Any hope for DBSC Turkey Shoot Series racing on Dublin Bay this Sunday was dashed last night when three pre-Christmas training sessions off Dun Laoghaire Harbour were also ruled out.
It had been suggested that the move to reduced Covid-19 restrictions to Level 3 on Tuesday may have provided an opportunity to run racing even though the club's Hon Sec Chris Moore had posted a notice here on Nov 29th to confirm the club was not in a position to race.
Moore told members "DBSC is committed to, and indeed eager, to run racing for our members. Should the current position change we will be ready to run Turkey Shoot racing as soon as the guidelines permit".
Last night, however, Turkey Shoot organiser Fintan Cairns confirmed in a notice to competitors that neither the event itself or any training sessions operating within the new COVID-19 guidelines would not go ahead after consultation with DBSC Flag Officers.
Cairns thanked supporters of the popular winter sailing series and all those involved in seeking a pre-Christmas workaround for the cruiser-racer event.
"I would like to thank Barry MacNeaney, chairman of the Dun Laoghaire Combined Clubs, for all his effort in dealing with the powers that be in an attempt to get training".
"In the 20th year of DBSC winter racing, this is very unfortunate", Cairns added.