Author Archive | Cork300 Team

Of all the dinghy classes, the Mirror was by far the biggest in terms of participation. Here Peter O’Donovan reflects on those day’s when the twin crewed, pram bowed, gunter rigged, easily holed, red sailed dinghy reigned supreme. (more…)

The IDRA gave it’s name to one dinghy class, but it was much more than that. In this article Brian Cudmore tells of his memories of racing IDRA 14’s in the club and we take a peek at a couple of locally held Dinghy Weeks of old. (more…)

Here Paul Tingle relates the fun times of the Enterprise class, the mid performance dinghy that was highly active in the harbour from the ’60s to the early ’90s. (more…)

Crosshaven Boatyard is a vital strand in the rich fabric of Cork harbour – in this post Richard Leonard fills us in on it’s origins, development, people and boats. It’s a fascinating tale… (more…)

 Our April Calendar picture is of the start of a One Ton Cup race in 1981. The club has a great history of hosting major international events and here we look at a few world class championships from the 1980s…. (more…)