Fireball Dinghies Line Out for VDLRSixteen Fireball dinghies are lined up to compete in the Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta this long weekend. The relatively large Fireball entry has taken even the class committee by surprise. It is clear now that the resurgence spurred on by last year’s Worlds in LDYC Dromineer is here to stay. |
Closure of South Burford Traffic Separation SchemeTo ensure the safety of all concerned and to facilitate the management of such a large sailing event, the South Burford Traffic Separation Scheme will be closed to all commercial traffic on Thursday 6 July between noon and 6.30pm, and Friday 7, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 July between 10am and 6.30pm. |
Top Crews Arrive for IRC One Battle at VDLRWithin 24 hours of the first races of Ireland’s biggest sailing event at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, Division One IRC gets hotter with the unconfirmed report that a Hong Kong crew skippered by Jamie McWilliam has entered the 24-boat fray on a J109. |
NYC’s Gorman and Doorly are Flying15 Front Runners at VDLRThe National Yacht Club takes the lion’s share of representation, understandably as this is where the bulk of the DL fleet is situated, but four boats (from seven) hail from the Royal St George and the DMYC has a solitary representative, which translates to a 100% turnout for them. |
British Olympic Ace Andy Beadsworth Joins the Swuzzlebubble Crew for VDLRDouble British Olympic keelboat sailor Andy Beadsworth is on board Dave Dwyer’s Royal Cork Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble for an IRC Two contest in this week’s Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, where strong winds are forecasted to get the four-day regatta off to an exciting start on Thursday afternoon. |
Change to the VDLR 2023 NOR – No 3The Notice of Race (NOR) of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023 is changed with a small addition to 3.5.2 & 3.5.3 |
Griffin is a Favourite for ILCA 6 Honours at VDLRWhile Darren Griffin (MYC/RStG) must be a favourite on paper for the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta ILCA 6 dinghy title as he was top three at the ILCA 6 Master Nationals in the last two years, another north Dublin sailor, Tom Fox of Rush, will also be very fast if the forecasted breeze materialises this weekend. |
Southworth’s Quarter Tonner ‘Protis’ is the Star of the Show in IRC 3It turns out that next week’s Quarter Ton World Championships in Cork Harbour may well have a bearing on the overall results of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta’s IRC Three division. The reason is that at least three top Quarter Ton teams – including one visiting former world champion – are signed up in a 20-boat mix of eclectic designs. |
RIYC’s ‘Rockabill VI’ Eyes IRC Zero Prize at VDLRIt may look like only half the size of the other IRC classes at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, but an 11-boat IRC Zero fleet is every bit as competitive as the other four and double the size of the 2019 entry. |
Visiting Cape 31s Tokoloshe and Shotgunn Arrive for VDLRThe much-anticipated arrival of two of the world’s top Cape 31s for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Dublin Bay this Thursday is underway. |
