Who would be a forecaster? XC Weather was suggesting that at 19:00 it would be blowing 2 knots from the south, gusting to four knots. We could expect some light rain writes Cormac Bradley

In reality it was blowing quite healthily from the SSE, immediately before the race we had hailstones and heavy rain and still the atmosphere remains cold as does the sea! And this is mid-May!

Tuesday night Fireball order was restored when Noel Butler & Stephen Oram (15061) led from start to finish on a trapezoid course with 3 laps. 7 boats took to the water and six started. Louis Smyth & Cormac Bradley (15007) started early at the pin............too early and got a blue cross on a white background flag for their effort.

All the starters went out to sea initially to benefit from the ebbing tide. Virtually everyone went to the port layline before tacking onto port for thie approach to the weather mark. At Mark 1 the running order was Butler/Oram, Neil Colin & Margaret Casey (14775), with Frank Miller & Grattan Donnelly (14713), Louise McKenna & Hermine O Keeffe (14691) and Smyth/Bradley rounding in close company, followed by Cariosa Power & Marie Barry (14854).
Butler/ Oram were the only boat to fly bag across the top of the course and sailed away as a consequence. Colin/Casey maintained the gap on the next three who indulged in a boat for boat surfing challenge all the way from Mark 2 to Mark 4.

Up the second beat Miller and Smyth were in close company going to sea. McKenna went inshore. But at the 2nd weather mark they were still in the same order. An immediate gybe at the 2nd weather mark gave Smyth an advantage over the other two which allowed him to round Mk 4 the 2nd time ahead.

On the last beat an inshore lift on starboard tack benefitted those who went that way. McKenna dropped behind the other two. But on legs 2, 3 and 4 of the final lap, the three boats closed up again. Smyth held off Miller to the finish but crossed the line in silence.

1st Noel Butler & Stephen Oram 15061
2nd Neil Colin & Margaret Casey 14775
3rd Frank Miller & Grattan Donnelly 14713

Order restored!

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Borraine (Ean Pugh), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al)

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

FIREBALL - 1. No Name (S Oram), 2. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey), 3. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller)

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

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

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

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff Diamond (D.Byrne et al), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Golden Girl (Michael Carrigan et al)

Racing for all DBSC classes was cancelled today in Dublin Bay as fifty knot gusts swept through the race area prior to first gun. Today's abandonment follows a cancellation on Thursday evening for the same reason.

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Attitude (T Milner J Sugars M Branigan), 2. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll), 3. Avalon (R.Conan/J.Fox)

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

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Ruth (L Shanahan)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Ruth (L Shanahan), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Kamikaze (P.Nash/B.McIntyre), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 3. Jester (Declan Curtin)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Jester (Declan Curtin), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 2. Grasshopper 11 (K & J Glynn), 3. Cartoon (McCormack/Brady/Lawless)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan)

FIREBALL Race 1 - 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth)

FIREBALL Race 2 - 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1 - 1. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 2. Deranged (A Green/C Doorly), 3. Hi Fibre (Michael McCambridge)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2 - 1. Hi Fibre (Michael McCambridge), 2. The Big Bow Wow (N.Meagher/N.Matthews), 3. Fflogger (Alan Dooley)

GLEN - 1. Glenshesk (L.Faulkner et al), 2. Glendun (B.Denham et al)

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

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Dart (Pierre Long)

MERMAID Race 1 - 1. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 2. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 3. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke)

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

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Cresendo (L Balfe)

SHIPMAN - 1. Whiterock (Henry Robinson), 2. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray), 3. Gusto (C Heath)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 3. Moonshine (R.Moloney)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Sweet Martini (Bruce Carswell), 2. The Great Escape (P & D Rigney), 3. Spirit (Colin O'Brien et al)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 3. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan)

Along with last night's top three placings (below), the full results for each DBSC class are also attached for download (as a zip file) at the bottom of this page.

