Monkstown Bay SC Laser Winter Series Returns For 2018

19th December 2017

#Laser - Following on from the success of recent years, the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser Winter League returns in January 2018.

Running every Saturday from 6 January to 10 February, three short races will be held per day with the first gun/boat start at 10.15am, as close as possible to the sand quay, and with all boats ashore by noon.

The entry fee is €20 per boat to cover costs of fuel and prizes.

After hosting as many as 18 full rigs in Cork Harbour last season, and with 15 boats already entered, the club is hoping to top that number in the New Year — as well as give the Howth YC Frostbites some serious competition across the country.

If you know of anyone interested, Monkstown Bay SC would love to have them out. Contact Charles Dwyer at 086 170 3289 or [email protected].

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