55 dinghies competed across the fleets at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club 'At Home' 2022 regatta in Cork Harbour on Saturday.

As regular Afloat readers will know, the event was postponed from earlier in the season when strong winds cancelled the first 'At Home' attempt in late June.

The Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Regatta had three fleets of dinghies competing Photo: Bob Bateman

In Class 1, Laser full rig sailor Ronan Kenneally won from Fred Cudmore, Sandy Rimmington and Brian Dineen, sailing a penultimate National 18. The third was Harry Pritchard in a Laser Full rig

Fred Cudmore, Sandy Rimmington and Brian Dineen, sailing a penultimate National 18 Photo: Bob Bateman

Class 2 overall was won by Mirror duo Tim and Isobel O'Connor. 

Father and daughter Mirror duo Tim and Isobel O'Connor

The first Junior team was Isabelle McCarthy/Ben Dwyer in an RS Feva. Second junior was Alexia Creighton in a  Topaz Uno dinghy. The third junior crew were Anna Daly/Sarah Hallissey.

In the Optimist Class, Ruadhan Jackson won from Eoin Jones with Donnagh Jackson third. 

Video clips by Mary Malone

An Optimist start at the Monkstown Bay Sailing Club 'At Home' 2022 Regatta 

Bob Bateman's Monkstown Bay Sailing Club 'At Home' 2022 Photo Gallery

Lasers are dominating Class 1 of Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s August dinghy league.

Philip Doherty in his Laser Radial has built a five-point lead on a total of 5 after four races sailed at the time of writing, with Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg second in their Laser II on 10 points. Third is John Moynihan, in another Laser, just one point behind on 11.

Isobel and Tim O’Connor, in their Mirror on 3 points from three first placings in the four races sailed, are again topping Class 2, which they won last month. Ellen and Ayda Bruen in their RS Feva XL are in close pursuit on five points.

Philip Doherty in his Laser Radial is leading Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s Class 1 in the August dinghy league after three races on a total of 5 points. Second is John Moynihan on 11 points, in another Laser and third is the duo of Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg in their Laser II on 12 points.

Ellen and Ayda Bruen are leading Class 2 in an RS Feva XL ahead of second-placed Isobel and Tim O’Connor, who won the July league. Third are Tony Geraghty and Daragh KIleen in another RS Feva XL.

Laser sailor David O’Connell won Cork Harbour's Monkstown Bay Sailing Club July league in Class One after nine races on 10 points with Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg second in their Laser Two on 27.

Charles McCarthy and Barry O'Connor were third in their 505 on 38.

Isobel O'Connor and Tim O'Connor brought their Mirror to overall success in Class Two on seven points.

Isobelle Clarke Waterman was second and Tony Geraghty/Daragh Killeen third.

David O’Connell, Laser, has increased his lead at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s July Dinghy League in Class 1, winning Race 7 to have just 5 points overall.

Double-handed Laser sailors Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg, continue second on 18 points, the gap between first and second having increased to 13. In third place the 505 (Charles McCarthy and Barry O’Connor) on 25 are now seven points behind.

With the last race of the league this week, O’Connell’s overall win seems certain and second and third look like remaining the same.

It is tighter in Class 2, where Isobel and Tim O’Connor, first in their Mirror, are two points clear of second, on a total of 7, Isabelle Clarke Waterman’s RS Feva XL on 9 with Tony Geraghty and Daragh Killeen in another Feva in third on 11.

After five races and with one discard allowed, Laser sailor David O’Connell continues to hold a big lead in Class 1 of the Monkstown Bay SC July dinghy league in Cork Harbour on a total of four points.

Second is a double-handed Laser sailed by Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg, trailing him by 10 on a total of 14 points.

Third place is held by a 505 sailed by Charles McCarthy and Barry O’Connor with 19 points.

Applying the discard after the fifth race has moved the Mirror, the smallest dinghy in the Class 2 fleet, sailed by Isobel and Tim O’Connor, up to first place on 6 points, displacing Isobelle Clarke Waterman’s RS Feva XL to second on 7, with another Feva XL, sailed by Tony Geraghty and Daragh Kileen in third on 8 points.

David O’Connell is leading Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s July dinghy league Class 1 on 3 points after three races, the result of his hat-trick of wins.

That puts him clear of Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg in second place in their Laser II with 11 points.

Third is Emmett O’Sullivan in an RS Aero7, on 29 points. Ten dinghies have raced so far in the club’s series in Cork Harbour.

Class 2 has had six boats racing and is led by Isobelle Clarke Waterman in an RS Feva XL on 5 points, having won two of the three races sailed so far. Another RS Feva XL, sailed by Darragh Killeen, is second on 6 points. Isobel and Tim O’Connor, sailing a Mirror, are third on 19 points.

Chris Bateman and John Coakley won the 505 dinghy Irish Nationals raced at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club over six races in Cork Harbour.

Six 505s competed. They won four of the six races, for a total of 7 points.

Second were John Downey and Sandy Rimmington, who finished on 12 points and third Richie Harrington and Sandy O’Brien who finished with 16 points.

The two races not won by the overall winners of the Nationals were won by Alex Barry and David Kenefick.

“It was a great weekend of racing,” said Club Commodore Sandy Rimmington. “The countdown is well and truly on now for the Worlds at the start of August.”

They will be held out of the RCYC at Crosshaven.

Monkstown Bay Sailing Club has postponed its 'At Home' which had been scheduled to take place in Cork Harbour on Saturday.

The club says this is due to the forecast of adverse weather predictions.

A new date of Saturday, September 17 has been set.

Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour will hold its ‘At Home’ this Saturday, at a time when it is experiencing “fantastic support” for dinghy sailing according to its Commodore.

“We have put a lot of effort into popularising sailing, particularly focusing attention on getting young people and newcomers into the sport and that is getting good support. Dinghy sailing is going very well this season,” says Club Commodore Sandy Rimmington.
“We must be one of the clubs with the biggest Feva participation. It is encouraging that, in making efforts to widen interest in sailing, for which we have been doing a lot of work, there has been particularly strong participation by girls. This is notable in the Feva fleet.”

The Monkstown Bay Sailing Club clubhouse will host visitors after racing for the award of prizes Photo: Bob Bateman

This Saturday the ‘At Home’ will concentrate on dinghy racing. Classes 1 and 2 will include the stalwarts of the MBSC fleet, including 505s where club members continue to prepare for the Irish and World Championships in the harbour in August. Mixed dinghies will be included and there will be a separate class for Optimists. Racing starts at 1355.

The club is also celebrating its new champion with Chris Bateman winning last weekend's Fireball Ulster Championship when he teamed up with Conor Flynn of Blessington.

The re-surfacing of the Sand Quay, the club’s boat base, has boosted the club facilities, with two slipways for launching.

One of two slipways for launching boats at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Photo: Bob Bateman

All clubs are being invited to race at Monkstown on Saturday, with the clubhouse hosting visitors after racing for the award of prizes.