Vincent Delany
Sailing historian Vincent Delany is a member of the Association of Yachting Historians, and an active sailor in Water Wag, SOD and Squib classes. He has written a thesis on 'Yachting and yachtsmen on the River Shannon 1830-1930.' He has lectured on the history of The Water Wag Club, Royal St.George Yacht Club, and the Killinure Yacht Club, He has written two sailing books 'The Water Wags 1887-2012' and 'The International 12 foot class in Ireland' both of which are available from blurb.com
Irish 12 Foot Dinghies Reunite at Royal Irish Yacht Club's Classic Regatta
24th June 2026 Historic Boats
The Irish 12 Foot Dinghy fleet enjoyed a rare reunion on Dublin Bay during the Royal Irish Yacht Club's 195th Birthday Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin Classic Boat Regatta on 20 and 21 June. Four Irish 12 Foot Dinghies joined a mixed…
The International 12-foot dinghy was once Ireland's top dinghy class in the 1930s. With strong fleets in locations like Malahide, Howth, and Dun Laoghaire, it thrived before the rise of the IDRA 14 footer in the late 1940s. Many top…
Class aficionado Vincent Delany has produced the latest edition of his 'Squib Ladder' for the 2025 season based on results from five past events. The ladder is not an official document from the Irish Squib Class, but Delany's data shows…
Delany's 'Unofficial' 2024 Irish Squib Ladder Shows Kinsale's Atomic on Top of 70-Boat Fleet
21st October 2024 Squib
Class aficionado Vincent Delany has produced a 'Squib Ladder' for the 2024 season based on results from five events. The ladder is not an official document from the Irish Squib Class, but Delany's data shows that a healthy fleet of…
Large 44-Boat Squib Fleet Braves Challenging Conditions to Compete in Irish Inland Championships on Lough Derg
15th October 2024 Squib
You can tell the health of any keelboat class by the numbers attending open events. Despite the autumn weather being expected to be cold, forty-four owners packed up their Squib keelboats and towed them to Dromineer on Lough Derg for…
On Saturday, the Leinster rugby team will be playing against Munster in Croke Park in front of an expected crowd of 80,000 supporters. That is not the only 'Battle of the Giants' to be held on the weekend of 11th…
Over the weekend of 21-22 September, the waters of Lough Key in County Roscommon played host to a remarkable event as the Water Wags from Dublin Bay descended upon the lake for their annual regatta. The historic significance of Lough…
Sailing History Made as Bray Sailing Club Hosts 2024 12-Foot Dinghy Championship
26th August 2024 Historic Boats
For the first time in its recent history, The Irish 12-foot Dinghy Championship moved 12km away from Dun Laoghaire to Bray Sailing Club on Saturday, 25 August. Four different 12-footers competed: (a) International 12-Foot Dinghies (b) DBSC 12-Foot Dinghies (same…
Combined Irish Championship for 12-Foot Dinghies and Droleen Class Set to Take Place at Bray Sailing Club
18th August 2024 Historic Boats
There has been no Irish Championship for Droleen Dinghies since 2021. However, the 12-foot dinghies have had one annually since 2015. On Saturday next, the Dublin Bay 12-foot dinghies will team up with the International 12-foot dinghies and the Bray…
In advance of the final eighth race of the National Squib championships at the Royal Forth Yacht Club, it was apparent that two Squibs were dominating the daily results; they were Micky Wright’s ‘Spoof’ from the Royal Corinthian YC at…
With only one race on Wednesday, in order to achieve the advertised programme, Howard Steavenson event PRO called for three races (in a wind varying from 4 to 10 knots) for the Squib fleet today at the UK British National…
Royal North's Patterson and Nolan Lying Third at the Squib UK Nationals on the Firth of Forth
19th June 2024 Squib
Northern Ireland's Gordon Patterson and Ross Nolan from the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club are lying third after day three of the Squib UK Nationals at the Royal Forth Yacht Club. This morning (Wednesday) there was absolutely no wind…
Squib UK National Championships Kick Off with Challenging Conditions on Day One
17th June 2024 Squib
When the weather forecasters talk about light winds, the heavyweights of the Squib fleet groan. And today, in The Royal Forth Yacht Club, there was quite a lot of groaning until the Squibs got afloat for day one of the…
Shipman 'Jo-Slim' Wins Shindilla Cup in Royal St. George Yacht Club’s End of Season Pursuit Race
6th September 2022 RStGYC
In the post-covid era, it would appear that boat owners and their crews may have become bored with only triangular or windward-leeward courses. This year the Royal St. George Yacht Club’s End of Season match, over a more complex hexagonal…
Return of the Bray 'Droleen' Dinghies to Royal St George Yacht Club for 'Irish Times Challenge Cup'
14th August 2021 Historic Boats
At the end of 1896, Bray Sailing Club decided to hold a competition among its members to design a new one-design sailing dinghy suitable for the challenging marine conditions prevailing off Bray, Co. Wicklow. The winner of the competition was…
Bray Droleens to Join the International 12 Foot Dinghies & Dublin Bay 12 Foot Dinghies for the First Time at Royal St George Yacht Club Event
15th June 2021 Historic Boats
The Royal St George Yacht Club have agreed to hold the Irish 12 Foot Championships in 2021. In a remarkable development, The Bray Droleen 12 Foot Class will join the International 12 Foot Dinghies and their sisters the Dublin Bay…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Squibs Donate To RNLI & Prepare to Race Against Mermaids in DBSC Summer Series
8th March 2021 Squib
The Dun Laoghaire Harbour Squib fleet is making its plans for the 2021 season. Assuming that levels of Covid will drop sufficiently Dublin Bay Sailing Club have agreed to provide racing for a combined fleet of three-man wooden Mermaids and…
At the recent Squib one-design keelboat class Irish AGM held on Zoom, it was confirmed that Kinsale Yacht Club will host the combined Irish and UK National Championships 19-24 June 2022 with an expected fleet of 75 or more Squibs.…
Varian & Johnson Win Royal St. George Yacht Club Hosted 10th Anniversary of Revived Irish 12-Foot Championship
15th September 2020 RStGYC
The Royal St George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire hosted the 2020 Irish 12 Foot Dinghy Championships on 13th September with two alternative rigs permissible, the International 12 Foot Dinghy rig with a single sail and the Dublin Bay Sailing…
International 12 Dinghies To Celebrate New Arrival at Revived Royal St.George Yacht Club Championships
2nd September 2020 Historic Boats
As the International 12-foot class prepares to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its revived championships next week in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, the historic dinghy class is also welcoming a new arrival. A new clinker-built 12 has recently been completed by…
