MBSC Christmas Dinghy Race Set for St Stephen’s Day

22nd December 2025

Afloat.ie Team

Dinghies race off Monkstown Bay during a previous Christmas sailing event, as Monkstown Bay Sailing Club prepares to host its St Stephen’s Day race with social events ashore. Credit: Bob Bateman

Monkstown Bay Sailing Club will host its annual Christmas Dinghy Race on St Stephen’s Day, Thursday 26 December 2025.

The event is open to all dinghy classes with a Portsmouth Yardstick under 1370. It carries no entry fee, and is one of the first fixtures to be held under the new Commodore Ewen Barry.

Competitors are invited to enter online via the club website ahead of racing.

The first warning signal is scheduled for 13:25, with the start at 13:30. Local time is listed as 15:40.

A raft race will follow at 15:30, adding a social element to the afternoon’s sailing.

Sailors and supporters are invited to the clubhouse from 16:00 for mulled wine and prizegiving.

A donation box will be available in the clubhouse after racing, with proceeds going to the RNLI.

The event is billed as an open race, with all welcome to attend.

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