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DBSC Seek to Attract Under 30 Sailors with Special Discount For Summer Dublin Bay Racing
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC), Ireland's largest yacht racing club at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, want to promote younger keelboat sailing teams, so much so that they are giving a discount of 25% on the normal entry fee!
Teams consisting entirely of sailors who are 30 or under on the 1st of April 2023 can enter and will receive a 25% discount on normal fees.
DBSC provides weekly racing for upwards of 360 yachts, ranging from ocean-going forty-footers to small dinghies for juniors and has over 20 participating classes for year-round racing on Dublin Bay.
All DBSC Green Fleet, Blue Fleet and Red Fleet entries are included in this initiative.
Commodore Ed Totterdell feels that this will appeal particularly to classes like the SB20s and Sportsboat class but also knows of some interest in other keelboat classes.
DBSC Commodore Ed Totterdell has launched a special Under 30s discount for Dublin Bay racing this summer Photo: Michael Chester
DBSC has also formed a special subcommittee of younger sailors to look at ways to make this season exciting and fun for members aged 30 and under. They are planning some great events for the 2023 season.
"It would be great to see a big turnout of young keelboat sailors, so get your team together and enjoy the craic and competition for 2023", Totterdell said.
To kick start the 2023 AIB Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Racing Season, UK Sailmakers, in conjunction with the Offshore Racing Academy and INSS, are organising a Pre-Season Race Training day on Saturday, 22nd April.
All keelboats are welcome, and they will pick up tips, tricks, and advice to get the most from their sails in 2023.
The morning starts with a briefing followed by on-the-water training to include:
Windward Leeward course simulations with between three and five starts (depending on numbers)
UK Sailmakers and Irish Offshore Academy crew will be on the water, observing and videoing boats at:
- start line
- beating to the weather mark
- mark rounding
- spinnaker
The afternoon continues with a debrief, discussion, and video footage on mark rounding, start line tactics, and sail trim. The team will look at improving performance based on what they saw on the water.
"DBSC welcomes this great initiative to get boats in the 2023 AIB DBSC sailing season off to a great start", the club's Hon Sec Rosemary Roy told Afloat
Heading into the penultimate race of the AIB-sponsored DBSC Spring Chicken Series on Sunday, J boats have a firm grip on the podium at the National Yacht Club after one discard has been applied.
Chris Power Smith's Royal St. George J122, Aurelia is the new overall leader. The ISORA offshore exponent leads the 37-boat fleet by three points overall from John Maybury's J109 Joker II from the Royal Irish Yacht Club on 21 points.
The J109 Dear Prudence lies third on 26 points.
Six races are being held on Sunday mornings from 5 February to 12 March (first gun 1010 hrs), using a progressive handicap on a time-to-time basis.
With a light wind forecast, the cruiser-racer fleet heads into its fifth race on Dublin Bay this Sunday (5th March).
Download the overall results below.
Chris Power Smith's Royal St. George J122, Aurelia AIB-sponsored DBSC Spring Chicken Series Photo: Maurice O'Connell/North Sails
DBSC Spring Chicken Fleet Prepares for Fourth Race on Dublin Bay
The AIB-sponsored DBSC Spring Chicken Series 37-boat cruiser-racer fleet heads into its fourth race on Dublin Bay this Sunday (26th February).
After three races sailed, John O'Gorman's Hot Cookie from the National Yacht Club continues to lead overall on 33 points, but results are due to get a shake-up when a discard is applied after the fourth race is sailed.
Second is the J80 Derry Girls on 37, and another J80, Sea Jade, is third.
Six races are being held on Sunday mornings from 5 February to 12 March (first gun 1010 hrs), using a progressive handicap on a time-to-time basis.
DBSC Race organiser Fintan Cairns has released handicaps and starts for the fourth race and these are downloadable below.
Bavaria 33 'Great Escape' is Race Three Winner of DBSC's Spring Chicken Series on Dublin Bay
The Bavaria 33 Great Escape was the winner of the third race of the AIB-sponsored DBSC Spring Chicken Series on Dublin Bay on Sunday (19th February).
The race winner is now in 19th place overall in the 37-boat fleet.
Second and third places, over a new windward leeward course configuration on Sunday, saw the First 31.7 Mayfly taking second while third went to the Sun Odyssey 349 Little Rascal in the light to medium air race.
After three races sailed (and no discard yet), John O'Gorman's Hot Cookie from the National Yacht Club continues to lead overall on 33 points.
Second is the J80 Derry Girls on 37, and another J80, Sea Jade, is third.
