#fireball – Six Fireballs came under starter's orders for the Tuesday Night Series last night, under the burgee of the Dublin Bay Sailing Club writes Cormac Bradley. They encountered a different weather scenario than was predicted. The website providing weather details for Dun Laoghaire Harbour was suggesting that winds of 10 knots were the order of the evening with gusts up to 15.7, from a southerly direction (171˚), in a temperature of 13˚. XCWeather was offering a forecast at 19:00 of SSE 11 knots, with gusts of 17 knots and an air temperature of 14˚.
This correspondent was sitting shore-side again, courtesy of a broken mast from the previous Saturday, and from my perspective the temperature was nothing like the 13 - 14˚ that was being suggested. At the post-mortem in the DMYC afterwards, contestants said there was quite a bit of wind on the course together with a rather confused sea.
Making their 2014 debut were Dave Coleman and Glenn Fisher (14740) who made a late arrival at the start area where the Race Committee had set a 3-lap Windward- Leeward course, with a spreader mark at the top of the course and the weather mark located off the rocks at the 40-foot bathing spot. The other participants were the "usual suspects" – Noel Butler & Stephen Oram (15061), Cariosa Power & Marie Barry (14854), Neil Colin & Margaret Casey (14775), Frank Miller & Joe O'Reilly (14713), Louise McKenna & Hermine O'Keeffe (14691).
Dave & Glenn were too early for the start signal at the pin end of the line which left that position to the devices of Butler and Colin respectively. The balance of the fleet was distributed along the line and the fleet all headed out to sea to avail of the ebbing tide. In truth, the race was won in this initial phase of the "half-beat" between the start line and the weather mark, because when Noel & Stephen made the first tack to go inshore towards the weather mark they had a comfortable distance between themselves and the chasing pack.
The rounding sequence thereafter was Miller & O'Reilly, Colin & Casey, Louise & Hermine, Dave & Glenn and Cariosa & Marie. Initially the fleet stayed on the RHS of the run to the leeward mark before Butler & Oram gybed inshore and then gybed back again to leave them sailing a parallel course to their pursuers but on an inshore line. This double gybe tactic seemed to allow Miller & O'Reilly to close the gap in terms of straight line distance. McKenna actually took the most inshore route to the leeward mark.
From a place changing perspective there is little more to be reported on – the fleet followed a simple and similar approach to the beats – sail the leeward half of the beat inshore before taking a tack out to sea and tailor-making their approach to the windward mark.
However, a partial systems failure for Miller & O'Reilly – a slipping main halyard – rendered the profile of their main to a partially reefed main and allowed Colin & Casey to pass them on the final run to secure second position on the night.

DBSC Tuesday Night Series: Series 1, 20th May 2014
1 Noel Butler & Stephen Oram 15061 NYC
2 Neil Colin & Margaret Casey 14775 DMYC
3 Frank Miller & Joe O'Reilly 14713 DMYC

At the start of the DBSC season an amendment to the Sailing Instructions was issued that stated that boats could not pass through the start/finish line during the race. From my shore-side observance, this rule amendment didn't appear to have effect last night..........which makes the declared results on the website all the more interesting.

In overall terms, after four Tuesdays, Messrs Butler & Oram enjoy a four-point lead over Neil Colin & Margaret Casey who, in turn, are a point ahead of Cariosa Power & Marie Barry.

#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 Echo - 1. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Prospect (Chris Johnston)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Fox in Sox (A Jones), 3. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins), 3. Fox in Sox (A Jones)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Kamikaze (P.Nash/B.McIntyre), 2. Black Sheep (E Healy), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Black Sheep (E Healy), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Carrabeg (D Martin), 2. Taiscealai (B Richardson), 3. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Cartoon (McCormack/Brady/Lawless), 2. Quest (J Skerritt), 3. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Kooigjug (K Dumpleton), 2. Hi Fibre (Michael McCambridge), 3. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Rollercoaster (Tom Murphy), 2. Kooigjug (K Dumpleton), 3. Perfect Ten (A Balfe)

GLEN - 1. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 3. Glencree (J.Bligh/H.Roche)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1 - 1. Spray (C & O Corrigan), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 3. Dart (Pierre Long)

PY CLASS Race 1- 1. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 2. Richard Tate (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Paramour (Larry Power et al), 2. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 3. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy)

SHIPMAN - 1. Gusto (C Heath/G Miles), 2. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 3. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 3. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire)

