A Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) chief has repeated a caution to competitors in this weekend's Rathfarnham Ford–sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot Series not to be 'too pushy' and enjoy the morning's fun racing.

It is understood some boats in the impressive 74–boat fleet have had 'bangs' at marks and also during the start sequences. It led club organiser Fintan Carins to issue a mid–week reminder that sailing 'is still a non-contact sport' and that it is 'time for all to calm down'.

The warning also comes because the six week series, now at its half–way stage, has many different levels of sailors participating, especially among the 1720 sportsboats.

A J109 leads the series and overall results are here.

The series is hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club. This Sunday's forecast, issued by Dun Laoghaire Marina, says it will be staying dry. There will be some sunshine, but generally more cloud is expected. Feeling chilly. Visibility good. Sea state slight-moderate, becoming moderate with winds at race time from the east from14 to18 knots.

Handicaps and starts for this Sunday's race are attached below. 

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John Maybury's Joker II, the ICRA class one champion, leads the 74–boat Rathfarnham Ford sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot at the half–way stage of the Dublin Bay based series. After three races sailed, the J109 from the Royal Irish Yacht Club is 15 points ahead of Jambiya, a mixed sportsboat winner at last Friday's DBSC 2016 prizegiving. Third is the Irish National Sailing School 1720 sportsboat on 71.5 points. Overall results are downloadable below. 

Royal St. George YC 1720 class yacht Wolfe leads the Rathfarnham Ford sponsored DBSC Turkey shoot series after two races sailed. Results are downloadable below.

With 74 entries now registered there was a buoyant turnout of 66 boats for Sunday morning's second race. 

The end–of–season fixture brought a number of shoreside spectators to the East Pier lighthouse for a race in light winter airs with lots of colourful spinnakers just off Dun Laoghaire's harbour mouth. 

Racing continues this Sunday to the half–way stage of the popular series.

Here's some highlights of Team INSS.ie in the first race of Sunday's 2016 DBSC Turkey Shoot.

Two boats, one skippered by Kenneth Rumball with a crew of race novices and the second by some of the INSS instructors took part in very breezy conditions.

Over 40 boats turned out for a blustery start in today's Rathfarnham Ford sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot sailing series on Dublin Bay. The combined cruiser fleet faced a north–westerly breeze gusting to over 20–knots for the first of six Sunday handicap races.  Results will be posted on Afloat.ie later.

Below are handicaps for today's race. Handicaps are the start-off base figures for the event. 

The Royal Irish Yacht Club is hosting this year's Dublin Bay Sailing Club Turkey Shoot Sailing Series from Sunday 6th November to Sunday December 18th. 

• Entry forms and the NOR is downloadable below.

A series of seven races to be held on Sunday mornings (First gun 10.10 hrs) under modified ECHO.

'Cruisers, cruising boats, one-designs and boats that do not normally race are very welcome', according to DBSC race organiser Fintan Cairns.

As a DBSC incentive to get people sailing, a boat that takes out a non–sailor (new to sailing) will get a 2% discount on it’s handicap that day. The non-sailor will qualify as such for 3 races if taken. There may be overlaps with non-sailors so rules will again evolve! Names must be registered before racing on the day. Cairns says the rule should be 'used in the spirit meant'. 

Dun Laoghaire's Irish National Sailing School has been quick off the mark to launch a 'Turkey Shoot Sailing package' for beginners, providing tuition and racing each Sunday in a 1720. Full details on this INSS package here.

Entry fee to the series at €70.00 – includes temporary membership of Dublin Bay SC and Royal Irish YC

Entry forms and the NOR is downloadable below.

Sailing instructions will be available on Sunday 6th November and will be emailed to entrants beforehand.

After sailing, food will be available to competitors in the Royal Irish YC

A breezy conclusion to the Rathfarnham Ford DBSC Turkey Shoot Series on Dublin Bay last Sunday saw the Beneteau 34.7 Adelie crowned champion of the 79–boat fleet. Full results and overalls are downloadable below.

In an exciting 2015 Dublin Bay Turkey Shoot Race series the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School Instructors on the 1720 ‘Key Events’ took second place overall while the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School Race Training programme moved up through the rankings to finish joint 3rd on their 1720 ‘Oi!’

The INSS had their usual entry from their Race Training programme skippered by Kenneth Rumball where Heather Blay, Orlagh Connor, Pete Counihan and David Murphy grabbed the opportunity to race in the series, some with considerable sailing experience and some new to the trials and tribulations of racing. A mixed bag of a series for the race training team with many ups and downs but a great performance from the crew despite some setbacks through the series such as halyards tripping unexpectedly…

New for this year, a number of INSS instructors were keen to race in the series so INSS manager Kenneth arranged a 1720 for them for the series, the team of Calum Paterson, Conor Keane, Will Hamilton, Sara Lanin struggled at the start but thanks to Alexander Rumball joining after the second race, performance increased considerably with the team rising through the fleet to finish second overall.
As usual the race team of Fintan Cairns, Henry Leonard and all the gang on Freebird put on a great series which is gaining hugely in popularity. It was great o see so many 1720s racing this year with a massive 10 boats back racing in the bay.

With the new DBSC sports boat summer sailing coming for 2016, hopefully there is much more racing ahead for the boats.

Yesterday was particularly windy with gusts from the Dublin Bay Buoy of 35kts, never one to shy away, ‘Oi!’ was the first to pop the kite in the big breeze.

A vintage Quarter Tonner holds the lead going into the final race of the DBSC Turkey Shoot Series on Dublin Bay this Sunday. Cartoon from the Royal Irish Yacht Club leads the Rathfarnham Ford sponsored series by 1.5 points from the 1720 sportsboat Key Events. After four races sailed and one discard the 76–boat fleet the handicaps and starts for next Sunday's race are below. 

Adelie leads the Rathfarnham Ford sponsored 79–boat DBSC Turkey shoot series on Dublin Bay. After three races sailed (and no discard) the Beneteau 34.7 is on 25 nett points and has a five point lead over the 1720 sportsboat Key Events. Third is the Hanse 315, Hanse off on 32 points. Racing continues this weekend and runs until December 20th.Attached below are handicaps and starts for next Sunday's race. Adelie reverts to fourth start after her well-sailed excursion in the second start last Sunday.

Meanwhile, DBSC has cautioned competitors about 'over-aggressive' sailing amongst some of the sportsboats. The club has also requested boats do not race with anchors stowed on the bow.

'This is progressive handicap racing, give room and don't push it even if you are in the right. This is the Turkey Shoot, please all cop on and sail in the spirit of the event' competitors were told by email this week.

Attached are results from last Sunday with Handicaps and starts for this Sunday.