Tuesday 28 - Glorious then wet!

Tuesday made for some wonderful pictures and - for anyone who was still outdoors somewhat later on - a really wet evening.

Results are online for all fleets.



 Thanks again to Ros Bremner for the photos. Used by courtesy, all rights reserved!

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Spectacular Solstice

All the fleets had a blast last night.

The Laser fleet had great racing last night with another healthy 15 boat turnout and winds of 2-20 knots!

Kite surfer Theo Lyttle was back in the thick of it, though perhaps getting his lines crossed at a couple of marks. Meantime the class captain was leading people astray, sailing a creative variant of the course. Results are up (see top right of this page). There's Lasering aplenty just now too with RIYC and RStG regattas coming up and Western regional Champs at Dromineer if you want to get your kit properly rinsed. This great DBSC racing should still see more boats, with the Laser class-captain appealing to get more boats on the water - maybe to bring entries to 30 and turnouts to 20.

Ben Mulligan put on great racing for all the fleets.

The Fireballs were there in force - there's often a report on afloat.ie - and the PY fleet too. Richard Tate's Finn dominated ahead of the Sailing In Dublin Vagos.


 

If you weren't there, you should have been!

Pictures by Ros Bremner.

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Official Notice re Rainbow Run - June 24th and 25th.

Dear all

Please be advised that the two car parks at the Coal Harbour (Stone Yard
car park and Old Slip car park) will be closed between 18:00 hours on
Friday 24 June and 18:00 hours on Saturday 25 June

This is to facilitate the setting up and operating the Rainbow Run 2016
( Please see www.rainbowrun.ie )

​There will be no access to the water from the Old Slipway or the steps on
the Old Quay from these car parks during this period

Users wanting to use the main Public Slipway should use Traders Wharf Road
to access the Boatyard and Slipway via the North gate

Apologies for any inconvenience that might be caused

Simon Coate
Harbour Master

Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company
Harbour Lodge
Crofton Road
Dun Laoghaire
Co Dublin
Ireland
A96 X7F2

m: +353 86 262 8187
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Sunday 19th

While there was only a small fleet of PY at Saturday's NYC regatta, the usual mob turned out for Sunday's DBSC Racing.

The day turned into a battle between Laser and Finn, with Richard Tate winning the first race by 20 seconds and Conor O'Leary winning the second race by 13 seconds. Tight all the way!

The Vagos from Sailing in Dublin wrapped up the remaining finishing spots on a good day for all.  The OK Dinghy was missing on the day.

Results are on the top right in the DBSC site.

Again, please go to complete the survey from the DLDinghies mailing list and facebook page.

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Big Courses, Medium Breeze, Small Fields

The forecast for the NYC regatta on Saturday 18th was light winds but Seapoint had other plans and delivered up a perfect 10-14kt westerley breeze. Coming off the land it was as shifty as Boris Johnson and there were lighter air holes into which one could fall but those who made the effort to get out racing were well rewarded.

PRO Harry Gallagher visting from HYC set some really big courses which appeared daunting at first glance but in actual fact he got the balance right with the other fleets by adjusting the number of rounds which compacted the fleets back together at the finishes.

A big Flying Fifteen fleet got away clean first, followed by a depleted (but always competitive) fireball gang. The Squibs supported the event well by mustering the usual friendly bunch.

NYC Regatta

Sunday 19th - there IS DBSC Sailing as usual

Please note this statement from the DBSC;

Hi all,

Just in case there was any doubt, this is to confirm that there will be dinghy racing this Sunday (weather permitting) as per the year book even though the NYC Regatta is on Saturday.  Please inform you class members as soon as possible to ensure a good turnout.

Best regards,

Jonathan

So - come sailing for the weekend!

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Tedious Tuesday

Ok, the headline is a bit unfair since this kind of sailing can actually be hugely interesting, but alliteration is hard work on a Wednesday morning.

And it was pretty darn windless last night!

Pictures from Ros Bremner (all rights reserved)

Results are online.

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Keane Double Bullet

On a day with glorious weather it was Paul Keane's Laser that ruled the roost, beating the OK Dinghy home in both races by 20 seconds and 17 seconds.

Tom Murphy held 3rd despite sailing without his jib. Quite a performance. The others were further back.

There's a report on the OK Dinghy page, here, complete with more photos and a very rig-focused video!

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Terrific Tuesday

What more could you ask for? Sun. Wind. Warm. And a world champion visiting to show you how it's done.

The PY fleet gathered in decent numbers on a Tuesday night that was worth coming out for. NE wind in the teens, a Scotsman's Bay chop that only got gnarly at the end, sunshine and Shane McCarthy in his Solo - fresh from his recent World Championship win in the GP14 fleet.  (sadly, he doesn't seem to be entered so his results don't count).

Race 1 saw the OK Dinghy get a flying start, tacking and crossing the fleet and leading out. The Finn and Solo were close behind and a dingdong battle around the course would have seen the Solo the narrow winner from the OK Dinghy with the Finn close behind. The Vagos were a little further back, but sailing around in fine style.

Race 2 saw Tate's Finn find another gear, particularly on the 2nd beat, and he reversed the finishing order from Race 1, beating the OK dinghy by a reasonable margin. Again, we don't know exactly where the Solo would have been, but rough mental arithmetic suggests he pipped the Finn in this race too.

In the Lasers there was a fantastic turnout. Something like 15 boats on the line and the usual tight racing across the whole fleet.  O'Connell won one race and Craig the other, but on balance it was O'Connell's night.

Results are - apparently - still wonky on the DBSC website, but should be updated within a few days. More as we have it.

The Fireballs saw a split title for the night, with the Clancy brothers and Butler/Oram sharing honors. Look for their report on Afloat.ie. 

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all photos courtesy of Ros Bremner - all rights reserved

Murphy Dominates Sunday

No photos of Tom Murphy himself dominating Sunday's racing in his K1, but here's a file photo of a K1.

 

With several Vagos, several Lasers, the K1, an OK Dinghy and a Finn, the PY fleet was looking competitive. The OK Dinghy was the one closest to breaking the Murphy domination, beaten by just 4 seconds in Race 1 and 28 seconds in Race 2 but Murphy was not to be bested, gliding smoothly home in both races and making no errors on the way.

Tate's Finn and Keane's Laser fought a hard battle for third with honors shared and the infamous Tanker incident in Race 2 becoming the main (amicable) focus of discussion.

Results are online now too - see link top right.

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