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McCann Ends Optimist Europeans in Eighth
Leader of the Optimist dinghy Europeans at the half way stage, Peter McCann of Royal Cork Yacht Club has ended the 12 races series at Tavira, Portugal in eighth place overall yesterday. The top Irish youngster had a disappointing second half of the championship picking up 30, 42 and and a 28 in the final five races. 130 competed. There was a separate boys and girls division.
McCann Leads Optimist Europeans
Browne Takes Oppy Munsters on Home Waters (Photos here)
27 knots was never going to stop Sophie Browne and the brave sailors of the Irish Optimist class at Tralee Bay Sailing Club, Fenit, Co.Kerry. The fleet was in town for the Optimist Munster Championships and the local girl proved unstoppable in the six race series. Brian Carlin took the photos in two albums on the Afloat gallery HERE. and HERE.
McCann Wins Ulster Oppy Title
Last weekend (11/12th June) saw the Optimist Ulster Championships return to Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club after a three year gap.
The weather, always so critical in sailing events, did its usual trick of throwing everything possible at the sailors and organisers.
Saturday was a day of light airs and sunshine. With light fickle winds dropping away to nothing, the Featherweights in the fleet were delighted and preformed well.
Sunday was a different day entirely and with winds of 18 knots gusting 22, the heavier sailors came into their own. All in all, something for everyone!
Race 1 in the Junior Fleet was won by Ronan Cournane (Royal Cork Yacht Club) followed closely by Colin O'Sullivan (Malahide Yacht Club). Race 2 was started in light winds but on the second beat the sailors made little progress against the tide. As the wind disappeared only 10 sailors managed to finish, the rest being "timed out". The third race of the day was yet another "light airs" affair. Again the promising breeze fizzled out and Royal North's very experienced Race Officer, Nigel Kearney, raised the abandonment flag.
The sailors went ashore for the day to enjoy the hospitalities of Royal North's recently refurbished clubhouse.
In the Senior Fleet Races 1 and 2 were won by "experienced" sailor Peter McCann (he is only 13) from Royal Cork Yacht Club. Like the Juniors, their Race 3 was also abandoned and the tired sailors sailed back to a fantastic welcome and great meal provided by Royal North. A difficult day for all, both Race Committee and sailors alike worked hard as the wind shifted, built up, dropped away, and built up again.
On Saturday evening Irish Optimist President, Fred Campbell from Royal North presented the Irish Team sailors with their iconic
Green Life Jackets and team gear and wished them all luck in their respective International events.
Sunday morning came and the promised wind which had the heavier sailors in a jubilant mood started to build steadily.
Race 1 was won by Sean Donnelly from the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire with Races 2 and 3 being won by fellow Dun Laoghaire sailor Adam Hyland (Royal St George Yacht Club). Adam was unfortunate to have incurred a "timed out" and a "black flag" penalty in Saturday's racing. These "expensive" scores pulled him down the results allowing Royal Cork sailor, Peter McCann who sailed steadily on both days to secure the overall Senior Championship.
In the Junior Fleet, Race 1 was won by Rebecca O' Shaughnessy (Royal Cork) with Niamh Henry (Royal St George) winning Race 2 while strong wind expert Issy Delamer won Race 2 making Sunday an all girl affair in the Junior Fleet. However, the girls' excellent performances in the stronger breeze did not prevent Royal Cork sailor Ronan Cournane repeating his brother Daire's success the previous year and securing the Junior Championship.
Congratulations to Peter McCann who is the Ulster Senior regional Champion. Congratulations also to Ronan Cournane who is the Ulster Junior Regional Championship.
At a prize giving ceremony following the event, Royal North Commodore, Mike Vaughan welcomed all the visitors and referred to the long association between the club and the Irish Optimist Association. Irish Optimist Vice President Des Flood from Howth Yacht Club thanked the Royal North Yacht Club and its volunteers who worked tirelessly all weekend to make the event the resounding success that it was!
