The Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) prizegiving highlights the Dun Laoghaire Harbour sailing season with an array of magnificent and ancient yachting silverware.
This year's event was especially so because it marked the close of DBSC's 137th season and the resumption of competitive sailing in its AIB sponsored season while living with COVID-19.
Prizes were awarded in all of DBSC's 22 classes by Commodore Ann Kirwan, but in a break from tradition, at a new venue, in Dun Laoghaire's National Maritime Museum last Friday night.
As well as six premier awards for best performances, Commodore Kirwan congratulated over 100 different winners.
Prizes galore - The array of magnificent and ancient yachting silverware laid out for the DBSC prizegiving
The club – one of the largest yacht racing clubs of its type in Europe – was previously acclaimed by Afloat's WM Nixon, who posed the question: Is Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) The Most Effective Sailing Organisation in the World? It's an even more valid question today, given the club and its weekly racing schedule brought so much stability to the sailing scene at a time of great flux in 2021.
Scroll down for awards photography of the evening by photographer Michael Chester. Click here for an overview of the DBSC Thursday awards winners, and here for the DBSC Saturday winners,
DBSC Commodore Ann Kirwan and Hon Sec Chris Moore at the National Maritime Museum for the 137th prizegiving
DBSC Premier Award Winners
Richella Carroll (right) was recognised as a special DBSC volunteer and race officer for many years in DBSC.
SB20 sailor Davy Taylor won the Dun Laoghaire Trophy Premier Award for the best new DBSC yacht in 2021
J/97 sailors Shane Kelly and Lindsay Casey were awarded the Waterhouse Shield, a DBSC Premier Award for the best yacht in a handicapped series
Therese Tyrrell and Caroline Liddy accepting the Viking Premier Award for an outstanding contribution to sailing on behalf of over 50 DBSC volunteers
The DBSC Premier Award For the most successful yacht in One Design racing, George Arthur Newsom Cup went to Mariposa, Water Wag, Cathy McAleavey & Family
Dr. Alf Delaney Cup for the best Dinghy for the season: Laser Radial, Dave Cahill
DBSC Junior Awards
PY Junior Trophy: Jamie Hammond/Jake Perry
Topper Series Lawson Cup: James Hall
Optimist Series Seapoint Cup: Abigail Murphy
RS Feva Series Mitchel Cup: Ronan Blake-Hickey
DBSC junior winners: PY Junior Trophy: Jamie Hammond/Jake Perry; Topper Series Lawson Cup: James Hall; Optimist Series Seapoint Cup: Abigail Murphy; RS Feva Series Mitchel Cup: Ronan Blake-Hickey/Hugh Meagher and Laser 4.7 Series: Jimmy Mooney Goblet
Cruiser Awards
Cruiser 0 Thursdays IRC Racing Martin Cup: Rockabill VI, P. O'Higgins
Cruiser 0 Saturdays IRC Racing: Knox-Gore Trophy, Prima Forte, F Rigley/S.Lemass
Cruiser 0 Thursdays Echo Racing: Knox-Gore Bowl, Tsunami, Vincent Farrell (left) and Peter Ryan
Cruiser 1 Thursdays Echo Racing: Tiamat Trophy, Something Else, John & Brian Hall
Brendan Ebrill Memorial Cup Cruisers 1 (ECHO): Jalapeno, Paul Barrington
Cruiser 1 Saturdays IRC Racing Weir Cup: Bon Exemple, Colin Byrne
Cruiser 2 Thursdays Echo Racing Centenary Cup and Most Improved Boat Cr 2 Silver Foam Trophy: Ruthless, Conor Ronan (centre)
Cruiser 2 Saturdays Echo Racing TP Early Memorial Cup: Leeuwin, Henry Leonard
Cruiser 3 Tuesdays ECHO Racing Whimbrel Rose Bowl; Thursdays IRC Racing Smalldridge Cup and Saturdays IRC Racing Jack Kennedy Memorial Cup: Starlet Kevin Byrne
Cruiser 3 Saturdays ECHO Racing Mercia Cup: Maranda, Myles Kelly
White Sails Thursdays & Saturdays IRC Racing, The Trevor Wood Trophy and Thursdays & Saturdays, ECHO Racing: Boomerang, The Kirwan Family
Cruiser 5 Thursdays ECHO Overall Div A, Gerry Henry Salver; Saturdays A and B ECHO overall, Ana Livia Trophy: Just Jasmine Philip Smith.
