August 16th – Racing roundup
Club Racing - Last Sunday evening we had a very decent turnout for Club racing with 6 optimists, 3 IDRA14, 3 GP14 and 2 lasers. With a late tide and overcast night PRO went for a single startline for all Classes to get 2 races complete before the light faded. Well...
Annual Sponsored Sail
The Annual Sponsored Sail last Friday went ahead despite the fickle wind Gods. With the evening initially too windy to launch dinghies, the kids were brought out on the Ribs. However with the wind abating a few Club PICO's were launched and some sailing in the Creek...
Sponsored Sail
Our Annual Sponsored Sail takes place this Friday evening @ 6:30. The event has been running since 2011 and is an important fund-raiser towards running our Junior sailing. We would ask all Juniors to consider taking part in this fun event and getting parents and few...
Happy Birthday Padraic
Our former Commodore and recently retired Trustee Padraic O'Cearbhaill celebrated his 90th Birthday last week. Hope you had a great day.
Regatta Cancelled
Good morning all The Sailing Secretary and myself are here at club and have just made a decision with forecast 5-6 increasing 6-7 to cancel today's Regatta. Please advise everyone and thanks for all your help in planning and organisation the event. The Committee will...
July 27th – Racing round up
The weekend saw the conclusion of both the GP14 Leinsters and Mirror Nationals hosted here at Sutton Dinghy Club. Our IDRA14 sailors were on the road to Clontarf for the '2016 At Home' event. With some cracking racing over 2 days, the GP14 event saw our own Alan Blay...
The last few days were about mental fortitude and singing‘
Our Mission
Captured in the words of Irish Sailing….
‘…..As an ISA recognised Training Centre and Category 1 Club, Sutton Dinghy Club supports our Vision to make sailing & boating more accessible to all. This club has been providing numerous facilities and programmes to a variety of community groups, schools and people with disabilities in the Fingal Area for a number of years now. The ISA use this club as a Flagship example to the rest of our clubs throughout Ireland as to how to involve the community other than its own members…’
