Key Yachting at South Coast Boat Show, Southampton: J/99, Grand Soleil 46LC & Nautitech Open 40 Catamaran on the Water
30th April 2021
Key Yachting will be at the South Coast Boat Show Southampton from 7-9 May 2021 with the following boats on the water: J/99, Grand Soleil 46LC and Nautitech Open 40 Catamaran
Mark Mansfield Irish agent for the Key Yachting brands, Nautitech Catamarans, J-Boats and Grand Soleil on the Island of Ireland, is delighted that the Boat shows are back in the UK.
This May, the first of the UK boat shows will kick off in Ocean Village Southampton, the show will be subject to certain requirements such as by appointment only advance bookings and strict covid regulations which will have to be adhered to.
Buoyant Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta May Operate Waiting List as 2021 Entry Nears Limit
22nd April 2021
Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta has received 94 entries so far for the Open Cruiser Championship (8th – 11th July 2021) on Dublin Bay and will pasue entries on April 30th to take stock of overall numbers
Credit: Afloat
Entries for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR) are beyond expectations for July s event giving organisers the opportunity to close the entry system at the end of April to review the 320 boats received so far.
Ireland s biggest regatta on Dublin Bay is planning to facilitate social distancing with its cautious approach to fleet sizes and by implementing a new regatta format that splits the fleets over two weekends.
New Hull Builder for Flying Fifteen Gives Option for Keelboat Class
3rd March 2021
The new Ginger Boats Flying Fifteen hull
Credit: BIFFA
A new hull builder gives Flying Fifteen sailors an option to the Ovington hull that has been so dominant in the class in recent years has been announced for the 20-foot keelboat class.
The class, one of the largest one-design keelboat classes in Ireland, raced for World Championship Honours on Dublin Bay in 2018.
Ginger Boats of Cockermouth in Cumbria, run by Phil Hodgkins, has a reputation for building fast GP14 dinghies is now adding Flying Fifteen Hulls to its inventory.
1st March 2021
Yacht racing on Dublin Bay in the DBSC Summer Series is due to begin on April 24th but some early 2021 fixtures have laready been cancelled due to lockdown
Credit: Afloat
It s March 1st and depending on who you talk to there is either tremendous optimism that the 2021 Irish summer sailing season can get underway as scheduled or alternatively, the ongoing pandemic will force us to navigate a stop-start season like we did last year.
Certainly, with an estimated 82% of the population vaccinated by the sixth month of 2021, the hope is it could be full steam ahead. Some pundits say such a timeframe will, unfortunately, be just too late for some early fixtures that are now fifty-fifty . Others predict the season will get away alright but not until June.
Dublin Port Issues 2021 Notice to Mariners, Including Dublin Bay Guidance Notes for Leisure Craft
3rd January 2021
Dublin Port Company has issued its 2021 Notices to Mariners.
The well-presented page on the Dublin Port website here provides links to over 40 different notices covering all aspects of Dublin Port activity in 2021 at Ireland s busiest port in a bay that contains Ireland s biggest boating population of approximately 1,000 boats at nearby Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
All 2020 Notices to Mariners not previously cancelled were automatically cancelled at 23:59 hours on the 31 December 2020.
Guidance Notes for Leisure Craft
Of particular note to recreational boaters is No.19 of 2021, which sets out guidelines for all leisure craft as set out in the “Dublin Bay Guidance Notes for Leisure Craft” here.