Dust off the wetsuits, break out the sunnies and shake off the snow blues as Sea Squirts and Tigers are back! Immerse your children in our fun, friendly Sea Squirts & Tigers, Sunday sessions to give them a love of the sea and sailing, from an early stage. 2022 Season – Sundays starting in May […]
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RSGYC Junior Regatta
Wednesday 7th August. The RSGYC Junior Regatta takes place on Wednesday 7th August. This annual regatta is one of the highlights of the Junior and Youth sailing calendar in Dun Laoghaire. We be have been preparing for the last couple of weeks and are all set to get afloat and have some fun! Courses are […]
Summer Optimist Clinics
We will be running 5 day coaching clinics for George Sailors as part of our Team George Oppie Programme. Coaches will all be top class and be expert sailors in their own right. We plan to use different coaches through the programme to keep it fresh and bring different skill sets to the sailors. Top international […]
George Oppie Coaching 2019
01 March 2019 A note from the Optimist Class Captain- Brendan Foley Firstly, if you want your child to be able to compete in a race and have general competence in a boat then coaching is essential. A two-week sailing course in the Summer is just not enough, like all other sports the more time […]
DBSC Combined Clubs Friday Night Junior Racing Series 2018
DBSC Combined Clubs Friday Night Junior Racing will be starting on 27th April – running for 9 Fridays. Friday Night Junior Racing will be starting on 27th April until 22nd June – running for 9 Fridays. This is a great way to gain racing experience and have fun at the same time. There will be […]
Optimist Regatta Fleet Training every Sunday
SAILOR ABILITY Our Junior Oppie program typically has a group of between 6 and 10 sailors aged between 9 and 11 years of age. There are 2 levels of ability catered for: REGATTA FLEET: sailors who are able to tack, gybe, beat, run, reach and are able to get around a race course. These sailors […]
Optimist Winter / Spring Coaching Program
The Oppie winter training program kicks off this coming Sunday 25th February! We will be hosting a quick introduction to the program for parents on Sunday 25th at 11:30 am in the Jury Room. Our Junior Oppie program typically has a group of between 6 and 10 sailors aged between 9 and 11 years of […]
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Optimist Winter Coaching 2017
The Oppie winter training program which kicks off this coming Sunday 1st October! We will be hosting a quick introduction to the program for parents on Sunday 1st at 11:30 am. REGISTER HERE SAILOR ABILITY The training is suited for 2 levels: Regatta fleet sailors: those sailors who are capable of sailing and are wanting to learn the basics […]
RStGYC Junior Regatta Results 2017
The Regatta was touch and go at one point, winds gusting to 34 knots in the morning, but we finally managed to get the Main Fleet out for the first race at 12.45 and the Harbour Fleet at 2.15. They were able to do 3 races before coming ashore for a delicious BBQ and some entertainment, before the […]