Irish Laser National Champions Receive Their Prizes at Royal Cork Yacht Club

23rd August 2021

Royal Cork sailors Oisin MacSweeney (4.7) (left), Ed Walsh (standard) and Johnathan O'Shaughnessy (Radial) received the team prize from RCYC Admiral Colin Morehead (right) at the AIB Irish Laser Championships prizegiving

Royal Cork sailors Oisin MacSweeney (4.7) (left), Nick Walsh (standard) and Johnathan O'Shaughnessy (Radial) received the team prize from RCYC Admiral Colin Morehead (right) at the AIB Irish Laser Championships prizegiving. Scroll down for gallery Credit: Bob Bateman

Despite a big effort to complete a full schedule of races completed at the AIB Irish Laser Championships at Royal Cork, only very light winds meant no races were held yesterday bringing to two of four days of racing lost due to too much wind or lack of it in Cork Harbour.

After eight races sailed, locals won two of three divisions in the 99-boat fleet.

Cork Harbour's Nick Walsh topped a 14-boat standard fleet with a 12-point lead over clubmate Edward Rice and Robert Howe of Monkstown Bay third.

RCYC's Jonathan O'Shaughnessy won the 49-boat Radial division. Second was Harry Pritchard and third Elle Cunnane, both from Royal Cork.

A 35-boat 4/7 fleet was led from start to finish by Howth Yacht Club's Rocco Wright with an 11 point margin from Royal Cork's Oisin MacSweeney. Wright's clubmate Luke Turvey was third.

Full photo gallery of prizewinners below by Bob Bateman

Overall results are here

Rocco Wright, Winner of the 4.7 division receives his prize from Admiral Colin Morehead RCYC. Picture Robert Bateman

Oisin Mac Sweeney runner up in the AIB Laser Nationals 4.7 Class Oisin MacSweeney 4.7 runner up

Luke Turvey third in the 4.7 division

Jonathan O'Shaughhnessy winner of the Radial fleet Jonathan O'Shaughnessy winner of the Radial fleet

Harry Pritchard, second in the Radial

Elle Cunnane TBSC/RCYC 1st Lady and 3rd in the Radials overall

A happy Moment. Nick Walsh winner Standard rig with his Father, yachtsman Bill Walsh with Admiral Colin Morehead

Ed Rice, runner up in the standard rig division

Robert Howe, third in the Standard Rig

Dorothy Matthews, First local girl

Irish Laser Championships Prizegiving Photo Gallery by Bob Bateman

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