#cullaun – Cullaun Sailing Club in East Clare held their Annual September Regatta last weekend which was the busiest they have ever experienced. They had an open regatta with 27 Boats on the water on Saturday and 21 on Sunday. It was a very good sailing and social weekend with Visitors from Killaloe Sailing Club, East Down Yacht Club, Greystones and Ramor Watersports in Cavan. There were perfect wind conditions for the sailors on Saturday and changing to very light conditions on Sunday.
There was no disputing the outright Winner being Monica Schaefer with 4 firsts out of Seven races. She was followed closely by Henry O Freill in second Place followed by Trevor Fisher in third. Margaret Hynes and Michael Hayes were the best Cullaun Club boat over the two days followed by Brian Parks and Chris Caher. They had a mixture of Wayfarers, Enterprises, RS 400, RS200, Lasers and not forgetting one solitary GP14.
Our Juniors Hugh Ward and Paddy Donlon sailed very well on the Saturday but seemed to slow down a little bit on Sunday letting Mike O Dea and Sean Hynes take the lead. They were the best Juniors and excluding Trevor Fisher they were the best in the RS Fleet. The best Improver without any doubt has to go Tommy Scott who's racing skills has improved no end over the last few months.
The number of Junior Sailors that have joined the club and partaken in Easter and Summer Camps have helped raise the profile for CSC with a large number now competing at our Junior and Senior Competitions. It is great to see a lot of the familiar faces travelling large distances to come and compete at our event and we are only delighted to host such events. Cullaun Sailing Club is situated in east Clare approx. 20 minutes from Limerick and Ennis and between the two villages of Kilkishen and Tulla.
For a list of their upcoming events then take a look at www.cullaunsailingclub.com or alternatively like their facebook page at www.facebook.com/Cullaunsailingclub
