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'Colleen Bawn' takes the White Sail Class

30th June 2009

The World's first international One Design keelboat made a welcome return to Dublin Bay last night and picked up first place in one of the bay's newest classes, the White Sail division. Hal Sisk's replica Colleen Bawn was the light air winner of a race where an ebbing tide was of significant tactical advantage. Full results over the fold:


DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 30 JUNE 2009  CRUISERS 1 - 1. Powder Monkey (C.Moore/M.Byrne), 2. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 3. Incorrect (John Roberts)  CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson), 2. Borraine (Ean Pugh)  CRUISERS 3 - 1. Pamafe (Michael Costello), 2. Caveat (Dermot Boyle), 3. Grasshopper 2 (K & J Glynn) CRUISERS 4 - 1. Colleen Bawn (Hal Sisk), 2. Aslana (J.Martin/B.Mulkeen), 3. Maranda (Myles Kelly)  FIREBALL - 1. Weather (E.Butler/O.Laverty), 2. Blind Squirrel (Frank Miller), 3. Incubus (J.O'Reilly) GLEN - 1. Glenmarissa (F.Elmes/W.Higgins), 2. Glenluce (D & R O'Connor), 3. Glenshane (Thomas McCann) IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan), 3. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne)

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