Down But Not Out: Orna - IRL 532

What a difference a day makes! Orna - IRL 532, NYC (Grand Soleil 40) seen below on Friday 27th and on Sunday 29th August participating upright in MGM's Cruiser Challenge 2010. Flush with success from Cork Week 2010 her slip up in Dublin Bay (brilliantly captured by photographer Gareth Craig of fotosail.com) on Saturday 28th was as uncharacteristic as it was spectacular.

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Spring Chicken 2010 - Race 4

Muglins, Dublin Bay (Copyright 2010 Sailpix Ireland)

 

Following overnight snow flurries, Race 4 of Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Spring Chicken 2010 was keenly contested on a chilly Sunday morning, 21st February. Nowhere was the enthusiasm of the participants more evident than at the start, particularly amongst the tightly packed J109 entrants. Orna - IRL 532, NYC (Grand Soleil 40), stayed clear of trouble and started at the pin end of the line. After making steady progress in the initial windward leg, Orna was uncatchable downwind under spinnaker and rounded Muglins with only Just Jasmin - IRL 3506, DMYC, SHSC (Bavaria Match 35) ahead. Orna completed its dominance in the final windward leg and grabbed Line Honours at the finish outside Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

Congrats to Moonfish - IRL 3107 (Beneteau Oceanis 411) Race 4 winner on corrected time and to Pippa IV - IRL 4281 (Sigma 33) now lying 1st overall in the event.

Race 4 Photo Gallery HERE

CONGRATULATIONS - Orna wins DBSC Turkey Shoot 2007

 

Congratulations to Orna - IRL 532, NYC, (Grand Soleil 40) Skipper Philip Dilworth and the entire crew - deserved winners of this year's Dublin Bay Sailing Club Viking Marine Turkey Shoot 2007.

Photo shows Orna navigating a safe course around Muglins - a feat not universally achieved in this year's event!

Dublin Bay Sailing Club Turkey Shoot 2007 - Race 4

 

Learning from The Master, Orna - IRL 532 (Copyright 2007 Sailpix Ireland)

Dublin Bay Sailing Club Turkey Shoot 2007 - Race 4 was held on Sunday, 25 Nov 2007.
 
Race 4 Photo Gallery HERE

Historic Occasion for RNLI Dun Laoghaire

Man Overboard! (Copyright 2007 Sailpix Ireland)

 

RNLI Fires Maroon Rockets for the Last Time!
The age-old tradition of firing maroon rockets to alert the RNLI Lifeboat crew at Dun Laoghaire came to an end on 25th Nov 2007.

To mark the occasion, which coincided with the launch of their new website, a textbook demonstration rescue was carried out by the local RNLI in Dun Laoghaire Harbour to the delight and admiration of cheering crowds gathered on East Pier.
Earlier, volunteer victim Eoin Hughes had 'fallen' overboard from the yacht Orna (Orna Skipper Philip Dilworth holding hand-held flare). After the alarm was raised, two maroon rockets were fired for the last time from the lifeboat station. A 'Trent' Class All-Weather Lifeboat ALB No. 14-06 was launched and young Eoin was soon pulled from the sea by its volunteer crew. Afterwards, the ALB carried out a simulated rescue of a yacht in distress by towing Orna back to the shore.
The inshore 'D' class RNLI Lifeboat ILB D-565 also put on a display. In future, electronic pagers will be used to warn the lifeboat crews.

Photo Gallery HERE (or click on photo above)

The more observant among you will notice the relief Trent Class ALB Lifeboat No. 14-06 used in the demonstration is not the lifeboat permanently stationed at Dun Laoghaire - the Anna Livia. The Anna Livia, Lifeboat No. 14-05 (also a 'Trent' class ALB) is presently undergoing an extensive re-fit.

Check out Dun Laoghaire RNLI's new website by clicking on the link at:

www.dunlaoghaire-lifeboat.ie

Temper Tantrum - the one to beat in Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Turkey Shoot 2007

 

Temper Tantrum pursued by Orna in Turkey Shoot 2006 (Copyright 2006 Sailpix Ireland)

Temper Tantrum - GBR 6909T (Jeanneau Sun Fast 40), winner of Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Turkey Shoot 2006, holding Orna - IRL 532, NYC (Grand Soleil 40), at bay.
18 Nov 2007.