Sailing
Remembering Liam Shanahan Senior…by Winkie Nixon
Liam Shanahan Snr was widely known in the sailing community as a determined offshore racing and cruising owner-skipper and a pillar of the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, both as a longtime Club Trustee and a racing and sea-going achiever. He and his family regularly added to the clubâs annual haul of significant trophies won locally, nationally and internationally. And he did this through sailing skills started while working abroad, and then honed in Dublin Bay racing, ISORA competition, and offshore majors such as the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle and Round Ireland races.
He was the personification of success achieved through shrewd career choices, a willingness to travel to further his work objectives, an ability to work very hard indeed, and a determination that - in time - he and his growing familyâs remarkable life would be firmly Ireland-centric....
AIB DBSC TURKEY SHOOT 2023
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER â SUNDAY 17th DECEMBER NOTICE OF RACE
A series of SEVEN races to be held on Sunday mornings organised by Dublin Bay Sailing Club. A progressive handicap on a time-on-time basis will be used.
For keelboats, cruisers, cruising boats, one-designs and boats that do not normally race are very welcome.
First gun 10.10 hrs.
Entry fee âŹ70.00 â includes temporary membership of Dublin Bay S.C. and Royal Irish Y.C.
Entries on line at www.dbsc.ie
Any problems with entry, contact Rosemary Roy, Hon. Sec. at 086 8319657 or Fintan Cairns at 087 2439208
Sailing instructions will be available on Sunday 6th November and will be emailed to entrants beforehand. After sailing â draws, food etc. will be available to competitors in Royal Irish Y.C. who are kindly hosting the series. You have to be there to win!
Last date for entries â Wednesday 2nd November â Handicaps of late entries will be adjusted accordingly!
Dinghy Winter Platform Parking 2023
As space is at an absolute premium, priority will be given to dinghies actively taking part in either the Turkey Shoot, the DMYC Frostbite racing series or our Junior Training Programmes.
Dinghies taking part in either the junior training sessions or the DMYC Frostbite racing series must complete this form prior to bringing their boats back on the platform.
Please note that platform parking DOES NOT REOPEN before Saturday 21st October 2023
The Winter Platform Parking Application / Payment Form will be live from Monday 16th October 18:00
Places are on a first come first served basis and based on the capacity limits set out for each type of boat in the form
To Apply / Pay for dinghy platform parking this winter, Please Click Here
Irish Sailing Safeguarding Awareness 1 – Online Workshops
Irish Sailing would like to draw your attention to the current suite of Safeguarding 1 courses that Irish Sailing are offering for the Autumn, lots of space currently available.
If you are planning for next year, now is the time to get your up and coming instructors along with others in your organisation who will need this qualification to get ahead and join these courses now and complete their safeguarding basic awareness. This will help avoid the delays we often see ahead of the season in completing qualification requirements.
Please share the link to our shop where booking is available https://www.sailing.ie/Shop
NYC Winter Match Racing League – Expression of Interest
We are once again going to run a winter match racing series.
It will start the weekend of 21st of October and run for 6-8 weeks. As interest is growing in match racing we can facilitate two sessions across the weekend based on demand.
Preference will go to NYC members and those who are entering as a team. In the past Sunday mornings have been popular, but if demand is there we will run another session over the weekend.
Please fill in the form below to express your interest.
https://forms.gle/qrdciFSWmNx98guo6
Any questions please contact sailing@nyc.ie
Lough Derg Yacht Club Freshwater Single One Design Keelboat Regatta – 13th to 15th October 2023
Lough Derg Yacht Club is hosting its Fresh Water Keelboat Regatta for Squibs, SB20s, Dragons and Flying Fifteens from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th October 2023.
Download the Notice of Race here: LDYC Freshwater One Design Keelboat Regatta 2023 NOR Final
Entries open on October 1st here: https://www.ldyc.ie/event/freshwater
Pat Lawless Sailing Supper & Revival of Cruising Group
Dear Fellow Members,
The club is blessed with quite a few members who derive as much pleasure from sailing their yacht from one port to another as they might do from purely racing them. There are a few who undertake quite extended cruising, quietly, without fanfare, relying purely on their own resources.
There was in the past a âCruising Groupâ within the club which, amongst other things, used to arrange National Yacht Club rallies. I remember these as a lot of fun.
The Commodore has asked me to âtest the watersâ as it were, to see if there is sufficient interest within the club to revive this group, with the aim of sharing ideas, daring tales of cruises, and perhaps even arranging another NYC cruising rally.
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