Alan Blay with Jamais Encore takes J24 Southerns
One of the Clubs top GP14 sailors Alan Blay teamed up with JP McCaldin for the North Sails J24 Southerns at Royal Cork Yacht Club last weekend. McCaldin, himself a leading GP14 sailor has campaigned his J24 Jamais Encore over the last few years and went very well at...
Surprise ending to first of the Summer courses
The first courses of the Summer concluded last Friday with a surprise visit from the guys and girls from 98fm. In the area last week promoting the U23 Irish Open Tennis Championships being held in Sutton Lawn Tennis Club, the 98fm promotional cars dropped by the...
Try Sailing Sat 20th June @ 2pm
This weekend sees ISA Try Sailing initiative underway across the country. This Saturday 20th June, Sutton Dinghy Club has a packed day in store for those who want try out sailing. We will have Club volunteers, experienced sailors and instructors helping get adults and...
IODAI Spring Training in Baltimore
Sutton Dinghy Clubs Mandy Kelly was certainly kept busy last week and judging by the activities and numbers involved was probably busy for many weeks beforehand to ensure the 2015 Optimist Spring Training week in Baltimore was such a huge success. The event hosted by...
75th Gala Dinner
The Club celebrated 75 years sailing in Sutton Creek with a Gala Dinner in the Marine Hotel, Sutton a couple of weeks ago. A big thank you to Ciara O'Tiarnaigh, who was tasked with arranging the event. And what an event we had. A massive turnout saw 206 members,...
39th All Ireland Inter-schools Sailing (2014)
Despite light weather and a number of clashing events, the traditional end of season All Ireland Inter-schools Sailing event at Sutton Dinghy Club attracted 91 boats across 11 classes, 21 schools and 119 sailors. Now in its 39th year, this event continues to be as...
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…’
