Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
![Ronan Kenneally leads the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club July League in Cork Harbour Ronan Kenneally leads the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club July League in Cork Harbour](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002NscO4VwlKo/s/848/I00002NscO4VwlKo.jpg)
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club had a good dinghy fleet on the water last night (Tuesday) for the July League, where the Class 1 winner, for the second successive race, was Ronan Kenneally in his Laser 7. Second was Sean O'Herlihy…
![A file photo of Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s 'At Home' in Cork Harbour FA file photo of Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s 'At Home' in Cork Harbour](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lX3pDap4gHw/s/848/I0000lX3pDap4gHw.jpg)
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s 'At Home' on Saturday for dinghies had two Laser sailors finishing overall on three points each at the top of Class 1. Harry Pritchard and Brendan Dwyer both sailed ILCA 7s. Dwyer won the first race,…
![Fireball dinghy racing at the 2024 Munster Championships hosted by Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour. This Saturday, the club will hold its annual 'At Home' Regatta Fireball dinghy racing at the 2024 Munster Championships hosted by Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour. This Saturday, the club will hold its annual 'At Home' Regatta](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lYf55wOQ_jg/s/848/I0000lYf55wOQ_jg.jpg)
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Will hold Its Annual 'At Home' on Saturday
28th June 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club's weekly evening leagues have big numbers on the water in Cork Harbour. Twenty-six dinghies have registered to race Class 1 in the June League. After seven races, the club’s Laser ‘veteran, David O’Connell, took over the…
![The Monkstown Bay Sailing Club International 14 pair of Robin (left) and Chris Bateman finished in sixth place, giving them a coveted replica of the Prince of Wales Cup The Monkstown Bay Sailing Club International 14 pair of Robin (left) and Chris Bateman finished in sixth place, giving them a coveted replica of the Prince of Wales Cup](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000009zaD7MwU10/s/848/I000009zaD7MwU10.jpg)
Monkstown Bay Father and Son are Sixth at International 14 Prince of Wales Cup
27th June 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
First raced for in 1927 from Cowes, the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14s remains one of the most respected trophies in dinghy racing. It's a trophy liberally decorated with a 'who's who' of dinghy sailing. The winner is…
![5o5 dinghy sailing at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour 5o5 dinghy sailing at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000v1c2R95Tk4U/s/848/I0000v1c2R95Tk4U.jpg)
5o5 Crew Lead Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s Dinghies June League
20th June 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Twenty-four dinghies are entered in Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s Class 1 dinghies June League. Racing in Cork Harbour is on Tuesdays and Fridays. The 505 crew of Brian Jones and Gary Frost are leading the class after five races, with…
![Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Secretary Ronan Kenneally (right) presents the Commodore's Cup to winner Brendan Dwyer Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Secretary Ronan Kenneally (right) presents the Commodore's Cup to winner Brendan Dwyer](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000RzZgwRDqDyI/s/848/I0000RzZgwRDqDyI.jpg)
Dwyer Wins The Commodore's Cup at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
6th June 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Brendan Dwyer won the Commodore’s Cup 2024 Race at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour in a “windy race”, as it was described by those racing. The trophy was first presented in 1986 by former Commodore and international sailor…
![Fireball sailors Ewen Barry and Sandy Rimmington were the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Dash for Cash Trophy winners in Cork Harbour Fireball sailors Ewen Barry and Sandy Rimmington were the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Dash for Cash Trophy winners in Cork Harbour](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000eXOy4dfxs1Q/s/848/I0000eXOy4dfxs1Q.jpg)
Barry and Rimmington Swap 5o5 for Fireball to Successfully Defend Monkstown Bay Dash for Cash
18th May 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Host club sailors Ewen Barry and Sandy Rimmington defended their Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Dash for Cash Trophy on Saturday (May 18), picking up the €300 prize after a tight finish in Monkstown Creek against two single-handed ILCAs. The duo…
![The 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club will hold their annual ‘Dash for Cash’ race on Saturday afternoon The 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club will hold their annual ‘Dash for Cash’ race on Saturday afternoon](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000drGC4.9T7nI/s/848/I0000drGC4.9T7nI.jpg)
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club ‘Dash for Cash’ Dinghy Race Has €300 First Prize
16th May 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club will hold their annual ‘Dash for Cash’ race on Saturday afternoon with First Gun at 2 p.m. It is a dinghy pursuit race with €300 cash first prize, €100 for second place, and €100 for the…
