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Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for Final Saturday Race, 27 September 2014
#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll)
CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 3. Wow (George Sisk)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Jedi (A Sarratt), 3. Ruth (L Shanahan)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Jedi (A Sarratt), 2. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 3. Ruth (L Shanahan)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Black Sheep (E Healy), 3. Graduate (D O'Keeffe)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Black Sheep (E Healy), 3. Graduate (D O'Keeffe)
CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 2. Quest (J Skerritt), 3. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello)
DRAGON Race 1- 1. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 2. Phantom (D.Williams), 3. Whisper (C Hogan)
DRAGON Race 2- 1. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 2. Sir Ossis of the River (D Bergin), 3. Phantom (D.Williams)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Betty (D & S Gorman), 2. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 3. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. Betty (D & S Gorman), 2. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)
GLEN - 1. Glenshane (P Hogan), 2. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 3. Glenariff (Adrian Lee)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Slipstream (Julie Ascoop), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 3. Squalls (Stephen Harrison)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Slipstream (Julie Ascoop), 2. Dart (Pierre Long), 3. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)
PY CLASS Race 1- 1. David Dwyer (Laser), 2. Richard Tate (Laser)
PY CLASS Race 2- 1. David Dwyer (Laser), 2. Richard Tate (Laser)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 2. Paramour (Larry Power et al), 3. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown)
SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Invader (Gerard Glynn), 3. Euphanzel lll (M Muldoon)
SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 3. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire)
SQUIB - 1. Buzz Lite (G.O'Connor), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Anemos (Pete & Ann Evans)
SQUIB - 1. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 2. Glassilaun (D O'Neill), 3. Anemos (Pete & Ann Evans)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill), 2. Warrior (D Shanahan), 3. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Warrior (D Shanahan), 3. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill)
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for Saturday, 20 September 2014
BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Magic (D.Espey), 2. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke et al)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Magic (D.Espey), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke et al)
CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Wow (George Sisk)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Powder Monkey (C Moore), 2. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al), 3. Boomerang (Paul Kirwan)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Powder Monkey (C Moore), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Jawesome 111 (M Dyke & B Darcy), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Antix (D Ryan)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Jawesome 111 (M Dyke & B Darcy), 3. Utopia (J Healy)
CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Saki (McCormack/Ryan/Ryan), 3. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello), 3. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan)
DRAGON Race 1- 1. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 2. Phantom (D.Williams), 3. Whisper (C Hogan)
DRAGON Race 2- 1. Whisper (C Hogan), 2. Zinzan (Daniel O'Connor et al), 3. Zu (M Minch/C Grimley/T Pearson)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 2. Hi Fibre (Michael McCambridge), 3. Ash (Joseph Coughlan)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 2. Flyer (Niall Coleman), 3. Ash (Joseph Coughlan)
GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Glenroan (T O'Sullivan), 3. Glencree (J.Bligh/H.Roche)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Squalls (Stephen Harrison), 3. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 3. Squalls (Stephen Harrison)
MERMAID Race 1- 1. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 2. Tijuana (David Stedmond)
MERMAID Race 2- 1. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 2. Tijuana (David Stedmond)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)
SHIPMAN - 1. Gusto (C Heath/G Miles), 2. Curraglas (John Masterson), 3. Viking (Brian Glynn et al)
SIGMA 33 - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 3. Springer (I Bowring)
SQUIB Race 1- 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Tears in Heaven (M Halpenny & G Ferguson)
SQUIB Race 2- 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Tears in Heaven (M Halpenny & G Ferguson), 3. Buzz Lite (G.O'Connor)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Nirvana (Bernard Neeson), 2. Afternoon Delight (Michael Bennett et al), 3. Sweet Martini (Bruce Carswell)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan), 3. Warrior (D Shanahan)
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for Saturday 13 September 2014
