The Notice of Race (NOR) for next July's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta has just been published.

In order to facilitate social distancing and be Covid-19 compliant a new regatta format will comprise a One Design Championship (2nd – 4th July 2021) specifically tailored for sailors in the one-design keelboat and dinghy classes.

This to be followed by an Open Cruiser Championship (8th – 11th July 2021) catering for the full range of Cruiser Handicap classes.

Sailors have been quick to get on board with the new format with a number of classes already signed up.

Nine of the expected 22 racing classes have already declared regional or national championships to be held as part of the biennial sailing festival.

Download the Notice of Race here: VDLR_NOR_2021

Online Entry has opened with Early Bird discounted entry available until 31 March 2021.

All fully paid entries received by 31 December 2020 will be automatically entered into our monthly draw to win a VDLR Hospitality Voucher to the value of €100, which may be spent on food and drink at your base club during VDLR 2021!

Visit https://dlregatta.org/ for further details.

Next Wednesday the 25th November at 8pm there will be a “Match Racing Tips and Tricks” talk given by John Sheehy in conjunction with the National Yacht Club U30’s Section.

John is a highly experienced Match and Team Racer with many years of experience and several Irish Match Racing Championship wins.
The talk aims to cover interesting Match Racing situations, rules, video analysis and answer questions people may have, in order to give further information about Match Racing ahead of the series that will be run next season in the National Yacht Club.

This talk is open to anyone with an interest in learning more about Match Racing. Please log onto the zoom below on Wednesday the 25th of November to take part!

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Join DBSC on Thursday 12 November at 19.30hrs at a virtual event to highlight their partnership with AIB (see booking link below)

Fergal Keane, RTÉ to host live chat with top professional sailors
- Tom Dolan
- Annalise Murphy
- Damian Foxall
- Dr. Kate Kirby (top sports psychologist)

Sports psychology has traditionally been viewed as only having application to high performance or professional sports.  However, many of the techniques in sport psychology have just as much relevance for recreational athletes and also can be applied to our personal and professional lives.  We will hear from these professional sailors about their approach to sport psychology and how resilience forms an essential part of this.

For more information on sailors’ profiles, please click here                                                                

Don’t miss this event, to book please click here

Free event, recorded

To answer the many queries that members may have regarding what is allowed to take place in the Club under Covid Level 5 restrictions, please download this pdf document and nearly more importantly read the FAQs from Irish Sailing here:

https://www.sailing.ie/Coronavirus/faq 

Dun Laoghaire Harbour's combined waterfront yachts clubs have announced the continued title sponsorship by Volvo Car Ireland of next July's Dun Laoghaire Regatta and a new format for Ireland's top sailing event.

In order to facilitate social distancing and be Covid-19 compliant a new regatta format will comprise a One Design Championship (2nd – 4th July 2021) specifically tailored for sailors in the one-design keelboat and dinghy classes. This to be followed by an Open Cruiser Championship (8th – 11th July 2021) catering for the full range of Cruiser Handicap classes.

'The sponsorship announcement coupled with the significant format changes to VDLR 2021, will give sailors, sponsors, classes and the four waterfront clubs certainty in planning ahead for the 2021 season', says chairman of the organisers, Don O'Dowd.