WOW! What an amazing weekend that was! The "ICRA's", our national championships, hosted by the National Yacht Club, have just finished. It was amazing to see so many sailors afloat competing hard for the national titles up for grabs.

It was also wonderful to catch up with so many customers, sailors and friends ashore after sailing.

Congratulations to the National YC and the ICRA team for safely pulling off a fantastic event under the current restrictions.

We had the perfect mix of conditions and courses with everything from 5 knots of breeze to almost 20 knots at times. The courses were a mixture of windward/leewards, "Round The Cans", and coastal.

Boatspeed wins races. FACT. It has always been and will always be - upwind, downwind and across the wind. You need it.

At North Sails Ireland, we salute our fantastic customers who flew our sails to take the lion's share of the podium places.

In addition, our NS colleagues Shane Hughes (racing on "Snapshot" in IRC 1) and Matthew O'Gorman (racing on "Snoopy" in IRC 3) in the sail loft toiled hard repairing damaged sails to keep competitors in the game the following day.

Matthew told me on the dock on Sunday morning that they finished repairing sails at 3 am. That is a real commitment to the cause.

Sail FAST folks, and well done everyone again.

IRC 0

1. "Kaya" - Frank Whelan - Greystones SC-North Sails*
2. "Forty Licks" - Jay Colville - East Down YC - 100% North Sails
3. "Jump Juice" - Conor Phelan - Royal Cork YC - 100% North Sails

IRC 1 winner - "Storm II" - Pat Kelly - Rush SC - 100% North Sails

IRC 1

1. "Storm II" - Pat Kelly - Rush SC - 100% North Sails
2. "White Mischief" - Tim & Richard Goodbody - Royal Irish YC - 100% North Sails
3. "Snapshot" - Mike & Richie Evans - Howth YC - 100% North Sails

IRC 2 winner - "Checkmate XVIII" - Nigel Biggs - Howth YC - 100% North Sails

IRC 2

1. "Checkmate XVIII" - Nigel Biggs - Howth YC - 100% North Sails
2. "King One" - David Kelly - Rush SC - 100% North Sails
3. "Mata" - Wright Bros - Howth YC 100% North Sails

IRC 3 winner - "Snoopy" - Martin Mahon - Courtown SC - *North Sails

IRC 3

1. "Snoopy" - Martin Mahon - Courtown SC - *North Sails
2. "Hard On Port" - Flor O'Driscoll - Bray SC - *North Sails
3. "Cri Cri" - Paul Colton - Royal Irish YC - 100% North Sails

*denotes partial inventory

Amazing - how did ALL these events (listed below alphabetically!) all fit in Dublin Bay last weekend?

• Beneteau First 31.7 National Championships
• Beneteau First 21.7 national Championships
• Dragon East Coast Championships
• RS Aero National Championships
• Ruffian National Championships
• DBSC Saturday Series
• ISORA Offshore Series

Hats off to all the sailors, race management, clubs and shore teams. It is awesome to see a packed Dublin Bay.

North Sails powered the following winners and stacked the podiums. Huge congratulations to you all.

Beneteau First 31.7 Nationals

1st overall: "Final Call" - John Minnis - Royal Ulster YC - helmed by Gareth Flanigan

"Final Call" flew her 100% North Sails inventory including her 3Di RAW mainsail, heavy no. 1 genoa, No. 3 jib & A GRADE Contender Superlite / Superkote spinnakers to win every race.

Speaking after the event, John Minnis said, "we couldn't be happier with North Sails. Sail design, manufacture, delivery, boat set-up and after sales service - Nigel and the North Sails Ireland team were with us all the way."

"Final Call" flew her 100% North Sails inventory to win every race Photo: Afloat

Beneteau First 21.7 Nationals

1st overall: "Yikes" - Peter Carroll, Barry McDonald and Eddie Kilbane

"Yikes" flew her 100% North Sails inventory - NPL Xi Carbon mainsail, NPL Xi Aramid large jib and NPC Norlon spinnaker.

