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In a perfect sailing breeze that built steadily all afternoon the combined DBSC fleet of over 220 boats across 17 classes were treated to some stunning reaching legs as the breeze topped 15 knots.
The Jeanneau Sunfast 32i design beat the Corby 25 Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan) and third was another Corby design, a 26-footer, Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan).
But under the club's major handicap rule, the IRC rule, none of the ECHO winners featured. Instead it was the J80 Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke) home first. Second was the vintage half tonner Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al) from the DMYC. Third was the DB1 Red Rhum (J Nicholson).
In the one design fleets, Bruce Carswell's Ruffian 23 footer Diane II from the Royal St. George Yacht Club was first home. Second was Ann Kirwan's Ruff N Ready. Third was Derek Mitchell's Ruff Nuff.
Class Supremo Tim Goodbody of the Royal Irish took another win in the Sigma 33 class. Second was Paddy Maguire's Gwilli Two.
Full DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 4 JUNE 2011 below:
BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Fiddly Bits (Kevin Byrne et al)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Legally Blonde (C.Drohan/P.Egan)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Powder Monkey (C.Moore/M.Byrne), 2. Contango (Barry Cunningham), 3. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 2. Jalapeno (Dermod Baker et al), 3. Powder Monkey (C.Moore/M.Byrne)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Helter Skelter (Adrienne Jermyn), 2. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 3. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke), 2. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 3. Red Rhum (J Nicholson)
CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Cacciatore (Anne O'Callaghan et al), 2. Pamafe (Michael Costello), 3. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Supernova (K.Lawless et al)
DRAGON - 1. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 2. Susele (Michael Halpenny), 3. Zu (P.Dee et al)
FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Hy5ive (D & S Gorman), 2. Deranged (C.Doorly), 3. Snow White (Frank Burgess)
FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 2. Hy5ive (D & S Gorman), 3. Hi Fibre (Michael McCambridge)
GLEN - 1. Glenshesk (L.Faulkner et al), 2. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 3. Glendun (B.Denham et al)
MERMAID Race 2- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 3. Kim (D Cassidy)
MERMAID - 1. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 2. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 3. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan)
PY CLASS - 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. F.Heath (Laser 1), 3. Desmond McCarthy (Laser 1)
PY CLASS Race 2- 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. Desmond McCarthy (Laser 1), 3. F.Heath (Laser 1)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell), 2. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 3. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell)
SHIPMAN - 1. Gusto (C Heath), 2. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray), 3. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al)
SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)
SQUIB - 1. Femme Fatale (Joe O'Byrne), 2. Little Bird (N Barnwell), 3. Kookaburra (P & M Dee)
SQUIB Race 2- 1. Little Bird (N Barnwell), 2. Kookaburra (P & M Dee), 3. Femme Fatale (Joe O'Byrne)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo- 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Lucy O (Aonghus O hEocha), 3. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al), 3. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer)
Tiger Beats Trinculo in Howth Yacht Club Race
Craig Outwits Lyttle for DBSC Dinghy Honours
In a fine turnout for the Laser class, the Royal St. George's Sean Craig outwitted club mate Theo Lyttle for line honours tonight in the Laser dinghy class on Dublin Bay.
Tonight was the last race in the first series of the Dublin Bay Sailing Club season.
The 13-boat Laser fleet – that race as part of the PY class – was double that of any other fleet tonight as 10–12 knot westerlies provided perfect dinghy sailing for the 30 dinghies competing. DBSC set triangular courses for all five classes.
It was ideal world championship practise for the six Fireballs now only ten days away from the world championships in Sligo. Continuing a theme Noel Butler and Steven Oram were winners again on Dublin Bay. Second was Winder (E.Butler/O.Laverty) and third Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller) of the DMYC.
In the PY race, Lyttle closed on Craig at the top of the second beat but downwind Craig extended again to take a comfortable margin by the line. Third was Paul Keane.
There is more good news for the Olympic single-hander in Dublin with reports that numbers for club racing are likely to increase as the DBSC Summer season progresses.
So far 21 Lasers are entered in total in a PY fleet of 28 boats.
