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25 Water Wags turned out for the first of two AIB DBSC races on Wednesday evening, July 24th, at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly set a two round windward leeward course with a final third beat to the…

24 Water Wags turned out for the AIB DBSC race on Wednesday, July 17th. Following a postponement, Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly set a three-round windward leeward course with a final 4th beat to finish at the weather mark in an…

Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly instructed the Water Wag fleet to remain ashore while he went out with the Race Management team aboard Committee Vessel Spirit of the Irish to review the conditions.  ⁠⁠No. 45 Mariposa,…

Dubin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Water Wag racing tonight (Wednesday, July 3rd) is cancelled due to gusty offshore winds forecast for Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Westerly winds are forecast to gust to over 30 mph at start time (6pm) this evening.  

The Water Wag race this evening at Dun Laoghaire Harbour was the Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC) Regatta race. Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly had to raise the AP three times due to shifting winds, eventually starting one hour and six…

24 Water Wags turned out for the AIB DBSC race on Wednesday evening  June 19th at Dun Laoghaire.  Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly set a three round windward leeward course with a final fourth beat to finish at the weather mark…

Wednesday night’s Dubin Bay Water Wag race was the National Yacht Club regatta race, a class fixture traditionally run inside Dun Laoghaire Harbour ahead of Saturday's main regatta programme. As there were issues with the committee vessel, Dublin Bay Sailing…

After two postponements due to weather, the Water Wag dinghy Women at the Helm Regatta race took place at Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Wednesday evening, June 5th, in strong, testing conditions. As Afloat reported earlier, 1988 Olympian Cathy MacAleavey's Mariposa,…

Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Race Officer Harry Gallagher set a two-round course for the 18 dinghies competing in the first race on Wednesday evening in the AIB DBSC Water Wag series at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. In a blustery NW…

Dubin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Water Wag racing for the second Wednesday in a row tonight (May 29) is cancelled due to gusty offshore winds inside Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The 30-boat dinghy class was due to race its 2024 Women…

This weekend's Women at the Helm Regatta 2024, hosted by the National Yacht Club and supported by Sia Partners and Irish Sailing, begins on Friday, May 24th, with a motivational panel featuring Olympic sailing silver medallist Annalise Murphy, solo offshore…

Dubin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Water Wag racing tonight (May 22) is cancelled due to gusty north-to-northwest winds reaching over 26 knots inside Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

Dublin Bay Water Wag No. 50 Siskin, sailed by Mandy Chambers and Sue Westrup, was the winner of Wednesday night's (May 17th) AIB DBSC race. Held in warm sunshine in an ENE 5-6 knot breeze at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Race Officer…

Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly, aboard the committee boat 'Spirit of the Irish', set a three-round windward/leeward course in a 10-knot southwesterly breeze for the third Water Wag race of the AIB/DBSC 2024 season. The 23-boat fleet’s start was postponed due…

On Wednesday evening, 22 boats turned out for the second Water Wag race of the AIB DBSC 2024 season at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly set a three round windward/leeward course in a six-knot ESE’ly breeze. The strong…

The first Water Wag race of the AIB/DBSC 2024 season was held in a chilly six-eight knot steady south-easterly breeze in Dun Laoghaire harbour. Twenty-two boats participated. Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly, aboard the Royal Irish Yacht Club committee boat 'Spirit…