Water Wag Dinghy News & Regatta Results
![Windless Water Wags in Dun Laoghaire Harbour](/media/k2/items/cache/7292281dc2b7b07d1051a3f159166a22_L.jpg)
What a shame! The Water Wags, the largest one-design fleet in Dun Laoghaire on Dublin Bay have lost three out of their last five races, due to inclement weather. On 23 May the problem was, that the valiant Race Officers could…
![Water Wag Number 34, Chloe was helmed by Amy O'Leary](/media/k2/items/cache/e2b3313d92c985d0e3ac3f417736c45d_L.jpg)
In contrast with many one design classes, the Water Wags hold regular handicap races during the sailing season. On 16th May the first handicap race was held with 24 boats competing. The plan for the evening was for Division 2…
![The Water Wag season Started in Dun Laoghaire Harbour with a bang last Wednesday](/media/k2/items/cache/b5524f99e5347e977e3d4f12080e1631_L.jpg)
The Water Wag season Started in Dun Laoghaire Harbour with a bang on Wednesday last, with a fleet of 22 Water Wags coming to the start line, making it the strongest dinghy class within Dublin Bay Sailing Club. The wind…
![Cathy MacAleavey of the National Yacht Club death rolls in Mariposa 45 but managed to recover without capsizing!](/media/k2/items/cache/7a4d95d4b9d94cdad724e284c01e3e38_L.jpg)
The Water Wag training weekend which was based out of Quigley’s Marina in Glasson, Co Westmeath last weekend was a huge success. As Afloat.ie reported earlier, the class had 15 Water Wags with a nearly perfect gender balance of 14/14!…
![Idyllic conditions on Lough Ree last Saturday for the Water Wags, with Paul and Ann Smith leading in Sara](/media/k2/items/cache/fe3046206c4a60ca2ad123d3f7f8fa51_L.jpg)
You’re never too old to learn, and at 131 years old the Dublin Bay Water Wags (founded 1887, though current boats date from 1900) seemed determined to prove this by having a two-day Coaching Session last weekend at Killinure on…
![Polly racing in last night's Captain's Prize race at Dun Laoghaire Harbour as as viewed from Eros No. 8](/media/k2/items/cache/c6c691aaaf9e5822d838fbb8aac8b086_L.jpg)
World Record Attendance of 31 Water Wags is Celebrated at Royal Irish Yacht Club
31st August 2017 Water Wag
Over a number of years, the numbers of Water Wag competing in club racing, on Wednesday evenings, has been bucking the national trend, by increasing in numbers of competitors. Hal Sisk, the 2017 Captain of the Water Wags, decided that…
![Hal Sisk and Sue Westrup in the Water Wag Good Hope depart from the Royal Irish Yacht Club slipway](/media/k2/items/cache/35d0110769f85abed8186abbf8f3b010_L.jpg)
Chloe Wins Buckingham Cup As Dun Laoghaire Water Wags Are 'Discommoded By Cruise Liner'
29th June 2017 Water Wag
For the second handicap race of the year, for The Buckingham Cup and The Wigham Trophy, the Dun Laoghaire Water Wags were discommoded by a 9,975 ton, 440ft long cruise liner, The Star Pride with her 208 passengers and 164…
![The Water Wag is the oldest one design dinghy in existence, having been devised in 1886 and formalised as a one design class in Ireland in 1887](/media/k2/items/cache/bc1b2ec6e8c6e3a6b80b62bfd4e5ee07_L.jpg)
The Collen Cup is a new perpetual trophy which has been in the Collen family since 1907 and will be awarded to the overall winner of the Water Wag Class within the Classic section of this and subsequent Volvo Dun…
![Definitely not Glyndebourne style....In fact, these Dublin Bay Water Wags spotted on a beach in the Morbihan would probably be very offended at the suggestion that this is a picnic. They’re serious Picnic People in the Water Wags, and they’d regard this informal gathering as no more than a quick lunch stop. Photo: Judith Malcolm](/media/k2/items/cache/5f92b58bee000b785cee1483e576c807_L.jpg)
Dublin Bay Water Wags Celebrate Arrival at France’s Morbihan with The First Picnic
22nd May 2017 Water Wag
It’s probably more than a little sacrilegious to suggest that, as some of the rituals of a global religion are built around The Last Supper, then it’s not at all unreasonable for the world’s oldest One-Design sailing class to have…
![Water Wag No.44 Scallywag is one of nine heading to the traditional French yachting regatta at Morbihan](/media/k2/items/cache/630d978bce2be9e62e10616adf06fb72_L.jpg)
Over the next few days fourteen Water Wags will head by ferry to France to participate in one of the greatest classic boat regattas in Europe. As Afloat.ie reported previously, one thousand four hundred and forty two traditional workboats and…
![At the time when the first boats started, there was almost no wind in that part of the harbour](/media/k2/items/cache/660fec9989da14c2e2044261688694de_L.jpg)
Yesterday evening the Water Wags raced for the Buckingham Cup & Wigham Trophy with handicaps applied at the start, resulting in some boats starting five and a half minutes ahead of others. The handicaps were allocated on the basis of…
![Water Wags had a 21-boat turnout at Dun Laoghaire last night](/media/k2/items/cache/c13db25309674da768ef5afcf69cfbbc_L.jpg)
Within Dublin Bay there currently are twenty-one classes of racing yachts. It might come as a surprise to many, that currently the largest class is Dublin Bay is the Water Wag class with 33 boats entered for the 2017 season.…
![The Starboard end of the line paid dividends for the Water Wags this week. Scroll down for the start line video](/media/k2/items/cache/d7b6b5704543173dc813fa2ba503e13e_L.jpg)
For the second week in a row, the wind in Dun Laoghaire blew from the north. This time the wind of 12 -15 knots kicked up quite a chop within the harbour, which some competitors found challenging. In the130th season…
![Water Wags on Lough Boderg. There was a strong turnout of 22 for Wednesday's race in Dun Laoghaire Harbour](/media/k2/items/cache/727b8f2a707503efaa00ebde7c97c5dd_L.jpg)
22–Boat Water Wag Turnout Includes A Capsize in Wednesday's Lively Race at Dun Laoghaire
5th May 2017 Water Wag
It wasn't only last night's Dublin Bay keelboats that were having a lively start to 2017 after the spell of north–easterlies. The DBSC Water Wags also had a pretty lively sail on Wednesday with 22 Wags out in force. Tim…
![Con Murphy and Cathy MacAleavey toast the launching of the new Water Wag, Mariposa, while fleet members including daughter Annalise Murphy (right) applaud. The launch will feature on RTE Nationwide on May 5](/media/k2/items/cache/0d728cd31f32c13eb6e4b23edaa79ec1_L.jpg)
Annalise Murphy Launches Mum's New Water Wag Dinghy 'Mariposa' at Lough Ree
28th April 2017 Water Wag
Olympic Silver Medalist Annalise Murphy was on hand last Saturday to help parents Con Murphy and Cathy MacAleavey launch the new family dinghy, a traditional clinker–built Water Wag dinghy, a class that celebrates its 130th season this year. The champagne…
![There were 18 Water Wags competing in the first race for The Newsom Memorial Cup in Dun Laoghaire Harbour last night](/media/k2/items/cache/93c43870f9e723c1464713e8bffc5c82_L.jpg)
Annalise Murphy Joins Water Wags To Get 130th Season Underway in Dun Laoghaire
27th April 2017 Water Wag
Dun Laoghaire endured strong northerly winds for several days over the past week, so, there was a fear that many Water Wag owners would give the first race a miss. However, on 26th April, eighteen Water Wags competed in the…