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Sneak Peek at Volvo Dun Laoghaire's 360 Entries So Far

17th May 2011
Sneak Peek at Volvo Dun Laoghaire's 360 Entries So Far

With still eight weeks to go to the first race in Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta there are 360 entries now in from across 24 classes.

July's event stood at just 22 entries six months ago but it grew steadily over the Spring to put it on a par with the 2009 VDLR, the biggest regatta in Irish sailing that year.

The positive response is an indication, says organiser Adam Winkelmann, that the 2011 fleet, should be a bumper one too when it sets sail on July 7th for the four day event.

The line up has got an international flavour too; there are entries in from Germany, France, Denmark, Scotland, Wales, UK and of course Ireland with the bulk of entries drawn from the capital's own waters of Dublin Bay. Here's a sneek peek (below) of the first 360 entries so far:

ClassClubBoat NameBoat MakeOwnerType
IRC 0Arklow SC Aquelina J122Sheila & James Tyrell IRL National
IRC 0Clyde CC Grand Cru Beneteau First 40.7 Jamie McGarry Scotland
IRC 0Clyde CC Eos elan 410 Roderick Stuart Scotland
IRC 0Fairlie Yacht Club Elf Too Beneteau First 40 Christine Murray Scotland
IRC 0Howth YC Crazy Horse Mill 36 Chambers/Reilly IRL National
IRC 0Liverpool YC Mighty Max 2 Prima 38 Neil Thomas UK
IRC 0Norddeutscher Regatta Verein Doppelbock Dufour 45 Performance Friedrich Boehnert Germany
IRC 0Royal Irish YC Lively LadyBeneteau First 44.7Derek MartinLocal
IRC 0 Royal Irish YC WOW J111 George Sisk Local
IRC 0 Swansea Yacht & Sub Aqua ClubDark Angel Dubois 37 Anthony Ackland UK
IRC 1Ballyholme YC TroubleCorby 29 Smyth,Ross and Magowan N.Ireland
IRC 1Carlingford SC Humdinger Jeanneau Sunfast 37 Michael Mc Cabe IRL National
IRC 1Holyhead VaVavoom elan 37 Richard Calveley Wales
IRC 1Liverpool YC Rebel Sigma 38 Stan Edge UK
IRC 1National Yacht Club Gringo Archambault A35 Tony Fox Local
IRC 1National YC Adrenalin Archambault A35 McDonald,Wright,Balfe,O'Malley Local
IRC 1National YC Lula Belle Beneteau First 36.7 Liam Coyne Local
IRC 1National YC Sailing West Intuition Reflex 38 Sailing West Local
IRC 1National YC/Royal Irish YC Rockabill V Corby 33 Paul O'Higgins Local
IRC 1Royal Cork YCAntix Beag Modified 1720 Anthony O'LearyIRL National
IRC 1Royal Irish YC Aztec Archambault A35 Peter Beamish Local
IRC 1Royal Irish YC Axiom X 37 sport Michael O'Neill Local
IRC 1Royal Irish YC Black Velvet Beneteau 34.7 Parnell Family Local
IRC 1Royal Irish YC Xtravagance X34 Colin Byrne Local
IRC 1Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club Animal Elan 380 Debbie Aitken UK
IRC 1Royal St George YC Megalopolis Rob Humphres 36 Custom Peter Allman Local
IRC 1Royal St George YC ErrislannanSigma 38 Paul KirwanLocal
IRC 1Total Ulster and Ballyholme Yacht Club.Respect Corby 29 Mr Ian Wilson N.Ireland
IRC 1 Royal Irish YC Another Adventure Archambault A35 Daragh Cafferky Local
IRC 1 Helensburgh SC Carmen 2 Beneteau First 36.7 Paul Scutt / Alan Jeffrey Scotland
IRC 1 Royal Irish YC Raptor Mills 30CRDenis Hewitt & Ors Local
IRC 2 Arklow SC J'Zus OuthaulJ92 Brian Dempsey IRL National
IRC 2 DL Marina White Lotus ELAN 333 Paul Tully Local
IRC 2 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Dick Dastardly One off Berret 1/2 tonner Brian Cusack and Others Local
IRC 2 Howth YC King One Half Tonner David Cullen IRL National
IRC 2 Howth YC Dux X302 Anthony Gore-Grimes IRL National
IRC 2 Howth YC Impetuous Corby 25 Fergal Noonan & Robert Chambers IRL National
IRC 2 Howth YC Jokers Wild Beneteau 32S5 Gordon Knaggs IRL National
IRC 2 Howth YC Papillion Beneteau 300 Brendan O' Halloran IRL National
IRC 2 Howth YC MiniMumm Beneteau Platu 25 Ronan Cobbe and Niamh McDonald IRL National
IRC 2 Killyleagh YC Movistar bleu Élan 333 Raymond Killops N.Ireland
IRC 2 Liverpool YC Flash 2 FORMULA 28 Adam Kyffin & Jon Oliver UK
IRC 2 National YC Smile Corby 25 Healy, O'Connell, O'Sullivan Local
IRC 2 National YC Jester J80 Declan Curtin Local
IRC 2 Royal Irish YC Cor Baby Corby 26 Martin Ryan / Vincent Lattimore Local
IRC 2 Royal Irish YC Jawesome II J80 Mervyn Dyke/Basil D'Arcy Local
IRC 2 Royal Irish YC Diamond Huzar 30 Ocean Kyran McStay Local
IRC 2 Royal Irish YC Peridot Mustang 30 Mk2 Yannick Charrier / Jim McCann / Paul Cadden / Hugh O'Donnell Local
IRC 2 Royal St George YC Kamikaze Jeanneau Sunfast 32 Peter Nash Local
IRC 2 Royal St George YC Free Spirit Elan 333 Doherty,Gilsenan,Hannigan, O'Reilly, Ryan Local
IRC 2 Royal St George YC Red Rhum Dehler DB1 Jonathan Nicholson, Christopher Nicholson Local
