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Monday, 28 May 2012

Durcan Wins Optimist Dinghy Ulster Championships

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Durcan Wins Optimist Dinghy Ulster Championships

#OPTIMIST – Optimist sailors competed in the 2012 Ulster Championships at the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club this weekend.

Saturday was windy and the Senior fleet raced two races, with the Junior fleet only completing one race; Sunday the wind was lighter, and the Senior fleet completed the series of 6 races, with the Junior event totalling 5 races.

The Senior fleet was won by Harry Durcan (RCYC) who is representing Ireland in the World Championships in the Caribbean later this summer. Second and third places also went to other Worlds sailors, Douglas Elmes(RCYC/WHSC) and Harry Whitaker(RCYC). The Senior silver fleet was won by Dara Donnelly of NYC.

In the Junior fleet, first prize overall and first place in the Silver fleet went to Peter Fagan of NYC. Second place, and first place in the Gold fleet went to another NYC sailor, Loghlen Rickard, with third place won by Mícheal O'Suilleabhain of KYC.

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This page details all the racing news and updates of the Irish Optimist Class and how Irish sailors fare on the international circuit. 

The International Optimist Dinghy Association in Ireland (IODAI) – represents the Optimist class in Ireland and internationally. IODAI is affiliated to the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) and The International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA). To sail in IODAI events you need to become a member. You can join at Registration at any event but it's often best to come prepared with a completed application form.

The Optimist is, quite simply, the dinghy in which the young people of the world learn to sail. Some definitions: "A flat-bottomed, hard-chine, pram-bow dinghy with a una sprit- sail" (The Observer's Book of Small Craft); "A bathtub that breeds the best sailors" (Observant sailor at the Club bar)