The top five in each fleet were:
Senior Fleet:
1 1439 Gold Peter McCann 14 RCYC 7 1 1 4 2 3
2 1438 Gold Sean Donnelly 14 NYC 17 12 3 1 9 4
3 1375 Gold Richard Hogan 13 HYC 22 5 39 6 3 8
4 1425 Gold Douglas Elmes 13 RCYC/WHSC 27 3 2 11 11 31
5 1444 Gold Sophie Browne 14 TBSC/RCYC 29 18 18 2 4 5
Junior Fleet:
1 1411 Gold Ronan Cournane 12 RCYC/KYC 9 1 2 3 7 3
2 1012 Gold Niamh Henry 12 RStGYC 10 4 1 6 1 4
3 1372 Gold Isabelle Delamer 12 HYC 16 13 5 8 2 1
4 1343 Silver Colin O'SULLIVAN 12 MYC 20 2 3 7 8 14
5 1341 Gold Ewan MCMAHON 12 HYC 20 8 4 2 6 46
Local Sailor Success
Just 5 years ago Royal North sailor Ross Vaughan was Ireland's highest ranked Optimist sailor. In his wake up to 20 Royal North sailors competed on the Irish Optimist circuit. Last year saw a bit of a gap in Northern competitors, but Royal North was pleased to field a total of eight sailors in this event. All are very young but led by enthusiastic Class Captain Greg Bell, all are looking forward to joining the "Irish Optimist Circuit" in the years ahead and bringing success once more to Royal North Optimist sailing.
Best local sailors at the event were Sally Bell in the main fleet and Louis Miller in Regatta Fleet. Expect to see these names again.
Regatta Fleet
Held in conjunction with the championships was a "very" junior event for the very youngest sailors who have recently completed their dinghy competency courses and are getting ready to go racing. This racing experience is essential to equip the sailors with the skills they will need when they move to the main fleet.
Watched by anxious parents from the lawn of Royal North the sailors were led by coaches, Katie Malcolm, Katie White and Holly Campbell. In a series of short races conducted by Race Officer Mark Brien, the kids mostly between 8 and 10 years old got their first taste of racing.
All regatta fleet racers were presented with medals and fun prizes.
Next Year?
It is hoped that when the whole entourage returns to the North next year, these youngest sailors will have progressed to join their older friends in the main fleet.
Judging by the comments from the visiting sailors and parents, North Down can look forward to the return of the class next year. Royal North Commodore, Mike Vaughan, when thanking North Down Tourism and other sponsors of the event, expressed his hope that the championships would again return to Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club.
Royal Cork's Anthony O'Leary is racing at the Scottish Series and better weather is promised tomorrow. ICRA has arranged craneage for next month's national championships and there are less than two weeks to the first gun of the Fireball World Championships in Sligo. 58 are entrered from nine countries.
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Barry Hurley and Mick Liddy prepare for the ISORA start in Wales on Saturday. More photos by Cathy Mullan on our ISORA post here
Hyland Wins Leinster Optimist Championships
Dublin Bay local Adam Hyland has won the Optimist Leinster Championships on home waters this afternoon in blustery conditions that saw the series completed in the comparative shelter of Scotsman's bay in the lee of Dun Laoghaire's East pier as winds across Dublin Bay hit 25 knots from the West. Howth Yacht Club sailors Sean Waddilove and Robert Dickson were second and third respectively.
The Championships hosted by the National Yacht Club also featured racing in the Junior and Regatta fleets. The juniors was won by Ronan Cournahane and regatta racing by Eva Millar.
Results below.
Series Place | Sail No | Fleet | Helm | Prize Age | Club | Series Points | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 |
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1 | 1413 | Gold | Adam HYLAND | 14 | RStGYC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 3 |
2 | 1437 | Gold | Sean WADDILOVE | 14 | SSC/HYC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
3 | 1355 | Gold | Robert Dickson | 13 | HYC | 11 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
4 | 1443 | Gold | Sean Gambier-Ross | 14 | KYC | 13 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 2 |
5 | 1407 | Gold | Conor O'Beirne | 13 | RStGYC | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
