James Dwyer Matthews (15) is Sailor of the Month (Junior) for March

2nd April 2019

James Dwyer Matthews of Kinsale Credit: Bob Bateman

A fleet of 155 boats is a daunting prospect, even when they’re little Optimist dinghies. But in recent years young James Dwyer Matthews of Kinsale has shown increasing expertise in dealing with the special challenges such numbers entail. Now at the age of 15 he has reached a new level of performance by carrying off the overall win in the British Spring Opens in Lymington to inspire a formidable 28-strong Irish campaign, making him a clear winner of the Afloat.ie Sailor of the Month Junior Title for March.

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