SB20 Ireland

Championships

2008 Southern Championships

18 August 2008 By Ted Laverty

18 – 17 August, hosted by Royal Cork Yacht Club 1st – Brian Spence, McCready Sailboats 2nd – David Barry, Featherlight 3rd – Aidan O’Connell, Trade Credit Brokers Full Results

Championships

One Hundred and Fifty!

9 July 2008 By Ted Laverty

WORLDS CAPACITY RAISED TO 150 As most of you are aware, we have been working to accommodate as many entries as practical for this event while still maintaining quality racing and adequate on shore facilities for a pleasant social atmosphere. Fortunately we have now been able to make the necessary arrangements to extend the number […]

Championships

Dr C & Mr B win hotly contested McAllister Volkswagen SB20 East Coast Championships.

8 July 2008 By Ted Laverty

Howth Yacht Club played host to 38 SB3’s for the East Coast Championships, sailed over 2 days last weekend and 6 races. The large Dublin fleet was joined by a number of top sailors from the North, Cork and the Midlands clubs. As the crews adjourned to the bar after Race Officer, David Lovegrove’s briefing […]

Championships

McAllister Volkswagen SB20 East Coast Championships

3 July 2008 By Ted Laverty

Howth Yacht Club will host the McAllister Volkswagen SB20 East Coast Championships this weekend, with a 6 race schedule planned over 2 days. Over 30 boats are expected with all the main sailing centres around the country represented, including 5 boats from the North and crews from Cork, Lough Derg, and Dun Laoghaire joining the […]

Class Administration

After your boat has been weighed.

19 June 2008 By Ted Laverty

Following weighing by a Class Measurer, provided you have paid your SB20 Class subscription you can expect to receive a weight certificate which confirms the overall weight of your boat, the weight of the keel, any corrector weights that need to be fitted together with confirmation as to whether buoyancy bags are fitted or that […]

Championships

Easterns at Howth, 5 – 6 July

16 June 2008 By Ted Laverty

Howth Yacht Club will be our host for the 2008 Eastern Championships. Notice of Race is published (pdf format). Sailing Instructions are available (pdf format).

Howth

Helly Hansen win HYC Regatta in ideal conditions.

9 June 2008 By Ted Laverty

A small but high quality field of 10 boats joined 172 other keelboats for the annual Howth Yacht Club Regatta on Saturday 7 June. Light winds and bright sunshine greated sailors as they left for the race area on Saturday morning. After an hour postponement the cruiser classes got away with a race around Lambay […]

Class Administration

2008 Class Membership Fees — No Pay, No Play!

6 May 2008 By Ted Laverty

From our esteemed Treasurer: “Alas, we need to again call on you to pay your annual subs. We have kept these at the same level as last year even though we are now contributing 15% of subs to help support World Council costs, so again, €90 for full membership €30 for associate membership As with […]

Championships

Kieran Dorgan wins 2008 Northerns

29 April 2008 By Ted Laverty

Laser SB20 Northern Area Championships Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club April 26/27 2008 A fleet of 24 SB3s came to the line for the start of the second ever Laser SB20 Northern Area Championships at host club Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club. The event was sponsored by North Down Tourist Board, who assisted […]

Class Administration

Amended Class Rules & Weighty Issues

16 April 2008 By Ted Laverty

The last 6 months has seen an immense effort from the SB20 World Council, the Irish and British SB20 Associations, ISAF and PSE the builders of the boat, in undertaking a review of the rules and manufacturing processes to ensure that we sail in the tightest one design sports boat fleet in the world. The […]