The sailors involved in the rebirth of the Laser as a club boat include former Laser national class champion Chris Arrowsmith and tonight's race winner, the SB3 and Flying fifteen ace, Sean Craig. Former 420 champ Theo Lyttle is a regular as well as Gary O'Hare.
Full DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 31 MAY 2011 results are below:
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty), 2. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Extreme Reality (P.McSwiney/E.O'Rafferty), 2. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al), 2. Free Spirit (John O'Reilly), 3. Graduate (D O'Keeffe)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Chouskikou (R.Sheehan/R.Hickey), 2. Grasshopper 2 (K & J Glynn), 3. Pamafe (Michael Costello)
CRUISERS 4 - 1. Maranda (Myles Kelly)
FIREBALL - 1. nn (S Oram), 2. Winder (E.Butler/O.Laverty), 3. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller)
GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenshesk (L.Faulkner et al), 3. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm)
IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne), 3. Squalls (Stephen Harrison)
MERMAID - 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney), 3. Kim (D Cassidy)
PY CLASS - 1. Sean Craig (Laser), 2. T Lyttle (Laser), 3. P Keane (Laser 1)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 2. Golden Girl (Michael Carrigan et al), 3. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell)
SQUIB - 1. Tais (Michael O'Connell), 2. Sidewinder (D.Croke/R.Bowen)
The 'National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sports', held at the Aviva stadium celebrated the contributions of volunteers to Irish sport.
There are over 400,000 people throughout the country who voluntarily dedicate their time every year through their involvement with sports clubs and organisations. 250 volunteers were shortlisted, and Dun Laoghaire's Brian Craig was one of only eleven to receive the award from the Minister.
The national awards are an initiative of the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport in conjunction with the Federation of Irish Sports, which represents some 68 sports in Ireland. The scheme is also supported by the Community Foundation of Ireland and the Irish Sports Council.
Attending the ceremony with Brian and his family was Irish Sailing Association (ISA) President, Niamh McCutcheon.
The award winners were selected by a committee chaired by Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Ronnie Delany, alongside representatives from the Federation of Irish Sports, Irish Sports Council, The Irish Times, RTÉ and the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport.
Speaking at the presentation of the awards Minister Ring said. "The contribution of volunteers in supporting Irish sports people at every level, from when they first engage in sporting activity right through to developing elite athletes, should not be underestimated. Indeed, the army of volunteers who dedicate their time and commitment to each sport in Ireland assist in building strong and healthy communities, while giving everybody the opportunity to be the athletes they are."
"In presenting these awards today I wish to not only congratulate the 11 volunteers who truly deserve their honours, but I would also like to acknowledge all of the 400,000 people who help to ensure Irish sport is in such a healthy state. Quite simply sport in Ireland wouldn't function without their incredible efforts, and as a nation we would undoubtedly be worse off."
Royal Cork's Anthony O'Leary is racing at the Scottish Series and better weather is promised tomorrow. ICRA has arranged craneage for next month's national championships and there are less than two weeks to the first gun of the Fireball World Championships in Sligo. 58 are entrered from nine countries.
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Barry Hurley and Mick Liddy prepare for the ISORA start in Wales on Saturday. More photos by Cathy Mullan on our ISORA post here
Kinsale Trio Take Dragon East Coasts
Despite Race Officer Jack Roy's skill and patience only four of the six race series was completed as a full gale swept through the bay on today.
In winds gusting up to 30 knots on the Friday and Saturday the tricky conditions produced four different winners, but Cameron Good and his team from Kinsale showed the most consistency to take the championship. Richard Goodbody from the host club was a close second, with Royal North of Ireland's Simon Brien third.
The Dragon focus now turns to Kinsale for the Nationals in August, and the last chance for visitors to check out the venue for the the Dragon Gold Cup in 2012'
Dragon East Coast Championship 2011 Results
1st Cameron Good, Simon Furney, Henry Kingston KYC
2nd Richard Goodbody, Rick Johnson, Rob Johnson RIYC
3rd Simon Brien, Mark Brien, David Good RNIYC
4th Andrew Craig RSGYC
5th Martin Byrne RSGYC
Ken Robertson Retires as Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Coxswain
Ken is a well-known local businessman, notably through his newsagents shop on Marine Road in Dun Laoghaire, a location that allowed him to respond quickly whenever the all-weather lifeboat (ALB) was called out.