IRC 2 Royal St George YC Bendemeer Beneteau 325 Lindsay J Casey and Denis Power Local
IRC 2 Royal St George YC Helter Skelter Jeanneau Sunfast 32i Adrienne and Averil Jermyn Local
IRC 2 Sligo YCRuthlessCorby 26Conor RonanIRL National
IRC 2 UCD Sailing Club, RIYC Graduate  Dominic O Keeffe  
IRC 3 Bray SC Shrinkwrap Pro Superseal 26 Donal Gleeson IRL National
IRC 3 DL Marina Asterix Hunter SonataCounihan Meredith Boushel Local
IRC 3 DL Marina Jabiru Hunter Sonata Martin & Saundra Renwick Local
IRC 3 Douglas Bay YC IOM Tango Bolero 26 Andy Dunn IOM
IRC 3 Dublin Bay SC Chouskikou Beneteau First 28 Ronnie Sheehan / Ray Hickey Local
IRC 3 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Challenger Europa Challenger Boland, Breathnach, Rossiter Local
IRC 3 Howth YCSunChaser Jeanneau Sun Dream 28 Michael Marr IRL National
IRC 3 Howth YC Gecko Bolero Quarter Ton Kevin Darmody IRL National
IRC 3 Howth YC Holly H-Boat Basil Mac Mahon IRL National
IRC 3 Malahide YC Goyave First 28 Colm Fitzpatrick and Russell Camier IRL National
IRC 3 Malahide YC Scandal J 24 Brian McDowell IRL National
IRC 3 National YC Grasshopper 2 Hanse 301 Kevin and John Glynn Local
IRC 3 National YC Huggy Bear Impala 28 Sean Doyle Local
IRC 3 National YC Cacciatore Hunter Sonata Mairead Ni Cheallachain Local
IRC 3 National YC Two Step bolero 26 Ross Doyle Local
IRC 3 Poolbeg Yacht & Boat Club / DBSC HyFlyer Hydro John Barnard IRL National
IRC 3 Royal Irish YCCapilanoBeneteau 211Seamus StoranLocal
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC BorraineAphrodite 101EAN PUGH FRA
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC Wynward Beneteau First 27 W. McCormack Local
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC Cri-Cri J 133 Paul Colton Local
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC Chinook Beneteau 21 Andrew Bradley Local
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC Pamafe Beneteau First 285 Michael Costello Local
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC Supernova Quarter Tonner Syb McCormack / Ken Lawless / Pat Shannon Local
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC Saki Nicholson 31 Paget McCormack, Ben,Michael Ryan Local
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC Yikes Beneteau 211 Joe Conway Local
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC Taiscealai Shamrock brian Richardson and Jorid Lindberg Local
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC Isolde Beneteau 21.7 Peter carroll Local
IRC 3 Royal Irish YC Small Wonder Beneteau 211 Hugh C Kelly Local
IRC 3 Royal St George YC Hard on Port One DesignFlor O'Driscoll Local
IRC 3 Royal St George YC Syzrgy Beneteau 211 Rowan Fogarty Local
IRC 3 Royal St George YC Carrabeg  D L Martin and R Deasy Local
IRC 3  Lady Rowena Sadler 34SE David Bolger Local
Two-Handed IRC Liverpool YC Ulula Corby Nick Ogden UK
Two-Handed IRC Pwllheli SC Mojito Bavaria Peter Dunlop Wales
Two-Handed IRC Royal Irish YC Dinah JOD35(mod) Barry Hurley Local
J109 Holy Loch SC Tigh Soluis II One DesignDr Ken Grant Scotland
J109 Liverpool YC Sleeper One DesignAlasdair Davidson, John Carrier UK
J109 National YC Jalapeno One DesignBaker et al Local
J109 National YC Powder Monkey One DesignChris Moore Local
J109 National YC Something Else One DesignJohn and Brian Hall, Sue McDonnell Local
J109 Royal Irish YC Indecision One Designdeclan hayes/patrick halpenny/ronan molony Local
J109 Royal Irish YC Joker 2 One DesignJohn Maybury Local
J109 Royal Irish YC JuraOne DesignPeter Boucher Local
J109 Royal Irish YC Jump the GunOne DesignMichael Monaghan & John Kelly Local
J109 Royal Irish YC Jetstream One DesignPeter Redden Local
J109 Royal St George YC Jedi One DesignSarratt and Austin and McGuiness Local
J109 Rush SC/Howth YC Storm One DesignPat Kelly IRL National
Beneteau 31.7 Ballyholme Yacht Club / Royal Ulster Yacht Club Twister One DesignFletcher, Byers, Fair N.Ireland
Beneteau 31.7 National YC Prospect One DesignChris Johnston Local
Beneteau 31.7 National YC BluefinOne DesignM Bryson,B&S O'CallaghanLocal
Beneteau 31.7 National YC LevanteOne DesignBrian Leyden,Michael LeahyLocal
Beneteau 31.7 Royal Irish YC MagicOne DesignDonal O'Sullivan, David EspeyLocal
Beneteau 31.7 Royal Irish YC Flying Machine One DesignConor and Donal O Gallagher Local
Beneteau 31.7 Royal Irish YC Dies Irae One DesignPatrick D Rowan Local
Beneteau 31.7 Royal Irish YC Prima Nocte One DesignPtrick Burke and Patrick Kennedy Local
Beneteau 31.7 Royal Irish YC Extreme Reality One DesignPatrick McSwiney, Emmet O'Rafferty Local
Beneteau 31.7 Royal Irish YC Attitude One DesignSugars, Owens and Branigan Local