#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1. Magic (D.Espey), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke et al)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Magic (D.Espey), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke et al)
CRUISERS 0 ECHO - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1. Boomerang (Paul Kirwan), 2. Jump The Gun (M.Monaghan/J.Kelly), 3. Jedi (A Sarratt)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Boomerang (Paul Kirwan), 3. Bon Exemple (C Byrne)
CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1. Jawesome 111 (M Dyke & B Darcy), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 3. Borraine (Ean Pugh)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Jawesome 111 (M Dyke & B Darcy), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)
CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3. Pamafe (M Costello)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan)
DRAGON Race 1 - 1. Phantom (D.Williams), 2. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 3. Sir Ossis of the River (D Bergin)
DRAGON Race 2 - 1. Phantom (D.Williams), 2. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 3. Sir Ossis of the River (D Bergin)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1 - 1. Betty (D & S Gorman), 2. Flyer (Niall Coleman), 3. Out of the Blue (F.Mitchell/G Grier)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. Out of the Blue (F.Mitchell/G Grier), 2. Betty (D & S Gorman), 3. Perfect Ten (A Balfe)
GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 3. Glenroan (T O'Sullivan)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1 - 1. Chaos (Pam McKay), 2. Spray (C & O Corrigan)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2 - 1. Chaos (Pam McKay), 2. Spray (C & O Corrigan)
MERMAID Race 1 - 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 3. Tijuana (David Stedmond)
MERMAID Race 2 - 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ripples (Frank Bradley), 2. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 3. Cresendo (L Balfe)
SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Poppy (Peter Wallis et al), 3. Whiterock (Henry Robinson)
SIGMA 33 - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 3. Moonshine (R.Moloney)
SQUIB Race 1 - 1. Sidewinder (R.Bowen/R Westrup), 2. Tears in Heaven (M Halpenny & G Ferguson), 3. Femme Fatale (V Delaney)
SQUIB Race 2 - 1. Sidewinder (R.Bowen/R Westrup), 2. Tais (Michael O'Connell), 3. Buzz Lite (G.O'Connor)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill), 2. Warrior (D Shanahan), 3. Just Jasmin (Philip Smith)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Warrior (D Shanahan), 2. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill), 3. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al)
Shifty Force Three Provides Plenty of Sport for DBSC SB20s
Eight SB20s were treated to glorious sunshine and great racing on Dublin Bay yesterday in a shifty force 2-3 north-easterly.
In a departure from the regular format of three WL races per day, the organisers had decided to run four races for the last two Sundays of series three. By doing so, the fleet would hopefully be able to make up two of the three races lost due to a cancellation earlier in the season and have an eight race, two discard series to finish off the season.
Race 1 saw an individual recall with Venuesworld (Ger, Chris and Rory et al) and Should Be... (Michael, Dave and Gavan) over the line early and having to go back and restart. Meanwhile, the rest of the fleet raced up the first beat with Manamana (Graham, Ronan et al) and Alert Packaging (Justin, Bob et al) leading the charge out to the left side of the course while Seriously Bonkers (Peter, Michael et al) and Smoke on the Water (Bob et al) led the charge out to the right side of the course. As the boats converged at the weather mark, Alert Packaging and Manamana had managed to eke out a small lead and they were followed closely by Should Be..., Venuesworld and Smoke on the Water.
In the light breeze, the boats were in soak mode which meant greater opportunity to cause havoc with your wind shadow on the boats ahead and the fleet stayed closely bunched together down the run with several place changes occurring. At the leeward gate, the fleet favoured the port hand leeward mark and Manamana rounded first followed by Should Be... and Venuesworld. The fleet played the shifts up the second beat and down the second run and Should Be... managed to close the gap on leaders Manamana to just a couple of boatlengths at the second leeward mark. With only a short beat to go to the finish, Should Be... attempted to engage Manamana in a tacking duel up the last beat. Should Be... tacked onto starboard a couple of boatlengths after rounding the leeward gate and they were quickly covered by Manamana, only for Should Be... to tack back onto port a few boatlengths later. Manamana crossed and tacked back onto port in a very close cover however Should Be... flicked back onto starboard immediately as Manamana were completing their tack. Cleverly refusing to be drawn in, Manamana continued on port and picked up speed before tacking back onto starboard into a loose cover on Should Be... the boats were now both on starboard tack in a sprint to the finish with Should Be... to leeward but closer to the favoured pin end. At the finish, Manamana held on to win by 1/2 boatlength and both crews collapsed into their boats in an emotional heap! Venuesworld finished in third ahead of Smoke on the Water who had a storming race to finish in 4th ahead of Seriously Bonkers in a very creditable 5th place.
