Final Update – 2015 IDRA14 Championships
The IDRA14 Championship were concluded on Saturday in Lough Ree YC and Sutton's Alan Henry & Simon Revil reclaimed the trophy they last won in 2011. The victory, Alan Henry's 6th Championship following his first way back in 2002 in Galway Bay was decisive with 5...
Final Update – 2015 Mirror Nationals
Our fingers were crossed going into the last day that Sutton might bring home the 2015 Mirror National Championship for a second year running following the McLoughlin/Langan victory in Sligo in 2014. With 2 races to conclude the event, Sutton Dinghy Clubs Conor...
Day 2 – 2015 Mirror & IDRA14 Nationals
Day 2 in Lough Ree and the Sutton Dinghy Club sailors have had a mixed bag. Despite conditions being far more agreeable than Thursday, there were still plenty of thrills and spills. Our own Charles Sargent in Smurfette ended up in the drink in 2 of the 3 races at the...
Day 1 – 2015 Mirror & IDRA14 Nationals
Sutton Dinghy Club sailors got the weekend of Championship racing off to a fantastic start today with race victories at both the IDRA14 National Championships in Lough Ree YC and the Mirror Nationals held in Royal Cork YC as part of Cork Dinghy Fest. In windy...
Oisin Kelly – Leaseplan Optimist Nationals
The 2015 Optimist Nationals concluded in Skerries Sailing Club on Sunday. Sutton Dinghy Club's sole representative was one of the youngest competitors Oisin Kelly. Competing in only his 2nd Open event, Oisin aged 7 finished 26th from 46 in the Regatta Fleet. In...
Day 2 Leaseplan Opi Nationals in Skerries
Sutton Dinghy Clubs Oisin Kelly enjoyed a great start to race 2 today when he led the fleet of 45 off the line. The day started with wind gusting to 20kts at times and for Oisin and the rest of the Regatta fleet tough conditions. The fleet saw many capsizes and quite...
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…’
