Big IRC Zero Fleet to Contest Taste of Greystones Regatta This Weekend

26th August 2022

Afloat.ie Team

A big change to the Taste of Greystones Regatta this year will be racing on both Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning Credit: Afloat

A fleet of ten or more will compete for IRC Zero honours in a 41-boat fleet for this weekend's Taste of Greystones Regatta in County Wicklow.

The IRC Zero fleet will range from a Cape 31 to a First 50 and include some of Dublin Bay's biggest boats.

Light winds and strong tides are on the cards for the annual gathering in the Garden County starting on Saturday afternoon.

Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club on the River Liffey is sending four boats. Dun Laoghaire will have six. Boats are also coming from Howth and nearby Bray and Arklow Sailing Clubs. Overall, ten east coast clubs will be represented at the end of August celebrations.

A significant change to the event this year will be racing on both Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning to avoid the risk of weather undermining everybody's best efforts. This issue has happened at this race track more than once before.

Strong winds and big seas for a previous edition of the Taste of Greystones Regatta, but this weekend's forecast indicates light northerlies Photo: Afloat

In IRC Zero, Dave Cullen's First 50 Checkmate XX from Howth will be the biggest boat of the regatta, but there are also several 40-foot challengers coming from the DBSC ranks on the Dun Laoghaire's waterfront. Racing is Jonathan Nicholson's Puma 42, El Pocko from the Royal St. George Yacht Club. Muriel Farrell's First 40.7 Tsunami and Tony Fox's A35 Gringo, both from the National Yacht Club, are also slated. Barry Cunnigham's Royal Irish-based newly arrived Cape 31 Blast will meet the local challenge of Daragh Cafferkey's A35, Another Adventure and Steve Hayes's First 34.7, Magic Touch.

Cruiser Class 1, Cruiser Class 2, Cruiser Class 3 and White Sails Class 4 will be contested at Taste of Greystones Regatta this weekend Photo: Afloat

There will be a 14-boat Class Two, comprising 31.7s and Sigma 33s, but there will be stiff local competition from Frank Whelan's Corby 25 Fusion and Graeme Noonan's Flash, a Formula 28.

Class three will also compete as well as a White Sails division.

As Afloat reported previously, Saturday's late single race will have a first start at 15.30 to allow competitors time to reach Greystones 'comfortably'.

Taste of Greystones Regatta 2022 (Provisional) Entries. Classes 1-3.

1	Another Adventure	Daragh Cafferky	A35	3511
1	Blast	Barry Cunningham		3135
1	Checkmate XX	David Cullen	First 50	66
1	El Pocko	Jonathan Nicholson	Puma 42	6888
1	Gringo	Tony Fox		7778
1	Madness	Ian Fagan	Elan 37	9880T
1	Magic Touch	Steve Hayes	First 34.7	4444
1	Tsunami	Muriel Farrell	First 40.7	4007
1	Aquilina	James Tyrrell	j112	1507
1	Incorrect	G Thompson	ILC 30
2	Dearg Doom	Neil Kearney	Hanse 350	3350
2	Flash	Graeme Noonan	Formula 28	6998
2	Fusion	Frank Whelan	Corby 25	2552
2	Gemini	Ger O Grady	Sun Od 32	5032
2	Impressions	Brian O'Keefe	First 30E	3838
2	Legally Blond	Gordon Cuthbert	31.7	3175
2	Mayfly	Anthony Corbet	31.7	1241
2	No Brakes	Joe Taylor	First 27.7	29003
2	Oystercatcher	Brian Hett	GibSea 37	1177
2	Wraith	Ian Barton	Oceanus 35	1462
2	Imprint	Wicklow
2	Hydrogen	P Moran	Hydro 22	1145
2	Showtime	P Sinnot	Sigma 33	4268
3	Allegro	Paul Sunderland	Beneteau 285	IRL592
3	Another 1st	Rhona Byrne		GB48T
3	Chouskikou	Alan Jones	First 28	1689
3	Huntress	Tony Goold	Impela	9607
3	Overdraft	Joe Bolger	First 285	3145
3	Quartermaster	Paul Wafer	1/4 tonner	2133
3	Starflash	Barry Keogh		7149
3	Happy Captain		Nicholson 31
3	Eagle	D Ryan	Ruffian	961
3	Bibo	T Gillespie	Ruffian	7034
4	Chase Me	John Raughter	Westerley Fulmar	397
4	Run 'n' L8	Celine McQuire	First 31.7	7821
4	Sea Esta	Philip Mitchell	Kelt	1688
4	ZasZasG	Peter Gyves	Salty Dog 28
4	Gunsmoke	Pat Darcy	First 30
4	Chipita	Clodagh Cullen	Wavquiez	1296
4	Dragonfly	Alo McGoldrick	Ronautica265	2653
4	Diamond	B Malone	Huzzar 30	0

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