Beneteau 31.7 Royal St George YC LevanaOne DesignJean MittonLocal
Beneteau 31.7 Royal St George YC AvalonOne DesignConan & FoxLocal
Beneteau 31.7 Royal St George YC 30 Something One DesignKavanagh,Jones,Gaffney,Lubliner Local
Beneteau 31.7 Royal St George YC Fiddly Bits One DesignPJ Timmins/Bill Quigley/Domhnall Murray/Kevin Byrne Local
Beneteau 31.7 Royal St George YC After You Too One DesignMichael Blaney Local
Beneteau 31.7 Royal St George YC Violet Flame One DesignBrendan Murphy Local
Beneteau 31.7 Royal St George YC Legally blonde  Cathal Drohan Local
Sigma 33 Douglas Bay YC IOM Polished Manx One DesignKuba Szymanski IOM
Sigma 33 National YC Popje One DesignTed McCourt Local
Sigma 33 National YC Elandra One DesignRalph Hance, Local
Sigma 33 National YC Enchantress One DesignK.Bonner/L.Nicholl/M.Larkin Local
Sigma 33 National YC Miss Behavin One DesignAlan Bell & Others Local
Sigma 33 Royal Irish YCLeeuwin One DesignHenry &Caroline Leonard & Robert Kerr Local
Sigma 33 Royal Irish YCSeptember Song One DesignBarry Colleary Local
Sigma 33 Royal Irish YC White Mischief One DesignTim Goodbody Local
Sigma 33 Royal Irish YC Pastiche One DesignThomas J O Neill Local
Sigma 33 Royal St George YC Gwili Two One DesignDermot Clarke & Paddy Maguire Local
Sigma 33 Royal St George YC Rupert One DesignPatrick T Varian, Richard V. Lovegrove Local
Sigma 33 Royal St George YC Moonshine One DesignRonnie Moloney,David O'flynn Local
Sigma 33 TBCFandango One DesignCope/Lee/Price Wales
Non-SpinnakerBray SC Syledis in Blue Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 323 John & Brenda Hayes IRL National
Non-SpinnakerCarlingford SC chase me westerly fulmar bilge keel John Raughter IRL National
Non-SpinnakerDouglas Bay YC IOM Grand Cru Dufour 425 Peter Curphey IOM
Non-SpinnakerDun Laoghaire Motor YC Just Jasmin Bavaria Match 35 Philip Smith Local
Non-SpinnakerHowth YC Brazen Hussy Dufour 34 J Barry/M Stirling IRL National
Non-SpinnakerHowth YC Voyager Dehler 34 Joe Carton IRL National
Non-SpinnakerHowth YC Bite the Bullet Elan 333 Colm Bermingham IRL National
Non-SpinnakerNational Miss Scarlett Jeanneau Anthony Keane Local
Non-SpinnakerNational YC Orna Grand Soleil 40 Philip Dilworth Local
Non-SpinnakerNational YC RebellionLambay 60Hughes,O'Mahony,HanlonLocal
Non-SpinnakerNational YC Tsunami Beneteau First 40.7 Vincent Farrell Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal Irish YC Act TwoDufour 42M.O'Leary,T.Roche,D.AndrewsLocal
Non-SpinnakerRoyal Irish YC Eden Park jeanneau sun odyssey Liam Farmer Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal Irish YC The Great Escape Bavaria 33 Patrick and Denise Rigney Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal Irish YC Sea Safari Jeanneau Sun Oddessy 37 jacqueline smith Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal Irish YC Afternoon Delight Jenneau Sun Odyssey 32 M.Bennett; M. Brennan; G.Begley; J.P.Mackay Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal Irish YC Arwen Hanse Philip O'Dwyer Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal Irish YC Persistance Sigma 38 Charles Broadhead, Jerry Collins, Ian Stuart Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal St George YC Nirvana Beneteau 311 Bernard Neeson Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal St George YC Katie Janneau Sun Odyssey 32 Conorv McGuinness and Others Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal St George YC Calypso Beneteau Oceanis 361 Howard Knott, Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal St George YC Vespucci Dehler 31 Sean and Kristina O'Regan Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal St George YC Spirit Jeanneau 39DS Colin O'Brien et al Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal St George YC Nauti-Gal Beneteau First 310 John / Jason Crawford Local
Non-SpinnakerRoyal St George YC Windshift Jeanneau Sunfast 37 Ruairi O'Flynn, James O'Connor Local
Ruffian 23 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Carmen One DesignBrendan Duffy Local
Ruffian 23 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Ruff Rider One DesignRonan Lee Local
Ruffian 23 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Ruff Justice One DesignPat O'Dowd Local
Ruffian 23 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Ripples One DesignFrank Bradley Local
Ruffian 23 National YC Crescendo One DesignLorcan Balfe Local
Ruffian 23 National YC Riff Raff One DesignBrian Warner, Richard Godley, Hilary Murphy-Fagan Local
Ruffian 23 National YC Different Drummer One DesignDeclan Tonge Local
Ruffian 23 National YC Paramour One DesignLarry Power, Roberto Sastre, David Russell Local
