Royal Cork Yacht Club Rear Admiral of Keelboats Paul Tingle led the celebrations at the 2023 Summer League winners' prizegiving in Cork Harbour on Thursday evening (September 28th).
There was a great turnout for the Crosshaven event that featured double Olympian Peter O'Leary, who won the Admiral Doyle Plate sailing his Star keelboat 'Archie' in the May Spinnaker IRC League.
O'Leary was presented with his perpetual trophy by the club's Vice Admiral Annamarie Fegan, who was on hand to congratulate all the RCYC prizewinners at the world's oldest yacht club.
As regular Afloat readers will know, O'Leary finished sixth overall this month at the Star Worlds in Italy, sailing with Belfast Lough's Stephen Milne.
In June and July's IRC spinnaker leagues, Michael McCann's Etchells 22 one-design keelboat 'Don't Dilly Dally' was the overall winner.
For a full list of the prizewinners and photos from the event, see the below listing.
Royal Cork Yacht Club League Winners List (Summer 2023) Prizegiving Photos by Bob Bateman
Royal Cork Yacht Club Vice Admiral Annamarie Fegan presents Peter O'Leary sailing 'Archie' with the Admiral Doyle Plate for his performance in the May Spinnaker IRC League Photo: Bob Bateman
Padraig Byrne, skipper of the 1720 Zing was the winner of Royal Cork Yacht Club's May League Echo division Photo: Bob Bateman
Celine McGrath's 'Big Mac' was the winner of Royal Cork Yacht Club IRC Echo and Friday night League in May Photo: Bob Bateman
Michael McCann Sailing the Etchells 22 'Don't Dilly Dally' was the winner of June and July's Royal Cork Yacht Club's IRC spinnaker leagues Photo: Bob Bateman
Andy McJenkins sailing 'Morning After' was the winner of Royal Cork Yacht Club's June IRC White Sail League Photo: Bob Bateman
Frank Desmond sailing 'Bad Company' was the winner of Royal Cork Yacht Club's July league in IRC and ECHO spinnaker division Photo: Bob Bateman
Liam O'Keefe's 'Orion' was the winner of Royal Cork Yacht Club's July Friday night White Sail League Photo: Bob Bateman
Florentina Carroll sailing Magnet was the winner of Royal Cork Yacht Club's July, August and September White Sail League (IRC) Photo: Bob Bateman
Ria Lyden sailing 'Ellida' was the winner of the Royal Cork Yacht Club's August and September League in the Spinnaker Echo division Photo: Bob Bateman
The MacSweeney Family sailing the Sigma 33 "Scribbler" were winners of Royal Cork Yacht Club's Friday Night Whitesail League Photo: Bob Bateman
Pat Vaughan and his wife were winners of the Royal Cork Yacht Club's July, August and September leagues in the White Sail Echo division Photo: Bob Bateman
Royal Cork Yacht Club League Winners List Summer 23