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...
Royal Cork YC take Junior Book Trophy
Last Sunday, after a gap of 8 years the junior sailors from Sutton Dinghy Club and Royal Cork YC got to team race for a very special prize. The 'Junior Book Trophy', first raced for in 1980, is a junior version of the 'Book Trophy', raced between Sutton Dinghy Club...
Mirror National Championship title is back in Sutton
Mirror Nationals, Sligo YC - I made it to Rosses Point in time to catch the final 2 races in the 2014 Mirror Nationals. For the first time since 2006 when Alan Blay brought the Championship back from Royal Cork YC, we had a crew in the running to land the...
Sutton win Book Trophy after 16 year wait.
The Book Trophy is back in Sutton for the first time in 16 years. PRO Scorie Walls managed to get one race in before gusts of 28-32 knots forced the 2nd race and subsequent racing to be abandoned. That one race, hard fought right to the last, resulted in a narrow...
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…’
