Water Wag Dinghy News & Regatta Results
John O’Driscoll and Shirley Gilmore brought the Water Wag Wednesday evening race to a close with victory aboard Moosmie in the Walpole Prizes fixture on Dublin Bay on September 16th. A fleet of 24 Water Wags turned out for the…
A fleet of 25 Water Wags turned out to compete for the Walpole prizes in the AIB DBSC race on Wednesday September 9th. Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly set a three-lap windward/leeward course in a 6-8 knot southerly breeze. Donnelly got the…
Wednesday, September 2nd was the first of four September AIB DBSC races scheduled before the Water Wag season concludes on September 23rd. The 27-strong fleet turned out to compete for the Newsom Memorial Cup 2nd Tie for Division 1A, the…
Following the death of Johnny Hooper, sailing historian Vincent Delany recalls the remarkable career of the double Olympian and National Yacht Club and Royal Irish Yacht Club sailor, whose achievements stretched across several decades of Irish sailing. Johnny was born…
Earlier rain cleared to warm sunshine for the AIB DBSC Water Wag race on Wednesday August 25th. The 27-strong fleet turned out to compete for the Commemoration Trophy, a rerun of the race that was cancelled in May due to…
Twenty-seven Water Wags turned out for Wednesday evening’s AIB Dublin Bay Sailing Club race, which doubled as the Captain’s Prize for all three divisions of the historic one-design class. A westerly breeze of 10 to 14 knots greeted the fleet…
Twenty-six Water Wags turned out for Wednesday evening’s AIB DBSC race in Dún Laoghaire Harbour, on an evening marked by both a partial solar eclipse and Water Wag President Gail Varian’s 80th birthday. Seán Craig and Heather Craig took the…
26 Water Wags turned out for the AIB DBSC race on Wednesday July 22nd on yet another sunny summer’s evening in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The Wags were racing for the Mollie Bowl (division 1A), the Alf Delany Hold Everythin' Trophy…
25 Water Wags turned out for the AIB DBSC race on Wednesday July 15th. The Wags were racing for the Jubilee Cup which is awarded to the overall winner for the season. They were also racing for the Sri Lanka…
Puffin, sailed by Seán and Heather Craig, led from the opening beat to win Wednesday evening's (July 8) AIB DBSC Water Wags race inside Dún Laoghaire Harbour. Twenty-five Water Wags turned out for the race, which also counted for the…
The Dublin Bay Water Wags continued one of the class's longest-standing traditions on Sunday with their annual sailing expedition and picnic on Dalkey Island. The event, which dates back more than a century, brought together Water Wag sailors and visiting…
A record 27 Water Wags turned out for Wednesday evening's AIB DBSC race and the opening Water Wag race of the Royal St George Yacht Club Regatta on Dublin Bay. Light south-southwesterly winds of 4–6 knots greeted competitors on a…
A fleet of 24 Water Wags turned out for Wednesday evening's AIB DBSC race on June 24, sailed as part of the Royal Irish Yacht Club Regatta. Competitors enjoyed a warm summer evening with an east-south-easterly breeze of 4–6 knots.…
Irish 12 Foot Dinghies Reunite at Royal Irish Yacht Club's Classic Regatta
24th June 2026 Historic Boats
The Irish 12 Foot Dinghy fleet enjoyed a rare reunion on Dublin Bay during the Royal Irish Yacht Club's 195th Birthday Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin Classic Boat Regatta on 20 and 21 June. Four Irish 12 Foot Dinghies joined a mixed…
The AIB DBSC Water Wag race on Wednesday June 17th saw a turn out of 25 boats. The SW’ly wind was 8 gusting 15 knots, and the Wags were racing for the Geoff Sarratt Trophy, DBSC, and the rescheduled DMYC…
Two AIB DBSC Water Wag races on Wednesday evening (June 10th) saw honours shared between Swallow and Tortoise as the fleet competed for the National Yacht Club Regatta and the Women At The Helm Trophy. Race Officer Tadhg Donnelly set…
