ORegan retains Optimist slot

16th April 2009

Colm O’Regan claims the title of Optimist Pathway Champion for the second consecutive year at the conclusion of racing in Schull, Co Cork at the pathway championships.

After discarding his worst result, O’Regan (Kinsale Yacht Club) was just one point ahead of Brendan Lynden (Royal Cork Yacht Club & Baltimore Sailing Club) but that was enough to retain his title. O’Regan counted two firsts, two seconds, a third and a fourth place during the competition.

At the prize-giving, Rory Fitzpatrick, ISA Youth & Development Manager commented:

“The ISA is delighted that you are all here – you are the up and coming sailors and you provided some excellent racing. It was short, sharp and intense and all were well behaved.”

21 sailors raced in the Optimist class in Schull Harbour, many of whom are now travelling to Crosshaven where they will attend the first leg of their trials for upcoming international Optimist events.

All the other fleets racing will continue until Friday and the overnight leaders are:

Chris Penney (Laser Radial)

Eoin Kelleher (Laser 4.7)

Rob Lehane & Iarlath Kennedy (420)

Finn Lynch (Topper)

Richard Roberts (Feva)

Overall positions below:

OPTIMIST - FINAL RESULTS

1          O Regan           Colm     KYC
2          Lyden   Brendan            RCYC/BSC
3          Harrington         Amy     KYC
4          McCann            Peter    RCYC
5          O Regan           Cliodhna            KYC
6          Waddilove         Seán     Skerries Sailing Club
7          Lambert            Amy     LDYC
8          Tingle    Jamie    RCYC
9          Aplin     Guy      RstGYC
10         Mclvor   Aisling NYC
11         Walsh   Arran    RCYC
12         Keller    Asling   LDYC
13         Lambert            Claire    LDYC
14         Cooney Sarah    NYC
15         Kneafsey           Conor    NYC
16         Forde    Robyn   KYC
17         O Neill Suzie
18         Byrne    Tom
19         Raymond          daniel
20         Keller    Niall      LDYC
21         Lyden   Eoin      RCYC/BSC

TOPPER - Provisional results

1          Lynch   Finn      Blessington Sailing Club
2          O Hare James   CLYC
3          Duke     Stephen            Courtown SC
4          Regan   Ben      East Down Yacht Club
5          Curran   Eoin      East Down Yacht Club
6          Dolan    Mark     Blessington Sailing Club
7          Conway Keelan WHBTC
8          Brien     Jack     RNIYC
9          Jones    Rowan Wexford H BC
10         Ruigrok Erica     RSC
11         Stacy    Jay Jay SCCSC
12         Cooney Emma   NYC
13         Penney Andrew EABH
14         Kneafsey           Sian      NYC
15         Murphy Fiona    Courtown SC
16         Raymond          Ben      NYC
17         Harrington         Kevin    Courtown S.C
18
19         Roberts Jenny
TOPPER 4.2
1          Sherriff Conor    Courtown SC
2          Dolan    Alison   BlSC
3          Doran    Niamh   COURTOWN SC
4          Duke     Rachel Courtown SC
5          Murphy Clodagh            Courtown SC

LASER 4.7 - Provisional results
1          Keller    Eoin      LDYC
2          McLoughlin        Henry    CLYC
3          Brownlow          Wesley RCYC
4          Molloy   Michael EDYC
5          Flynn    John     DHSC
6          Condy   Mark     HYC
7          Cameron           Peter    EABC
8          Murphy Sophie Quoile sc
9          Hughes Fintan   RstG YC
10         Forde    Isobel    Kinsale Yacht Club
11         Lyden   Fionn    Baltimore SC
12         Mclvor   Eimear NYC
13         Hevers Luke     RCYC
14         Shanahan          William NYC
15         Lawlor   Simon   HYC
16         Creagh Harry    Kinsale Yacht Club
17         Malcolm            Chris     HYC
18         O Callaghan      Louise   NYC
19         McLoughlin        Diarmuid           Carlingford Sailing Club
20         Leonard Brian     Baltimore SC
21         Bushe   Jack     Baltimore SC
22         Walsh   Michael Baltimore SC
23         Sail No: 166317
24         Sail No: 187590
25         Hynes   Clara     Rush S.C
26         Jones    Emily
27         Beechnor          Eddie    GHYC