Initially, he was appointed 2nd coxswain in 1986 and subsequently in 1989 became the successor to the late Eric Offer who was best known as the coxswain of the 'John F. Kennedy' lifeboat that was stationed in Dun Laoghaire from 1967 until 1990.
In 1995, Ken Robertson and the Dun Laoghaire station took delivery of the current station ALB, the RNLB Anna Livia, a state-of-the-art vessel that cost almost €2 million that is capable of reaching a casualty ten miles offshore within 30 minutes and has a range of 250 miles.
In the course of his long career with the RNLI, Ken has been responsible for many notable services including the rescue of a swimmer in Killiney Bay who was saved just yards from a rocky shoreline in gale force winds in 2007. One of the longest calls ever was a 14-hour operation following the tragic loss of four sailors when their yacht, the Debonair collided with a ship close to Dublin Port in 2001.
Mark McGibney will be the new station coxswain effective 1st June. A volunteer crew member and a coxswain since 2002, he is the Sailing Manager at the nearby Royal Irish Yacht Club and lives locally with his wife and two children.
"Ken Robertson is retiring after a long-career as station coxswain during which he saved dozens of lives and rescued hundreds more," said Stephen Wynne, lifeboat operations manager. "All of us at Dun Laoghaire RNLI wish him well in retirement and also extend our gratitude to his wife Margaret who has been fully supportive in spite of the disruption to normal family life that voluntary lifeboat service brings."
During the course of Ken Robertson's service with the RNLI, the Dun Laoghaire ALB launched on service 535 times and saved 60 lives in addition to the rescue of many others. In 2007, he received the Thanks of the Institution for the rescue of the swimmer at Killiney.
Raging Bull Charges Back to Top of ISORA Fleet
After missing the last ISORA race the 2010 Champion Raging Bull charged back to the front of yesterday's 7-boat fleet in a blustery offshore race across the Irish Sea from Pwlhelli in Wales to Wicklow harbour on the Irish East coast. Second to Matt Davis's Sigma 400 was the Welsh J109 Sgrech and third the Royal Irish A35 entry Aztec III skippered by Peter Beamish.
The bad weather before the race and difficulties with delivery as well as a general poor forecast (and a rugby match) for the race was the
main reasons for a very disappointing turn out for what is normally a very popular race.
Some of the fleet – now moored in Wicklow harbour – are sailing in this morning's Round the Turbines race from nearby Arklow Sailing Club. Provisional ISORA results from the Pwllheli to Wicklow race are below.
ISORA interests now turn to the big offshore fixture of the season, the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race on Saturday, June 11th.
Scroll down for Race start pics by Cathy Mullan| Boat Name | Sail No. | Type | IRC Rating | IRC | Finish Time | Time elapsed | Time elapsed | Corrected | Corrected | Place | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (provisional) | No Spinnaker | Time | Time | Class | O/A | ||||||
| English Mick | GBR4771R | Beneteau 47.7 | 1.127 | IRC | 18:43:20 | 37700 | 10:28:20 | 42487 | 11:48:07 | 2 | 7 |
| Quite Correct | IRL 5405 | DS54 | 1.095 | IRC | DNS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| African Challenge | IRL 2649 | Fast 42 | 1.077 | IRC | DNS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tsunami | IRL 4007 | First 40.7 | 1.061 | IRC | 18:54:19 | 38359 | 10:39:19 | 40698 | 11:18:18 | 1 | 5 |
| Lancastrian | GBR 7682T | Starlight 14.5m | 1.059 | IRC | DNS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rebellion | IRL 6001 | Nicholson 58 | 1.054 | IRC | DNS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orna | IRL 532 | 1.042 | IRC | DNS | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aztec 3 | IRL29832 | A35 | 1.034 | IRC | 18:59:14 | 38654 | 10:44:14 | 39968 | 11:06:08 | 3 | 3 |
| Jedi | IRL 8088 | J109 | 1.029 | IRC | 19:04:01 | 38941 | 10:49:01 | 40070 | 11:07:50 | 4 | 4 |
| Raging Bull | IRL 9666 | Sigma 400 | 1.027 | IRC | 18:57:47 | 38567 | 10:42:47 | 39608 | 11:00:08 | 1 | 1 |
