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Monday, December 23, 2013

Saturday, December 21, 2013

David O'Brien in Irish Times

Sailing as we know it is “officially over”. That was the dramatic message coming from the two-day World Yacht Racing Forum and Yacht Racing Design and Technology Symposium held in Gothenburg.

Admittedly the statement was aimed at a professional yacht racing audience rather than the vast bulk of enthusiasts who continue to enjoy their sport as normal, but increased concern about waning numbers at home was expressed at the same time in Dún Laoghaire at the recent Dinghy and One Design Keelboat Racing Advisory Group (Dokrag) convention at the National Yacht Club.

Read whole article on irishtimes.com



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Monday, December 16, 2013

Mad Moths!

The Irish Moth fleet got onto the water on Sunday, despite the strong winds.

 

The Irish Moth Tour- "The Curra dinghy Christmas Cracker 2013"


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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Frostbite Series 1 - it's a wrap!

While the weather hasn't been kind over the last few weekends, the calendar has marched on and we have come to the end of Series 1 in the Frostbites.



The results are here.

PY Dinghies - http://goo.gl/Uli4eu
Junior PY Dinghies - http://goo.gl/8EMhLz
Laser class - http://goo.gl/rCzYd8
Laser Juniors - http://goo.gl/ZGXkIQ
Fireball class - http://goo.gl/BI2H2r

Thanks again to Olivier and all the helpers at the DMYC!

Onwards to Series 2!!

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Abersoch Dinghy Week - 20th-25th July 2014, Wales

South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club is proud to announce that Crewsaver will be the title sponsors of Abersoch Dinghy week in 2014.

There is dinghy racing for the Laser, Solo, Single Handed Mixed dinghies, Laser Radial and Phantom classes and a handicap race for Toppers, Tera's, Cadets, Mirrors, Miracles and Fevas in the morning. In the afternoon there is racing for RS 200s, Asymmetric Dinghies, RS400s, Fireballs, Slow Mixed Dinghies and Fast Mixed Dinghies.

For the younger beginner sailors there is Oppie and Tera training in the afternoon and for the younger more advanced Optimist sailors there will be coaching in the mornings with a national coach followed by racing in the afternoons.

Racing Starts on Sunday 20th July 2014 at 11am for the morning fleets and 2pm for the afternoon fleets. Races are usually 2 hours long and extended over 6 days with the normal 5 races to count.

Plans for a lively entertainment program are in motion with Dinghy Weeks favourite band Elephant Juice already confirmed, a paddle boarding competition, and a quiz night to test your physical and mental strength.

For further information about Crewsaver Abersoch Dinghy Week please contact:
Andy Teague: +44 (0) 7971 785527
Jude: +44 (0) 1758 712338
E: info@scyc.co.uk



Tuesday, December 10, 2013

No Racing Sunday 8th Dec

There was no racing on Sunday 8th December due to strong winds.



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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

December 1st challenges

What a set of challenges we all faced!

K1 - 1st place in PY
The committee faced a very unstable wind, changing direction far to much and too frequently. The sailors faced a chilly day with large fleets and confused breezes.

Who would handle it best? The answer was clear in all the fleets.

In PY Tom Murphy walked away with it. His K1 and his tactics had great effect and he finished more than 5 minutes ahead of a tight group of two IDRA 14s.  The OK Dinghy and the 470 were a minute further back from them and only 5 seconds apart. After that there was a gap of 15 minutes on corrected time to the next finishers!  Unusually large gaps in PY, which is typically very tight.

PY Results - http://goo.gl/QGICtS
PY Juniors - http://goo.gl/BgIqqA

The Laser fleet saw new challenges to Dave Cahill's dominance. Richard Harding won, with Cahill second and a returning Graham Elmes showing his speed to come in 3rd. With 22 boats on such a quiet day it was a challenge to keep the boat moving, and the leaders deserved their results.  It was interesting to note that the Lasers didn't catch the IDRA 14s, which they would normally do.  Sloops faster than cat rigged boats in such light airs, perhaps?

Laser Results - http://goo.gl/KOUnjt
Laser Juniors - http://goo.gl/Hx3MHA

The RS400s had their way in the RS fleet again, taking the top 3 spots. Actually rather a surprise in such light airs to see the RS200s so far back. Emmet Ryan finished clear ahead in his cool grey boat, with O'Leary next and Algeo 3rd. These top 3 finished just 3 mins apart, impressive in such light airs.

RS 200 and 400 - http://goo.gl/4tTNR8

Rumball, Clancy and Malcolm took the top 3 spots in the Fireballs, and it's a tight battle on the overall results there too. First, second and third are on 12, 15, and 16 points respectively. Tight stuff!


Again, the number of juniors was truly impressive and a great day was had by all. 

Roll on Xmas!



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