Greystones J/122 Kaya Takes the Lead in Class Zero/One at Calves Week Regatta

6th August 2021

Class One boats rounding the weather mark in race three of Calves Week Regatta Credit: Thomas Newman

Stronger winds on the third day of Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Calves Week 2021 Regatta has swept a new leader to the top of the biggest IRC Class.

The solid 16-knot breeze also brought changes to the class three and four leaderboards.

With another race win and on a six points total, Frank Whelan's new J/122 Kaya from Greystones Sailing Club now leads class zero/one into Friday's final day of racing in West Cork with a two-point margin over the modified 1720 sportsboat Antix Beag skippered by Anthony O'Leary of Royal Cork Yacht Club.

Brian Jones' J/109 Jelly Baby, also from Royal Cork Yacht Club, stays third in the 12-boat class one fleet.

The four-day Calves Week Championships has a mix of courses taking in the Fastnet Rock and many of Carbery's Hundred Isles, together with laid courses in Roaringwater Bay and it is one of Irish sailing's enduring fixtures.

The fleet enjoyed some great sailing for race three as described in the short vid (below) by North Sails Ireland’s Maurice O’Connell onboard Kaya in class zero/one

Cortegada leads class two by a point

George Radley's RCYC Half Tonner Cortegada continues to lead class two, but Norbert Reilly's J/80 Red Cloud from Howth Yacht Club has moved up to second and whittled down Radley's lead to just a single point. Third is Flor Riordan's Elan 31 Three Cheers in the nine boat class two fleet.

Class Two yachts round the weather mark in day three of Calves Week Regatta Photo: Thomas Newman

Baltimore Dehler 34 takes class three lead

Another race win for Patrick Collins Dehler 34 Ealu from Baltimore Sailing Club gives him the lead from Courtown Sailing Club Quarter Tonner Snoopy (Martin Mahon). Peter O'Leary's First Class 8, Repo8 from Crookhaven Sailing Club is third.

Seven Whistler tops class four

Rene Wubben's Albin Ballad Seven Whistler from Waterford Harbour Sailing Club has moved up from third to first place in class four after winning the third race. Wubben has a three-point lead over one-time leader Rob O'Reilly's quarter tonner BonJourNo! Part Deux from Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour on nine points. Richard Hanley of Kinsale Yacht Club in the GK 24 Saoirse is also on nine points in third place.

There's no change in the overall scores in White Sails IRC that continues to be led by Frank Caul's Grand Soleil 37 Prince of Tides from Royal Cork Yacht Club. Second is Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Indulgence, a Dehler 36 skippered by Aidan Heffernan. The Sovereign 400 VSOP skippered by Don McCarthy of the host club lies third.

Racing concludes on Friday.

See regatta preview, entries and race schedule here

Results are here

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