After what turned out to be a dissappointing end to last weekend's national championships on Dublin Bay for Flying fifteen duo Ciaran Crummy and Frank Burgess, the National Yacht Club pair were back at the top of the DBSC fleet this afternoon sailing Snow White to victory in a 12–boat fleet. Second was club mate Alan Dooley's Flogger and third was The Gruffalo (Keith Poole).

Blustery west winds up to 15 knots and record temperatures made for pleasant Saturday racing across all 17 DBSC classes.

Henry Robinson's Whiterock won the Shipmans, up to speed following last weekend's Belfast Lough nationals Paddy Maguire took advanatge of Tim Goodbody's absence at the Sovereign's Cup to win in the Sigma 33s and Ann Kirwan won the Ruffians.

Full DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 25 JUNE 2011 below:

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner), 2. Fiddly Bits (Kevin Byrne et al), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Fiddly Bits (Kevin Byrne et al), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald), 2. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald), 3. Gringo (Tony Fox)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke), 2. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 2. Helter Skelter (Adrienne Jermyn), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle), 3. Hyflyer (John Barnard)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle), 2. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 3. Hyflyer (John Barnard)

DRAGON - 1. Jaguar (Martin Byrne), 2. Sir Ossis of the River (D Bergin), 3. Zu (P.Dee et al)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Snow White (Frank Burgess), 2. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 3. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole)

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan), 3. Dart (Pierre Long)

MERMAID Race 2- 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 3. Lively Lady (G O'Neill & M Hanney)

MERMAID - 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Aideen (B.Martin/D.Brennan), 3. Kim (D Cassidy)

PY CLASS - 1. N O'Toole (Laser), 2. P Keane (Laser 1), 3. Desmond McCarthy (Laser 1)

PY CLASS Race 2- 1. P Keane (Laser 1), 2. N O'Toole (Laser), 3. Desmond McCarthy (Laser 1)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell)

SHIPMAN - 1. Whiterock (Henry Robinson), 2. Invader (Gerard Glynn), 3. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Gwili Two (D.Clarke/P.Maguire), 2. Popje (Ted McCourt), 3. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr)

SQUIB - 1. Lola (Frank Whelan), 2. Chillax (Mary McLoughlin), 3. Nimble (Brian O'Hare)

SQUIB Race 2- 1. Nimble (Brian O'Hare), 2. Lola (Frank Whelan), 3. Kookaburra (P & M Dee)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. The Great Escape (P & D Rigney), 3. Nirvana (Bernard Neeson)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)

A double win for the Cruiser II Smile in IRC and ECHO handicap in tonight's Dublin Bay Sailing Club race will be seen as a welcome boost just two weeks before the biggest regatta of the season writes our Dublin Bay Correspondent. 

It is not the first win this season either for Barry O'Sullivan's Corby 25. The National Yacht Club entry enjoyed another fine ECHO performance in one of DBSC's biggest fleets on May 28th too. Tonight Smile beat Jim McCann's well sailed Mustang 30 Peridot for the IRC honours.

Smile is one of 25 boats in the cruisers II fleet preparing for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, the country's biggest regatta that has secured 400 entries for its fourth staging from July 7th.

The rest of the DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 23 JUNE 2011 are below:

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner), 2. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 3. Levana (Jean Mitton)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levana (Jean Mitton), 3. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Errislannan (Patrick Kirwan), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Gringo (Tony Fox), 2. Joker 11 (John Maybury), 3. Errislannan (Patrick Kirwan)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 2. Jester (Declan Curtin), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Smile (O'Connell/Healy/O'Sullivan), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 3. Jester (Declan Curtin)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (K.Lawless et al), 2. Lady Rowena (David Bolger), 3. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Taiscealai (Brian Richardson et al), 2. Lady Rowena (David Bolger), 3. Small Wonder (Hugh Kelly)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Deranged (C.Doorly), 2. Frequent Flyer (D Mulvin), 3. Kooigjug (K Dumpleton)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 3. Glenshane (P Hogan)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell)

SB3s - 1. Flutter (Andrew Algeo), 2. Bom Chickawahwah (John O'Driscoll), 3. Defiant (R.Hudson/J.Hooper)

SHIPMAN - 1. Curraglas (John Masterson), 2. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 3. Whiterock (Henry Robinson)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Popje (Ted McCourt), 2. Enchantress (Michael Larkin et al), 3. Moonshine (R.Moloney/D.O'Flynn)

SQUIB - 1. Absolutely Fabulous (N Kennedy/P Reilly), 2. Nimble (Brian O'Hare), 3. Glassilaun (D O'Neill)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Edenpark (Liam Farmer), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott), 3. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer)

Jonathan O'Rourke's Tiller Girl was the winner of tonight's Mermaid race on Dublin Bay. The National Yacht Club entry beat Oonagh (J&M Griffith). In the PY class Evan Dolan beat Theo Lyttle, both of them racing Lasers.

DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 21 JUNE 2011

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner), 2. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey), 2. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Upd8 (Whelan/McCabe/Carey), 2. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. Papytoo (M.Walsh/F.Guilfoyle), 3. Grasshopper 2 (K & J Glynn)

Ensign - 1. NYC 1 (Olivier Prouveur), 2. NYC 2 (Helen Cooney)

GLEN - 1. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm), 2. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 3. Glenshane (P Hogan)

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Diane (F & M O'Flaherty), 3. Squalls (Stephen Harrison)

MERMAID - 1. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke), 2. Oonagh (J&M Griffith)

PY CLASS - 1. Evan Dolan (), 2. T Lyttle (Laser), 3. N O'Toole (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Champagne (Des Thorpe et al)

Racers in Dalkey and Killiney Bay have been enjoying the sight of three bottlenose dolphins who have taken up residence in the area.

