As the second half of the Volvo Dún LAoghaire Regatta awaits its start later this morning, organisers opted to postpone the start of racing by one hour, apparently due to the calm wind forecast.
Peter Nash’s Kamikaze and Paddy Kyne’s Maximus under spinnaker | Picture: David Branigan / Oceansport
Change to SI’s no 15 – Coastal Area – On Saturday 8th July, there will be one race for the IRC Offshore and Classic Keelboat Fleets.
As Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2017 reaches its halfway stage, overall leaderboards are shaping up across 35 racing classes. The so far light wind seventh edition of Ireland’s biggest sailing event has produced some impressive performances on the water where in some classes leaders are counting straight wins after two full days of racing.
Hearing for all boats in the IRC and ECHO offshore class to consider redress in Race 1 (sailed on Thu 6th July).
Time of First Warning Signal – On Saturday 8th July, the time of the first warning signal for all classes will be one hour later than stated in
the sailing instructions.
Amendments pertaining to the Coastal course and Offshore class – Sailing Instruction C4 is deleted and replaced by the new test supplied
The scene at the port formerly known as Kingstown yesterday afternoon could easily have been an early etching of the first sailing regatta at the 200-year old harbour: traditional classic and modern boats racing side by side with the iconic East Pier lighthouse as the backdrop.
Although light airs appeared set to ruin the opening day of the Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta yesterday, a growing breeze allowed a full racing programme to be sailed with a mixture of sunshine and rain at times.
It was business as usual for John Maybury’s Jocker II in yesterday’s opening races of the 2017 Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta.