6 | 1441 | Gold | Eoin Lyden | 14 | RCYC / BSC | 20 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 4 |
7 | 1433 | Gold | Jil McGinley | 14 | RCYC | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 52 |
8 | 1305 | Gold | Sandy APLIN | 13 | RStGYC | 26 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 9 |
9 | 1440 | Gold | Harry Whitaker | 14 | RCYC/BSC | 26 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
10 | 1307 | Gold | Anna Kelly | 13 | RCYC/BBSC | 29 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 1438 | Gold | Sean Donnelly | 14 | NYC | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 52 |
12 | 1315 | Gold | Fergus Flood | 13 | HYC | 37 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 52 |
13 | 1316 | Silver | Ross Quirke | 14 | NYC | 39 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 7 |
14 | 1444 | Gold | Sophie Browne | TBSC/RCYC | 40 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 52 | |
15 | 1420 | Gold | Megan Parker | 13 | SSC | 41 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 5 |
16 | 1425 | Gold | Douglas Elmes | 13 | RCYC/WHSC | 41 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 15 |
17 | 1335 | Gold | Scott Levie | 14 | LDYC | 42 | 8 | 40 | 22 | 12 |
18 | 1415 | Silver | Caitlin Waters | 15 | RStGYC | 50 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 10 |
19 | 1410 | Gold | Daire Cournane | 13 | RCYC/KYC | 56 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 52 |
20 | 1314 | Gold | Alexandra Walsh | 14 | RStGYC | 56 | 17 | 23 | 52 | 16 |
21 | 1369 | Gold | Adam D'ARCY | 13 | RCYC | 57 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 22 |
22 | 1340 | Gold | Alacoque Daly | 13 | TBSC | 58 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 14 |
23 | 1436 | Gold | Daniel Raymond | NYC | 63 | 13 | 31 | 19 | 52 | |
24 | 1446 | Silver | Stephen Judge | 13 | RIYC | 64 | 21 | 37 | 24 | 19 |
25 | 1298 | Gold | Bill Staunton | 14 | SSC | 65 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 52 |
26 | 1352 | Silver | Cara MC DOWELL | 13 | MYC | 66 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 13 |
27 | 1439 | Gold | Peter McCann | 14 | RCYC | 68 | 14 | 2 | 52 | 52 |
28 | 1234 | Gold | Mark Bolger | 14 | RStGYC | 69 | 28 | 13 | 28 | 52 |
29 | 1442 | Gold | Cliodhna Ni Shuilleabhain | 13 | KYC | 70 | 41 | 12 | 17 | 52 |
30 | 1422 | Gold | Chloe Eggers | 14 | RStGYC | 75 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 52 |
31 | 1361 | Gold | Aoife Hopkins | 13 | HYC | 76 | 20 | 40 | 16 | 52 |
32 | 1332 | Silver | James O'Connor | 13 | RStGYC | 76 | 22 | 38 | 33 | 21 |
33 | 961 | Silver | Claire O'Sullivan | RCYC | 81 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 17 | |
34 | 1427 | Silver | Jacob MARTENSSON | 14 | RIYC | 81 | 31 | 36 | 26 | 24 |
35 | 1360 | Silver | Nicole Hemeryck | 13 | RIYC/WHSC | 82 | 33 | 29 | 52 | 20 |
36 | 1349 | Gold | Conor KNEAFSEY | 14 | NYC | 84 | 42 | 25 | 34 | 25 |
37 | 1243 | Silver | Charley Breen | 13 | RCYC | 88 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
38 | 1358 | Silver | Erica Markey | 13 | HYC | 94 | 45 | 39 | 32 | 23 |
39 | 1225 | Gold | Peter Healy | 14 | KYC | 102 | 39 | 52 | 11 | 52 |
40 | 1375 | Gold | Richard Hogan | 13 | HYC | 102 | 29 | 21 | 52 | 52 |
41 | 122 | Silver | Fionn O'REGAN | 14 | DSC | 103 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 52 |
42 | 1392 | Silver | Cian BUCKLEY | 14 | MYC | 104 | 43 | 26 | 35 | 52 |
43 | 1154 | Gold | Ciaran Finnegan | 13 | WHSC | 107 | 37 | 52 | 52 | 18 |
44 | 1389 | Silver | Laura COLEMAN | 13 | RIYC | 124 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 52 |
45 | 1303 | Silver | D.J. MCGOVERN | 14 | MYC | 129 | 36 | 41 | 52 | 52 |
46 | 1278 | Silver | Eoghan O REGAN | 13 | RCYC | 140 | 52 | 52 | 36 | 52 |
47 | 1313 | Silver | Alex Kavanagh | 13 | HYC | 146 | 52 | 42 | 52 | 52 |
48 | 768 | Silver | Julia GEOGHEGAN | 13 | RIYC | 156 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
48 | 1218 | Silver | Emer Rafferty | 156 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | ||
48 | 1359 | Silver | Isabel CAHILL | 13 | HYC | 156 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
