Justin Slattery's Seven Strong Irish Crew on 100ft Galateia are "Sailors of the Month (Superyachts)" for September

1st October 2023

There was a seven-strong Irish presence on the Maxi A winning world championship 100ft Galateia in Porto Cervo, including double Volvo Race winner Justin Slattery of Cork and Nin O'Leary, Cork, Simon Johnson, Down, Johnny Mordaunt, Dublin, Ed O'Connor, Limerick, Rory Harrap, Cork Kelvin Harrap, Cork and Chris Walsh of Dublin Credit: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi

A crew with some of Ireland's top big boat talent are the deserved winners of the September Sailor of the Month Award (Superyacht), after their win in the Maxi A World Championships in Porto Cervo, Italy.

A seven-strong Irish presence on the 100ft Galateia included double Volvo Race winner Justin Slattery of Cork and Nin O'Leary, Cork, Simon Johnson, Wicklow, Johnny Mordaunt, Dublin, Ed O'Connor, Limerick, Rory Harrap, Cork, Kelvin Harrap, Cork and Chris Walsh of Dublin.

In Maxi A (for the former <100ft ‘Maxi Racer’ class), David M Leuschen and Chris Flowers’ Galateia won by seven points from the 100ft Leopard 3, which rose to second, one point ahead of Andrea Recordati's 93ft Bullitt after a reappraisal of the scoring.

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