Phil Lawton (right) and Owen Laverty competing in a Fireball dinghy in the DMYC Frostbite Series
Credit: DMYC
With the Dublin Bay Buoy recording 23 knots gusting to 34 knots seconds ago, the decision to cancel today's DMYC Dinghy Frostbites was vindicated.
The forecast for the afternoon was for winds in the high teens/low twenties but with gusts in the thirties getting up to the forties by 16:00
Unfortunately, the series has only sailed once so far since Christmas due to weather.
Dublin Bay Fireballer Cormac Bradley was appointed Rear Commodore of the International Fireball Class in 2017. He is a regular dinghy and one design correspondent on Afloat.ie
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