tide a number of boats were over the line but all went back. The first beat was up to Bullock, there was slightly more pressure out on the left and Doorly was first to the mark followed closely by Colman, Geraldine O'Neill in Mellifuence and Brian ONeill & Mary Jane Mulligan in Final Fling. It was a reach to East, at the mark Colman got inside Doorly to take the lead. These two were well ahead now and on the next beat Colman stayed out as Doorly went closer to the shore to where there appeared to be more wind. There was and they took the lead again but it was very close all the way, on the last reach it was tight but with good spinnaker work by Green and by driving down the waves Doorly pulled ahead to take the gun. Colman was second, behind Brian ONeill got up to an excellent third with Geraldine & Dermot ONeill fourth.

After sailing all the crews adjourned to the bar and enjoyed their monthly fleet dinner.

This Saturday the DBSC series continues and the following week the fleet travel to Dunmore East for the Southern Championships.