Attention all Junior racers! The ever popular DBSC September Junior Series will commence on 25th August and run to 29th September with a break in the beginning of September. Racing will be inside the harbour for Optimists, Fevas, Lasers and other dinghies. Racing is on a fun basis, with “light touch” training allowed, intended to…
The first amendment for the sailing instructions has been issued. You can download the SIs with amendment, or just the amendment.
As a tribute to the memory of the late veteran dinghy racer Louis Smyth, his family have announced that they will support a young team who are interested in trying a high-performance Fireball dinghy. While full details of the scheme for the next summer season are being finalised, as an initial gesture the family –…
The original sailing instructions are out of date due to amendments. The amended Sailing Instructions for the DMYC Frostbite Challenge are available for download. New entrants will receive a copy via e-mail automatically.
Our thanks to Zuben’ubi (Raphael Heron) for these photos from the race out around the Kish this year. We also received some photos from Thisbe (Jim Schofield) via Zuben’ubi and X-Tension. X-Tension (Aisling Kelly) sent these photos to us.
It was a fine sunny, and windy, day for a race today. Our request to Eolas for F3 – F4 was not heard, with the Dublin Bay Buoy recording 29 knot gusts (and it felt stronger than that with the sea state). Seven yachts retired due to conditions or gear failure, out of a fleet…
Download the Notice of Race.
This year, the DMYC’s annual Kish Race will be in honour of the centenary anniversary of the sinking of the mailboat “Leinster” on October 10th, 1918. On Sunday 23rd September, the race out to the Kish and back (or a suitable substitute mark depending on the weather) will be held, followed by the prize giving.…
The Laser Masters World Championships will be the largest sailing championship held on Dublin Bay in 2018, with an expected entry of over 360 boats from 40 nations (aged 35-75yrs) accompanied by over 250 friends and supporters. The event is hosted by RSGYC/NYC and DL Harbour. A large number of Volunteers are required both for…