Speaking after the event, helmsman Joe Smyth said, "Since 2019, we worked with Prof in North Sails Ireland on our sail inventory and have received really solid advice and service all the way"

"Yikes" flying her North Sails NPL Xi Carbon mainsil & North Sails NPL Aramid large jib Photo: Afloat

2nd: "Capilano" - John Downey - 100% North Sails

3rd:"Chinook" - Andrew Bradley - 100% North Sails

Dragon East Coast Championships

1st Overall - "Little Fella" - Cameron Good, Henry Kingston, Matthias Helstern - 100% North Sails

'Little Fella' flying her North Sails Polykote LM-2 Mainsail and Dynakote BR-9-1P Spi Photo: Afloat

3rd: Scarlet Ribbons - Tomas O'Brien - 100% North Sails

RS Aero National Championships

Even though the 'Aero" class is all North Sails, it was wonderful to see my buddy Andrew "Hammy" Baker winning the first-ever nationals on Dublin Bay last weekend.

The Aero sails are radial cut manufactured in North Sails patented "Radian" fabric.

Hammy Baker winning the RS Aero Nationals flying his North Sails Radian sail Photo: Afloat

Ruffian 23 National Championships

We were delighted to see Stephen Gill and his team fly their North Sails mainsail to finish 2nd in the Ruffian Nationals last weekend.

'Shannagh' flying her North Sails Contender Polykote mainsail Photo: Afloat

Please do get in touch with us if you'd like to discuss any aspects of your boat's performance. We have solutions that fit all makes, shapes, sizes, colours and budgets.

Well, what an amazing event that was!

Congratulations to the team in Kinsale YC for another fabulous Sovereign's Cup. We had a nice mixture of wind speeds and directions, tons of shifts, plenty of sunshine and the odd light smattering of rain.

We were thrilled to see so many of our customers on the water and you were all flying!

Your North Sails Ireland team were all afloat and racing hard. I had a fantastic time doing the tactics on Conor Phelan's "Jump Juice" in the Coastal fleet, Shane was mainsheet trimmer on the IRC 1 winner "Snapshot" and Nigel guested on the GS37 Frank Caul's "Prince Of Tides", "Fiscala" the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 owned by James Matthews and the Elan 37 "Cappella Of Howth" owned by Graham Vickers.

We had fun each day catching up with our friends and customers every day after sailing in Kinsale YC.

North Sails powered so many class winners and stacked the podiums. It was great to see Mike and Richie Evans winning both their class and the overall trophy in their first event "out of the box". Here's what Mike had to say after the event:-

"We chose North Sails for our new J99 yacht ‘Snapshot’. We were looking for all-round performance with a focus on in-shore racing. The team at North sails worked with us to provide us with a wonderful suit of sails. This gave us really competitive upwind and downwind performance. We are delighted with our results at our first major regatta here at Sovereigns Week."

Another winner "out of the box" was Bob Rendell's GS 44 "Samatom". Here's what owner Bob Rendell had to say after his epic win:-

"We were delighted to take the coastal class win at Sovereigns Cup. Certainly, the new North Sails inventory made a big contribution to Samatom's performance across the range of conditions we experienced. The service and support from Shane and the North Sails Ireland team has been crucial in getting this project off the ground so successfully"

Here is a quick summary of our clients' wonderful results - thank you everyone and well done!

IRC Coastal Fleet

1st: "Samatom" - GS 44 - Bob Rendell - Howth YC - powered 100% by North Sails
2nd "Nieulargo" - GS 40 - Denis Murphy & AnneMarie Fegan - North Sails*
3rd. "Jump Juice" - Ker 37 - Conor Phelan - 100% North Sails

'Samatom' flying her North Sailx NPL TOUR Xi ARAMID / polyester mainsail and North Sails 3Di Code 2 Jib Photo: Bob Bateman

IRC 1

1. "Snapshot" - J99 - Mike & Richie Evans - Howth YC - powered 100% by North Sails
2. "Artful Dodger" - J109 - Finbarr O'Regan - North Sails*
3. "Storm II" - J109 - Pat Kelly - 100% North Sails

IRC 1 winner 'Snapshot' flying her North Sails A2.5 and North Sails 3Di RAW Mainsail Photo: Bob Bateman

IRC 2

2. "King One" - 1/2 Tonner - David Kelly - North Sails*

IRC 3

1. "YagottaWanna" - J24 - David Lane - Royal Cork YC - 100% North Sails

IRC 3 Winner 'YaGottaWanna' flying her North Sails DX-7TT genoa and 'Fat Head' main Photo: Bob Bateman

