Posted on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 by Fiona Pritchard
Regatta Day dawned a bit grey & misty but it improved as the day went on apart from a few very heavy downpours. With marks in place, battery crew in attendance and safety boats at the ready, racing got underway at 11am, with a good turnout of dinghies for the 3 morning races.
After a quick break for lunch the afternoon saw the arrival of the cruisers and notably two Waverleys from BYC, ready for the afternoon races. Once again we had a good turnout of dinghies for the pm racing, we had reasonable winds apart from a few strong gusts which accompanied the heavy rain. Racing was wound up at 4pm. Members and guests then assembled in the courtyard for the customary tea and buns as well as a few alcoholic beverages for some, prior to the prize-giving (with no prizes, but that's another story! - bottles of wine appeared to be a satisfactory substitute!).
Full results and photos will follow.
An evening event was then held in the clubhouse with live music by 'Lazy Days' - a good night was had by all in attendance.
At Sunday lunchtime, despite a few sore heads, as per tradition, club members made their way in various craft, large and small to the Copeland Islands for a picnic/BBQ. A good day ensued and for once the weather was kind to us, NO RAIN!!
Our event however was tinged with sadness when we learned of the death of Duncan McInnes, a founder member of our neighbouring club CIBC, who was found drowned on Sunday morning at Groomsport Harbour, along with his beloved dog. Duncan who was 84 years old had taken part in DSC Regatta on Saturday afternoon in his yacht 'Talisman', accompanied by his dog as always. DSC extend their condolences to Duncan's family and all at CIBC.
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Posted on Monday, July 5, 2010 by Fiona Pritchard
Congratulations from all at DSC go to two of our young sailors. Firstly to Oisin McClelland who won the Laser Junior National Championship held at Wexford on 3rd & 4th July. Oisin finished a very credible 5th overall in the standard Laser fleet, being the first youth sailor awarded him the Junior National Championship. Well done Oisin on an excellent result!
A number of our young sailors were also competing that week-end at the Irish Topper Championships held at Carlingford Lough Yacht Club - congratulations to Conrad Parkinson who took 2nd place in the Topper 4.2 Class - Conrad had 2 wins and 3 second places in the 5 races sailed - well done Conrad.
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Posted on Monday, June 28, 2010 by Fiona Pritchard
Members and guests enjoyed an excellent week-end of sailing and entertainment at the GP14 Ulster Championships held at DSC on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June. The weather was kind to us with excellent sailing conditions on both days of the event - a total of 24 boats took part with participants from all parts of Ireland. Two races were sailed back to back on Saturday with challenging courses being set by the Race Officer, Jimmy McKee. An excellent meal was prepared and served by the ladies of the club after racing with musical entertainment in the evening by 'Katrina', a late night for some and some sore heads on Sunday morning!
Racing got underway again with a bright and breezy start on Sunday morning - conditions were slightly more challenging on Sunday with a few capsizes for the crews. Two races were completed on Sunday and all were safely ashore by 3pm. Prizegiving was held at 4pm - congratulations go to Paul Maguire and Stuart Boyle from Sutton Dinghy Club who were the Ulster champions. Full details of prizewinners below:-
1st Gold fleet and overall - Paul Maguire & Stuart Boyle - Sutton Dinghy Club
2nd Gold fleet and overall - Niall Henry & James Conlon - Sligo Yacht Club
3rd Gold fleet and overall - Robert & Chris Gingles - East Antrim Boat Club
1st Silver fleet - Johnny Park & Bob TheMan - Newtownards Sailing Club
2nd Silver fleet - Adam Scott & Eamonn Bourne - SDC/SSC
3rd Silver fleet - Steven Preston & Brenda Niblock Newtownards Sailing Club
1st Bronze fleet - Oisin McClelland & Stuart Ogg - Donaghadee Sailing Club
2nd Bronze fleet - Bill Johnston & Stephen Byrne - Foyle Yacht Club
3rd Bronze fleet - Willie Anderson & Lesley Young - Donaghadee Sailing Club
Masters 1st - Robert & Chris Gingles(EABC), 2nd - Alastair Duffin & Paul Whitcombe(NSC), 3rd - Norman Lee & Stephen Walker(GSC)
1st Youth Adam Scott & Eamonn Bourne(SDC/SSC)
1st Lady Brenda Niblock(NSC)
Series 1 Boats - 1st Willie Anderson & Lesley Young(DSC), 2nd - Ivan Heaney & Al Parkinson(DSC)
Altogether a very successful event hopefully enjoyed by members and visitors alike - a big thank-you goes to all those involved in the planning and organisation of the event - Ken Walsh for the use of 'Hecla' as committee boat, Jimmy McKee as Race Officer and all those who assisted on the committee boat, Nat McKibben and all the safety boat crews who worked tirelessly lifting and moving marks etc, Alvin Walker and his assistants on the slip organising trollies and boats, Norma Heaney and Gail Skeats who spent all week-end in the kitchen keeping everyone fed, Kaye Boyle and the bar staff for keeping everyone happy, Ken Wallace as 'co-ordinator' and last but certainly not least all the sailors who took part in the event. We hope to see you all again in the future.
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Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 by Fiona Pritchard
DSC Sailing Courses 2010
Adult Courses
Adult Beginner Run over two weekends £100 / £120 (non-members)
29th – 30th May & 5th – 6th June
12th – 13th June & 19th – 20th June
11th – 12th Sept & 25th – 27th Sept
Adult Improver 3 days £100 / £120(non-members)
16th - 18th July
Start Racing 3 days £100 / £120(non-members)
6th - 8th August
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Junior Courses Week long course £125 / £150 (non-members)
Beginner – RYA Stage 1 & 2
5th – 9th July
19th – 23rd July
9th – 13th August
23rd – 27th August
Improvers – RYA Stage 3 & 4
19th – 23rd July
26th – 30th July
16th – 20th August
Start Racing – An introduction to club racing & working on the techniques from 3+4
5th – 9th July
26th – 30th July
23rd – 27th August
Intermediate Racing – Preparing for sailing at Topper Travellers, Youth Champs, etc
9th – 13th August
Advanced Racing – Pinnacle of your sailing course career!
16th – 20th August
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“One to One” sessions available on request at £25/hr.
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To apply for any training course please complete an application form by clicking here or available at the clubhouse.
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Posted on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 by Fiona Pritchard
In readiness for the sailing season and special events being hosted by the Club over the coming months, trailer owners and those who are storing miscellaneous equipment are kindly requested to remove these items from the dinghy parks as soon as possible.
- DSC Regatta - 31st July
- 4th Aug
- Congratulations Oisin & Conrad
- 5th Jul
- GP 14 - Ulster Championship
- 28th Jun
- Training dates for 2010
- 2nd Jun
- Dinghy Park
- 6th Apr
- Rotas for 2010 now published
- 29th Mar
- Training Centre Information
- 27th Mar
- Crew Wanted
- 28th Feb
- More Success for DSC at Ards Borough Council Sports Awards
- 26th Feb
- Rescue Boats
- 26th Feb
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