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Marine Electrics Course

WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IF………….?

….your GPS fails, or your instruments or navigation lights have stopped working, or your engine won’t start because of starter motor connections or battery problems….?

If the answer to any of the above is NO then this 10 week basic electrical course is for you!  This hands-on course is aimed [...]

F15 News

Flying Fifteen Class Captain David Mulvin and crew Ronan Beirne were presented with their prize for 5th place in the Blue Fleet at the recent Worlds which took place at Hayling Island Sailing Club.

A tight ferry connection schedule meant that they missed the prize giving and Rupert Mander of Flying Fifteen International was at the National [...]

Fantastic Soverign Ski Topper World Championship Ends

MATT VENABLES WINS TOPPER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – CROSBIE GETS PODIUM.

19 Aug 2011. 18:00hrs NYC Dun Laoghaire:

15 year old Matt Venables from Sutton Coal Fields Yacht Club in Birmingham proved that he is a potential Olympian with his dominant win of the very successful Sovereign Ski Topper World Championships which finished in Dun Laoghaire yesterday.

The youngster [...]

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Dolphins add spice as Crosbie battles for the front of the Topper World Championships

The 177 boats of the Sovereign Ski Topper World Championships were joined in Dublin Bay yesterday a school of Dolphins who added a playful element to a testing day in light airs for the young sailors.

Despite forecast for light winds, good racing Day 3 Topper Worlds

Sailors arrived for day three of the 2011 Sovereign Ski Topper World Championship at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland to be greeted by a warming sunshine and a gentle breeze. This was encouraging as the forecast had been for very little wind and so sailors readied themselves for the first day afloat [...]

The La Solitaire du Figaro fleet leaves Dun Laoghaire.

The La Solitaire du Figaro fleet set off on their 3rd leg to Les Sables d’Olonne at 12.00 Sunday 14th August.

The fleet sailed an eight mile course that involved a double triangle from the DBSC Pier Mark to the Muglins before heading south down the Irish Sea.

The fleet were presented with very trying weather conditions [...]