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The SB20s will kick off a short but packed season of events in the RSGYC on August 8th. A huge thanks to the George, RO Barry O’Neill and their respective teams for taking us on during these uncertain times and indeed Ailbe Millerick, who has agreed to settle any rows. The burgeoning Lough Ree fleet […]
Congratulations to RSGYC’s Michael O’ Connor and his team aboard ‘Sin Bin’ who took 1st place in the SB20 Southerns and added more silverware to their ever expanding trophy case at the opening of RCYC’s Cork Week over the weekend. Well done to RSGYC members Chris Arrowsmith, Owen Laverty who were in hot pursuit and finished […]
The SB20 fleet converged on Strangford Lough Yacht Club last weekend for their second regional event of the year, the Northern Championships. The forecast was for sunshine and 15 to 25 knots of breeze all weekend so plenty of thrills and spills were expected and the venue certainly didn’t disappoint. Race 1 on Saturday saw […]
Team Ireland make a solid start to the SB20 Worlds. The strength and depth of talent among the fleet is astonishing. Bad/Kilcullen leads the Irish challenge with a 7th in the Blue feet. SINBIN and Venues World achieved a 10th and 13th respectively in the Yellow fleet. Only one race was completed today with light […]
NYC Supper Speaker Thursday 17th August http://www.nyc.ie/2017/08/nyc-speaker-supper-thursday-17th-august/ Tom Dolan, who has enjoyed extraordinary success in the Mini 6.05 class, will share his experience and some of the challenges he has overcome on his path to success at a sailing supper in the NYC on Thursday next week. Please contact the NYC to book a place. […]
SIN BIN Finishes 5th at the UK Nationals Club Members Michael O’Connor, Owen Laverty and Edward Cook on finishing 5th overall at the UK Nationals run under the flag of the Royal Southern YC. Come and congratulate them yourself this Thursday night after racing at the RStGYC and hear the story of their adventure first […]
RSGYC Weekend Sailing Wrap Up Last weekend was a busy one for RSGYC sailors with sailors competing in Howth Yacht Club in both the RS Feva, RS200 and RS400 Eastern Championships along with SB20 Sailors competing for their SB20 Eastern Championships. Also last weekend up in Ballyholme the ISA Youth Pathway National Championships 2017 took place. All events […]
Pictured: The 2015 SB20 Irish National Champions – Kevin Johnson, James Horan, Commodore of the RIYC, children Peter and Olivia O’Connor, Michael O’Connor, Owen Laverty and outgoing SB20 class president Justin Burke After three days of typically tricky Dublin Bay conditions, the Dun Laoghaire crew aboard Sin Bin (IRL 3544) – Michael O’Connor, Owen Laverty […]
After last weeks abandonment due to too much breeze, for a short while this evening it looked like there would be an abandonment due to a lack of breeze… thankfully, the wind-gods smiled on the SBs once more and the breeze picked up just in time to provide a very pleasant 6-10 knots south-easterly in […]
The RStGYC May/June Friday Series (open to all comers) for Laser and RS dinghies had another two great races last night writes Heather King. Good to see the increased turnout and we were lucky with a little ridge of higher pressure between a series of lows and by start time the breeze had eased all […]