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen)

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell), 2. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Jalapeno (Dermod Baker et al)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Jalapeno (Dermod Baker et al), 3. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 3. Frolix (Noreen Tighe)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 3 A Echo - 1. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 2. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt), 3. Carrabeg (D.Martin/R.Deasy)

CRUISERS 3 A - 1. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3. Gossip (D Meredith/P Barron/M Rowley)

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

CRUISERS 3 B Echo - 1. Saki (Paget McCormack et al), 2. Small Wonder (H Kelly), 3. Syzrgy (R Fogarty)

DRAGON - 1. Phantom (D.Williams), 2. Chimaera (Andrew Craig), 3. Zinzan (Daniel O'Connor et al)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Deranged (A Green/C Doorly), 2. Frequent Flyer (D Mulvin), 3. Fandango (F & C Brandon)

GLEN - 1. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm), 2. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 3. Glenmiller (P Cusack)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 2. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 3. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy)

SB3s - 1. Venuesworld.com (Ger Dempsey), 2. Alert Packaging (Justin Burke), 3. Bom Chickawahwah (John O'Driscoll)

SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 3. Invader (Gerard Glynn)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SQUIB - 1. Kookaburra (P & M Dee), 2. Absolutely Fabulous (N Kennedy/P Reilly), 3. Nimble (Brian O'Hare)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Coumeenole (Bill Kavanagh), 2. White Lotus (Paul Tully), 3. Just Jasmin (Philip Smith)

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

The Flying Fifteen fleet provided the Race Committee, high tide was at 16:00 and the XCWeather forecast had got it right with predictions of SSE wind when the Fireball fleet initiated their 2013 DBSC Tuesday Night Dinghy Series.

Defending Tuesday night champions Stephen Oram and Noel Butler were there, as was Class Chairman Neil Colin with regular crew Margaret Casey. A relative newcomer to Tuesday nights was Conor Clancy, sailing with an unidentified crew, as far as this correspondent was concerned. Also making a rare but welcome appearance was Stephen Campion, sailing with Louise McKenna.

Three quarters of the way up the first beat a very premature assessment might have suggested we were sailing on the wrong night as Louis Smyth led the fleet with his rivals split left and right, offshore and inshore. Butler & Oram were back in third with Conor Clancy separating the pair! However, in the final approach to the weather mark, Clancy got through to lead and while he kept a wary eye on his competitors he was never headed thereafter.

Smyth & Bradley held off Butler & Oram across the top reach of the trapezoid course and for a reasonable section of the subsequent leg. However, with both crews working hard to make use of the wind and waves the younger combination got ahead but unusually for them did not streak away from the rest of the fleet. Behind the leading three boats, Colin & Casey and Frank Miller & Grattan Donnelly led the chase.

On the second beat the majority of the fleet had tacked immediately at Mark 4 to head to sea. However, not everyone stuck with that game plan as first Colin & Casey and then Mary Chambers & Brenda McGuire peeled off to the right. Smyth/Bradley closed the gap on the lead two, hailing starboard on Butler/Oram when they headed inshore for the second turning of the weather mark. Clancy & crew were clear ahead but by a shortened margin.

For the run down to Mark 4, the fleet initially went out to sea again on starboard tack. Miller/Donnelly stayed inshore of everyone and at one stage looked very healthy indeed. Colin/Casey went further out to sea and seemed to lose the distance they had gained on the earlier part of the leg. Chambers/McGuire and McKenna/Campion sailed a much more "middle of the road" course and the former combination was rewarded by rounding Mark 4 in 4th place. However, while the lead two were never in trouble, the fleet actually condensed somewhat, creating a much shortened finishing sequence for the class.

DBSC Tuesday Night Series 30th April 2013
1 Conor Clancy & A. N. Other 150**
2 Noel Butler & Stephen Oram 15061
3 Louis Smyth & Cormac Bradley 15007

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson)

CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Maranda (M Kelly), 2. Grasshopper II (K & J Glynn), 3. Jiminy Cricket (M Tyndall)

FIREBALL - 1. Mr. Tipsy (J Clancy/C Clancy), 2. No Name (S Oram), 3. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth)

GLEN - 1. Glenshane (P Hogan), 2. Glenmiller (P Cusack), 3. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm)

MERMAID - 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 3. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan)

PY CLASS - 1. P Keane 2. S Craig, 3. D Dwyer

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Icicle (C Murray), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Cresendo (L Balfe)

#riyc – The inaugural Royal Irish Yacht Club RIYC Spring Coaching Regatta made a welcome addition to the early Dublin Bay regatta circuit at the weekend.

