Shane Kennedy (Son of George O Brien Kennedy) and Ian Sargent (IDRA 14 Class historian) at 75th Anniversary Celebrations

Club Identification

Club Identification


Club Identification List Ireland

ASC - Atlantic Sailing Club, Cahirciveen, Co.Kerry


BSC - Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, Co. Cork


BSC - Blessington Sailing Club, Blessington, Co Wicklow


BYC - Boyne Yacht Club, Mornington,  Drogheda, Co. Louth (Club became defunct during the 1980’s)


CBC - Cork Boat Club (Sailing Section), Blackrock, Cork (Club now defunct)


CHSC -          Cork Harbour Sailing Club, Currabinny, Co. Cork (Amalgamated with RMYC 1952)


CSC - Cobh Sailing Club, Cobh, Co. Cork


CY&BC - Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club, Clontarf, Dublin 3 


DBSC - Dublin Bay Sailing Club, Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin (organises racing on behalf of all the Dun Laoghaire Clubs)


DMYC - Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin


HSC - Howth Sailing Club, Howth, Dublin 13


HMYC - Howth Motor Yacht Club, Howth, Dublin 13 HYC (Howth Yacht Club) was formed in 1968 by the amalgamation of Howth Sailing Club & Howth Motor Yacht Club


KSC - Kilbarrack Sailing Club, Sutton, Dublin 13  (club defunct 1994)


KYC - Kinsale Yacht Club, Kinsale, Co. Cork


LDYC - Lough Derg Yacht Club, Dromineer, Co Tipperary


LRYC - Lough Ree Yacht Club, Athlone, Co. Westmeath


MBSC - Monkstown Bay Sailing Club, Monkstown, Co. Cork


MSC - Mullingar Sailing Club, Lough Ennel, Co. Westmeath


MYC - Malahide Yacht Club, Co. Dublin (formerly Malahide Sailing Club) 


NYC - National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin


RCYC - Royal Cork Yacht Club Crosshaven, Co. Cork


RMYC - Royal Munster Yacht Club (amalgamated with Royal Cork YC 1970)


RSC -          Rush Sailing Club, Rogerstown, Rush Co. Dublin.


RStGYC - Royal St. George Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin


RIYC - Royal Irish Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin


SDC - Sutton Dinghy Club, Sutton, Dublin 13


SSBC - Swords Sailing & Boating Club, Swords, Co. Dublin


SSC - Skerries Sailing Club, Skerries, Co. Dublin


WHSC - Waterford Harbour Sailing Club, Dunmore East, Co Waterford


WHBC - Wexford Harbour Boat Club (later Wexford Harbour Boat & Tennis Club)  Co.Wexford.


WSC - Wicklow Sailing Club,  Co.Wicklow.

Club Identification List  UK -  Dragonfly and Hardway Seabird Classes

CSC -         Christchurch Sailing Club, Christchurch, Dorset, England


HSC -          Hardway Sailing Club, Near Portsmouth, England


WSC -         Waldringfield Sailing Club, River Deben, Suffolk, England

Club Identification List -  South  Africa – REB Class

RNYC - Royal Natal Yacht Club, Durban,  Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa


LVC - Lough Vaal Club, Lough Vaal, Gauteng (formerly Transvaal) South Africa

PYC - Point Yacht Club, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Class History

The story of Fuss and the IDRA 14... view more

In the UK

In the UK the Class (with minor hull modifications) ware sailed in three different locations... view more

In South Africa

In Durban, South Africa, the article on the “Fuss” design in an English sailing magazine was noticed... view more