| Miss Scarlett | IRL 4763 | Sunfast 40.3 | 1.025 | IRC | DNS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sgrech | GBR9319R | J109 | 1.021 | IRC | 19:03:00 | 38880 | 10:48:00 | 39696 | 11:01:36 | 2 | 2 |
| Lula Belle | IRL 3607 | First 36.7 | 1.019 | IRC | 19:51:46 | 41806 | 11:36:46 | 42600 | 11:50:00 | 5 | 8 |
| First of September | IRL 8581 | First 43.5 | 1.016 | IRC | 20:47:59 | 45179 | 12:32:59 | 45901 | 12:45:01 | 7 | 12 |
| Dinah | IRL 3508 | JOD 35 | 1.016 | IRC | 20:04:31 | 42571 | 11:49:31 | 43252 | 12:00:52 | 6 | 9 |
| Windshift | IRL 37737 | SF37 | 0.992 | IRC | DNS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelie | FRA 9631 | First 34.7 | 0.988 | IRC | 20:52:02 | 45422 | 12:37:02 | 44876 | 12:27:56 | 2 | 10 |
| Mojito | GBR 1536L | Bravaria 39 | 0.988 | IRC | 19:52:14 | 41834 | 11:37:14 | 41331 | 11:28:51 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral of St Helier | K 8337 | Sigma 38 | 0.984 | IRC | 21:08:39 | 46419 | 12:53:39 | 45676 | 12:41:16 | 3 | 11 |
| Yahtzee | IRL 1068 | Oceanis 411 | 0.983 | IRC | 21:35:25 | 48025 | 13:20:25 | 47208 | 13:06:48 | 4 | 13 |
| Sarnia | IRL 2260 | 0.891 | IRC | DNS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dick Dastardly Does the Deed on Dublin Bay
A vintage half tonner took IRC handicap honours on a very blustery Dublin Bay this afternoon in one of the biggest classes of the 2011 Dublin Bay Sailing Club season. Brian Cusack's Dick Dastardly from the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club wiped the grin from a much newer Corby 25 to win in Cruisers II, a class with an entry of 20 yachts this season.
Although Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan) could not overhaul the half tonner on IRC the National Yacht Club entry did succeed on ECHO handicap.
There was plenty of action on the bay as strong winds from the West that caused last Thursday night's racing to be scrubbed entirely continued to blow. As a result there are no dinghy results or Flying fifteen results this evening. The Dragon class has been racing for East coast honours since Friday and the 11-boat fleet did not come under the DBSC flag today.
Another vintage design, Supernova from the Royal Irish YC and skippered by Ken Lawless was on top in Cruisers III. The Dubois Starfish design from the 1970s beat John Counahan's Sonata, Asterix.
In the one design classes Dave Meeke's Alias from the DMYC beat club mate Michael Cutliffe's Ruffles. Third was Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al). Full DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 28 MAY 2011 below:
BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)
BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson)
CRUISERS 1 - 1. Jalapeno (Dermod Baker et al), 2. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 3. Errislannan (Patrick Kirwan)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Powder Monkey (C.Moore/M.Byrne), 2. Errislannan (Patrick Kirwan), 3. Jump The Gun (M.Monaghan/J.Kelly)
CRUISERS 2 - 1. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al), 2. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)
CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 3. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al)
CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Pamafe (Michael Costello), 2. Jammie Dodger (J.H & D.O'Neill), 3. Hyflyer (John Barnard)
CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (K.Lawless et al), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Pamafe (Michael Costello)
RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 2. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 3. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al)
SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Popje (Ted McCourt), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. The Great Escape (P & D Rigney), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott), 3. Windshift (R O'Flynn et al)
WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Calypso (Howard Knott), 2. Windshift (R O'Flynn et al), 3. Zephyr (R Cahill-O'Brien)
Trinculo Triumphs in IRC One