48 | 1402 | Silver | Lucy McCutcheon | 14 | RStGYC | 156 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
Series Place | Sail No | Fleet | Helm | Prize Age | Club | Series Points | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 |
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1 | 1411 | Gold | Ronan Cournane | 12 | RCYC/KYC | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
2 | 1408 | Gold | Kate Lyttle | 12 | RStGYC | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
3 | 1346 | Silver | Philip McDowell | 12 | MYC | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
4 | 1012 | Gold | Niamh Henry | 12 | RStGYC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
5 | 1343 | Silver | Colin O'SULLIVAN | 12 | MYC | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
6 | 1282 | Silver | Oskar Cahill | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
7 | 1372 | Gold | Isabelle Delamer | 12 | HYC | 19 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
8 | 1347 | Silver | Ben Walsh | 12 | SSC | 21 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
9 | 1266 | Gold | Scott O'Sullivan | 12 | KYC | 22.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 18 |
10 | 1341 | Gold | Ewan MCMAHON | 12 | HYC | 24 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 14 |
11 | 1290 | Silver | Harry Durcan | 12 | RCYC | 25 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
12 | 1421 | Gold | Evie Byrne | 12 | NYC | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 16 |
13 | 1302 | Gold | Harry Craig | 12 | RStGYC | 31 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 3 |
14 | 1217 | Gold | Rebecca O SHAUGHNESSY | 12 | RCYC | 32 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 11 |
15 | 1445 | Silver | Hugh Perrette | 12 | NYC/SDC | 43 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 21 |
16 | 1342 | Silver | Darragh KELLY | 12 | SDC | 44 | 57 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
17 | 1148 | Gold | Eoghan O'Buachalla | 12 | TBSC | 44 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 16 |
18 | 1119 | Silver | Conor LEE | 11 | GBSC | 47 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
19 | 1246 | Silver | Johnny Durcan | 12 | RCYC | 55 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 57 |
20 | 1143 | Silver | Richard McGinley | 11 | RCYC | 56 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 20 |
21 | 1399 | Silver | Daniel Hopkins | 11 | HYC | 58 | 17 | 31 | 57 | 10 |
22 | 1324 | Silver | Heather SPAIN | 12 | NYC | 65 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
23 | 1291 | Silver | Amy CARROLL | 11 | 65 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 24 | |
24 | 1382 | Silver | Conor Byrne | 12 | NYC | 67 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 57 |
25 | 1403 | Silver | Jamie O'GRADY | 11 | HYC | 71 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
26 | 1357 | Silver | James McCann | 11 | RCYC | 75 | 18 | 57 | 31 | 26 |
27 | 1297 | Silver | Luke MCGRATH | 11 | RCYC | 76 | 28 | 25 | 57 | 23 |
28 | 1404 | Silver | Alex O'GRADY | 11 | HYC | 77 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 31 |
29 | 8 | Silver | Emma Parker | 10 | SSC | 78 | 57 | 29 | 21 | 28 |
30 | 1275 | Silver | Nell STAUNTON | 11 | SSC | 80 | 24 | 57 | 27 | 29 |
31 | 1294 | Silver | Tom KEAL | 10 | RCYC | 86 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
32 | 1192 | Silver | Rachel Eggers | 11 | RStGYC | 89 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 32 |
33 | 1244 | Silver | Alix Buckley | 11 | SSC | 90 | 57 | 21 | 57 | 12 |
34 | 1153 | Silver | Ronan WALSH | 11 | RCYC | 117 | 32 | 57 | 28 | 57 |
35 | 1435 | Silver | Patrick RIORDAN | 12 | RIYC | 139 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 25 |
36 | 1089 | Silver | Harry BELL | 10 | RNIYC | 140 | 26 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
37 | 1397 | Silver | Lucy DONWORTH | 12 | RCYC/BSC | 144 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 30 |
38 | 1293 | Silver | Killian MCHUGH | 12 | GBSC | 144 | 57 | 57 | 30 | 57 |
39 | 698 | Silver | Shane O'Brien | SDC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | |
39 | 885 | Silver | Imogen MCNAMARA | 11 | RIYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 934 | Silver | Jane Bolger | 10 | RStGYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 989 | Silver | Lucy WATERS | 11 | RStGYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 996 | Silver | Gavin Roche Griffin | 11 | RStYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1195 | Silver | Grace O'Beirne | 11 | RStGYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1196 | Silver | Oisin LYONS | 11 | GBSC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1233 | Silver | Sarah CUDMORE | 11 | rcyc | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1253 | Silver | Sarah LEVIE | 11 | LDYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1255 | Silver | Ros Morgan | 12 | SSC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1280 | Silver | Gemma MC DOWELL | 11 | MYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1296 | Silver | Phoebe NORWOOD | 12 | RIYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1309 | Silver | Helen O'Beirne | 11 | RStGYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1354 | Silver | David O'REILLY | 11 | GBSC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1364 | Silver | Dara Donnelly | 12 | NYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1379 | Silver | Max Kavanagh | 10 | HYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1384 | Silver | Sally BELL | 12 | RNIYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
39 | 1423 | Silver | Tom SHANAHAN | 12 | NYC | 171 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
Sail No | Helm | Prize Age | Club |
---|---|---|---|
0 | Eva MILLAR | 9 | RNIYC |
683 | Micheal O'SUILLEABHAIN | 9 | KYC |
697 | Eoin LYONS | 9 | GBSC |
720 | Mairead MCHUGH | 10 | GBSC |
778 | Rosa GEOGHEGAN | 11 | RIYC |
786 | Caoimhe Totterdell | 10 | NYC |
795 | Cormac BUCKLEY | 10 | MYC |
819 | Cian MURPHY | 10 | NYC |
838 | Conor WALSH | 8 | RCYC |
844 | Robert KEAL | 0 | RCYC |
960 | Siofra COLLINS | 10 | GBSC |
998 | Louis MILLAR | 11 | RNIYC |
1009 | Kate D'ARCY | 10 | RCYC |
1018 | Jamie MCMAHON | 9 | HYC |
1034 | Peter SHANAHAN | 10 | NYC |
1081 | Peter FAGAN | 11 | NYC |
1133 | Cliona COYLE | 11 | NYC |
1150 | Patrick COYLE | 13 | NYC |
1173 | Megan CAHILL | 11 | HYC |
1182 | Clare GORMAN | 10 | NYC |
1196 | Michael CARROLL | 10 | |
1204 | Brian FOX | 13 | TBSC |
1208 | William SPAIN | 11 | NYC |
1236 | Finn MATTHEWS | 12 | GBSC |
1242 | Alison MAGUIRE | 11 | RIYC |
1254 | Emily Whitaker | 10 | RCYC/BSC |
1269 | Guy Withinshaw WITHINSHAW | 10 | NYC |
1274 | Nicola FERGUSON | 11 | RIYC |
1283 | Ella HEMERYCK | 10 | RIYC/WHSC |
1321 | Katie-Jane Marshall | 10 | NYC |
1348 | Ella DUFFY | 11 | NYC |
1394 | Neasa O'CONNELL | 9 | RstGYC |
1396 | Morgan Lyttle | 9 | RStGYC |
6102 | Rory COLLINS | 8 | GBSC |
GBR3280 | Emma WILLIAMS | 9 | RStGYC |
The IODAI Optimist Trials concluded in Dun Laoghaire this weekend at the Mitsubishi Youth Regatta with a fine win for Sophie Browne. The Tralee Bay Sailor raced a consistent series with blinding boatspeed to pip long term leader Sean Donnelly (NYC). The purpose of the trials is to select teams to represent Ireland at the World, European and German Championships. The Royal Cork continued its recent history of fine results with 7 of the 18 available places being filled by club members.
By winning the trials, Browne has now taken up the option of travelling to New Zealand in December 2011 to represent Ireland at the Optimist World Championships.
The following sailors were selected by the trial process to represent Ireland at the European Championship which will be held in Portugal in July 2011: Sean Donnelly, HYC, Peter McCann RCYC, Harry Whitaker RCYC, Eoin Lyden RCYC, Jil McGinley RCYC Cliodhna Ni Shuilleabhain KYC and Megan Parker SSC
The team selected to travel to the German National Championships include Robert Dickson HYC , Daire Cournane KYC, Sean Waddilove Skerries SC, Richard Hogan HYC, Adam Hyland RSGYC, Ronan Cournane KYC, Sean Gambier Ross KYC and Fergus Flood HYC, Aoife Hopkins and Alacoque Daly Tralee Bay SC.
In addition 10 sailors were chosen for the Irish under 12 squad who will compete in the Optimist UK National Championships.
