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Monday, August 23rd, 2010Another personal best at SB3 Westerns this past weekend. Max speed on a windy Saturday was 17.9 knots!
Hanging around on a lazy Monday afternoon
Monday, July 12th, 2010A very pleasant time in the warm sunshine at Dun Laoghaire. I repaired a few minor dings in the keel and bulb, gave the boat a good wash and then a polish to make her sparkly. A hard day at the office.
Great day on the water
Sunday, June 27th, 2010That was our max boat speed yesterday during the RIYC regatta, two races and it was massive! John and Siobhan were great, three big broaches, one trawl, no prizes but all smiles. A day that explains reason why God created sailboats.
Rudder from a Quarter Tonner
Monday, May 17th, 2010This rudder is from a 30 year old David Thomas-designed Quarter Tonner and it’s a bit wet. Wet on the outside is perfectly normal. Wet on the inside is a problem. The owner consulted a marine surveyor who suggested a repair would be a very good idea. And so it came into my hands, and [...]
Sports Council funding for high performance sailors
Thursday, February 18th, 2010The Irish Sports Council has released details of its €2.65 million high performance grants. That sum will be divided amongst 273 top athletes in 20 different sports. Irish sailors are included: Peter O’Leary — Star — World Class — €20,000 (€12,000 in 2009) Annalise Murphy – Laser Radial — World Class — €20,000 Tiffany Brien — Laser Radial — €12,000 [...]
Finally, First Frostbite of 2010
Monday, January 18th, 2010Yesterday was an absolutely fabulous day in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, a bit chilly but sunny and fine with 10 – 12 knots of breeze. Goodness Gracious was looking particularly fine with Louise and Grattan aboard: Here’s a view of part of the Fireball fleet on the starboard tack layline to the windward mark: And, I [...]
AnnaLise Murphy in the Irish Times
Friday, January 15th, 2010SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR/DECEMBER: Mary Hannigan talks to December’s award winner, outstanding young Dublin sailor Annalise Murphy. ANNALISE MURPHY knew it was going to be a challenging year, her first on the senior circuit. And despite a hugely encouraging 2008, the highlight being her fifth-place finish at the Laser Radial Youth World Championships, she expected [...]
Solo Sailing Races In France
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010An evening of talks at Alliance Française, Thursday 4 February 7.45pm Irish Sailor Paul Ó RIAIN competed solo onboard his yacht “CityJet” in La Solitaire du Figaro in 2007, a gruelling 1,800 mile 4 stage yacht race between France, Ireland and Spain. Come and hear Paul speak about racing in the world’s most competitive solo [...]
Update from the Solo & Double Handed Sailing Forum
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Update from the Solo & Double Handed Sailing Forum Meeting 16th December 2009 With over 85 expressions of interest and some 35 sailors of all ages gathering in the National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin on Wednesday the 16th December to meet, discuss and commit to short handed yacht racing in Ireland. It looks like [...]
Final Frostbite of ’09
Monday, December 14th, 2009I was on Weather Mark duty during yesterday’s Frostbite race in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Always a good place to be and I sometimes hand out I-can-repair-it business cards following a bit of argy-bargy. Here a few photos. Good fun, results on the DMYC website
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