White Sails 1 IRC

2. Price Of Tides - GS37 - Frank Caul - Royal Cork YC - 100% North Sails
3. "Valfreya" - Sigma 33 - David Riome & David Leonard - 100% North Sails

'Prince of Tides' flying her North Sails 3Di ENDURANCE upwind sails Photo: Bob Bateman

White Sails 2 IRC

1. "Shillelagh" - Blazer 23 - John Twomey - Kinsale YC - 100% North Sails
3. "Miss Charlie" - Tofinou 8 - Patrick Beckett - North Sails*

The 'Shillelagh' team - winner of White Sails 2 - powered by North Sails Photo: Bob Bateman

White Sails 1 ECHO

1. "Fiscala" - Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 - James Matthews - Kinsale YC - 100% North Sails
2. "Capella Of Kinsale" - Elan 37 - Graham Vickers - Kinsale YC "Prince Of Tides" - 100% North Sails
3. "Prince Of Tides" - GS 37 " Frank Caul - Royal Cork YC - 100% North Sails

The 'Fiscala' team - winner of White Sails 1 - powered by North Sails Photo: Bob Bateman

*denotes partial inventory

If you would like to discuss any aspect of your boat's performance, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. We're always delighted to chat!

Prof, Nigel & Shane, NORTH SAILS IRELAND

When the Ker 37 Jump Juice team decided to enter the Coastal division in Sovereign's Cup this year, we knew there would be much longer legs than the usual windward/leewards. So, skipper Conor Phelan pulled his genoa staysail ("GS") out of his garage.

This panelled kevlar sail was designed and built in 2006 and we last hoisted this sail in the dark during the Rolex Commodore's Cup in 2008!

It was a revelation, a real gem and we flew it inside our Helix Code Zero on the final leg of yesterday's race into the harbour - a full 13 years since it was last hoisted!

It was in PERFECT condition - what a find!

Maurice O'Connell is racing in the Sovereign's Cup in Kinsale on "Jump Juice"

Wow, what a start to the season ‘proper’! Well done to everyone involved in the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race and more besides, writes Maurice O’Connell.

This year’s D2D was one of the most enjoyable offshores I have ever done an epic upwind tactical battle to the Tuskar Rock, followed by a flat-out boat speed race to the Fastnet Rock, some fast reaching in the dark to the Skelligs and then downwind into Dingle.

The full North Sails Ireland team were racing with my colleague Nigel Young and Shane Hughes aboard Bob Rendell’s beautiful new GS 44, Samatom.

We were delighted to see North Sails powering the top five places in a fleet jam-packed with great sailors and fantastically well-prepared boats.

Congratulations to Denis Murphy and Annamarie Fegan’s team on Nieulargo for taking first overall. She flew her North Sails 3Di ENDURANCE mainsail and Code 2.5 jib all the way to the Fastnet.

She then deployed her North Sails furling genoa staysail inside the outboard-sheeted J2.5 for the close reach and finished off the race flying her North Sails A GRADE Contender Superkote 60 symmetric S2 kite for the run into the finish. Brilliant performance, guy!

Joint second overall was Conor Doyle’s majestic Xp50 Freya. She flew her North Sails 3Di ENDURANCE mainsail and Code 2 jib also before switching to their North Sails Norlon A2 for the run into Dingle.

Congratulations also to Conor and his team for some excellent seamanship in rescuing an errant kitesurfer off Arklow and, as crew member Malcolm Moir said, “thus saving a life in the process”.

Sam O’Byrne aboard JPK 1080 Rockabill VI in the 2021 D2D with North Sails 3DL Offshore Mainsail | Credit: Marty O’Leary

Also joint second was Paul O’Higgins and his great team on the JPK 1080 Rockabill VI. They flew their 2016 (yes, 2016 — still going strong!) North Sails 3DL Offshore mainsail and 3Di RAW Code 2 jib all the way to the Fastnet. I was racing on Searcher and we had an epic battle with them all the way.

Third overall was John O’Gorman's Jeanneau Sunfast 3600, Hot Cookie. She flew her North Sails 3Di ENDURANCE offshore mainsail, North Sails 3Di RAW Code 2 jib, her NPL Xi Code Zero and her A GRADE Superkote A2 asymmetric runner. Congratulations to John and his team on his second podium position in the D2D following his third in 2019.

