Flipper on top! 46 boats competed in the Volvo DL Regatta 2007, a pretty good turnout. Damp weather, delays and whacky wind did not dampen the spirits too much. We are learning more about these boats and on the windier day it seemed all were smiling like fools having experienced a blast. Racing revealed some […]

The Baily Bowl sees the season open in Dublin, with the SB3s making a first formal appearance in this oldest of One Design Meetings Formerly the Dragon fleet have taken centre stage, and it has long been on the Irish Dragon Calendar, with Ruffians and 1720s, but more recently with Squibs, Etchells and now the […]

Whilst racing will be held on the Sunday’s of the South Coast and North Coast Championships, the organisers have made it clear that they wish the Cork and Belfast Lough Circuit events to be well attended, and have built in sufficient discards to cater for attendance at these events. Dun Laoghaire SB20 fleet hope this […]

3 Irish boats, 3257 from Dublin, 3258 from Holywood, and 3259 from Wexford, all fresh out of their wrapping, joined the 11 UK boats travelling the short hop to the Principality, to engage the Italian and French teams in the first event of the One Design European Calendar in Monaco. Last year 11 SB3s appeared, […]

Irish Fleet is Launched in Dublin Bay What’s the fuss? The RstGYC held the Irish Sb3 Demonstration Weekend on the 16th / 17th September. An amazing 90 sailors, in addition to hundreds of onlookers, from a range of ages and sailing backgrounds from all over Ireland, turned out for a spin. The sun shone, the […]