A two-person 14-foot clinker-built dinghy designed in the 1930s and adopted by the Irish Dinghy Racing Association in the 1940s. Spinnaker and trapeze. Some fifty-year old boats are still sailing.

Fleet size: 10 boats

Class captain:Mark Masterson

Contact Mark: 016527595
email:

Sites of interest to IDRA14 sailors
www.idra14.ie

The most popular class among adult sailors at Sutton. Most boats

are wooden, but some fibreglass boats are sailed.

SDC GP14 Page

Fleet size: 15 boats

Class captain: Stephen Boyle

Contact Stephen

Sites of interest to GP14 sailors
GP14 Class International Association
GP14 Class Association of Ireland

An Olympic single-manned dinghy sailed at Sutton mainly by the under 20s - but there are also several older(including some much older) Laser sailors.....

Fleet size: 23 boats

Class Captain: Ciaran Murphy

Contact Ciaran: 01 8376876
email: e.murphy@eircom.net

Sites of interest to Laser Sailors
International Laser Class Association
Irish Laser Association
Team Vanguard : manufacturers of Lasers - lots of tips, tricks and games!
www.sailcoach.com : Provides coaching courses and chartering of boats for people to international events.

Fleet size: 30 boats

Class captain:

Contact

Sites of interest to Mirror sailors
International Mirror Class Association
International Mirror Class Association of Ireland (IMCAI)

The "Oppie" is the boat in which the under-15s learn to sail - but also a very competitive class throughout Ireland and the world. The Oppies at Sutton range from old wooden beginners' boats to the latest sleek fibreglass models.

SDC Optimist Page

Fleet size: No final figure

Class captain: Amanda Kelly

Contact Amanda: 01 8394038
email: aoconnell@crc.ie

Sites of interest to Optimist sailors
International Optimist Dinghy Association
IODAI (International Optimist Association of Ireland)

The Club and some members own a
number of Laser Picos and these are used for training, they also provide winter team-racing for Club members.

Class Captain: Kevin O' Byrne

Contact Kevin : 01 8321058
email: noeleen-obyrne@hotmail.com

Sites of interest to Pico sailors
Irish Laser Association