Fourth overall was Chris Power-Smith and his team on the J122 Aurelia who flew their North Sails 3Di ENDURANCE offshore mainsail, 3Di RAW Code 2 jib, A GRADE Contender 75/90 A2 and A GRADE Contender 130 A5 asymmetric spinnakers. Well done to you all guys for saving the mast when a shroud came loose late on in the race, costing you some time.

Fifth overall was Andrew Algeo’s J99, Juggerknot 2. Andrew and his team had a fantastic start and hung doggedly on on what was essentially a ‘big boat’ race. Juggerknot flew his NPL Xi Offshore main, Code 2 jib and A GRADE Contender Superkote 60 A2. Congratulations Andrew and your team.

Elsewhere, North Sails were crucial in a tie-break at the Dragon South Coast Championships in Glandore Harbour Yacht Club.

Cameron Good, Henry Kingston and Simon Furney, powered 100% by North Sails, took the title after a titanic battle with Phantom, also powered by North Sails. Congratulations, guys.

The previous weekend saw North Sails power class winners in Howth Yacht Club’s historic Lambay Race (click HERE for the full results).

Scorie Walls and team on Goldust placed first overall in the Puppeteer 22 class in this year’s Lambay Race

Stephen Quinn on Lambay Rules, powered 100% by North Sails 3Di RAW upwind sails and A GRADE Contender asymmetric spinnakers, won the Howth Regatta’s IRC 1 class, while the Kelly family — racing the iconic North Sails-powered King One — took the winner’s spot in IRC 2, beating the accomplished Mata and Checkmate team in the process. Great results, guys.

Colm and Therése Bermingam, flying their 2015 North Sails 3DL mainsail and No 1 genoa, won the White Sails IRC class by a massive 4m59s. Congratulations guys on yet another Lambay victory.

In the Puppeteer 22 one-design class, first overall was Goldust, sailed by Scorie Walls and Declan Browne — flying their brand new North Sails upwind sails and their not-so-new North Sails spinnaker!

First overall among the J80 one-designs, and powered by North Sails, was 1976 470 Olympian Robert Dix — well done, Dixie!

We are really pleased to see so many of our clients on the water, having fun and going fast.

Please do get in touch with us at North Sails Ireland if you’d like any help, assistance or guidance in how we might to help you go faster.

As we close in on when "racing proper like" starts next week, we wanted to share the early season "training" and "racing" successes of our wonderful clients flying North Sails.

Scottish Series - "Final Call", "Animal" & "Leaky Roof"

We supplied John Minnis' Beneteau First 31.7 "Final Call" with a full inventory of 3Di upwind sails and A GRADE Superkote downwind spinnakers in 2019 and 2020.

John and his team had some notable early success on Belfast Lough last year and we were delighted to see him winning his class overall in the Scottish Series which concluded last Sunday on Lough Fyne. Congratulations too to John on being awarded "Afloat Sailor Of The Month" - well deserved!

"Final Call" flying her North Sails 3Di RAW Inshore Mainsail and No. 1 Genoa  

In IRC 1, our NS friend and colleague from Scotland Kevin Aitken racing his Beneteau First 36.7 "Animal" won IRC 1 with a massive nine point margin. She flies North Sails 3Di RAW upwind sails and A GRADE Superkote downwind spinnakers.

In the Sigma 33 class, Alan Harper's "Leaky Roof 2" won flying 100% North Saisl for the event.

So, that's North Sails-powered boats winning both IRC classes and the Sigma 33 class in the Scottish Series 2021!

Bangor to Strangford Coastal Race - "Game Changer" & "All Or Nothing"

Shaun Douglas and my old laser sparring partner John Simms won the recent coastal race from Bangor to Portaferry in Strangford Lough on Shaun's Beneteau First 40.7 "Game Changer".

"Game Changer" is ex "Philosophie IV" and has a full inventory of North Sails.

2nd overall was Michael Eames in his Jeanneau SunFast 3200 "All Or Nothing" flying his brand new North Sails 3Di mainsail and North Sails 3Di AP jib.

Michael Eames  Jeanneau SunFast 3200 All or Nothing

His new 3Di Helix jib features Helix structured luff technology and he was delighted with the performance of the new sails.

ISORA Training Race - "Aurelia"

I competed in the 2018 and 2019 Round Ireland and Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race on "Aurelia" so I have a soft spot for this beautiful boat and her team.

