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Results from last weekend's RAYC Baily Bowl Weekend at the National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire

Dragons:
3rd Rick Johnson in Diva
2nd Peter Bowring in Phantom
1st Andrew Craig in Chimaera

Elites:
3rd Mark Brien in Fullmarks
2nd Stephen Polley in Storm
1st Tiffany Brien in Kin

Squibs:
3rd Jill Flemming in Perfection
Joint 2nd Peter Wallace in Toys for the Boys and Frank Whelan in Lola
1st Gordon Patterson in Quick Step 111

Published in Royal Alfred YC

There will be a light start this morning to the Royal Alfred's Baily Bowl event on Dublin bay. The Dublin Club will provide a full weekend of racing run from the National Yacht Club. Three races on Saturday and two on Sunday. The biggest fleet will no doubt be the SB3 fleet sharing the windward-leeward course with the Dragons.  Also racing is the Squib and Flying fifteen classes. First gun at 1100 hours. Report here later.

Published in Royal Alfred YC

About the ILCA/Laser Dinghy

The ILCA, formerly known as the Laser, is the most produced boat in the world, with 220,000 units built since 1971.

It's easy to see why the single-handed dinghy has won the title of the most widely distributed boat of all time.

The Laser is a one-design dinghy, the hulls being identical but three rigs that can be used according to the size and weight of the sailor.

The class is international, with sailors from 120 countries. The boat has also been an Olympic class since 1996, being both the men's and women's singlehanded dinghy.

Three rigs are recognised by the International Laser Class Association (ILCA):

  • ILCA 4: sail of 4.70m2
  • ILCA 6: sail of 5.76 m2
  • ILCA 7: sail of 7.06 m2