2016 GP14 Leinsters report
The Club hosted the GP14 Leinsters last weekend in parallel with the Mirror Nationals. There was a great showing from our Club fleet with Alan Blay & David Johnston, Katie Dwyer & Michelle Rowley, Hugh Gill & Tim Coyne and Peter & Stephen Boyle all...
2016 Mirror Nationals Day 1
Despite a very disappointing turnout for the Mirror Nationals (12 entered with only 10 making the start line), PRO Scorie Walls and her team served up 3 great races for the fleet. Sailed in light conditions of 5-10 knots the top of the fleet had exceptionally close...
July 18th – Racing round up
The weekend of July 9-10 saw the MIrror Southerns take place in Lough Derg YC with 2 Sutton boats taking part. Oscar Langan and Lugaidh Croasdel finished 6th with Conor Twohig and Brian Sheehy taking 2nd overall. 2 race wins were not enough to take the...
2016 Mirror Southerns Day 1
The Mirror Southerns are under way in Dromineer, Lough Derg YC and Sutton Dingy Clubs Conor Twohig lies in second place after Saturdays racing. A bullet in the last race sees Conor and his crew Brian Sheehy lie one point behind leader Caolan Croasdel and Alex Farrell...
July 4th – Racing round up
Last weekend saw the Ulster Optimist Championships run from Malahide Yacht Clubs Broadmeadows Clubhouse. Two of our young Opi sailors competed with Abby Kinsella taking part in only her 3rd Junior event completing every race despite the weather. Oisin Kelly in the...
June 27th – Racing round up
Last weekend saw the East Down YC host the GP14 Ulsters. Unfortunately only one Sutton boat competed with Peter Boyle crewed by father Stephen finishing an excellent 9th in a fleet of 22. The event was won by Shane MacCarthy/Damian Bracken from Keith Louden/Alan...
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…’