420 - Provisional results
1          Lehane Rob      Kennedy           Iarlath   RCYC
2          O Laoire            Timmy Kelleher            Brian     RHYC/RstGYC
3          Kissane            Diana    O Neil   Hazel    HYC
4          O Regan           Cian      Boylan Mark     KYC/Skerries
5          Butler    Jane     Andreasson       Jenny    RSGYC
6          Flannigan          Scott    Malcolm            Luke     HYC
7          Tiernan Stephen            McMorrough      Dermot RCYC/RstGYC
8          Mc Carthy         Laura    Mc Carthy         Louise   RCYC
9          Harrington         Richard English Robbie RCYC
10         Geary   Emma   Connolly            Niamh   BSC/RCYC
11         Cudmore           Eoghan Murphy Sean     KYC
12         Gambier Ross   Katie     Dix       Ali        KYC/HYC
13         O Driscoll          Oisin     Miller    Conor    Schull
14         Aplin     Jamie    Burke    Jack     RSGYC
15         Guilfoyle            Muireann           O Leary Emer    RCYC
16         O Flynn Dermot Henry    Gareth RSTGYC
17         Campbell           Holly     Bolger   Lucy     RNIYC/BSC
18         O'Keeffe            Killian   Browne Daniel   TBSC/RCYC
19         Johnson            Ross     McCarthy          Ross     balimore SC
20         Dolan    Jennifer Chambers         Hanna   BlSC

LASER RADIAL - Provisional results
1          Penney Chris     EABH
2          Brien     Tiffany   RNIYC
3          O'Dowd Matthew            RSGYC
4          Loughead          Oliver    BYC/RUYC
5          Vaughan           Ross     R.N.I.Y.C
6          Ruigrok Alan      RSC
7          Doran    Philip    Courtown S.C
8          Doran    Simon   Courtown S.C
9          Kenefick            Dave     RCYC
10         Lynch   Rory     Blessington Sailing Club
11         Bermingham      Peter    KYC
12         Bermingham      Neil       KYC
13         Murphy Finn      National YC
14         Harrington         Michael Courtown S.C
15         Clery     Sean     Greystones SC
16         Tyrrell   Andrew Howth Yacth Club
17         Harrington         Ruth     Courtown S.C
18         Byrne    Ian        Courtown S.C
19         White    Sean Paul         Rush
20         Tidey    Saskia Royal Irish Yacht Club
21         Shanahan          Ben      NYC
22         Byrne    William NYC
23         Browne Ciara     TBSC
24         O Morchoe        William Courtown S.C
25         Lynch   Amy     NYC
26         O'Keeffee          Ryan     RCYC
27         Raymond          Christopher        NYC

FEVA - Provisional results
1          Roberts Richard Martin   Paul      RCYC
2          Tingle    Julie      Lyden   Dermot RCYC
3          Morehead          Isabella Deegan Conor    RCYC
4          O Flynn Kirsti     Power   Ciara     RCYC
5          Lyden   Conor    Stokes Peter    RCYC
6          Morehead          Alexandra          Roberts Mark     RCYC
7          Galvin   John     Morehead          Oscar   RCYC
8          Kelly     Alison   Golden Shauna LRYC
9          Cudmore           Vikki     Cudmore           Mark     RCYC
10         Sail No: 2981                                         LRYC
11         Kinsley Ian        McCarthy          Ian        Rstg YC
12         McDermott        Alva      O Connell          Kias      RstGYC
13         Kinsley Thomas Traynor            Bryan    Rstg YC

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