Over 30 boats took part in a two day on the water training regatta which integrated the standard DBSC Saturday race into its schedule. With Henry Leonard and Fintan Cairns acting as Race Officers, the expert on the water coaching was provided by sailmakers Prof O'Connell, Des McWilliam, Kenny Rumball and Philip Watson.

There were two video debrief sessions across the two days. Saturday focussed on starts, upwind trim and windward mark roundings and Sunday looked at downwind trim and leeward mark roundings.

Visitors came from as far as Galway to partake in the RIYC event. Over the five races Rockabill won Fleet 1, Maximus just edged King One on countback in Fleet 2 and Quest won Fleet 3.

Three spot prizes of subscriptions to the UK Sailmakers new Racing Rules online site went to Rockabill for the consistently best starts, Tribal from Galway for being the furthest visitor and Quest for the best downwind trim on the Sunday.

Results from this afternoon's first DBSC Saturday race of 2013 on Dublin Bay:

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Powder Monkey (C Moore), 2. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 3. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Powder Monkey (C Moore), 3. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Graduate (D O'Keeffe), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 3. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 2. Carrabeg (D Martin/ R Deasy), 3. Small Wonder (H Kelly)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Quest (J Skerritt), 2. Asterix (Boushel/Meredith/Counihan)

FIREBALL Race 1- 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey)

FIREBALL Race 2- 1. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth), 2. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Deranged (A Green/C Doorly), 2. Frequent Flyer (D Mulvin), 3. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. Flyer (Niall Coleman), 2. Deranged (A Green/C Doorly), 3. The Big Bow Wow (N.Meagher/N.Matthews)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Siabhra (David Long), 3. Chaos (Julie Ascoop)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Siabhra (David Long)

MERMAID Race 1- 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 3. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)

MERMAID Race 2- 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 3. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)

PY CLASS Race 1- 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy)

PY CLASS Race 2- 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 2. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)

SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray, 3. Whiterock (Henry Robinson)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Miss Behavin' (A Bell et al), 2. Pippa IV (G.Kinsman/E.McMahon/M.O'Brien)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Just Jasmin (Philip Smith), 2. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 3. Fortitudine (D & A Clarke)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Warrior (D Shanahan), 3. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al)

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 2. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen), 3. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levana (Jean Mitton), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Prospect (Chris Johnston)

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

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Jedi (A Sarratt), 2. Ruth (L Shanahan), 3. Something Else (J.Hall et al)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins), 2. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 3. Jedi (A Sarratt)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 3. Jester (Declan Curtin)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 2. Jester (Declan Curtin)

CRUISERS 3 A Echo - 1. Lady Rowena (David Bolger), 2. Grasshopper 2 (K & J Glynn), 3. Huggy Bear (Doyle & Byrne)

CRUISERS 3 A - 1. Lady Rowena (David Bolger), 2. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt), 3. Huggy Bear (Doyle & Byrne)

CRUISERS 3 B Echo - 1. Chouskikou (R Sheehan/R Hickey), 2. Taiscealai (B Richardson), 3. Wynward (W McCormack)

DRAGON - 1. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 2. Chimaera (Andrew Craig), 3. Phantom (D.Williams)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Deranged (A Green/C Doorly), 2. Flyer (Niall Coleman), 3. Frequent Flyer (D Mulvin)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenshane (P Hogan), 3. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Andrew Claffey), 2. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown), 3. Carmen (B Duffy/M Hinkson)

SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Gusto (C Heath), 3. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray)

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

SQUIB - 1. Glassilaun (D O'Neill), 2. Absolutely Fabulous (N Kennedy/P Reilly), 3. Periguin (N Colcough)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Sweet Martini (Bruce Carswell), 2. Teal (Ian French), 3. Katie (Tom Dunne et al)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott)