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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 7 AUGUST 2012

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al), 2. Borraine (Ean Pugh), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. UpD8 (Whelan/McCabe/Carey/Cramer), 3. Grasshopper 2 (K & J Glynn)

CRUISERS 3B - 1. Maranda (Myles Kelly), 2. Wynward (W McCormack), 3. Aslana (J Martin & B Mulkeen)

Combined Classe 3 - 1. Maranda (Myles Kelly), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. UpD8 (Whelan/McCabe/Carey/Cramer)

Ensign - 1. NYC1 (O Prouveur), 2. RIYC 2 (Mark McGibney), 3. RIYC 1 (Tim Goodbody)

FIREBALL - 1. nn (S Oram), 2. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 3. GBH (M & P Keegan)

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

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Chaos (Julie Ascoop), 2. Squalls (Stephen Harrison), 3. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)

PY CLASS - 1. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 2. Charles Dwyer (Laser), 3. Des Fortune (Finn)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Ruff Diamond (D.Byrne et al)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Pippa lV (G.Kinsman/E.McMahon/M.O'Brien), 2. Pastiche (John Peart et al)

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The exotic French Trimaran Veolia Environnement was in Dalkey Sound this morning. The high speed craft circled around the island in modest north westerly winds and returned into Dublin Bay for what appeared to be a helicopter publicity-photoshoot. According to vessel tracking system she got up to 14.8 knots and no doubt more!

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Veolia Environnement sails briskly down Dalkey Sound. Photo: Jehan Ashmore

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The Rankin Dinghy of Cobh, Cork Harbour 

A Rankin is a traditional wooden dinghy which was built in Cobh, of which it’s believed there were 80 and of which The Rankin Dinghy Group has traced nearly half. 

The name of the Rankin dinghies is revered in Cork Harbour and particularly in the harbourside town of Cobh.

And the name of one of those boats is linked to the gunboat which fought against the Irish Volunteers during the 1916 Easter Rising and later for the emergent Irish Free State Government against anti-Treaty Forces during the Irish Civil War.

It also links the renowned boat-building Rankin family in Cobh, one of whose members crewed on the gunboat.

Maurice Kidney and Conor English are driving the restoration of the Rankin dinghies in Cork Harbour. They have discovered that Rankins were bought and sailed in several parts of the country.