Ruffian 23 National YC Ruff n' Ready One DesignB Cullen/C Brown/A Kirwan Local
Ruffian 23 Royal St George YC Ruff Nuff One DesignDerek and Carol Mitchell, Local
Ruffian 23 Royal St George YC Diane 2 One DesignAlan Claffey Local
Ruffian 23 Royal St George YC Nuits Saint Georges  Alan Kirwan Local
Ruffian 23 Sailing in DublinRuff DiamondOne DesignSailing in DublinLocal
Shipman Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Invader One DesignGerard Glynn Local
Shipman Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Just Good Friends One DesignMicheal Carroll Local
Shipman National YC Curraglas One DesignJohn Masterson Local
Shipman National YC Malindi One DesignAndrew Gray Local
Shipman National YC Bluefin One Designfinucane,o'sullivan,hegarty,rous Local
Shipman Royal Irish YC Whiterock One DesignHenry M. Robinson Local
Shipman Royal Irish YC Macro One One DesignJ Murray Local
Shipman Royal St George YC Jo Slim One DesignJ.D.Clarke,William and Gerard Maher Local
Shipman Royal St George YC Euphanzel 3 One DesignJohn Simington Local
Shipman Royal St George YC Twocan One DesignF. David Freeman Local
Shipman Royal St George YC Viking One DesignDr Fergus Mason, Dr Monica McWeeney, Oliver McCrohan Brian J Glynn Local
Shipman Royal St George YC Gusto One DesignChristine Heath Local
Shipman Royal St George YC The Den One DesignAisling Costello / George Miller Local
Shipman Royal St George YC PoppyOne DesignPeter WallisLocal
Laser SB3 Howth YC Sharkbait One DesignBen Duncan/Brian Moran IRL National
Laser SB3 Howth YC TBA One DesignDavid Quinn / Garrett May IRL National
Laser SB3 Howth YC Monkey  Cassidy/Kavanagh/McCormack IRL National
Laser SB3 Howth YC Shockwave One DesignEoin Quinlan Local
Laser SB3 Howth YC Sin a Bhuifl  Gillian Guinness Local
Laser SB3 Kinsale YC TBC One DesignRonan Downing IRL National
Laser SB3 Lough Ree YC/Arklow SC Sirius Black One DesignAnna Leech and Ken Hudson IRL National
Laser SB3 National YC Bumble BOne DesignFionnuala LoughreyLocal
Laser SB3 National YC Bluebird One DesignCathy Mac Aleavey Local
Laser SB3 National YC Alert Packaging One DesignJustin Burke Local
Laser SB3 National YC Odin One DesignJames Gorman Local
Laser SB3 National YC Rubadubdub One DesignNick Doherty,Rob Gavin Local
Laser SB3 National YC Mandarin  Rory Byrne Local
Laser SB3 Royal Irish YC SacreBleu One DesignDoug Smith Local
Laser SB3 Royal Irish YC SuperBug One DesignNiamh O'Rourke and Garrett O'Carroll Local
Laser SB3 Royal Irish YC Bád-Kilcullen One DesignJerry Dowling Local
Laser SB3 Royal North of Ireland YC SplashGordon One DesignGordon Patterson N.Ireland
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC Sin BinOne DesignBarry O'NeillLocal
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC Yeti One DesignSean Craig Local
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC Kick'er Off One DesignEd Cook / Selina Dicker Local
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC Sandy Bottom One DesignGordon Judge Local
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC TBC One DesignAidan O'Connell Local
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC Seriously Bonkers 3 One DesignMartin Cuppage, Peter Lee Local
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC Sunday Brunch One DesignRichard Tate, David Dwyer Local
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC BomChickaWahWah One DesignJohn O'Driscoll Local
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC Lupi D'Irlanda One DesignMARCO SORGASSI Local
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC TBC One DesignChris Arrowsmith Local
Laser SB3 Royal St George YC White Noise  Cormac Walsh Local
Laser SB3 Sligo YC Boomsticks One DesignBrian Reilly IRL National
Laser SB3 West Riding SC Hutton's One DesignBen Williamson UK
Laser SB3  Smoke on the water One DesignBob Hobby Local
Squib Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Periquin One DesignNoel Colclough,John Redahan Local
Squib Howth YCKlipbok One DesignEmmet Dalton IRL National
Squib Howth YC Kerfuffle One DesignJonathan Craig IRL National
Squib National YC Pintail One DesignM.Muldoonand Mrs. B Stevens Local
Squib Royal North of Ireland YC TOY for the boys One DesignPeter Wallace N.Ireland
Squib Royal St George YC PerfectionOne DesignJILL FLEMING Local
Squib Royal St George YC Kookaburra One DesignPeter and Marie Dee Local
Squib Royal St George YC Lola One DesignFrank Whelan Local
Squib Royal St George YC BuzzLite One DesignGerry O 'Connor Local
Squib Royal St George YC Anemos One DesignPeter and Anne evans Local
Squib Royal St George YC Femme Fatale One DesignJoe O'Byrne + Vincent Delany Local
