Howth SB3 team Sharkbait Racing took the SB3 Southern Championships this weekend in a sun-baked Baltimore bank holiday special. The event rounds out a trilogy of wins for the HYC team, who were followed in by Andrew Algeo's crew from the Royal St George YC. Full results to follow later.Sharkbait Racing have completed a clean sweep of SB3 events in May. Winning 10 out of 17 races sailed and coming second in a further 5 the Howth Yacht Club team have had a month to remember taking home the SB3 Ireland Northern & Southern Championships, the Royal Alfred Yacht Club Baily Bowl and topping it off with the first HYC Tuesday series of the year.
Helmsman Ben Duncan has been sailing SB3s for the last 3 years gradually working out the details of what is a very tweeky boat to sail fast. Bowman Brian Moran has joined the team after years of sailing SB3s and 1720s with Des Faherty during which he finished 3rd at the 2007 National Championships. Sheet hand Ric Morris is new to SB3s this year having spent the last couple of years sailing in practically every fleet in North Dublin.
And to put the cherry on the cake their video from the Baily Bowl has featured on the Sailing Anarchy home page and with approaching 10,000 views in its first couple of weeks is well on its way to being one of the most watched sailing videos on YouTube.
