Gusty westerlies and a flood tide provided a lively test for Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) fleets on Saturday afternoon (September 19th), as the 2026 Saturday series moved into its penultimate fixture.
Conditions varied across the race areas, with race officers recording westerly winds ranging from 12 knots to gusts of 27 knots as cruiser and one-design fleets contested the second-last Saturday programme of the season.
The final Saturday race of the 2026 DBSC season is scheduled for September 26th.
Aurelia Takes Cruiser Zero Honours
In Cruiser Zero, Chris Power Smith's J/122 Aurelia was the only finisher, taking both IRC and provisional ORC honours. Tim Kane's Wow and John Treanor's Valentina were recorded as DNF.
Cruiser One produced one of the stronger cruiser turnouts of the afternoon, with nine boats racing on IRC.
Richard and Tim Goodbody's J/109 White Mischief took the IRC victory ahead of Barry Cunningham's J/109 Chimaera, which was back racing on Dublin Bay following its recent exploits in Wales. John and Brian Hall's J/109 Something Else completed the top three.
The provisional ORC results produced the same top three, with White Mischief winning from Chimaera and Something Else.
Running Wild Tops Cruiser Two on ORC
Cruiser Two produced different winners under the two handicap systems.
Lindsay J Casey's Windjammer won on IRC, ahead of Paul Keelan's Cojones and Philip Lovegrove's Rupert.
Under ORC, Running Wild took the win, with Windjammer second and Rupert third.
In Cruiser Three ECHO, Wyn McCormack's Wynward finished first ahead of Gerry Costello's Pamafe. Frank Guilfoyle's Papytoo was recorded as DNF.
Cruiser 5A ECHO went to Colin O'Brien's Spirit, followed by Tim Costello's Just Jasmin and Johnnie Phillips' Playtime.
The provisional ORC calculation reversed the leading pair, with Playtime taking the class win from Just Jasmin.
In Cruiser 5B, Howard Knott's Calypso won on both ECHO and provisional ORC, with Rodney Martin's Gemini second under both systems. Shane O'Neill's Afternoon Delight was third on ECHO.
Flying Fifteens Share Saturday Wins
The Flying Fifteens completed two races, with eight boats appearing in the first contest.
Ken Dumpleton's Rodriguez won the opening race from Niall Meagher's Shadowfax, with Keith Poole's Mike Wazowski third.
The second race went to Alan Green's Mavh FFive, ahead of Mike Wazowski and Shadowfax.
Dempsey Scores SB20 Double
The SB20s also completed two races, with Gerrard Dempsey's venuesworld.com taking both victories.
Colin Galavan's Carpe Diem was second in the opening race but was recorded DNF in the second.
In the Ruffian 23s, Ann Kirwan and Brian Cullen's Bandit took the win ahead of Brendan Duffy's Scéal Eile, with Frank Bradley's Ripples third.
Fergus Mason's Viking headed a five-boat finishing group in the Shipman class. Gerard Glynn's Invader was second and Alain Deladienne's Poppy third.
With Saturday's racing completed, DBSC's Saturday fleets now have just one fixture remaining, with the 2026 season finale scheduled for next Saturday, September 26th.
DBSC IRC and one design results below and ORC results here