Race 2 also saw an individual recall with Rubadubdub (Nick, Caroline et al) the unlucky culprit this time. Unfortunately for them, they were stuck in the middle of a fleet charging to windward with no way to get back quickly other than to let their sails flap and let the fleet sail by around them before making their way back to restart. Odin (James, Ted et al) made a great start at the committee boat while the rest of the fleet were spread out down along a relatively square line. The majority of the fleet drag raced out to the left side of the course with Venuesworld, Manamana and Should Be... leading the charge out left. Venuesworld were the first to tack back towards the right followed shortly afterwards by Manamana and Should Be... A left hand shift coming up towards the weather mark gave Should Be... a lead over Manamana and Venuesworld. Again, the fleet stayed tightly bunched down the run and up the following beat but there were less place changes amongst the leaders this time around and it finished Should Be... in first followed by Manamana in second, Venuesworld in third, Alert Packaging in fourth and Odin in fifth.
Race 3 saw the (whole!) fleet get away at the first time of asking in a lighter breeze. This time, many of the boats attempted to play the shifts up the beat as the wind was shifting regularly through 20 degrees. Alert Packaging, Manamana and Venuesworld had favoured the left side of the course while others including Should Be... went up the middle-right side of the course. When the boats converged at the top of the beat, it was very even and Alert Packaging crossed the fleet on port tack including Should Be... by no more than 12 inches! At the weather mark, Alert Packaging rounded in first followed close behind by Odin, Should Be..., Manamana and then Venuesworld. Alert Packaging gybed off early into a rich vein of pressure and held their lead down the run followed closely out left by Odin and Manamana while Venuesworld and Should Be... continued out right down the run.
As the boats came towards the leeward gate, the wind shifted towards the right, favouring Venuesworld and Should Be... who were coming in hotter than the boats that had gone left down the run. Venuesworld was the biggest mover and had made great gains down the run, getting up from fifth at the weather mark into a very close second a couple of feet behind Alert Packaging as the boats approached the leeward gate. There was plenty of action at the leeward gate as Venuesworld attempted to get a late overlap inside Alert Packaging but Justin Burke on Alert Packaging has been around too long to let that happen and expertly shut the door on Venuesworld. Venuesworld, having taken evasive manoeuvres to avoid Alert Packaging, rounded inside but slower than Should Be... who was able to sail around the outside of Venuesworld and up into second place. Up the second beat, Venuesworld, Should Be... and Alert Packaging all tacked off onto the lifted starboard tack. When the expected header came, Should Be... were a little further left than their closest competitors and they were able to tack and cross Alert Packaging to take the lead. Should Be... held onto that lead all the way to the finish. Behind them, Manamana recovered after the run to round the second weather mark in third place, sandwiched between Odin and Alert Packaging. Manamana managed to squeeze their way ahead of Odin down the run picking a very nice line to gybe in to the leeward mark and finished second while Alert Packaging also managed to get by Odin to finish third, one ahead of Odin in fourth with Venuesworld rounding off the top five, having surrendered their previous gains.
Race 4 started with another clear start with the fleet spread out along the line. The majority of the fleet once again favoured the left hand side of the course up the beat with Venuesworld, Manamana and Should Be... leading the fleet out to the left side of the course. Venuesworld was the first of that bunch to head back towards the middle with Manamana and Should Be... continuing on to close to the port tack layline. Alert Packaging, having been forced to tack onto port shortly after the start, made a great recovery up the first beat and came right back into the thick of things as the boat approached the weather mark. Alert Packaging crossed Manamana and tacked to weather of Manamana just before Should Be... could duck them. However a slow tack on Alert Packaging allowed both Should Be... and Manamana to get bow out and squeeze Alert Packaging out before the mark. Manamana expertly went into point mode and squeezed Should Be... out before the windward mark. Rounding in first was Manamana, followed by Should Be... in second, Alert Packaging in third, Venuesworld in fourth and Odin in fifth at a very tightly bunched fleet at the weather mark (see photo attached). Down the run, Venuesworld were the first to gybe onto port followed by Manamana and Alert Packaging. Should Be... stayed on a bit longer and gybed outside and to the right of the other boats on the way down the run.