IODAI Trials 2011 Entries: 53 Races Sailed: 14 Discard: 3 Provisional ResultsSeries Place | Sail No | Fleet | Helm | M/F | Prize Age | Club | Series Points |
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1 | 1368 | Senior | Sophie Browne | F | 14 | TBSC/RCYC | 29.71 |
2 | 1438 | Senior | Sean Donnelly | M | 14 | NYC | 31 |
3 | 1439 | Senior | Peter McCann | M | 14 | RCYC | 46 |
4 | 1440 | Senior | Harry Whitaker | M | 14 | RCYC | 50 |
5 | 1441 | Senior | Eoin Lyden | M | 14 | RCYC/BSC | 68.29 |
6 | 1355 | Senior | Robert Dickson | M | 13 | HYC | 98 |
7 | 1410 | Senior | Daire Cournane | M | 13 | RCYC/KYC | 100 |
8 | 1433 | Senior | Jil McGinley | F | 14 | RCYC | 101 |
9 | 1437 | Senior | Sean WADDILOVE | M | 14 | SSC/HYC | 103 |
10 | 1442 | Senior | Cliodhna Ni Shuilleabhain | F | 13 | KYC | 110 |
11 | 1375 | Senior | Richard Hogan | M | 13 | HYC | 111 |
12 | 1413 | Senior | Adam HYLAND | M | 14 | RstGYC | 118 |
13 | 1411 | Junior | Ronan Cournane | M | 12 | RCYC/KYC | 125 |
14 | 1443 | Senior | Sean Gambier-Ross | M | 14 | KYC | 134 |
15 | 1315 | Senior | Fergus Flood | M | 13 | HYC | 135 |
16 | 1407 | Senior | Conor O'Beirne | M | 13 | RStGYC | 148 |
17 | 1436 | Senior | Daniel RAYMOND | M | 13 | NYC | 161 |
18 | 1341 | Junior | Ewan MCMAHON | M | 12 | HYC | 174 |
19 | 1425 | Senior | Douglas Elmes | M | 13 | RCYC/WHSC | 177 |
20 | 1335 | Senior | Scott Levie | M | 14 | LDYC/KYC | 179 |
21 | 1348 | Senior | Megan Parker | F | 13 | SSC | 183 |
22 | 1154 | Senior | Ciaran Finnegan | M | 13 | WHSC | 203 |
23 | 1305 | Senior | Sandy APLIN | M | 13 | RStGYC | 215 |
24 | 1298 | Senior | Bill Staunton | M | 14 | SSC | 218 |
25 | 1361 | Senior | Aoife Hopkins | F | 13 | HYC | 252 |
26 | 1369 | Senior | Adam D'ARCY | M | 13 | RCYC | 252 |
27 | 1340 | Senior | Alacoque Daly | F | 13 | TBSC | 264 |
28 | 1307 | Senior | Anna Kelly | F | 13 | RCYC | 267 |
29 | 1234 | Senior | Mark Bolger | M | 14 | RSGYC/BSC | 272 |
30 | 1422 | Senior | Chloe Eggers | F | 14 | RStGYC | 279 |
31 | 1349 | Senior | Conor KNEAFSEY | M | 14 | NYC | 283 |
32 | 1302 | Junior | Harry Craig | M | 12 | RStGYC | 289 |
33 | 1012 | Junior | Niamh Henry | F | 12 | RStGYC | 297 |
34 | 1412 | Senior | Eva DONWORTH | F | 15 | RCYC/BSC | 330 |
35 | 1337 | Senior | Donagh O'Buachalla | M | 14 | TBSC | 330 |
36 | 1372 | Junior | Isabelle Delamer | F | 12 | HYC | 349 |
37 | 1314 | Senior | Alexandra Walsh | F | 14 | RStGYC | 351 |
38 | 1243 | Senior | Charley Breen | F | 13 | RCYC | 357 |
39 | 1225 | Senior | Peter Healy | M | 14 | KYC | 358 |
40 | 1229 | Senior | Maeve O'Sullivan | F | 15 | RCYC | 390 |
41 | 1353 | Senior | Thomas Moore | M | 14 | SSC | 393 |
42 | 1421 | Junior | Evie Byrne | F | 12 | NYC | 395 |
43 | 1415 | Senior | Caitlin Waters | F | 15 | RStGYC | 400 |
44 | 1217 | Junior | Rebecca O'Shaughnessy | F | 12 | RCYC | 414 |
45 | 1360 | Senior | Nicole Hemeryck | F | 13 | NYC/ HYC | 416 |
46 | 1148 | Junior | Eoghan O'Buachalla | M | 12 | TBSC | 417 |
47 | 961 | Senior | Claire O'Sullivan | F | 13 | RCYC | 421 |
48 | 1266 | Junior | Scott O'Sullivan | M | 12 | KYC | 438 |
49 | 1408 | Junior | Kate Lyttle | F | 12 | RStGYC | 465 |
50 | 1402 | Senior | Lucy McCutcheon | F | 14 | RStGYC | 470 |
51 | 1250 | Senior | Anna Potterton | F | 13 | WHSC/HYC | 497 |
52 | 1247 | Senior | Conor Totterdell | M | 15 | NYC | 542 |
53 | 1414 | Senior | Alexander GILLETT | M | 13 | RStGYC/LDYC | 594 |
Irish Optimists Finish Top in Braassemeer
300 Top Junior Sailors Bound for Dublin Bay
Over 300 sailors will compete in Dublin Bay in seven different classes (Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, 420, Feva, Topper, SL16 and Optimist). For youth sailors, this event is the most important in the annual calendar as it is the decider for the top Irish sailors to compete internationally during 2011 and is the pathway for future Olympic sailors. Podcast with Olympic Team Manager James O'Callaghan here.
