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Spinnakers were flown from start to finish of the Cobh to Blackrock annual race up the River Lee on Saturday afternoon. It was a great Cork Harbour spectacle as the fleet carried the colourful sails up through Lough Mahon, the…

Lasers are dominating Class 1 of Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s August dinghy league. Philip Doherty in his Laser Radial has built a five-point lead on a total of 5 after four races sailed at the time of writing, with Judy…

Philip Doherty in his Laser Radial is leading Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s Class 1 in the August dinghy league after three races on a total of 5 points. Second is John Moynihan on 11 points, in another Laser and third…

Laser sailor David O’Connell won Cork Harbour's Monkstown Bay Sailing Club July league in Class One after nine races on 10 points with Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg second in their Laser Two on 27. Charles McCarthy and Barry O'Connor were…

David O’Connell, Laser, has increased his lead at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s July Dinghy League in Class 1, winning Race 7 to have just 5 points overall. Double-handed Laser sailors Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg, continue second on 18 points,…

After five races and with one discard allowed, Laser sailor David O’Connell continues to hold a big lead in Class 1 of the Monkstown Bay SC July dinghy league in Cork Harbour on a total of four points. Second is…

David O’Connell is leading Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s July dinghy league Class 1 on 3 points after three races, the result of his hat-trick of wins. That puts him clear of Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg in second place in…

Chris Bateman and John Coakley won the 505 dinghy Irish Nationals raced at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club over six races in Cork Harbour. Six 505s competed. They won four of the six races, for a total of 7 points. Second…

Monkstown Bay Sailing Club has postponed its 'At Home' which had been scheduled to take place in Cork Harbour on Saturday. The club says this is due to the forecast of adverse weather predictions. A new date of Saturday, September…

Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour will hold its ‘At Home’ this Saturday, at a time when it is experiencing “fantastic support” for dinghy sailing according to its Commodore. “We have put a lot of effort into popularising sailing,…

Twenty-one dinghies entered the May League at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club which concluded last Thursday evening with a tie at the top two places in Class One by two 505s. Ewen Barry and crew Ronan O’Driscoll and Charles McCarthy with…

The Commodore at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club rather appropriately won the Commodore’s Cup on Saturday. Sailing a 505 Sandy Rimmington was crewed by Richard Harrington. They won both races sailed. Second in both and second overall in another 505, were…

The 'Commodore’s Cup' is being raced at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club on Saturday. It is an All-In Start for the club’s dinghy fleet, with First Gun at 1255. The club is also offering ‘Try Sailing’ for members and friends tomorrow,…

The home of Ireland’s last engineless freight-carrying schooner, the Brooklands, will be the centre of the popular Ballinacurra Race in Cork Harbour this Sunday. Creenan’s hostelry in Ballinacurra village near Midleton in East Cork will be the mecca for dinghy…

Nine Class 1 dinghies sailed the first evening league race at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour. It was a pleasant, easy night’s sailing to begin the season, with three 505s continuing their build-up to their World Championships in…

Four RS fleets totalling 25 boats raced the RS Southern Championships at the refurbished Sand Quay at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour at the weekend. “A very successful first regional event of the year for the RS Class and a…