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23rd September 2016

Show of Youth Sailing Strength for Royal St. George As Big Breeze Forecast for Junior All–Irelands

Radial sailor Johnny Durcan from Royal Cork alongside his coach–boat before a race at this summer's Laser Radial Youth Worlds in Dun Laoghaire. Durcan is among the talented Junior All Ireland Championships line–up in Schull, West Cork tomorrow

Tomorrow's All Ireland Junior sailing championships looks like it will get off to a wet and windy start for the 16–nominated junior sailing stars drawn from seven yacht clubs from around the country.

The Under–18 championships is scheduled to race over two days in West Cork's own TR3.6 two handed dinghies but the weather forecast for the Schull venue shows winds topping 40–knots for Saturday and the same again on Sunday.

XC weather forecaster shows big winds in Schull, West Cork tomorrow

In a show of strength for Dublin's Royal St. George Yacht Club more than a third of the participants are drawn from the Dun Laoghaire club. RStGYC juniors are representing the RS200 (Toby Hudson Fowler), the RS Feva (Henry Start), Laser 4.7 (Peter Fagan), Optimist (Tom Higgins), Topper (Jack Fahy) and Kate Lyttle from the 420 class.

Multi–champion in the Optimist class, Tom Higgins from the Royal St. George, is nominated for this weekend's All Ireland Juniors in Schull

Royal Cork Yacht Club is the next biggest club on the water in Schull with four sailors involved. 29er skipper Harry Durcan and twin Johnny representing 29er and Laser Radials respectively. Harry Twomey represents the Optimist class and Sophie Crosby sails for the Toppers.

The National Yacht Club's Clare Gorman represents the Laser 4.7 and will defend the girls title and the NYC's Leah Rickard sails for the Optimists.

Schull's own TR3.6 dinghies ready for the junior all Ireland sailors. Photo: Fastnet Marine

The West coast is represented by three clubs.Topaz sailors Adam Byrne and Dylan Reidy representing Dingle SC and Foynes YC respectively and Sligo Yacht Club sends Mirror ace Sarah White.

The 420 class is represented by Geoff Power of Waterford Harbour Sailing Club.

Full nominee list below

Class	Name	Surname	Club
RS200 Junior	Toby	Hudson Fowler	Royal StGeorge YC
RS Feva	Henry	Start	Royal St George YC
Mirror	Sarah	White	Sligo YC
Laser 4.7	Clare	Gorman	NYC
Laser 4.7	Peter	Fagan	Royal St George YC
Laser Radial	Johnny	Durcan	RCYC/NYC
Topaz	Adam	Byrne	Dingle SC
Topaz	Dylan	Reidy	Foynes YC
Topper	Jack	Fahy	RSTGYC
Topper	Sophie	Crosby	RCYC
420	Geoff	Power	WHSC
420	Kate	Lyttle	RStGYC
OPTIMIST	Tom	Higgins	RSGYC
OPTIMIST	Harry	Twomey	RCYC&CHSC
OPTIMIST	Leah	Rickard	NYC
29er	Harry	Durcan	RCYC

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