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Kinsale's Sovereign's Cup Racing Cancelled on Day Two Due to High Winds

27th June 2019
Class Two yachts competing in day one of the 2019 Sovereign's Cup yesterday. Today's racing has been cancelled due to strong winds Class Two yachts competing in day one of the 2019 Sovereign's Cup yesterday. Today's racing has been cancelled due to strong winds Credit: Bob Bateman

Kinsale Yacht Club has cancelled today's second day of racing at its 2019 Sovereign's Cup regatta due to easterly winds forecast to gust to 40-knots by lunchtime writes Bob Bateman.

The 95-boat fleet completed a full programme of racing in yesterday's opening day of the O'Leary Life sponsored series and Afloat's coverage from all the classes yesterday is in one handy link here

As predicted by Afloat here, some of the early leaders in the series (that concludes on Saturday) already have their sights set on overall victory.

All are competing for class wins as well as the overall Sovereign’s Cup for the best boat under IRC rating and the Portcullis Trophy for best boat under ECHO performance handicapping.

Published in Sovereign's Cup

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