SB20 Ireland

Championships

31 July 2011 By Ted Laverty

The Royal Irish Yacht Club will be our hosts for the 2011 National Championships on 16 -18 September. Three days of racing and a very tasty social programme are planned. Nationals Sailing Instructions Notice of Race with Entry Form NOR_Amendment_No_1 Enter Online here, last entries taken Friday 9 September.

Championships

Great Gratifying Galway!

8 June 2011 By Ted Laverty

We are away-oh to Galway again for Westerns on June 25 – 26. The brilliant folk from Galway Bay Sailing Club will once again welcome us to the Harbour and the Bay to attempt to top the superb sailing and the continuous craic we enjoyed last year. There will be complimentary rum vouchers provided again […]

Championships

Northerns Take Southerns

8 June 2011 By Ted Laverty

And so, off we set, a mini armada heading to the deep west, only it only took 5 hrs from Belfast, and presumably a little less from Dublin. Getting to SB20 events in Ireland is getting so easy,there really is no excuse to miss them. With a promise of 12-18 knots building over the weekend […]

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Sailing Instructions for Southerns at Fenit

26 May 2011 By Ted Laverty

The Sailing Instructions have been published by our hosts Tralee Bay Sailing Club and are now available here. Racing on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June and a great social programme is planned. Notice of Race

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Sharkbait clinch Easterns

5 May 2011 By Ted Laverty

The Howth crew of Ben Duncan, Brian Moran and Rick Morris on ‘Sharkbait’ are this year’s SB20 Eastern Champions after the six-race series ended on home waters with the local boat tying on points with Cork visitor ‘Sibelius’ (Kieran Dorgan) but taking the title on countback, having two bullets to the rival’s one. Consistency was […]

Championships

Still time for the Easterns

27 April 2011 By Ted Laverty

With 25 SB3’s entered to date there is still time to register and join the fleet. Competitors will enjoy top quality racing off Howth, commencing Saturday (April 30th). Unless last year’s champion Gareth Flanigan and his crew can beg, steal or borrow a boat, they won’t be able to defend their title and a new […]

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Southerns at Fenit – 3-4 June

14 April 2011 By Ted Laverty

Tralee Bay Sailing Club will be our hosts for the Southern Championships under Mount Brandon on the open Atlantic. There will be swell! Cranage and mooring will be at the nearby Fenit Marina, included in the entry fee of €120. Notice of Race

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Easterns at Howth, 30 April – 1 May

22 March 2011 By Ted Laverty

The first Championship of 2011 will be at Howth Yacht Club, with a sensible series of six races over the weekend. Quoting one of the locals: “Six 50 minute windward/leeward races on the same waters as last years stupendously wonderful National Championships. Registration open on Friday evening for the organized. First gun not until 12pm […]

Events

Spring Warmer and Easterns at Howth

6 March 2011 By Ted Laverty

“Spring has sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the sailing is?” Howth Yacht Club is the answer! We are invited to their Spring Warmer series, sailed on Saturdays: April 2, 9 and 16. Entry fee is a recession-busting €80 which includes boat storage and dry sailing lift-in lift-out. The highly successful HYC Spring […]

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Midlands 2010 results

1 November 2010 By Ted Laverty

Another light wind weekend, but a great time was had by all, thanks to Lough Derg Yacht Club. Complete race-by-race results are here. Place Sail No. Name Crew Club 1 3500 Ridgefence Kennedy Cheyne Essey SLYC 2 3287 Sharkbait Duncan Morris Carlin HYC 3 3570 Yeti Craig Boyle Murphy RStGYC 4 3279 Monkey O’Connell Elmes […]