Moosmie Wins as Water Wags Brave Blustery Winds at Dun Laoghaire for DBSC Race

25th May 2022

23 Water Wags started the DBSC at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, all carrying one reef Credit: Ann Kirwan/DBSC

The Water Wag dinghy class had one Dublin Bay Sailing Club race on Wednesday evening in a blustery Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

So blustery in fact, Race Officer Tadgh Donnelly went out in advance a DBSC RIB to review the conditions before deciding that racing could go ahead.

Following a short postponement, the fleet started in a westerly wind of 18 knots with gusts up to 25.

23 boats started, all carrying one reef. The course was windward-leeward, three rounds with a fourth beat to finish at the weather mark.

There were 21 finishers and two boats retired. All coped very well with the gusty conditions and many flew spinnakers on the third downwind leg.

The Top three Water Wags - Moosmie (No 15), Swift (No 38) and Mariposa (No 45) Photo: Ann Kirwan

Results were:

No. 15 Moosmie, John O’Driscoll
No. 38 Swift, Guy Kilroy
No. 45 Mariposa, Cathy MacAleavey

Also racing this evening was Annalise Murphy who finished 5th in no. 19. Shindilla, and Claudine Murphy who finished 9th in no. 41 Mollie.

Annalise was the first to risk a gybe at the leeward gate and it paid off as most boats took the starboard hand gate.

Race winner No. 15 Moosmie, helmed by John O’Driscoll Photo: Ann Kirwan

Full results in all DBSC classes are below. Three live Dublin Bay webcams featuring some DBSC race course areas are here

Race Results

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