![Fireballs arrive at a mark at the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club hosted Munster Championships in Cork Harbour Fireballs arrive at a mark at the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club hosted Munster Championships in Cork Harbour](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YFUTi6BOvQs/s/767/I0000YFUTi6BOvQs.jpg)
Bumper Fireball Fleet Get 2024 Season off to a Great Start at Munster Championships at Monkstown Bay
23rd April 2024 Fireball
The 2024 Fireball Munster Championships were held on April 20th/21st at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club (MBSC) in stunning weather conditions writes the club's Chris Bateman It had seemed like a long time coming, but alas, the wait was finally over,…
![23 Fireball dinghies are competing in Cork Harbour for Munster Title honours at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club 23 Fireball dinghies are competing in Cork Harbour for Munster Title honours at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000q530zO.aDM4/s/767/I0000q530zO.aDM4.jpg)
National Yacht Club Pair Lead as Big Fleet of 23 Fireball Dinghies Gather at Monkstown Bay for Munster Title Competition
20th April 2024 Fireball
The National Yacht Club's Nicola Ferguson and Thomas Chaix are leading a record fleet of 23 Fireball dinghies gathered in Cork Harbour for the 2024 Munster Championships this weekend. Monkstown Bay Sailing Club (MBSC) is hosting the championships after a…
![George Radley Jrs' Skipper 70 Pat Mustard crew on their way to an overall IRC win of the Moonduster Trophy in Cove Sailing Club's 2023 Cobh to Blackrock Race in Cork Harbour George Radley Jrs' Skipper 70 Pat Mustard crew on their way to an overall IRC win of the Moonduster Trophy in Cove Sailing Club's 2023 Cobh to Blackrock Race in Cork Harbour](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001LsMxmhzwKs/s/767/I00001LsMxmhzwKs.jpg)
Two Cobh to Blackrock Yacht Races Likely in Cork Harbour This Season
14th March 2024 Cove Sailing Club
There are two interesting changes planned in Cork Harbour racing this season, for cruisers and dinghies. Two separate Cobh-Blackrock Races are planned, and the Cork Harbour Cruiser Joint Clubs league will be reintroduced. The Cobh/Blackrock Race is a big traditional…
![Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Yard of Ale Trophy. Jacqui O'Brien Commodore MBSC presenting the trophy to winner Chris Bateman Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Yard of Ale Trophy. Jacqui O'Brien Commodore MBSC presenting the trophy to winner Chris Bateman](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NRg5AreIePg/s/767/I0000NRg5AreIePg.jpg)
Bateman Wins Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser Frostbite League in Cork Harbour
10th February 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club's ever-popular Laser Frostbite League concluded in Cork Harbour on Saturday afternoon (February 10th). A cold north-easterly wind and heavy rain were present on the final day of racing. This did not phase the eager competitors in…
![A race gets underway in the 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser Winter League at Refeen Creek in Cork Harbour A race gets underway in the 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser Winter League at Refeen Creek in Cork Harbour](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NNV7m8A57KM/s/767/I0000NNV7m8A57KM.jpg)
Bateman on Top in Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Winter Laser League (Photo Gallery)
3rd February 2024 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Local dinghy ace Chris Bateman leads the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser Winter League 2024 overall after six races sailed. Ronan Kenneally lies second after two discards applied with Paul O'Sullivan in third place. A full tide in Cork Harbour…
![The Winter Dinghy League at Monkstown starts this Saturday The Winter Dinghy League at Monkstown starts this Saturday](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wIFOR6Uy5Ns/s/767/I0000wIFOR6Uy5Ns.jpg)
The first competitive sailing of this year in Cork will begin this Saturday at Monkstown Bay when the Cork Harbour club starts its Winter Laser League. It will be raced on four further Saturdays – January 27, February 3 and…
![Chris Bateman on the helm racing a restored Fireball Chris Bateman on the helm racing a restored Fireball](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000O9zvvBVf7GA/s/767/I0000O9zvvBVf7GA.jpg)
Chris Bateman of Cork Harbour is “Sailor of the Month (Dinghies)” for December
1st January 2024 Sailor of the Month
Former junior champion Chris Bateman is a top sailor who leads by example and inspiration. Having decided that the ever-young Fireball is the answer for junior and adult dinghy sailors who don’t want to go down the cheque-book route to…
![Close racing at the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club St. Stephens Day mixed dinghy Race in Cork Harbour Close racing at the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club St. Stephens Day mixed dinghy Race in Cork Harbour](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002nJ4rHgmaZM/s/767/I00002nJ4rHgmaZM.jpg)
Harry Pritchard Wins Magner Trophy in Monkstown Bay Sailing Club St. Stephens Day Mixed Dinghy Race
26th December 2023 Monkstown Bay Sailing Club
Harry Pritchard emerged as the winner of the Magner trophy for his outstanding performance in the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club St. Stephens Day mixed dinghy race held in Cork Harbour. Pritchard, who was racing his ILCA 7, outclassed his opponents…