DBOGA member and graduate of the Boat Building Academy at Lyme Regis, Michael Weed, will talk about the Droleen (Dreoilín), a one-class design dinghy built in the late 1890’s for members of Bray Sailing Club. The designer was club member Mr W Ogilvy and the original builder was Mr. Foley of Ringsend. The Droleen class was described by Henry Coleman Folkard in 1906 as being of “so safe and sturdy a form that they can carry their whole sail, without reefing, in almost any weather that an open boat can be out in”. Michael’s talk will cover not just the origins and history of the class but also the construction of a Droleen, pictured above, recently undertaken by Michael and his colleagues at the Boat Building Academy.

DBOGA Fundraising for Howth RNLI: Pre-Covid, we listened to talks together at Poolbeg while passing the Yellow Welly around for your 5 euro donation. In Zoom Land we can’t do that but the RNLI urgently needs funds. Please click here (or use the QR code on the right) to dob your 5 euro in. Thank you.

The details of this Zoom meeting are:

• Topic: The Droleen: A 12’ Traditional Clinker Sailing Dinghy
• Time: Nov 26, 2020 20:00
• Link to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84992586133
• Meeting ID: 849 9258 6133

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