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...
Bayside Youth Club – Splash & DASH
On Saturday 25th, Bayside Youth Clubs arrived for a splash and dash outing in Sutton Dinghy Club. Just over twenty kids from the local Youth Club enjoyed a bit of sailing, surfing and a swim down at the Bailey jumps. The Bayside Youth Club have turned this into...
June 23rd – Racing round up
Firstly apologies for not including an update on the IDRA14 Northerns sailed in Rostrevor in last weeks Racing Update. Check out the link to the full event report. Congratulations to Alan Henry and Simon Revil on their victory. Alan and Simon were joined by 3 other...
Howth and Sutton Coastal Clean-up
Following on from the Beach Clean-up on May 28th, Fingal Co Co have posted a video on You Tube highlighting the workand effort of Patrick Jackson and the Doldrum Bay volunteers as well as Sutton Dinghy Club and Portmarnock Sub-Aqua Club. Over 100 bags of rubbish was...
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…’