Racing continues this Sunday morning off Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
Download results below
First 31.7 Avalon Wins Second Race of DBSC Spring Chicken Series
The First 31.7 Avalon was the winner of the second race of the AIB-sponsored DBSC Spring Chicken Series on Dublin Bay on Sunday.
In a continuation of her good form, the 2022 DBSC Turkey Shoot Series champion is now lying in joint ninth place in the 37-boat fleet.
Second and third places, over a new windward leeward course configuration on Sunday, saw J80s Jay-Z and Derry Girls taking second and third in the light to medium air race.
Overall after two races sailed, John O'Gorman's Hot Cookie from the National Yacht Club leads from the J80, George 6.
In third place overall is Chris Power Smith's J122 Aurelia from the Royal St. George Yacht Club.
Racing continues this Sunday morning off Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
Download results below
First Class 'Allig8r' is DBSC Spring Chicken First Race Winner on Dublin Bay
The First Class 8 Allig8r was the winner of last Sunday's first race of the mixed cruiser-racer 2023 DBSC Spring Chicken Series on Dublin Bay.
The 1720 sportsboat entry 'No Show' was second in the 43-boat entry, with Irish J109 Champion Joker II from the Royal Irish Yacht Club in third place.
The weather looks promising for this Sunday's second race of the National Yacht Club-hosted event, with light south-westerlies forecast on the Bay.
Download the first race results (for Feb 5th) as well as the starts and handicaps for this Sunday (Feb 12) below.
Live Dublin Bay webcams here
Sailing Instructions Issue for DBSC Spring Chicken Series This Sunday on Dublin Bay
This Sunday's AIB-sponsored DBSC Spring Chicken Series from Dun Laoghaire Harbour will take place at the National Yacht Club.
From February 5 to March 12 (first gun 10:10), six races will be run using a progressive handicap on a case-by-case basis in the AIB sponsored event.
The Sailing Instructions are downloadable below
Fifty boats participated in the 2022 Series, and organisers anticipate a similar fleet this Sunday.
One-designs, cruisers, and other boats that don't often compete in races are all "quite welcome," according to DBSC.
After the sailing, the National Yacht Club will generously organise prize draws, meals, and other events.
The €60 entry fee includes temporary memberships in the DBSC and the NYC.
First 31.7 'Avalon' Wins 2022 DBSC Turkey Shoot as Final Race Cancelled Due to Forecasted Gale on Dublin Bay
The First 31.7 Avalon will be crowned the 2022 DBSC Turkey Shoot Series champion Sunday at the Royal Irish Yacht Club, with the final race cancelled due to gales.
Avalon wins the six-race series by a single point.
As Afloat reported earlier, Avalon was leading going into the final race on 57 points and top of the 78-boat mixed cruiser fleet. The J97 Windjammer takes second place with third overall, the 1720 sportsboat, Spurs on 59 points.
With only two points separating the top three boats going into the seventh race, the series was still up for grabs, so there is disappointment over the final race cancellation.
News of the cancellation came from DBSC's Fintan Cairns this afternoon, who informed competitors: "We have checked all forecasts and charts for tomorrow morning, all showing SE up to Gale 8. In light of this and rather than bring crews down in the morning, sadly, we have now CANCELLED RACING tomorrow, Sunday 18th".
Turkey Shoot festivities will commence at 12.30 in the Wet Bar of the RIYC.
First 31.7 Avalon Leads into Final Race of DBSC Turkey Shoot
In a good spread of boat types, the First 31.7 Avalon leads by a single point into Sunday's final race of the AIB-sponsored DBSC Turkey Shoot Series on Dublin Bay.
Avalon is on 57 points to be top of the 78-boat mixed cruiser fleet. The J97 Windjammer takes second place with third overall, the 1720 sportsboat, Spurs on 59 points.
With only two points separating the top three boats overall going into the seventh race, the series still has a turkey up for grabs.
Last Sunday's sixth race saw competitors clearing the decks of snow at Dun Laoghaire Marina before racing started in winter sunshine just after 10 am off Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
The sixth race saw the fleet sail down to Dalkey Island and back to Dun Laoghaire Harbour and was won by the Bavaria 35 Match Just Jasmin, with the Sunfast 32 Kamikaze second and the J109 Joker II in third.
Overall results and race six results are downloadable below.
The always lively DBSC Turkey Shoot Series prizegiving will be held this Sunday after racing at the Royal Irish Yacht Club. Race organiser Fintan Cairns has told competitors: "If there is no sailing - very early to tell yet - prizegiving and festivities, draws, craic etc. will commence at 12.30. Please make all effort to be there, as I will not be going home with any prizes!".