Squib Royal St George YC Chillax One DesignMrs Mary McLoughlin Local
Squib Royal St George YC Coorse and Fine One DesignWendy Goodbody Local
Squib Royal St George YC Nimble One DesignBrian O'Hare and Tonia McAllister Local
Squib Royal St George YC Fox One DesignMichael Moran,Ronan Browne Local
Squib Royal St George YC Little Demon One DesignSheila Power Local
Squib Royal St George YC Sidewinder One DesignRupert Bowen / Rupert Westrup / David Croke Local
Mermaid Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club Ferga  Martin Reilly IRL National
Mermaid National YC Aideen One DesignDan Brennan and Brendan Martin Local
Mermaid National YC Tiller Girl One DesignJonathan O'Rourke Local
Mermaid National YC Endeavour One DesignRoger Bannon Local
Mermaid National YC Lively Lady One DesignGeraldine O'Neill and Michael Hanney Local
Mermaid Royal Irish YC Jill One DesignPaul Smith, Pat Mangan Local
Mermaid Royal St George YC Oonagh One DesignMarilyn and John Griffith Local
Mermaid Rush SC Clare One DesignPaddy Archer IRL National
Mermaid Rush SC Thumbalina One DesignPatrick Boardman IRL National
Mermaid Rush SC MiDi One DesignEnda Weldon IRL National
Mermaid Skerries SC Helen One DesignTherese McHugh IRL National
Mermaid Skerries SC The Message One DesignRoss Galbraith IRL National
Mermaid Skerries SC Bean Adhmaid One DesignMartin O'Toole IRL National
Mermaid Skerries SC Dolphin One DesignJames O'Toole IRL National
Mermaid Skerries SC Fugitive One DesignBrian Mc Nally IRL National
Mermaid Skerries SC Azeezy One Designsam shiels IRL National
Dragon Royal Irish YC Susele One DesignMichael Halpenny Local
Dragon Royal Irish YC Diva One DesignRick Johnson / Richard Goodbody / Rob Johnson Local
Dragon Royal Irish YC Zin Zan One DesignDan O' Connor,P.Moriarty,T.Carpenter Local
Dragon Royal St George YC Jaguar One DesignMartin Byrne Local
Dragon Royal St George YC Chiang One DesignIain Finnegan, Local
Dragon Royal St George YC Whisper One DesignMichael Cotter Local
Dragon Royal St George YC Aphrodite One DesignDoorly,Bolger,O'Kelly Local
Dragon Royal St George YC ZU One DesignMatt Minch, Tim Pearson, Conor Grimley Local
Dragon Royal St George YC Phantom One DesignPeter Bowring,David Williams Local
Dragon Yacht Club de CannesEveOne DesignEAN PUGH Local
Etchell Howth YC Kootamundra Wattle One DesignDan O'Grady IRL National
Etchell Howth YC Fetching One DesignStephen O'Flaherty IRL National
Fireball Coal Harbour DL license to Thrill One DesignLOUIS SMYTH Local
Fireball Coal Harbour DL Samphire One DesignCearbhall Daly Local
Fireball Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Elevation One DesignNeil Colin , Margaret Casey Local
Fireball Dun Laoghaire Motor YC No Name One DesignB McGuire, M.Chambers Local
Fireball National YC El Rey del Fuego One DesignFrancis Rowan Local
Fireball National YC NN One DesignStephen Oram Local
Fireball National YC Position is Possession One DesignGavin Doyle Local
Fireball National YC Incubus One DesignMarie Barry Local
Fireball Royal St George YC Goodness Gracious One DesignLouise McKenna Local
Flying Fifteen East Antrim BCFinal FlingOne DesignNorman Hamilton & William RutherfordN.Ireland
Flying Fifteen National YC Fflogger II One DesignAlan Dooley Local
Flying Fifteen National YC Kooigjug One DesignKen Dumpleton Local
Flying Fifteen National YC Flyer One DesignNiall Coleman Local
Flying Fifteen National YC Out of the Blue One DesignFraser Mitchell Local
Flying Fifteen National YC HY5ive One DesignDavid Gorman Local
Flying Fifteen National YC A Mere Triffle One DesignPeter Sherry Local
Flying Fifteen National YC The Gruffalo One DesignKeith Poole Local
Flying Fifteen National YC Ash One DesignJoe Coughlan Local
Flying Fifteen National YC Hi Fibre One DesignMichael McCambridge Local
Flying Fifteen National YC As Good As It Gets One DesignAlan Balfe Local
Flying Fifteen National YC Gekko One DesignSean & Paul Nolan Local
Flying Fifteen National YC Melliffluence One DesignTom Leonard Local
Flying Fifteen National YC Rollercoaster One DesignTom Murphy Local
Flying Fifteen National YC Snow White One DesignFrancis J Burgess Local
Flying Fifteen National YC The Big Bow Wow One DesignNiall Meagher and Nicki Matthews Local
Flying Fifteen National YC Val DoolicanOne DesignBen MulliganLocal
Flying Fifteen National YC Fastidiots  Peter & Conor Cronin Local
GlenRoyal St George YC PterodactylOne DesignRoderick & David McCaffreyLocal
GlenRoyal St George YC GlensheskOne DesignG Walker,L Faulkner,M Reid,A HendersonLocal
Glen Royal St George YC Glenmarissa One DesignFrank Elmes/Wilf Higgins Local
Glen Royal St George YC Glencoe One DesignPatrick Sheehan Local
