Northern Ireland sailors are showcasing their skills at the 75th Anniversary of West Highland Yachting Week in Scotland.
Michael Petticrew's Nicholson 43 Magdaleyne from East Down Yacht Club on Strangford Lough took second place in the Gigha to Craobh Feeder Race, leading the charge of the seven boats from Northern Ireland. Another Strangford Lough boat, the Dark and Stormy Syndicate-owned Elan 37 Adelante came in ninth. Magdaleyne followed up its success in the feeder race with a win in the 12-strong Class 3 in the Craobh race.
Michael Petticrew's Nicholson 43 Magdaleyne from East Down Yacht Club Photo: Michael Eames
The Sunday races proved fruitful, too, for other Strangford Lough boats. In Class 1, Peter Holden’s J109 Going to Red from Strangford Lough YC was fourth, and Adelante was fifth.
The Elan 37 Adelante from Strangford Lough Photo: Tommy Brown
In Class 2, first place went to the Belfast Lough-based White Pearl (D Mitchell), an Elan Impression 434 White Pearl from Carrickfergus SC, and yet another SLYC entrant, Stevie Andrews in the Hanse 371 Dark and Scary was runner up.
From Larne Lough in Co Antrim the Westerly Fulmar, the East Antrim BC Artemis (G and H Kane) was 10th in Class 7, and from the same club, Gavin Doig’s Hydro 28 Hydrology was 11th in Class 9.
The West Highland Yachting Week started on July 29 and runs until August 4.
The week features optional races with feeder races from the island of Gigha and passage races starting on July 31.
2023 West Highland Yachting Week Results are here