So, congratulations to Chirs Power-Smith on a massive victory in the ISORA training race last Saturday. It was a gruelling long light air day. Chris described his 2018 sails and as "still beautiful" and he romped away on the long downwind legs to the finish. Chris LOVES his big gold A GRADE composite Superkote 90 / 75 A2 kite, seen here at the start of the last Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race.

J122 Aurelia at the start of 2019 Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race - flying her composite Superkote A2 Asymmetric Spi and North Sails 3Di ENDURANCE mainsail

I snapped this pic of "Aurelia" going upwind on Saturday flying her 3Di ENDURANCE mainsail and 3Di RAW Code 1 jib.

"Aurelia" flying her North Sails 3Di ENDURANCE Offshore mainsail and North Sails 3DI RAW Ocde 1 Jib Pic: Maurice O'Connell / North Sails

I was aboard Pete Smyth's new Jeanneau SF 3600 "Searcher" - I think this pic describes how glassy the conditions were!

Pete Smyth's new Jeanneau SF 3600 "Searcher".

DBSC Cruisers 1 Class on Sat - "Juggerknot 2", "Powder Monkey" & "Jalapeno"

The DBSC training has been going well with our clients showing lots of early-season form.

Last Saturday in Cruisers 1, Andrew Algeo's J99 "Juggerknot 2" won handsomely, followed by Chris Moore's "Powder Monkey" and "Paul Barrington's "Jalapeno". All three fly 100% NS inventories and they are FLYING.

Jalapeno flying her 3Di Main & A GRADE Superkote A2 Pic: Maurice O'Connell / North Sails

I am particularly pleased for "Powder Monkey". We did a full rig-tune a few weeks ago onboard and they have hit the ground running this season.

All three fly North Sails 3Di and NPL Xi upwind sails and Contender A GRADE Superkote spinnakers.

Beneteau First 31.7 Class last Thursday - "After U Too"

Michael Blaney and his team on "After U Too" romped away with victory on Thurs night in DBSC. I was out on a motorboat taking pics and grabbed this one as she went up the second beat with a commanding lead after a great start.

'After U Too' flying her North Sails 3Di Mainsail & No. 1 Genoa Pic: Maurice O'Connell / North Sails

DBSC Beneteau First 21.7 Class on Saturdays - "Billy Whizz" and "Bees Wing"

This great class ran two DBSC "training" races on the past two Saturdays. Pat Shannon and his team won both races on Saturday 22nd May in "Bees Wing" and Jimmy Fischer and his team on "Billy Whizz" won both races on Saturday 29th May.

Here is a quick video aboard "Billy Whizz" - note how FLAT and smooth the mainsail is in these fresh conditions.

"Billy Whizz" flying North Sails NPL Xi upwind sails Video: Maurice O'Connell / North Sails

Both boats fly North sails NPL Xi upwind sails and in Pat's words, "we were going really well using our old (North Sails) sails"

Roll on the final week's "training" racing this week and we are all looking forward to getting back to racing "proper like" next week.

Please do get in touch if you need to discuss any aspect of your boat's sail inventory. Whether it's racing or cruising - we have the solution for you and we'd be delighted to chat.

Sail FAST,

Prof, Nigel & Shane

 

The North Sails Ireland team have been hitting the water hard all over the country this past couple of weeks. It's great to see light at the end of the tunnel and especially our great customers getting their new sails in the air!

Donegal

I had a fantastic "round trip" up north this week, visiting beautiful Greencastle in Co. Donegal to sail on the Beneteau First 36.7 "Minx 2".

We had a full day of rig tuning, sail fitting, control systems calibration, a mast climb for me to mark the mainsail for spreader patches and of course some great chat and banter about sailing.

Here is a pic of beautiful Lough Foyle taken from the hills above it..............

Beautiful Lough Foyle

"Minx 2" now flies a 3Di OCEAN 330 mainsail and a 3Di ENDURANCE 760 AP furling jib - take a look at the video!

Carrickfergus

It was then across to Carrickfergus in Co. Antrim, on the north shores of Belfast Lough for another sail fitting and trial on the Sigma 292 "Maji". This one was VERY late in the evening...............here is a pic I snapped of the twinkling lights of Carrick as we returned to the marina there..............

Take a look at this video of "Maji" flying her NPL (North Panelled Laminate) TOUR mainsail and furling genoa.............

