SB20 Ireland

Championships

12 June 2007 By Ted Laverty

June 9th and 10th saw the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven host the first SB20 Ireland regional championship sponsored by Helly Hansen. This exciting one design class, new to our shores, saw 29 boats from the four corners of Ireland turn up on the start line for this seven race series. Peter Crowley presided […]

Events

Irish District Season Opener

13 April 2007 By Ted Laverty

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 […]

Events

Dun Laoghaire Summer Sunday Series

20 February 2007 By Ted Laverty

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 […]

Events

Monaco Primo Cup Results

8 February 2007 By Ted Laverty

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, […]

Race Results

Racing Results

2 January 2007 By Ted Laverty

2008 Championship Results Nationals Northerns Southerns Easterns Midlands 2007 Championship Results Nationals Southerns Northerns Easterns Midlands

Class Administration

Irish Fleet becomes second National District of SB20 Association

21 November 2006 By Ted Laverty

In a communication from the World Council President, Dan Geoghegan, to Tim Bourke, the Chairman of the SB20 Ireland Committee, the Irish fleet has been granted provisional approval of District Association status. Only the UK so far has National District status, so this is a great step forward towards getting International recognition with ISAF. Dear […]

Class Administration

Irish AGM

22 October 2006 By Ted Laverty

The recent interest and commitment to this class in Ireland has been fantastic. Local fleets are being established around the country and its time to formalise things for the future. Consequently there will be an AGM for the Irish SB20 class on Saturday the 11th of November in the Royal St. George Yacht Club in […]

Events

Irish SB20 fleet has perfect lift off

22 September 2006 By Ted Laverty

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 […]

Class Administration

Buying a second hand SB20

18 August 2006 By Ted Laverty

These are a few of my thoughts, and only provided as a loose guide for what to check for in buying an SB20 from the second-hand market. 3009-3069 were built in the UK, and have black spars unless replaced. 3072 we think, and onwards, were built in Malaysia by DK Yachts, where they are built […]