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What's on in March/April 2010
Rugby - Six Nations - Ireland v. Wales	Sat 13th March	KO 14:30
Brian & Eleanor Cudmore - Lofoten Islands Cruise Presentation	Thurs 18th March	See details
Sail Care and Canvas Care Presentation - Eoghan O'Mahony	Fri 26th March	See details
505 April League	Starts 3rd April
Laser Munsters (All Rigs)	Sat/Sun 3/4 April	BSC
MBSC Laser Spring Open Day 2	Sat 11th April

ISA President's Award for Tom McSweeney

Congratulations to Tom MacSweeney who was recently presented with the ISA President’s Award as a token of appreciation in recognition of his services to sport of sailing. The ISA President’s Award is awarded entirely at the discretion of the current ISA President and Board in recognition of the activities or involvement of one or more individuals who have committed to the sport in an outstanding manner.

Brian & Eleanor Cudmore - Lofoten Islands Cruise Presentation - Thur 18 March

Brian and Eleanor Cudmore have kindly agreed to present a slideshow of their cruise to the Lofoten islands, 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle. The night will be a fundraiser for the RNLI at their request, with a token €5 per person requested.

All are welcome, and anyone serious about sailing long distances, equipment appraisal, higher latitude navigation, stores, supplies etc. will have a lot of questions answered.

Support your club and the RNLI by attending this informative presentation! For more details click here.

Sail Care and Canvas Care Presentation - Fri 26th March

MBSC invites all members to an informative Sail and Canvas Care evening with top sailmaker Eoghan O’ Mahony from Kinsale. In the Cadet Room, Friday March 26th at 8pm. For further details click here.

MBSC Junior Training Courses - Applications now being Accepted

MBSC run a sailing course each year, over a three week period in June/July. The course caters for sailors ranging in age from eight to eighteen and provides a variety of ISA Certified Levels to suit particular ages and sailing ability.

In 2010 the courses run from Monday 21st June to Friday 9th July.

Click here for general information. Contact mbsc@eircom.ie for application form.

MBSC Spring Laser Open - Saturday 6th March

A successful 3-race event, with 7 Lasers and a Laser 4.7 participating. A strong tide and a shifty breeze meant there were lots of place changes and a different winner of each race.
Top 5 results:

1) Ronan Kenneally (2,1,2)
2) Charles Dwyer (1,2,3)
3) Rob Howe (3,3,1)
4) Paul O'Sullivan (4,4,5)
5) James Long (5,6,4)

MBSC Sailing Calendar 2010 Now Available

This will be printed and distributed to all members shortly. The version here will be kept updated during the year, as required.

Kinsale Frostbite Series 2010

After 6 weeks and 12 races, the 3 MBSC sailors competing in the series finished as follows:

1st) Ronan Kenneally
4th) Charles Dwyer
5th) Paul O'Sullivan

This was a very successful series for Kinsale, with over 40 dinghies on the water each Sunday. As usual, Kinsale Yacht Club did a great job running the event.

Click here for results. For full details click here.

Click here for all news items for 2010.