Southerly winds of eight to ten knots, grey skies and a building ebb tide from 1pm set the scene for Dublin Bay Sailing Club’s (DBSC) second Saturday of the AIB 2026 summer season. A small chop developed across the bay, with cruiser-racer crews fully hiked on the rail in sometimes misty conditions.
In Cruisers 2 IRC, under Race Officer Cormac Bradley, Jim McCann’s Mustang 30 Peridot (5507) took the win on corrected time in one hour three minutes and 28 seconds. Lindsay J. Casey’s J97 Windjammer (2597) was second on 1:08:33, while the remaining entries were recorded DNC.
Cruisers 4–5A NS VPRS produced a closer contest, with Valda Boardman’s Just Jasmin (3506) winning in 42:27. Johnnie Phillips’ Playtime (2558) was second on 46:11, followed by Peter Richardson’s Dehliverence (28284) in third on 48:58 and Charles Broadhead’s Persistance (8237) in 49:04.
The Mustang 30 Peridot (J.McCann, P. Cadden,Y. Charrier and H. O’Donnell) of the Royal Irish Yacht Club was the winner of the DBSC Cruisers Two IRC race Photo: Maurice O'Connell
There was no racing recorded in Cruisers 0 IRC or Cruisers 3 Echo, with both fleets abandoned on the day. Cruisers One also saw no turnout due to a starred race for the Rugby clash between Leinster and Toulon.
One-Design Keelboats
Winds built into the low teens for the one-design fleets, with a steady south-easterly of 12 to 13 knots and a persistent ebb shaping the racing.
In the Flying Fifteen class, two races were completed under race officer Declan Traynor. O’Hare and McAllister’s Nimble (4043) won the first race, with Sean Craig’s Farfalla (3697) second and Peter Murphy’s Hera (3774) third. Craig responded in the second race to take the win, ahead of Ken Dumpleton’s Rodriguez (3955) and David Gorman’s Fomo (4099).
The SB20 class also completed two races. Michael O’Connor’s Ted (3809) won the opener, ahead of Nick Doherty’s Zephyr (3717) and Gerrard Dempsey’s Venuesworld (3739). Dempsey took the second race, with Zephyr again second and Ted third.
In the J80 class, Kevin Byrne’s StarJay (7491) won the first race before George Misstear’s Jambon (1) took the second, the pair sharing the wins.
The Sportsboat fleet followed a similar pattern, with StarJay narrowly beating Jambon on corrected time in the first race, before Jambon took the second. Sea Jade (908) was recorded DNC in both outings.
The Dragon class completed a single race, with Denis Bergin’s Sir Ossis of the River (161) winning ahead of John O’Connor’s Prospect (127) and Declan Gordon’s Zinzan (228).
In the Glen class, John Bligh’s Glencree (107) secured victory ahead of Ross Cahill-O’Brien’s Osiris (53), while Glenluce (67) did not finish.
The Ruffian 23 class saw Ann Kirwan’s Bandit (3333) take the win, followed by Eoin Ó hEochaidh’s Loco (7) and Eimear Ní Mheáloíd’s Ruff Diamond (155), with OCS and DNC scores further down the fleet.
Full DBSC racing results below
