Strangford Trio Win SB3 Southern Champs

6th June 2011

Former Olympic sailor, Laser, Flying Fifteen and Squib champ Peter Kennedy from Strangford Lough produced an overall win in the weekend's SB3 Southern Championships at Tralee Bay Sailing Club. Only 16 boats travelled to Europe's most westerly port for the six race series. Kennedy, the 2009 class champion, ended on 11 points counting only one result out of the top three. He was three points clear of Milvus Milvus (R. Howe) and Howth's Ben Duncan in third on 15 points.

After an unfortunate collision at the end of race three between Kennedy and Royal St. George helm Sean Craig, Kennedy was left with an un-raceable boat until, sportingly, Craig offered his as a replacement. Craig and his crew then sat out what has been described as a 'champagne sailing day' and watched his boat and Kennedy race to victory from the club house.

SB3 Southern Championships at Tralee Bay Sailing Club

IRL3500	Ridgefence.com	P. Kennedy	11	1	4	2	1	3	1	6
IRL3338	Milvus Milvus	R. Howe	14	2	2	5	2	1	9	4
IRL3287	Sharkbait	B. Duncan	15	3	17	8	1	3	2	1
IRL3537	Boomsticks	B. Reilly	16	4	3	3	3	17	4	3
IRL3045	Bullet	T. D'Arcy	21	5	1	7	5	7	6	2
IRL3324	Sibelus	K. Dorgan	21	6	7	4	9	2	3	5
IRL3281	Le Bateau de Bang Bang	O'Leary/Roche/Andrews	37	7	5	10	10	17	5	7
IRL3484	Seriously Bonkers 3	Cuppage/Lee	43	8	12	17	7	5	10	9
IRL3062	-	R. Downing	43	9	17	6	6	6	17	8
IRL3570	Yeti	S. Craig	45	10	6	1	17	4	17	17
IRL3164	Sacre Bleu	D. Smith	49	11	9	13	15	9	7	11
IRL3433	Mr. Bump	D. Taylor	49	12	11	9	8	11	11	10
IRL3323	Alert Packaging	J. Burke	52	13	8	12	12	8	12	14
IRL3257	Kick'er off	Cook/Dicker	52	14	10	11	13	10	8	13
IRL3273	Belfast Kitchen Company	T. Molloy	68	15	17	15	11	17	13	12
IRL3532	Bungle B	F. Loughrey	70	16	13	14	14	12	17	17

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SB20 (formerly Laser SB3) information

Designed by Tony Castro, the SB20 is a British-built strict one-design 6.15m keelboat conceived as a wide appeal, affordable, competitive sportsboat for teams of three or four sailors. It is also, arguably, the most successful sportsboat in the world with 800 owners competing regularly in a programme of exciting local, national and international events.

Originally known as the Laser SB3, the SB20 continues to deliver on its pioneering promise: a boat that is fun, fast and easy to sail by anyone of any age; the best value-for-money sportsboat in the market.

The Laser SB3 was designed by Castro and launched in 2002. In 2007 the Laser SB3 was awarded ISAF Recognised Status and the first World Championships were held in Ireland in 2008. In 2012, Tony Castro appointed a new builder, Sportsboat World. At this time, the Laser SB3 was renamed the SB20 and building was returned to the UK from Malaysia. The ethos of the class continues.

The boat is a strict one-design class, economic to buy and campaign, easy to sail with a simple deck layout and electric downwind performance delivered by the generous sail plan. The boat has a lifting keel, can easily be launched from a slipway and towed behind a family car.

Previous SB20 World Champions

2008 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Roger Gilbert, Roz Allen & Sarah Allan

Host National Yacht Club, Dun laoghaire, Ireland

2009 GBR: Craig Burlton, Stephen White, Adam Heeley

Host Clube Naval de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal

2010 GBR: Jerry Hill, Grant Rollerson, Joe Llewellyn

Host Circolo Vela Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy

2011 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Andy Ramus, Ian Mills & Emma Clarke

Host Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay, UK

2012 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Lesley Dhonau, Roger Hudson & Asenathi Jim

Host Hamilton Island Yacht Club, Queensland, Australia

2013 GRB: Craig Burlton, Stephen White, Adam Heley Host COYCH Club, Hyeres, France