Many boats of course return year after year, to join the local fleet from Schull Harbour Sailing Club. This may reflect the unique experience offered in Calves Week where the islands in Roaringwater Bay are used as additional marks for the races. One innovation this year was offering an IRC series for Whitesail 1, with Samba (J. Downing) taking winning honours on all 3 races to date.
The feeder races from Cork and Kinsale battled against light winds to make it down. Only one whitesail boat (Aisling, B. Heffernan) sailed overnight from Kinsale. Five boats set off from Cork with Indulgence (A. Heffernan) winning by less than 8 minutes on corrected time from Exhale (D. Good).
The wind picked up over Sunday to a force 3/4, which allowed the Racing Officer (Neil Prendiville) to send the full fleet around Clear Island on the feeder race to Baltimore. Black Velvet (L.Parnell) won Class 0/1, with Val Kriss (Dann/Murphy/Hennessey) ahead of Cochise in Class 2, Chameleon (P O'Donovan) in Class 3 and local boat Tete á Tete (T and O Buckley) winning Class 4. Megalopolis (P. Allman) in Whitesail 1 and Wild Dreams (N. Groom) in Whitesail 2 headed the large Whitesail fleet.
Baltimore regatta was sailed in glorious sunshine. Light and gusty winds, particularly in Baltimore Habour caused trouble for some boats trying for a spinnaker finish for the crowds. Exhale (D.Good) took honours in the Class 0/1 contest, Sandrine (Conboy/Kelly) in Class 2, Chameleon (P O'Donovan) in Class 3 and Tete á Tete (T and O Buckley) winning Class 4. Megalopolis (P. Allman) again won Whitesail 1, Zeezwan (D. Buckley) in Whitesail 2
Despite light winds, the winning boats maintained a remarkably consistent approach in the A&L Castor Offshore Race on Tuesday, around the cans with the honours changing only in Class 4 won by Barossa (E. Krugel), Whitesail 1 by Outrigger (J. Nyhan) and Whitesail 2 by Brazen Huzie (T. Dwyer). After a rest day on Wednesday, enlivened by a treasure hunt around the islands, Thursday saw fresher winds and an Atlantic swell for the Coastal Trophy Race with Derry Good on Exhale losing the mast in a severe gust.
Friday's race from Schull – Fastnet – Crookhaven and Schull Regatta on Sunday will complete the series for 2011.
Results (Provisional):
Schull-Baltimore (30th July)
Class 0/1 IRC 1. D-Tox (D. O'Leary) 2. Black Velvet (L.Parnell) 3. Gloves Off (K.Twomey)
Class 0/1 Echo 1. Black Velvet (L.Parnell) 2. Indulgence (A. Heffernan) 3. D-Tox (D. O'Leary)
Class 2 IRC 1. Allure (B. Goggin) 2. Cochise (B. Applebe) 3. Val Kriss (Dann/Murphy/Hennessey)
Class 2 Echo 1 Val Kriss (Dann/Murphy/Hennessey) 2 Cochise (B. Applebe) 3. Sandrine (Conboy/Kelly)
Class 3 IRC 1. Anchor Challenge (E Rohan) 2. Outrigger (J. Nyhan) 3. Seconds Count (D. O'Donovan)
Class 3 Echo 1 Chameleon (P. O'Donovan) 2 Full Pelt (P. Murray) 3 Outrigger (J. Nyhan)
Class 4 IRC 1 Saoirse (R. Hanley) 2 Shelly D (M. Murphy)
Class 4 Echo 1. Tete a Tete (T and O Buckley) 2. Saoirse (R. Hanley) 3. Josephine (R. Doorley)
Whitesail 1 IRC 1 Samba (J Downing) 2 Megalopolis (P. Allman) 3. VSOP (D. McCarthy)
Whitesail 1 1 Megalopolis (P.Allman) 2. Samba (J Downing) 3. VSOP (D. McCarthy)
Whitesail 2 1 Wild Dreams (N. Groom) 2. An Cuileann (Dolan/Taylor) 3 Chatterbox (N. Lane)
Baltimore Regatta (31st July)2
Class 0/1 IRC 1. Exhale (D.Good) 2. Black Velvet (L. Parnell) 3. D-Tox (D. O'Leary)
Class 0/1 Echo 1. Exhale (D. Good) 2. Coirin (F. Leyden) 3. Black Velvet (L. Parnell)
Class 2 IRC 1. Allure (B. Goggin) 2. Cochise (B. Applebe) 3. Catalpa (D. Nash)
Class 2 Echo 1 Sandrine (Conboy/Kelly) 2. Growler (D.Dineen) 3 Polly (J. Pollard)
Class 3 IRC 1. Anchor Challenge (Eamonn Rohan) 2. Seconds Count (D. O'Donovan) 3. Chameleon (P. O'Donovan)
Class 3 Echo 1 Chameleon (P. O'Donovan) 2 Whyte Knight (F. Coughlan) 3. Seconds Count (D.O'Donovan)
Class 4 IRC 1. Saoirse (R. Hanley)
Class 4 Echo 1 Tete a Tete (T and O Buckley) 2. Chinook (A. Bradley) 3 Saoirse (R. Hanley)
Whitesail 1 IRC 1 Samba (J. Downing) 2. Megalopolis (P. Allman) 3 VSOP (D. McCarthy)
Whitesail: 1. Megalopolis (P. Allman) 2. Aisling (B. Heffernan) 3 Samba (J. Downing)
Whitesail 2: 1 Zeezwan (D. Buckley) 2. An Cuileann (Dolan/Taylor) 3 Wild Dreams (N. Groom)
A&L Castors Coastal Race (1st August)
Class 0/1 IRC 1 D-Tox (D. O'Leary) 2 Black Velvet (L. Parnell) 3. Gloves Off (K. Twomey)
Class 0/1 Echo 1 Exhale (D. Good) 2 D-Tox (D. O'Leary) 3 Black Velvet (L. Parnell)
Class 2 IRC 1 Allure (B. Goggin) 2 Cochise (B. Appelbe) 3 Val Kriss (Dann/Murphy/Hennessey)
Class 2 Echo 1 Val Kriss (Dann/Murphy/Hennessey) 2 Cochise (B. Appelbe) 3. Allure (B. Goggin)
Class 3 IRC 1 Anchor Challenge (E Rohan) 2. Outrigger (J. Nyhan) 3 Whyte Knight (F. Coughlan)
Class 3 Echo 1 Chameleon (P. O'Donovan) 2 Whyte Knight(F. Coughlan) 3. Outrigger (J. Nyhan)
Class 4 IRC 1 Shelley D (M Murphy) 2 Saoirse (R. Hanley)
Class 4 Echo 1 Barossa (E. Krugel) 2 Shelly D (M. Murphy) 3 Tete a Tete (T and O Buckley)
Whitesail 1 IRC 1 Outrigger (J. Nyhan) 2 VSOP (D. McCarthy) 3 Megalopolis (P. Allman)
Whitesail 1: 1 Outrigger (J. Nyhan) 2 Megalopolis (P. Allman) 3 Aisling (B Heffernan)
Whitesail 2: 1 Brazen Huzie (T. Dwyer) 2 Wild Dreams (N. Groom) 3 Chatterbox (M. Lane)
