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National Yacht Club Sailors Are Top Irish At Laser 4.7 Youth Worlds

14th August 2015
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Irish National Laser 4.7 Team includes: Heather Spain, Evie Byrne, Rebecca O'Shaughnessy, Jenny Fekkes, Sally Bell, Richard McGinley, Luke McGrath, Loghlen Rickard, Henry Higgins, Ros Morgan, Aaron Rogers, Hugh Perrette, Rory Fekkes and Conor Quinn

#laser – The National Yacht Club's Evie Byrne and Hugh Perrette finished as top Irish sailors at the Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships in Medemblik, Holland today.
Byrne was the top ranked Irish girl placing 25th in the Gold Fleet (full Girls results here) and Perrette was the top ranked Irish boy placing 25th in the Silver Fleet (full Boys results here). Over 400 sailors from 30 countries participated.

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The ILCA, formerly known as the Laser, is the most produced boat in the world, with 220,000 units built since 1971.

It's easy to see why the single-handed dinghy has won the title of the most widely distributed boat of all time.

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