The trio has attracted much attention in recent weeks due to their playful antics, but the Dublin Bay Sailing Club reminds sightseeing boat owners to be careful not to crowd them.

For guidelines on the correct procedures when encountering dolphins see the relevant DTTAS Marine Notice HERE.

Former Flying fifteen ace Ted McCourt made the most of tonight's westerlies to produce a win in the Sigma 33 class from Dick Lovergrove's Rupert of the Royal St. George Yacht Club writes our Dublin Bay Correspondent. Third was Michael Larkin's Enchantress. The class national championship, that includes title holder Tim Goodbody of Dublin Bay, begins tomorrow on Belfast Lough this weekend.

Supernova (Ken Lawless) continues its run in the club's biggest class, Cruisers III, winning tonight from Ross Doyle's Two Step with Lawless's Royal Irish club mates Grainne and Sean O'Shea sailing the Super seal 26 footer, Gung Ho third.

A shy reach from the new Bay mark in Scotsman's baty sorted the men out from the boys in the Dragon class. The leaders holding height well as the leg tightened. No official results for any of the smaller one design classes have been issued tonight. All other DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 16 JUNE 2011 are below:

BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO - 1. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 2. Attitude (D.Owens/T.Milner), 3. Levana (Jean Mitton)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Levana (Jean Mitton), 2. Bluefin Two (M & B Bryson), 3. After U Too (Michael Blaney)

CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1. Errislannan (Patrick Kirwan), 2. Joker 11 (John Maybury), 3. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Joker 11 (John Maybury), 2. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 3. Something Else (J.Hall et al)

CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1. Helter Skelter (Adrienne Jermyn), 2. Jester (Declan Curtin), 3. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Jawesome 11 (V.Kennedy/M.Dyke), 2. Jester (Declan Curtin), 3. Dick Dastardly (B.Cusack et al)

CRUISERS 3 ECHO - 1. Supernova (K.Lawless et al), 2. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea), 3. Two Step (Ross Doyle)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (K.Lawless et al), 2. Two Step (Ross Doyle), 3. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Popje (Ted McCourt), 2. Rupert (R.Lovegrove/P.Varian), 3. Enchantress (Michael Larkin et al)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1. Katie (Tom Dunne et al), 2. Nirvana (Bernard Neeson), 3. Edenpark (Liam Farmer)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan), 2. Calypso (Howard Knott), 3. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer)

Competitors in this year's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta are set to race for the ultimate bragging rights in a new bonus event.

The Royal Irish Yacht Club is proposing the one-day event on Sunday 31 July modelled on the ISA All Ireland Sailing Championship, where up to 16 teams will compete in a winner-takes-all contest with the prize of a significant voucher to go against their annual Dublin Bay Sailing Club subscription. 

The best helms from Cruisers 1, 2 and 3, White Sails, Sigmas, Dragons, 31.7s and SB3s will compete using the symmetrical kite J80s in a round-robin fleet racing format.

Each participating DBSC class will have one team, selected by being the highest ranked DBSC boat in the Dun Laoghaire Regatta. Each class can decide if the team is chosen on a  design, IRC or ECHO basis.

More details will be available in due course from the RIYC website.

Ronnie Sheehan's Beneteau First 28 was the winner of a breezy DBSC Tuesday night race on Dublin Bay. The club's only Trapper design, Grasshopper (Kevin Glynn) was second. Third was Myles Kelly's Sonata Maranda. Full DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 14 JUNE 2011 below.

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Chouskikou (R.Sheehan/R.Hickey), 2. Grasshopper 2 (K & J Glynn), 3. Maranda (M Kelly)

FIREBALL - 1. Winder (E.Butler/O.Laverty), 2. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey)

GLEN - 1. Glenshane (P Hogan), 2. Glencorel (B.Waldock/K.Malcolm), 3. Glendun (B.Denham et al)

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Squalls (Stephen Harrison), 2. Dart (Pierre Long), 3. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)

MERMAID - 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Oonagh (J&M Griffith), 3. Tiller Girl (J.O'Rourke)

PY CLASS - 1. Evan Dolan (), 2. P Keane (Laser 1), 3. Gary O'Hare (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 2. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell), 3. Different Drummer (Catherine Hallinan)

Although it was an evening that brought out the paddleboarders on to Scotsman's Bay it was equally a nice night for a Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) dinghy race with an ebbing tide, flat sea and six knot westerly breeze.

Sean Craig - just back from the SB3s Southerns in Fenit at the weekend - resumed his place at the top of the PY/Laser fleet with Chris Arrowsmith second and third Dave Cahill.

And prior to packing up for next week's Fireball World Championships in Sligo, Noel Butler and Stephen Oram were winners again in a seven boat Fireball fleet. Second was Frank Miller's Blind Squirrel from the DMYC.

DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 7 JUNE 2011

FIREBALL - 1. nn (S Oram), 2. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller), 3. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth)

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. C Arrowsmith (Laser), 3. D Cahill (Laser)

Results for Cruisers one were taken down the following day. All other results published are to stand, according to Race HQ.

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)