At the leeward gate, Should Be... had snuck into the lead from Manamana and rounded the right hand gate as Manamana took the left gate a couple of boathlengths later. Alert Packaging and Venuesworld followed Should Be... around the right hand gate with others including Seriously Bonkers and Rubadubdub choosing the left hand gate. Shortly after rounding the leeward gate, the wind gradually began to veer from the previous high heading on starboard tack of 20 degrees up to 50 degrees, leaving those boats that had rounded the right hand gate in a spot of (ahem) trouble. Manamana regained the lead and extended on the fleet while the rest of the boats were embroiled in a dog fight behind. The boats that had taken the left hand gate made large gains while the boats that had chosen the right hand gate continued on and prayed for a left shift. The left shift (taking the wind back to a heading of 30 degrees - still a big 10 degree lift relative the days previously high heading) arrived just in time close to the end of the beat allowing those boats out left to stay in the running. At the weather mark, Manamana led by 8 boatlengths from Rubadubdub in second overlapped to weather by Should Be... in third. A kite snag on Rubadubdub at the weather mark allowed Should Be... and Seriously Bonkers to sneak past them down the run and it finished Manamana in first, Should Be... in second, Seriously Bonkers in third, Rubadubdub in fourth and Alert Packaging in fifth.
Class Notices:
Next weekend (14th September 2014) sees the final SB Sunday of the season with four more races to look forward to. I would strongly encourage you all to get out there and make it a send off to remember.
We are short one pair of hands for the committee boat next Sunday and would be grateful for a volunteer. If anyone needs any encouragement all I will say is that this weekends team are all in work this morning sporting a healthy tanned glow after the sunshine yesterday and the initial forecast is for more of the same next weekend. If you are able to help out, please get in contact with me directly.
I look forward to seeing you all next weekend for SB Sunday No. 10 and four more great races – Michael O'Connor
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for Saturday, 6 September 2014
#dbsc – DRAGON - 1. Phantom (D.Williams), 2. Zinzan (Daniel O'Connor et al), 3. Zu (M Minch/C Grimley/T Pearson)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. The Gruffalo (K Poole/I Mathews), 2. Flyer (Niall Coleman), 3. FFantastic (N Meagher & N Matthews)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. The Gruffalo (K Poole/I Mathews), 2. FFantastic (N Meagher & N Matthews), 3. The Last Resort (John O'Sullivan)
GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 3. Glenroan (T O'Sullivan)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 3. Spray (C & O Corrigan)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Spray (C & O Corrigan), 3. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 2. Paramour (Larry Power et al), 3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)
SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 3. Gusto (C Heath/G Miles)
SQUIB Race 1- 1. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 2. Buzz Lite (G.O'Connor), 3. Pintail (M Muldoon)
SQUIB Race 2- 1. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 2. Buzz Lite (G.O'Connor), 3. Anemos (Pete & Ann Evans)
SB20 DBSC Thursday Series Reaches Nail Biting Conclusion on Dublin Bay
#sb20 – The Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) series two for the SB20s came to a nail-biting conclusion last Thursday on Dublin Bay.
With a force 5-6 southerly gusting force 8-9 forecast, the assumption by many was that there would be no racing. However, DBSC are made of stronger stuff than that and the fleets went out to race in some of the most exhilarating conditions experienced all season. With only the final race to sail, Should Be... (Michael, Ted and Gavan) led Venuesworld.com (Ger, Chris, Rory et al) by two points. With Should Be... discarding a third place, only a first place and daylight between the boats would do it for Venuesworld.com. For their part, Should Be... knew that a cancellation or a second place or better would seal the second series for them.
On the day, only five boats braved the conditions, including Alert Packaging (Justin, Dave and Darren), Bad (Enda, Jerry and Jimmy), Lupi d'Irlanda (Marco et al), Should Be... and Venuesworld. The OOD set a course with a good first beat from the start in the middle of the course up to Bay mark inshore beside the old Dun Laoghaire baths. Alert Packaging got off to a screamer, starting on port at the pin and port tacking the fleet on their way up the first beat. Venuesworld and Bad followed close on their heels trying to keep flat in the now strong breeze. Should Be... and Lupi d'Irlanda had stayed ashore too long in the expectation of a cancellation and were late starting, with Should Be... approximately 2 minutes late for the start and Lupi another few minutes further back. Should Be... were therefore reliant on Alert Packaging or Bad to do them a favour and finish ahead of Venuesworld as it was unlikely that they would catch up to second place if Venuesworld were to get the bullet...