The 420 fleet is already in situ as the Leinster Championships were held over Easter and the girls team Emma Geary and Niamh Connolly won the event in style. This team is the only 420 crew to qualify internationally for a place on the Irish team to compete in the ISAF Youth Worlds in Zadar, Croatia and will be looking to win next weekend to secure this honour.
Dublin Bay will host the 2012 ISAF Youth World Championships and this year's ISA Mitsubishi Youth National event is an important test event with representatives from the international sailing authority visiting Dun Laoghaire to view plans and test logistics.
In addition to the 420 fleet the Laser radial fleet will also be competing to qualify to represent Ireland in Croatia. Philip Doran aged 17 from Courtown in Wexford is the current former under 17 World Champion in the Laser Radial fleet although the National title has eluded him so far. In the girls fleet it will be a toss up between Saskia Tidey (RIYC) and Sophie Murphy (Quoile YC) as both already have a national title each under their belts.
A fleet of top Optimists are expected. Photo: Bob Bateman
The younger Optimist fleet is also celebrating this week after two top 5 positions at the Easter Regatta in Braassemermeer, the Netherlands. In fact an Irish team has competed at this event for 23 years and this is the first time that Ireland has won the country prize. Sean Donnelly from Dun Laoghaire who finished fourth in Braassemermeer is also leading the Optimist fleet in the trials and will be anxious to hold on to first position during the ISA Mitsubishi Youth Nationals.
In other fleets, the laser 4.7 fleet is enjoying record numbers with many ex-Optimist and Topper sailors choosing this boat. Finn Lynch from Blessington and Seafra Guilfoyle from Cork will be firm favourites to win the class.
Overall Dublin Bay will be a spectacle of sail over the May Bank holiday weekend with light winds forecast.
Mitsubishi Motors have been a proud supporter of junior sailing in Ireland for the last 7 years. In recent years Ireland has had successes at youth level with winner of the girls under 21 Laser World Championships and a top 10 at the 2010 ISAF Youth Worlds and wins at the British National Optimist Championships.
Howth Yacht Club Lays Out 2011 Sailing Programme
At a launch reception in the club on Thursday 31st March attended by representatives of local commerce, tourism and community bodies, HYC Commodore Roger Cagney announced that in addition to junior and adult sail training courses and club racing four days a week in the summer months, the Club would host over 20 open events during the year.
"We are used to sailing being a year-round activity," he said, "but even by our standards this will be an exceptionally busy year for Howth Yacht Club. We are fortunate in the number of talented volunteers we can call upon to help make these events successful and we have an enviable track record in this regard. We are also extremely grateful for the sponsorship of individual events from commercial concerns, details of which will be released in due course."
The major event on the 2011 calendar is undoubtedly the European Championship of the J24 Class, the world's most popular racing keelboat, when over 200 sailors from six or more countries will compete in the four-day regatta in September.
Howth will also host the Irish Championships of four classes – Puppeteer, Squib, Howth 17 and Optimist – between July 1st and late-August, with the latter attracting up to 200 competitors, together with their families, coaches and supporters. In addition, HYC will run the SB3 Eastern Championships (end April), the RS Feva Leinsters (late May) and the Dublin Match Racing Open (in J80s in early September).
The club's programme also comprises the Spring Warmer series in April, the annual Lambay Races on June 11th, the Dinghy Regatta a week later and the ever-popular Autumn League over five weekends in September/October.