Cameron Good, Simon Furney and Henry Kingston sailing ‘Little Fella’ maintained their lead to defend their Irish National Dragon Championship in Kinsale on Sunday (27 August).
The host club leaders finished with a four-point margin after a total of seven races sailed Dublin Bay’s Phantom, sailed by Neil Hegarty, Peter Bowring and David Williams of the Royal St George YC.
Third in the 17-boat fleet were Kinsale Yacht Club’s Tenacious, sailed by Anthony O’Neill, Arthur Mehigan and Eoghan O'Neill, who pipped the day one leaders Whisper, sailed by Brian Goggin, Daniel Murphy and Sean Murphy, thanks to their single bullet and two third-place results.
This year's national championship gave a taster to all competitors to what racing will be like for the much anticipated Dragon Gold Cup to be held in Kinsale next year.