National Yacht Club

There is now a good number of non SB20 sportsboats based in Dun Laoghaire; privately owned J80s & J70s, Clubs’ 1720s, others… There is maybe also a renewed interest among “younger” waterfront Clubs’ members to acquire a boat and go racing in DBSC…However, gone are the boom times when a string of J109s appeared in Dublin Bay…would be competitors are looking a lower capital outlay of €15k to €20k for “something exciting”…   What is a sportboat? How much would it cost to buy / enter one in DBSC? When will they be racing? Which handicapping system will be used? Providing a mixed sportsboats class in DBSC next year would not only cater for the existing boats above but also maybe foster and encourage new buyers to source “fun”, affordable day racers. To discuss all these issues, an open meeting was held by Dublin Bay Sailing Club in the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Thursday 3^rd December. NYC Sailing Manager, Olivier Prouveur, the “promoter” of the new class, outlined the main conclusions and recommendations to DBSC of his discussion document here: DBSC sportsboat class – final discussion paper DBSC minutes: Sports Class discussion summary Sportsboat Meeting3rdDec