Alert Packaging rounded first approximately 6-8 boatlengths ahead of Venuesworld with Bad another few boatlengths back. The first two reaches were quite tight and the boats two sail reached it to Poldy followed by another two sail reach to Zebra. Although the boats were only two sail reaching, some of the fastest speeds of the season were reached as the boats were still planing down the waves in the gusty conditions. As the lead boats went back on a beat up towards Battery mark by Sandycove harbour, Alert Packaging still held onto their lead from Venuesworld and Bad. As the boats headed towards Battery mark, Alert Packaging and Venuesworld headed towards shore in search of less tide while Bad tacked out left for more favourable breeze or a left hander shift to bring them back into it. Alert Packaging (cheered on by Should Be...) seemed to sail the leg to perfection and managed to get around Battery Mark with a comfortable 15 boatlength lead over Venuesworld. All that was required was a clean hoist and a comfortable pair of gennaker reaches and the series would belong to Should Be...
As Alert Packaging hoisted their kite, they managed to get the mother and father of all wraps in it that just wouldn't seem to come out. Venuesworld rounded behind but had a clean hoist and thundered down on Alert Packaging under full sail (by now, Should Be... were swearing Alert Packaging on!). In a desperate attempt to get their kite free, Alert Packaging skillfully threw in a pair of quick gybes, freeing their kite in the process. With Venuesworld now approximately 6 boatlengths behind and approaching fast, Alert Packaging suddenly caught a gust and they were off again, just in the nick of time. After rounding Omega and then Molly, Alert Packaging still held a slender lead from Venuesworld. Venuesworld refused to give up on the first place and the series and chased Alert Packaging all the way up the final beat to the finish but in the end, the boys on Alert Packaging managed to shade it from them, handing the second series to a very relieved Should Be... Bad came third and Should Be... followed them over the line in fourth. In celebration of their victory on the night, Alert Packaging hoisted their kite and went on a c. 20knts speed junkie burn across the bay.
After racing, 30 SB20 sailors and friends sat down to a very enjoyable sailing supper in the George. It was great to see Barry O'Neill, our resident OOD at the function along with so many other SBers, new and old. Attached are some photos of the evening enjoyed by all. The merriment went on until the small hours...
SB20 Class Notice:
The final two SB Sundays are this coming Sunday, 7th September and the following Sunday, 14th September. These are Sundays 2 and 3 of series three. Unfortunately, we lost Sunday 1 of series three due to inclement weather and it is not possible to re-sail that Sunday. In an attempt to make up the lost races and provide a better series, we will be running four slightly shorter races on the final two Sundays if the conditions allow. In other words, we will attempt to have four races on Sunday 7th September and four races on Sunday 14th September. Therefore, we will now (hopefully) have 8 races with two discards rather than 6 races and one discard in series three. Looking forward to seeing you all out on the water on the 7th.
