Dublin Bay boats lead two of the four IRC classes after the opening races of the Scottish Series in excellent sailing conditions at Tarbert on Loch Fyne yesterday.
After two races sailed, Royal Irish's Andrew Craig on the J109 Chimaera leads a 14-boat RC35 class by two points with fellow Dublin crews also holding second and third place. J109 sisterships Something Else (Brian and John Hall of the National Yacht Club) are second on nine points with Howth Yacht Club's defending Scottish Series champions Storm, Pat Kelly on 11 points.
In class three, Howth Half Tonner Harmony, (Jonny Swan) that came so close to overall victory on the Clyde last year leads by two points from Scotland's Satisfaction, Nicholas Marshall.
As Afloat previously reported, the 2019 Scottish Series has attracted a significant Irish entry. It maintains the positive upswing which the regatta has been experiencing over recent years with overall entries up on target.
Read Afloat's predictions for the overall series wins here. Racing continues today and concludes on Monday.
Results are here