It's a beautiful, bright and calm winter afternoon on the east coast HERE but there's no doubt about a storm brewing in the Atlantic thanks to weather readings at 12 noon from the Corrib Gas field off the west coast HERE

HOWTH YACHT CLUB. WEDNESDAY SERIES 3 (RACE) 25/08/2010 Class 1 IRC: 1, Storm P Kelly; 2, Tantrum 3 Klimche/O'Leary; 3, Makutu Doyle/Others; Class 1 HPH: 1, Storm P Kelly; 2, Tantrum 3 Klimche/O'Leary; 3, Makutu Doyle/Others; Class 2 IRC: 1, Sunburn I Byrne; 2, Superhero Burne/Banahan; 3, Toughnut D Skehan; Class 2 HPH: 1, Sunburn I Byrne; 2, Toughnut D Skehan; 3, Superhero Burne/Banahan; Class 3 IRC: 1, Checkmate J Faller; 2, Gecko K Darmody; 3, Sunchaser M Marr; Class 3 HPH: 1, Sunchaser M Marr; 2, Helly Hunter L McMurtry; 3, Midnight Sun Bolger/Others; White Sails HPH: 1, Sandpiper of Howth A Knowles; 2, Alphida H Byrne; 3, Bite the Bullet C Bermingham; White Sails IRC: 1, Alphida H Byrne; 2, Bite the Bullet C Bermingham; 3, Force Five R & J McAllister