The 2026 summer season of Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) got underway on Thursday evening (April 23rd) in bright conditions.
Light winds across Dublin Bay forced race organisers to shorten courses for the opening races.
Only Cruisers 0 and Cruisers 1 secured finishes, both on a much-shortened course at the second mark.
IRC
In Cruisers 1 IRC, Riders on the Storm (Bobby Kerr) took the win ahead of Raptor, with White Mischief third.
In Cruisers 0 IRC, Aurelia leads Wow (Tim Kane), with Prima Forte third.
As Afloat reported previously, ORC Ireland has introduced a new initiative for 2026.
The move sees the rating body publish results for participating cruiser classes racing in the DBSC series.
ORC
In Cruisers 0, the Puma 42 El Pocko leads the J122 Aurelia (Chris Power Smith), with Wow third and Prima Forte (Sean Lemass) fourth on corrected time.
Riders on the Storm takes the ORC win, ahead of Raptor, with White Mischief third on corrected time.
The remainder of the fleet recorded retirements or did not compete on the shortened course.
ORC Ireland says all certificates are currently being checked for accuracy, and results remain provisional, with amendments possible.
ORC results here
From the one design courses, the following results are in:
In the Beneteau 211 class, Plan B (Vincent Mulvey) took the win ahead of Beeswing (Patrick Shannon).
The Ruffian 23 class saw Scéal Eile (Brendan Duffy) lead home Bandit (Ann Kirwan).
In the Sportsboats class, George J2 (Judy O’Beirne) secured victory ahead of Lady A (David Ryan), with the remainder of the fleet recording retirements or did not finish.
See full results below