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for Saturday, 30 August 2014
#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 2. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 3. Magic (D.Espey)
BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 2. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty), 3. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan)
CRUISERS 0 ECHO - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Wow (George Sisk)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 3. Something Else (J.Hall et al)
CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Jigamaree (R Harris)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 2. Black Sheep (E Healy), 3. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson)
CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1. Helter Skelter (A & A Jermyn), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Black Sheep (E Healy)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello), 3. Cri-Cri (P Colton)
CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello), 3. Cri-Cri (P Colton)
FIREBALL Race 1- 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller)
FIREBALL Race 2- 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. The Gruffalo (K Poole/I Mathews), 2. Hi Fibre (Michael McCambridge), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. The Gruffalo (K Poole/I Mathews), 2. Hi Fibre (Michael McCambridge), 3. TBA (David Mulvey)
GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 3. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Squalls (Stephen Harrison)
IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Dart (Pierre Long), 3. Squalls (Stephen Harrison)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 2. Icicle (C Murray), 3. Paramour (Larry Power et al)
SHIPMAN - 1. Gusto (C Heath/G Miles), 2. Viking (Brian Glynn et al), 3. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al)
SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Popje (Ted McCourt), 3. Springer (I Bowring)
SQUIB Race 2 - 1. Femme Fatale (V Delaney), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Tears in Heaven (M Halpenny & G Ferguson)
SQUIB Race 1 - 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Femme Fatale (V Delaney)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Spirit (Colin O'Brien et al), 3. Warrior (D Shanahan)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Warrior (D Shanahan), 3. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al)
#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Avalon (R.Conan/J.Fox), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levana (Jean Mitton), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Magic (D.Espey)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Wow (George Sisk), 3. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)
CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 3. Wow (George Sisk)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Joker 11 (John Maybury)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Albireo (D Simpson), 2. Black Sheep (E Healy), 3. Antix (D Ryan)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Black Sheep (E Healy), 2. Jester (Declan Curtin)
FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green), 2. As Good As It Gets (Ross Doyle), 3. Hi Fibre (Michael McCambridge)
GLEN - 1. Glencoe (Rose Mary Craig et al), 2. Glenshane (P Hogan)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (A Claffey/C Helme), 2. Cresendo (L Balfe), 3. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy)
SB20 - 1. Alert Packaging (J Burke D Burke), 2. Venuesworld.com (Ger Dempsey), 3. Bad - Kilcullen (J Dowling)
SHIPMAN - 1. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 2. Macro One (Joseph Murray), 3. Gusto (C Heath/G Miles)
SIGMA 33 - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 3. September Song (Barry Colleary)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott), 3. White Lotus (Paul Tully)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. White Lotus (Paul Tully), 3. Xerxes (Dan O'Neill)
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for Tuesday, 26 August 2014
#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson)
CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Solidarity (Whelan/McCabe/Cary/Cramer), 2. Syzrgy (R Fogarty), 3. Capilano (S Soran)
Ensign - 1. INSC2 (A Rumball), 2. RIYC 2 (Mark McGibney), 3. RIYC 1 (Tim Goodbody)
FIREBALL - 1. No Name (S Oram), 2. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 3. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller)
GLEN - 1. Glenshane (P Hogan), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey)
IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 3. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan)
PY CLASS - 1. R Kenneally (Laser), 2. Colin Galavan (Laser), 3. Richard Tate (Laser)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Carmen (B Duffy), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Cresendo (L Balfe)
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Results for Thursday, 21 August 2014
#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty), 2. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 3. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty), 2. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 3. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson)
CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 2. Wow (George Sisk), 3. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton)
CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Axiom (M.O'Neill)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Jigamaree (R Harris)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Antix (D Ryan), 2. Black Sheep (E Healy), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Black Sheep (E Healy), 2. Graduate (D O'Keeffe), 3. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson)
CRUISERS 3 A - 1. Hamilton Bear (S Hyde), 2. Hard on Port (F O'Driscoll), 3. Quest (B Cunningham/J Skerritt)
CRUISERS 3 A Echo - 1. Solidarity (Whelan/McCabe/Cary/Cramer)
CRUISERS 3 B Echo - 1. Escapade (U O'Dwyer), 2. Syzrgy (R Fogarty), 3. Capilano (Seamus Soran)
CRUISERS 3 B - 1. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Chouskikou (R Sheehan & R Hickey)
FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Thingamabob (T Galvin), 2. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green), 3. Perfect Ten (A Balfe)
GLEN - 1. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 2. Glenshane (P Hogan), 3. Glendun (B.Denham et al)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 2. Diane ll (A Claffey/C Helme), 3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)
SB20 - 1. Venuesworld.com (Ger Dempsey), 2. Should be... (Michael O'Connor), 3. Timber (A McNabb & L Burke)
SHIPMAN - 1. Gusto (C Heath/G Miles), 2. The Den (A. Costello/G.Millar), 3. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray)
SIGMA 33 - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 3. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody)
SQUIB - 1. Anemos (Pete & Ann Evans), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Sweet Martini (Bruce Carswell), 2. Nirvana (Bernard Neeson), 3. Lucy O (Aonghus O hEocha)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott), 3. Nauti-Gal (J & J Crawford)