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Butler takes Winning Gun

2nd June 2009

Noel Butler won tonight's Fireball race in very light airs and a flooding tide on Dublin Bay. The dinghy fleets managed to keep spinnakers flying until the finish.  Stephen Harrison won the IDRA 14 footers and 'Jill' (P.Smith/P.Mangan) won the Mermaid class.

DUBLIN PORT Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 2 JUNE 2009 CRUISERS 1 - 1. Powder Monkey (C.Moore/M.Byrne), 2. Something Else (J.Hall et al), 3. Incorrect (John Roberts) CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson), 2. Cor Baby (Keith Kiernan et al), 3. Free Spirit (John O'Reilly) CRUISERS 3 - 1. Rattler 2 (Austin Whelan), 2. Sasori (Michael O'Meara), 3. Asterix (J.Counihan/F.Meredith) CRUISERS 4 - 1. Maranda (Myles Kelly), 2. Aslana (J.Martin/B.Mulkeen), 3. Chico (L.Egar/S.Keane) FIREBALL - 1. Zara (Noel Butler/S.Moore), 2. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey), 3. Licence to Thrill (Louis Smyth) GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 3. Glenmiller (C.O'Hanlon et al) IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Squalls (Stephen Harrison), 2. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne), 3. Dart (Pierre Long) MERMAID - 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Oonagh (J&M Griffith), 3. Sallywake (Tony O'Rourke) RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Shillelagh (J.Caldwell/D.Barber), 2. The Sting (Brenda Maguire et al), 3. Blue Moon (Caoive Collins) SIGMA 33 - 1. Pepsi (Chas. Hohn et al), 2. Pastiche (John Peart et al) SQUIB - 1. Sidewinder (D.Croke/R.Bowen), 2. Periguin (N.Coakley/J.Redahan)

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