SQUIB Race 1 - 1. Anemos (Pete & Ann Evans), 2. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 3. Perfection (Jill Fleming)

SQUIB Race 2 - 1. Anemos (Pete & Ann Evans), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Kookaburra (P & M Dee)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Sweet Martini (Bruce Carswell), 2. Fortitudine (D & A Clarke), 3. Just Jasmin (Philip Smith)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)

 

#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll), 2. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke et al), 3. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levana (Jean Mitton), 2. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke et al)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Black Velvet (Leslie Parnell), 3. Jump The Gun (M.Monaghan/J.Kelly)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 3. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Ruth (L Shanahan), 3. Jalapeno (P Barrington et al)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Antix (D Ryan), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 3. Borraine (Ean Pugh)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 2. Jester (Declan Curtin), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 A - 1. Cartoon (McCormack/Brady/Lawless), 2. Quest (B Cunningham/J Skerritt), 3. Cries of Passion (B Maguire/ A O'Connor)

CRUISERS 3 A Echo - 1. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello), 2. Cartoon (McCormack/Brady/Lawless), 3. Carrabeg (D.Martin/R.Deasy)

CRUISERS 3 B Echo - 1. Cacciatore (M Ni Cheallachain), 2. Taiscealai (B Richardson), 3. Saki (Paget McCormack et al)

CRUISERS 3 B - 1. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea), 2. Cacciatore (M Ni Cheallachain), 3. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell)

DRAGON - 1. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 2. Phantom (D.Williams), 3. Sir Ossis of the River (D Bergin)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green), 2. Thingamabob (T Galvin), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 3. Glenmiller (P Cusack)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 2. Diane ll (A Claffey/C Helme), 3. Paramour (Larry Power et al)

SB20 - 1. Alert Packaging (J Burke D Burke), 2. Probably (B Riordan), 3. Venuesworld.com (Ger Dempsey)

SHIPMAN - 1. Gusto (C Heath/G Miles), 2. The Den (A. Costello/G.Millar), 3. Euphanzel lll (M Muldoon)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Popje (Ted McCourt), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SQUIB - 1. Kookaburra (P & M Dee), 2. Perfection (Jill Fleming), 3. Chillax (Colin Galavan)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Warrior (D Shanahan), 2. Fortitudine (D & A Clarke), 3. White Lotus (Paul Tully)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Warrior (D Shanahan), 2. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 3. White Lotus (Paul Tully)

#dbsc – CRUISERS 1 - 1. Powder Monkey (C Moore)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Borraine (Ean Pugh), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Black Sheep (E Healy)

CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Grasshopper II (K & J Glynn), 2. Solidarity (Whelan/McCabe/Cary/Cramer), 3. Maranda (M Kelly)

Ensign - 1. RIYC 1 (Tim Goodbody), 2. RIYC 2 (Mark McGibney)

FIREBALL - 1. No Name (S Oram), 2. Incubus (C Power/M Barry), 3. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenshane (P Hogan), 3. Glenmiller (P Cusack)

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Slipstream (Julie Ascoop), 3. Dart (Pierre Long)

PY CLASS - 1. R Kenneally (Laser), 2. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 3. Colin Galavan (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 2. Blue Moon (C Collins & B McCormack), 3. Different Drummer (D Tonge)

#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. After You Too (Michael Blaney), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen), 2. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power)

CRUISERS 0 ECHO - 1. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 2. Wow (George Sisk), 3. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 3. Jalapeno (P Barrington et al)

CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al)

CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 2. Jester (Declan Curtin), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 2. Jester (Declan Curtin), 3. Utopia (J Healy)

DRAGON - 1. Phantom (D.Williams), 2. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 3. Dublin Bay (G Treacy)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr), 3. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove)

CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Grasshopper II (K & J Glynn), 2. Papytoo (M Walsh/F Guilfoyle), 3. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan)

Ensign - 1. INSC1 (K Rumball)

FIREBALL - 1. No Name (S Oram), 2. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 3. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey)

PY CLASS - 1. Colin Galavan (Laser), 2. G Walsh (Laser), 3. Richard Tate (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Cresendo (L Balfe), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Ruff Diamond (D.Byrne et al)

#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Levante (M.Leahy/J.Power)

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. Bon Exemple (P Byrne), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Fox in Sox (A Jones)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 3. Bon Exemple (P Byrne)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jester (Declan Curtin), 2. Utopia (J Healy), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1. Kamikaze (P.Nash/B.McIntyre), 2. Antix (D Ryan), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Cartoon (McCormack/Brady/Lawless), 2. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello), 3. Papytoo (M Walsh/F Guilfoyle)

CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1. Taiscealai (B Richardson), 2. Pamafe (M Costello), 3. Chinook (A Bradley/P Morgan)

DRAGON - 1. Phantom (D.Williams), 2. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 3. Decision (M Martensson)

FIREBALL RACE 1 - 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. No Name (B McGuire)

FIREBALL RACE 2 - 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. No Name (B McGuire)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 2. The Gruffalo (K Poole/I Mathews), 3. Thingamabob (T Galvin)

GLEN - 1. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 2. Glencree (J.Bligh/H.Roche)

IDRA 14 FOOT RACE 1 - 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Spray (C & O Corrigan)

IDRA 14 FOOT RACE 2 - 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 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), 3. Tijuana (David Stedmond)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 2. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 3. Paramour (Larry Power et al)

SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Gusto (C Heath/G Miles), 3. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr), 2. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 3. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire)

SQUIB - 1. Kookaburra (P & M Dee), 2. Little Demon (Sheila Power), 3. Anemos (Pete & Ann Evans)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1. Sweet Martini (Bruce Carswell), 2. The Great Escape (P & D Rigney), 3. Nirvana (Bernard Neeson)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)

#sb20 – A steady 10-14knts north-easterly greeted the SB20 fleet for the second DBSC Thursday of the season writes Michael O'Connor. Full results here.

Despite the fact that we were missing Thursday regulars Justin Burke and his Alert Packaging team, another three boats did make it out to the start line this Thursday making eight starters in total this week... not bad for a Thursday so early in the season and great that the numbers continue to build!

We were delighted to welcome Probably (Billy, Ian and Mark) back to the fold and both Bad (Enda, Gerry et al) and Smoke on the Water (Bob, Louise et al) decided to continue on where they left off last Sunday. Also back on the scene was our former Class Captain and class supremo Doug sailing Manamana with Ronan and Breffni - definitely a combo to watch this year!

Back to the race... A heavy pin end bias surprisingly caught out a few of the fleet and it was Venuesworld (Ger, Chris and Rory) that nailed it with Manamana in close pursuit on their shoulder. A pretty one sided beat meant that most of the fleet flipped onto port straight away after the start and drag raced it out to the right hand side of the course. Should Be... (Michael, Owen and Gary) managed to get there first just ahead of Venuesworld, Bad and Manamana and after a couple of quick tacks near the mark sneaked around the mark ahead of the chasing pack. A long run towards Sandycove saw the fleet spread out as everyone tried to get their own bit of breeze and several boats including SacreBleu (Richard, Ben et al) and Seriously Bonkers (Peter, Dave and Michael) made a charge up the fleet to get back into the mix. Venuesworld was less lucky as they had gybed out early towards the right hand side of the run but the breeze died on them and allowed the rest of the fleet to gain. When the fleet converged again, Should Be... led from Manamana, Sacre Bleu and Bad.

The boats continued to tussle around the course with place changes a very regular occurrence - a great feature of the new Thursday courses is that fetches are (practically) no more and with (usually) proper beats and runs, processions appear to be a thing of the past! In the end, Should Be... took the gun followed by Venuesworld in second (who managed to storm back up the fleet after their first run 'mare) just ahead of Bad in third. Great crew work on Venuesworld allowed them to do a tidier drop and sneak inside Bad on the last short beat to the finish. The prodigal sons, Probably, were in fourth (which was not too shabby for their first day back, trying to remember where everything goes!) and Seriously Bonkers were in fifth, followed closely by SacreBleu and Smoke on the Water. Unfortunately for Manamana, their start was just a little too good and they were OCS'd.

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CRUISERS 2 - 1. Borraine (Ean Pugh), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Grasshopper II (K & J Glynn), 2. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan), 3. Maranda (M Kelly)

Ensign - 1. INSC1 (K Rumball), 2. INSC2 (A Rumball)

FIREBALL - 1. Incubus (C Power/M Barry), 2. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey), 3. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenshane (P Hogan)

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne), 2. Spray (C & O Corrigan)

MERMAID - 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)

PY CLASS - 1. D O'Connell (Laser), 2. Gary O'Hare (Laser), 3. R Kenneally (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 2. Carmen (B Duffy), 3. Ruff Diamond (D.Byrne et al)

SQUIB - 1. Periguin (N Colcough), 2. Tais (Michael O'Connell)