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National 18 Dinghies Celebrate First League Race of Royal Cork Season

10th June 2021
National 18s returned to the race course at Royal Cork on Wednesday for the first racing league of the 2021 season
National 18s returned to the race course at Royal Cork on Wednesday for the first racing league of the 2021 season. Scroll down for photo gallery Credit: Bob Bateman

The National 18 dinghy class has been "training" for the last three weeks but last night marked an official return to racing at Royal Cork Yacht Club with the lifting of COVID-restrictions.

Colin Barry officiated as Race Officer over three races to mark the start of the 2021 summer sailing season with the final course shortened.

29er youth skiffs were also out from Royal Cork 

See Bob Bateman's photo gallery below 

Published in National 18

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