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...
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...
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…’
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…’