Glen Royal St George YC Glendun One DesignBrian Denham Local
Glen Royal St George YC Glencree One DesignJohn Bligh / Henry Roche Local
Glen Royal St George YC Glenluce One DesignDonal O'Connor & Richard O'Connor Local
Glen Royal St George YC Glen Miller One DesignPaul Cusack Local
Glen Royal St George YC Glenshane One DesignPeter Hogan Local
Howth 17 Howth YC Oona One DesignPeter Courtney IRL National
Howth 17 Howth YC Leila One DesignRoddy Cooper IRL National
Howth 17 Howth YC Aura One DesignIan Malcolm IRL National
Howth 17 Howth YC Isobel One DesignBrian and Conor Turvey IRL National
Howth 17 Howth YC Echo One DesignBryan and Harriette Lynch Local
IDRA 14 Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club Shearwater One DesignCiaran Browne IRL National
IDRA 14 Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club Chimaera One DesignKillian Sargent , Yvonne Murray IRL National
IDRA 14 Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club Chaos One DesignJulie Ascoop, Heather Keenan IRL National
IDRA 14 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Doody One DesignJohn Fitzgerald / Jennifer Byrne Local
IDRA 14 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Dart One DesignPierre Long Local
IDRA 14 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Dunmoanin One DesignFrank Hamilton Local
IDRA 14 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Squalls One DesignStephen Harrison, Local
IDRA 14 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Diane One DesignFergal O'Flaherty / Brian Murphy Local
IDRA 14 Dun Laoghaire Motor YC Sapphire One DesignLorcan O'Sulivan Local
IDRA 14 Royal St George YC Spray One DesignJoanne Sheehan Local
IDRA 14 Sutton DCStarfish One DesignAlan Carr IRL National
IDRA 14 Sutton DCSiobhan One DesignGordan Kelly IRL National
IDRA 14 Sutton DCCharmian One DesignGerard O'Hanlon IRL National
IDRA 14 Sutton DC Slipstream One DesignAlan Henry IRL National
Water WagNational YC Mollie One DesignCathy Mac Aleavey Local
Water Wag Royal Irish YC Coquette One DesignSeymour Cresswell Local
Water Wag Royal Irish YC Swift One DesignGuy Kilroy Local
Water Wag Royal Irish YC Scallywag One DesignDan O'Connor,David Williams Local
Water Wag Royal St George YC Little Tern One DesignJ. Ross-Murphy, Local
Water Wag Royal St George YC SKEE One DesignDavid W Duffy Local
Water Wag Wag Club Pansy One DesignJulie Delany Local
Wayfarer Aarhus Sejlklub Windwhisperer One DesignPeter Sigetty Bøje Denmark
Wayfarer Aldeburgh No Strings Attached One DesignJonathan Christie UK
Wayfarer Blackwater SC Plane White One DesignMike Pearce UK
Wayfarer Bough Beech SCCompleat Fiasco One DesignGuy Marks/P Kershaw UK
Wayfarer Carsington sailing club Devil's Advocate One DesignRichard Hartley UK
Wayfarer Craftinsure.com / Ripon Sailing Club Risky Business One DesignBernard Clarke UK
Wayfarer Cullaun Into the Mystic One DesignMargaret Hynes IRL National
Wayfarer East Down YCHofreki One DesignTrevor Fisher N.Ireland
Wayfarer East Down YCHart-Beat One DesignGordon Jess N.Ireland
Wayfarer East Down YCLammergier One DesignMargie Crawford N.Ireland
Wayfarer East Down YCWay Fair Lady One DesignHenry O'Friel UK
Wayfarer Great Moor SC Ooh oh! One DesignIan Richards UK
Wayfarer Greystones SCLiquidasset One DesignMonica Schaefer IRL National
Wayfarer Greystones SC WARE TEG 11 One DesignMorgan Burgess IRL National
Wayfarer Hickling Broad SCCatspaw One DesignBrian Wilkins UK
Wayfarer Medway YCSlippery When Wet One DesignPhil Stacey UK
Wayfarer Mengeham Rythe Sailing Club Sudden Comfort One DesignSimon and Susan Hope UK
Wayfarer Parkstone, Poole, uk Ten Grand One DesignSimon Cox UK
Wayfarer Royal Corinthian IOW Tumult One DesignBjarne T. Clausen UK
Wayfarer Southwold SC Spree Lady One DesignRalph Roberts UK
Wayfarer Starcross YCNimbus One DesignLiam McGrath UK
Wayfarer StauntonHarold sailing club TBA One DesignStuart Hopson UK
Wayfarer Upper Thames SCPanache One DesignMr. J. Dighton UK
Wayfarer Upper Thames SC Gorgeous Worgeous One DesignQuentin Strauss UK
Wayfarer Wilsonian Sailing Club Don't worry, Be Happy! One DesignJohn Goudie UK
Wayfarer Wilsonian SCStill Gamboling One DesignBrian Lamb UK
Wayfarer Yorkshire Dales SCAeowen One DesignJohn MellorUK
Wayfarer  The Black Pearl One DesignNeil McSherry Local
Laser Radial Royal St George YC EveeOne DesignORLA CALLENDER Local
Laser Radial Wicklow SC Hornet One DesignOscar McCullagh IRL National
Laser Radial Wicklow SC Pump It One DesignLuke Murphy IRL National
Laser Standard Rig Royal Irish YCFossa Too One DesignWill Nesbitt Local
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Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta

