Hard day at the office @ Zhik GP14 UK Nationals
Today, the second day of the Zhik GP14 UK National Championships proved far harder than Sunday with strong breeze frequently up to 25kts keeping everybody on their toes. 2 solid races from Sutton Dinghy Club pair Alan Blay & David Johnston (7th & 8th) leaves...
Blay & Johnston take Race 1 @ Zhik GP14 UK Nationals
Following the practice race in Torbay, the Zhik GP14 UK National Championships got underway proper with Race 1 in the 9 race series sailed today. A superb start for the Irish contingent saw Alan Blay & David Johnston from Sutton Dinghy Club take the gun. The pair...
Sutton Mirrors sailing in “One Direction” at Mullingar event
Four mirrors traveled from Sutton for the Mirror Eastern Championships in Mullingar last weekend with Nicole Guinee & Tess Coyne, Oscar Langan & Lugaidg Craosdell and winner of previous event Conor Twohig & Brian Sheehy. Last seasons Mirror Natuonal...
Delight for Scorie at Puppeteer Nationals
Sutton Dinghy Clubs's Scories Walls and her crew aboard Goldust finally landed the Puppeteer National Championship sailed out of Howth Yacht Club last weekend. Check Afloats event report for full details. The event attracted over 20 boats and Sutton Dinghy Club...
Final Day at the 2015 VDLR in Dublin Bay
The final day of what was a superbly run event concluded on Sunday. The event organisers did an immense job considering it includes over 30 different classes including both dinghies and keelboats. With over 400 boats and well over a 1000 sailors it is rightly now a...
Day 3 at the 2015 VDLR in Dublin Bay
Heading into the final day of what has been a great event, Sutton crews are well in the hunt for podium places in both IDRA14 and GP14 classes. With 2 races due on Sunday Alan Carr leads the IDRA14 fleet after taking 2 more bullets and a 3rd to hold a commanding lead...
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…’
