The Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) SB20 sportsboat fleet get together for a beer and a catch up in the Royal Irish YC at 8pm this Friday. The bay class, the biggest in the country with up to 20 boats, has its annual dinner on Friday 1 March 2013 at the Royal St. George YC and no doubt both functions will be opportunities to discuss both the local DBSC calendar and the national fixture list both of which were published this week.
One other topic up for discussion with DBSC SB20 captain Doug Smith over the winter has been the the possibility of the Dragon class joining in the SB20 Sunday sailing. Up to ten Dragons have indicated they would switch to Sunday from traditional Saturday racing. It is something of a compliment to the SB20 DBSC format and the windward/leward courses. Perhaps other classes, such as the Flying Fifteens and Squibs, might consider the same too if separate starts could be given?
(Proposed) DBSC SB20 Sunday Series in 2013
May – Sunday 5th, 19th & 26th
June – Sunday 23rd & 30th
July – Sunday 7th & 21st
August – Sunday 4th, 18th & 25th
SB20 2013 Irish Calendar
Spring Warmer Howth Y.C. April 6/13/20
Easterns Howth Y.C. April 27/28th
Westerns Lough Ree May 11/12th
Southerns (Kinsale) June 08/09th
Dun Laoghaire week July 11/14th
Nationals Galway July 26/28th
Northerns Aug 10/11th Royal Ulster
Worlds France Sept. 7th – 13 th
Midlands Lough Derg Oct 19/20th
