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Tag Archives: The Racing Rules of Sailing
A special arrival in Cowes
As Irish and Scottish sailing teams based at Cowes, Isle of Wight, this week attempt to carry off the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s prestigious Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup, little do they know, we imagine, what an important role some of … Continue reading
Posted in America's Cup, Big Class, book, Britannia, Clyde yachting, Clydebuilt, Dublin Bay - The Cradle of Yacht Racing, Firth of Clyde, G.L. Watson, G.L. Watson & Co., gift, Hal Sisk, Irish yachting, leather-bound, limited edition, Martin Black, object of desire, RNLI, shipbuilding, shipyards, Steam Yacht, tank testing, yacht clubs, yacht design, yacht designer, yacht racing, yachting history
Tagged Aldeburgh, Brewin Dolphin, Christmas 2014, Commodores' Cup, Dublin Bay, gift, Hal Sisk, Irish Cruiser Racing, K1Britannia, Loch Long One Design, RORC, Royal Ocean Racing Club, Sir Thomas Lipton, team Scotland CC, Team Scotland Commdores Cup 2014, The Racing Rules of Sailing
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Dublin Bay – 2nd Edition
The revised second edition of Hal Sisk’s popular book, DUBLIN BAY – THE CRADLE OF YACHT RACING has arrived. Irish yachting historian and Peggy Bawn Press founder, Hal Sisk, reveals how the worldwide sport of yacht and dinghy racing was … Continue reading
Posted in Big Class, book, Dublin Bay - The Cradle of Yacht Racing, G.L. Watson, gift, Hal Sisk, Irish yachting, other yacht designers, yacht clubs, yacht design, yacht racing, yachting history
Tagged Dublin Bay, Dublin Bay Sailing Club, George B. Thompson, gift, International Sailing Federation, International Yacht Racing Union, IYRU, Marconi, RYA, The Racing Rules of Sailing, Vanderdecken, Water Wag, Yacht Racing Association, YRA
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Sparkling Dublin Bay
What is the definition of a yacht club? One might think of a plush clubhouse, a bit stuffy maybe – especially if long established – and strict dress codes… But in the sometimes strange world of yachting tradition there are … Continue reading
Posted in Clyde yachting, Dublin Bay - The Cradle of Yacht Racing, Firth of Clyde, Irish yachting, object of desire, yacht clubs, yacht racing
Tagged 49erFX, Corinthian, Dougie, Galway Hooker, Hal Sisk, International Dragon, Naomh Cronan, National Yacht Club, Para Handy, Royal Alfred Yacht Club, Royal Irish YC, Royal North of Ireland YC, RS Elite, Squib, The Racing Rules of Sailing, Tiffany Brien
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Summer of ’42
Water Wag dinghy class historian Vincent Delany has uncovered more remarkable vintage sailing regatta footage at Dublin’s Irish Film Archive – this time in colour – showing vibrant regatta activity off Howth Harbour, County Dublin, in the summer of 1942. … Continue reading
Posted in boatbuilders, boatyards, Dublin Bay - The Cradle of Yacht Racing, film, Irish yachting, journalists, Lifeboat, other yacht designers, RNLI, yacht clubs, yacht racing
Tagged Hal Sisk, Howth, Howth 17, Howth Yacht Club, Irish Film Archive, J.B. Kearney, John Kearney, MFV, Morris & Lorimer, The Emercency, The Racing Rules of Sailing, W Herbert Boyd, W.M. Nixon, wartime yachting, William Fife III, William Fife Jr, Winkie Nixon, WWII
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The joy of sailing (classic yachts)
There’s absolutely nothing here to do with Glasgow yacht designer to the world G.L. Watson; just the pure joy of classic yacht sailing and racing. Thanks for the nod to Jeckells Sailmakers of Wroxham, Norfolk Broads, England. George Lennox Watson … Continue reading
Dublin Bay Rules
As sailors in the warmer parts of the world, and hardy souls in higher latitudes, find their feet with the most recent revision of the Racing Rules of Sailing – in force since January 1st – it’s worth reflecting on … Continue reading
Posted in boatbuilders, Dublin Bay - The Cradle of Yacht Racing, film, Irish yachting, object of desire, yacht clubs, yacht racing
Tagged Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Bay Sailing Club, ISAF Youth Worlds, Kingstown, MOD70, Route des Princes, Royal Alfred Yacht Club, The Racing Rules of Sailing, Water Wag
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Dublin Bay Online
Hal Sisk’s new book Dublin Bay – The Cradle of Yacht Racing is now available to purchase online – alongside Martin Black’s G.L. Watson – The Art and Science of Yacht Design from our refitted web site at: peggybawnpress.com IM
Posted in America's Cup, Big Class, Britannia, Clyde yachting, Dublin Bay - The Cradle of Yacht Racing, G.L. Watson, Irish yachting, Lifeboat, RNLI, Steam Yacht, yacht clubs, yacht racing
Tagged George B. Thompson, Hal Sisk, Shamrock II, Sir Thomas Lipton, The Racing Rules of Sailing
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Dublin Bay – The Cradle of Yacht Racing
Many of G.L. Watson’s most successful early racing yacht commissions were for highly competitive Irish clients prepared to take a risk on a design by a bright young thing from across the North Channel. One of them, Dublin wine merchant … Continue reading
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