Dublin Bay

On Dublin Bay, amongst others, we sail trialled the new 3Di upwind sails on the Beneteau First 31.7 "Bluefin 2". I have to say, the sails looked FANTASTIC.

3Di upwind sails on the Beneteau First 31.7 "Bluefin 2"

Greystones

In Greystones this week, Mike and Richie Evans "splashed" their new J99 "Snapshot". Shane was aboard to fit and trial some of her beautiful new sails en route over to Howth. "Snapshot", powered by her 100% North Sails inventory is a boat to watch this season.

The pic below is from her maiden voyage flying her North Sails 3Di upwind sails.

Great racing this season beckons between her and Andrew Algeo's J99 "Juggerknot 2" (also powered by North Sails!). Good luck Mike, Richie and your team!

J/99 Snapshot flying her North Sails 3Di upwind sails

Cork 

In Cork, Nigel took to the water in the new family boat "North Star" (named as a nod to North Sails founder Lowell North who founded the company in 1957). She is an Albin Express and the family are looking forward to knocking a great bit of craic out of her. They started with the first Thursday night RCYC training session this week.

The North Sails GS-1 jib on "North Star"

Good luck to everyone taking to the water this weekend guys. There's action all over the country and I'd say you are all CHAMPING at the bit!

From me (Prof), Nigel and Shane - sail FAST and safe.

Maurice O'Connell

The North Sails Ireland crew are really looking forward to getting back on the water "race training" in the next few days. It's great to see sailing opening up again and the return to the sport we all love. It's time to dust off those sails and get back on the water.......

I was visiting Shane Hughes a couple of weeks ago at our Service loft in Wicklow and he has been very busy over the last few weeks. As more and more boats hit the water in May the service team are going to be flat out with demand. If you need any sail service do not hesitate to contact Shane directly at the loft. [email protected] and get ahead of the rush.

One of the big things we have noticed over the past five years is a change in the style of sail repairs being carried out. Since 3Di first arrived in Ireland back in 2013 with Pat and David Kelly onboard the all conquering J-109 "Storm" the landscape has slowly changed. 3Di has some truly unique properties that really enhance the life span of the sails......It was rare back in 2013 that the fastest products were also the most durable! But now that is so true in the North World of 3Di.

A new video was just released as part of our "What is" series. Please take a look at this short video below and you will understand a whole lot more about 3Di and how it is made. Now the most durable sails on the planet are also the fastest, quite a bold claim but as all of our 3Di clients know here in Ireland it's a fact. No delamination guaranteed.........it just cannot happen with 3Di.

In the World of 3Di and sail service, we no longer have to deal with delamination so common with all other plastic sails. 3Di does not have any mylar films in the construction at all, no parasitic weight as we like to call it. In some plastic sails the mylar film can be up to 50% of the all up weight of the sail........and all it does is add weight and finally crack. Not an ingredient we like to have in our sails these days.........

I hope you like the video and we look forward to seeing you all on the race track very soon!

Sail FAST

Nigel, Prof and Shane.

Here at North Sails Ireland, we feel blessed to be associated with the larger North Sails team that designed, manufactured and delivered the sails used in the recent America's Cup finals and Prada Cup Challenger series finals.

We are lucky to be able to reach out in person to these NS colleagues and pioneers at the very top of our sport - such is the benefit of having a truly "flat" organisation.

The "Trickledown" effect is evident really quickly. An example will be some Helix load-sharing 3Di headsails that we will be delivering this season for Irish IRC clients.

Please click on the link here to hear from North Sails Head Of Design And Engineering JB Braun debriefing our "Cup" takeaways.

Sail FAST folks!

The Royal St George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour presents a 'Winning Races In Dublin Bay'; a Top Tips From North Sails Ireland’s Maurice O'Connell on Wednesday, February 24th.

“Prof” from North Sails Ireland never misses a DBSC race with his customers unless he is out of the country. Over the years he has raced in hundreds of DBSC races in everything from the biggest IRC cruiser 0 yachts, to the smaller one-designs. He has put together his “10 Top Tips for Racing in Dublin Bay” which he will share with RSGYC members.

Join the “Prof” on Wednesday, February 24th at 19:30 on Zoom for an engaging talk based on racing, and most importantly, winning in Dublin Bay.

Click here to register for this event