'Catapult' To Be Renamed 'Antix' For O'Leary's RORC & D2D Campaigns

22nd March 2015

American Mark Glimcher's brand new US champion Ker 40 Catapult completed the Irish Commodore’s Cup lineup after being enticed into the team by Anthony O'Leary and his son Peter, who sailed on board. Catapult became the champion boat in the Commodore's Cup series. The yacht returns to Irish waters this summer under O’Leary’s command. Photo by Rick Tomlinson

#antix – A new campaign for Afloat's recently crowned Sailor of the Year begins in just a fortnight when Anthony O'Leary moves up a foot in yacht size from his RORC yacht of the year, a Ker 39, to a Ker 40.

O'Leary is to race the American–owned Ker 40 Catapult at RORC's Easter Challenge.

The American yacht partnered O'Leary's Antix and Michael Boyd's Quokaa to 2014 Commodore's Cup success last July and is now on loan to the Royal Cork champion for the period up to the Fastnet Race.

The first outing will be April 3rd's Easter Challenge but this event is to be followed up in June with an offshore challenge. Catapult – to be rechristened Antix up until August – is also one of the first yachts to enter June's Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race from the National Yacht Club.

For Commodore's Cup success New York owner Marc Glimcher sailed Catapult with Anthony's son Peter O'Leary – the two time Olympian – to win the cup for a second time for Ireland.

The American Ker is entered under both Royal Cork and Baltimore SC for the National Yacht Club offshore on June 12th, a race that is part of the ISORA series.

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