A sparkling Dublin Bay greeted competitors for Dublin bay's Saturday race with south-east 12-14 knot winds and a flooding tide that produced the best conditions of the season so far. Chris Johnston's Propsect won the Beneteau 31.7 race from Donal O'Sullivan's Magic. On the dinghy and small keelboat course two four lap races were sailed in Seapoint bay by Flying fifteens, Mermaids, Squibs and Fireballs. Derek and Jean Jago sailing Why not won both the Squib races while John Lavery and David Gorman shared the Flying Fifteen wins in the 11–boat fleet.
MERMAID Race 2- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Kim (B.Neill et al), 3. Oonagh (J&M Griffith) RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (Bruce Carswell), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy) SHIPMAN - 1. Malindi (B.Smith/A.Gray), 2. Curraglas (John Masterson), 3. Therapi (Alan McCarthy et al) SIGMA 33 - 1. Popje (Ted McCourt et al), 2. Leeuwin (Henry Leonard et al), 3. Rupert (R.Lovegrove/P.Varian) SQUIB Race 1- 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Waverider (F.Gaynor/T.Bryan), 3. Perfection (Jill Fleming) SQUIB Race 2- 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Waverider (F.Gaynor/T.Bryan), 3. Little Demon (Marie Dee) WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo- 1. Windshift (James O'Connor), 2. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 3. Effex 11 (Alan Rountree) WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott) WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Act Two (Michael O'Leary et al), 2. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer), 3. Calypso (Howard Knott)
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