From the Baily lighthouse to Dalkey island, the bay accommodates six separate courses for 21 different classes racing every two years for the Dun Laoghaire Regatta.

In assembling its record-breaking armada, Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta (VDLR) became, at its second staging, not only the country's biggest sailing event, with 3,500 sailors competing, but also one of Ireland's largest participant sporting events.

One of the reasons for this, ironically, is that competitors across Europe have become jaded by well-worn venue claims attempting to replicate Cowes and Cork Week.'Never mind the quality, feel the width' has been a criticism of modern-day regattas where organisers mistakenly focus on being the biggest to be the best. Dun Laoghaire, with its local fleet of 300 boats, never set out to be the biggest. Its priority focussed instead on quality racing even after it got off to a spectacularly wrong start when the event was becalmed for four days at its first attempt.

The idea to rekindle a combined Dublin bay event resurfaced after an absence of almost 40 years, mostly because of the persistence of a passionate race officer Brian Craig who believed that Dun Laoghaire could become the Cowes of the Irish Sea if the town and the local clubs worked together. Although fickle winds conspired against him in 2005, the support of all four Dun Laoghaire waterfront yacht clubs since then (made up of Dun Laoghaire Motor YC, National YC, Royal Irish YC and Royal St GYC), in association with the two racing clubs of Dublin Bay SC and Royal Alfred YC, gave him the momentum to carry on.