Cruiser 5 Thursdays IRC Overall Div A Burford Trophy and Saturdays A and B IRC overall White Sail Class Trophy: Playtime J. Phillips & N. Kidney
One Design keelboats & Dinghies
31.7 Thursday Racing Feanor Trophy: After You Too, Michael Blaney
31.7 Thursday Racing Echo Horrigan Cup and 31.7 Saturday Racing Echo Long John Silver Cup: Bluefin Two M & B Bryson
31.7 Racing: Prospect, Chris Johnston
B211 Tuesday ECHO Overall Optec Trophy and Thursdays SCRATCH overall Facet Jewellers Cup: Billy Whiz, J Fischer & S Bagot
B211 Saturdays SCRATCH overall Beneteau 21 Cup and B211 Thurs/Sat Combined ECHO Waterhouse Rose Bowl: Small Wonder, Jacqueline McStay & Hugh Kelly
B211 Thursdays ECHO overall Beneteau 21 Tray: Isolde Jimmy Martin & Brian Mulkeen
The Dragon RIYC Cup ZinZan, Adrian Masterson
Glens Thursdays Racing Pterodactyl Cup; Saturday Racing Harry Maguire Memorial Cup; Thurs and Sats combined Combined The McMullen Cup; Dalkey Island Race (Bobolink) The Hamilton Reid Cup: Glenluce M.A.C.Millerick
Glens Tuesday Racing Cut Glass Tumbler and Crews Race Glen Challenge Trophy Robert O' Connor (David Houlton) Glens Ladies Race "Once Again" ! pair of Silver Vases Glendun, Alison O'Brien
Ruffians, Tuesday Racing, John Donnelly Perpetual Cup: Carmen, Enda Brennan
Ruffians, Thursday Racing Huet Trophy: Shannagh Stephen Gill & Padraig Diarmada
Ruffians Saturday Racing British Airways Trophy and Thursdays and Saturdays combined, J.Lamont Trophy: Ruffles, Michael Cutliffe
Shipmans Tuesday Racing, Cut Glass Tumbler: Poppy, Alain Deladiennee
Shipmans Saturday Racing The Melindi Cup and Shipmans Thursdays and Saturdays combined The Shipman Perpetual Trophy: Invader Gerry Glynn
SB20 Saturdays series A Bealtaine Trophy: Venues world, Ger Dempsey
SB20 Saturday Racing overall, Saturday SB20 Cup: So Blue, Justin Burke Chris Helme & Alan Claffey
Mixed Sportsboats Thursdays Overall, Sportsboat Trophy: Jester, J/70 D.Curtin
Mixed Sportsboats Saturdays Overall (23 Races) Saturday Sportsboat Cup: Jambiya, Martin Ryan & Vincent Lattimore
Water Wags Wednesday (17 Races): Goldsmith Cup, Mariposa Cathy McAleavey & Con Murphy
Flying Fifteens (Tuesday Racing) Fifty Something Cup: Perfect 10, Alan Balfe and Patrick Frison Roche
Flying Fifteens Thursday Racing for the Flying Fifteen Gun: Rodriguez, Ken Dumpleton
Flying Fifteens Saturday Racing Brian S Ryan Trophy: Ignis Caput, David Mulvin and Ronan Beirne (pictured)
Flying Fifteens Midweek Handicap racing Blake Cup: Peter Murphy & Ciara Mulvey
Mermaid Racing for The JB Kearney Shield: Ailbhe Smith
Mermaid Saturday Racing Iolar Trophy and Mermaid Thursday Racing (Special Conditions) Amy Cup: Paul Smith & Pat Mangan
Dublin Bay 21s Tuesdays Daisey Picker Cup: Estelle, Number 3, DB21 Class Association, Hal Sisk and Fionan de Barra pictured
Squibs Saturdays Shannon Cup: Periquin, Noel Colclough
DBSC Dinghy Awards
Fireballs Tuesdays Nuit St. George Trophy: Louise McKenna
IDRAs 14s Tuesdays Overall Bay Cup: Slipway Julie Ascoop received by Pam McKay
IDRA 14s Special Conditions The Halfway Trophy: Dun Moanin' Jennifer Byrne
IDRA 14s Special Conditions Crews challenge Cup: Dart, Yves & Paul Long
Laser Standard Saturday racing Cut Glass Tumbler: Gavan Murphy
Laser Radial Tuesday Racing Sailcraft Tray Trophy and Laser Radial Tuesdays and Saturdays combined DBSC Challenge Trophy: David Cahill
PY Class Saturday Racing (27 races) Early Bird Trophy Brendan Foley
Water Wags Wednesday 3rd Place G.Pugin Meldon Trophy: Shindella, Alistair & Zoe Kissane
Photography by Michael Chester
