Fourth placed National 18 Shark Eleven (Charles Dwyer, Harry Pritchard, John Coakley)
Credit: Bob Bateman
Fifty Shades sailed by Nick Walsh, Rob Brownlow and Eddie Rice are the winners of the 2020 National 18 Foot Class Irish National Championships after an eight race series sailed off Cork Harbour at the weekend.
Walsh and crew won by six points from FOMO sailed by Alex Barry, Andrew Woodward and Grattan Roberts. Third in the nine boat fleet was Colin Chapman's Aquadisiacs sailing with Eric Lyons and Morgan O'Sullivan.
Full results are here.
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The new National 18 ‘Ultra’ Specifications
Designer Phil Morrison
LOA 5.49m
Beam 2.36m
Hull Weight 160kg
Sailing Weight <200kg
Crew Weight No Limit
Main & Jib 22.5 m2
Kite 21.0 m2
PY 910
Construction Vinylester Foam Sandwich
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