There is no doubt that sailors have also responded with their support from all four coasts. Running for four days, the regatta is (after the large mini-marathons) the single most significant participant sports event in the country, requiring the services of 280 volunteers on and off the water, as well as top international race officers and an international jury, to resolve racing disputes representing five countries. A flotilla of 25 boats regularly races from the Royal Dee near Liverpool to Dublin for the Lyver Trophy to coincide with the event. The race also doubles as a RORC qualifying race for the Fastnet.

Sailors from the Ribble, Mersey, the Menai Straits, Anglesey, Cardigan Bay and the Isle of Man have to travel three times the distance to the Solent as they do to Dublin Bay. This, claims Craig, is one of the major selling points of the Irish event and explains the range of entries from marinas as far away as Yorkshire's Whitby YC and the Isle of Wight.

No other regatta in the Irish Sea area can claim to have such a reach. Dublin Bay Weeks such as this petered out in the 1960s, and it has taken almost four decades for the waterfront clubs to come together to produce a spectacle on and off the water to rival Cowes."The fact that we are getting such numbers means it is inevitable that it is compared with Cowes," said Craig. However, there the comparison ends."We're doing our own thing here. Dun Laoghaire is unique, and we are making an extraordinary effort to welcome visitors from abroad," he added. The busiest shipping lane in the country – across the bay to Dublin port – closes temporarily to facilitate the regatta and the placing of six separate courses each day.

A fleet total of this size represents something of an unknown quantity on the bay as it is more than double the size of any other regatta ever held there.

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta FAQs

Dun Laoghaire Regatta is Ireland's biggest sailing event. It is held every second Summer at Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Dublin Bay.

Dun Laoghaire Regatta is held every two years, typically in the first weekend of July.

As its name suggests, the event is based at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Racing is held on Dublin Bay over as many as six different courses with a coastal route that extends out into the Irish Sea. Ashore, the festivities are held across the town but mostly in the four organising yacht clubs.

Dun Laoghaire Regatta is the largest sailing regatta in Ireland and on the Irish Sea and the second largest in the British Isles. It has a fleet of 500 competing boats and up to 3,000 sailors. Scotland's biggest regatta on the Clyde is less than half the size of the Dun Laoghaire event. After the Dublin city marathon, the regatta is one of the most significant single participant sporting events in the country in terms of Irish sporting events.

The modern Dublin Bay Regatta began in 2005, but it owes its roots to earlier combined Dublin Bay Regattas of the 1960s.

Up to 500 boats regularly compete.

Up to 70 different yacht clubs are represented.

The Channel Islands, Isle of Man, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland countrywide, and Dublin clubs.

Nearly half the sailors, over 1,000, travel to participate from outside of Dun Laoghaire and from overseas to race and socialise in Dun Laoghaire.

21 different classes are competing at Dun Laoghaire Regatta. As well as four IRC Divisions from 50-footers down to 20-foot day boats and White Sails, there are also extensive one-design keelboat and dinghy fleets to include all the fleets that regularly race on the Bay such as Beneteau 31.7s, Ruffian 23s, Sigma 33s as well as Flying Fifteens, Laser SB20s plus some visiting fleets such as the RS Elites from Belfast Lough to name by one.

 

Some sailing household names are regular competitors at the biennial Dun Laoghaire event including Dun Laoghaire Olympic silver medalist, Annalise Murphy. International sailing stars are competing too such as Mike McIntyre, a British Olympic Gold medalist and a raft of World and European class champions.

There are different entry fees for different size boats. A 40-foot yacht will pay up to €550, but a 14-foot dinghy such as Laser will pay €95. Full entry fee details are contained in the Regatta Notice of Race document.

Spectators can see the boats racing on six courses from any vantage point on the southern shore of Dublin Bay. As well as from the Harbour walls itself, it is also possible to see the boats from Sandycove, Dalkey and Killiney, especially when the boats compete over inshore coastal courses or have in-harbour finishes.

Very favourably. It is often compared to Cowes, Britain's biggest regatta on the Isle of Wight that has 1,000 entries. However, sailors based in the north of England have to travel three times the distance to get to Cowes as they do to Dun Laoghaire.

Dun Laoghaire Regatta is unique because of its compact site offering four different yacht clubs within the harbour and the race tracks' proximity, just a five-minute sail from shore. International sailors also speak of its international travel connections and being so close to Dublin city. The regatta also prides itself on balancing excellent competition with good fun ashore.

The Organising Authority (OA) of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta is Dublin Bay Regattas Ltd, a not-for-profit company, beneficially owned by Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC), National Yacht Club (NYC), Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC) and Royal St George Yacht Club (RSGYC).

The Irish Marine Federation launched a case study on the 2009 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta's socio-economic significance. Over four days, the study (carried out by Irish Sea Marine Leisure Knowledge Network) found the event was worth nearly €3million to the local economy over the four days of the event. Typically the Royal Marine Hotel and Haddington Hotel and other local providers are fully booked for the event.

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