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Recently crowned National champion Anthony O'Leary had to be content with second in yesterday's coastal course of the Sovereign's Cup when Neil White's Independent Bear bested the Royal Cork champion in the opening race of the four day regatta. Ten boats are competing in Class Zero.
Gloves Off, third in Class Zero. Photo: Bob Bateman
Waterford Harbour's Shane Statham leads Cruiser TwoI IRC after the first two windward-leeward races. The opening races were sailed in 12-15 knot perfect north-westerly breezes allowing the Kinsale event to live up to its pre-event billing as the south coast's biggest and best sailing event of 2011. 23 boats are competing in Class two.
Tight racing with the J109s. Photo: Bob Bateman
In Class One, last weekend's Irish Cruiser Racing Association champion, Pat Kelly's J109 Storm from Howth, ended in fifth place. Rival Cork sistership Jelly Baby took the honours. 21 are competing.
Quarter ton action. Photo: Bob Bateman
In Class 3 IRC (the Quarter ton Class) Eamonn Rohan's Anchor Challenge has the lead from Aguilla (Rob Gray) with Tiger (Kenefick/Kenefick/O'Brien) now third. Racing continues this morning and continues through til Saturday. 12 are competing.
Provisional (overall) results after day one – Class 0 IRC (Coastal): 1st Independent Bear (N White); 2nd Antix; 3rd Gloves Off (K Twomey).
Class 1 IRC (Coastal): 1st Jelly Baby (Nagle and O'Mahony); 2nd EOS (Dave Scott); 3rd Jetstream (Redden Bros). Class 2 IRC: 1st Slack Alice (Shane Strattan); 2nd Yanks $ Francs (Vinnie O'Shea); 3rd White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody).
Class 3 IRC (Quarter ton Class): 1st Anchor Challenge (Eamonn Rohan); 2nd Aguilla (Rob Gray); 3rd Tiger (Kenefick/Kenefick/O'Brien).
Class 5 IRC: 1st. Samba (John and Pat Downing) 2nd Orna (Philip Dilworth). 3rd. VSOP: (Donal McCarthy).
Sovereign's Cup Photos - Day One
Waterford Harbour's Shane Statham leads Cruiser II IRC after the first two windward-leeward races of the Sovereign's Cup today. The opening races were sailed in 12-15 knot perfect north-westerly breezes allowing the Kinsale event to live up to its pre-event billing as the south coast's biggest and best sailing event of 2011. Here's Bob Bateman's photos to prove it:
Kinsale Heads for 100-mile Fastnet Race
Kinsale Yacht Club's SCORA League Fastnet Race sponsored by CH Marine takes place this Friday at 8pm.
This 100–mile round trip to one of the most iconic ocean racing turning points presents all the challenges to competitors associated with classic offshore/coastal racing.
The many headlands along the track present major tactical decision points for skippers and navigators in their race to make the many tidal gates along the route. This coupled to the often fickle winds make the creation of a race winning strategy extremely difficult.
This now classic race on the South Coast typically attracts competitors from the host Club Kinsale Yacht Club along with competitors from the Royal Cork and Cobh Sailing Club.
The inclusion of the Kinsale Fastnet in SCORA Jim Donegan Memorial Series enhances the standing of this race along the South coast and the very generous sponsorship of this race by CH Marine makes the race highly attractive for South coast sailors.
Intending competitors are reminded that this is a ISAF OSR Cat 3 race with life rafts. Safety checks may be conducted prior to the start.
Kinsale Trio Take Dragon East Coasts
Despite Race Officer Jack Roy's skill and patience only four of the six race series was completed as a full gale swept through the bay on today.
In winds gusting up to 30 knots on the Friday and Saturday the tricky conditions produced four different winners, but Cameron Good and his team from Kinsale showed the most consistency to take the championship. Richard Goodbody from the host club was a close second, with Royal North of Ireland's Simon Brien third.
The Dragon focus now turns to Kinsale for the Nationals in August, and the last chance for visitors to check out the venue for the the Dragon Gold Cup in 2012'
Dragon East Coast Championship 2011 Results
1st Cameron Good, Simon Furney, Henry Kingston KYC
2nd Richard Goodbody, Rick Johnson, Rob Johnson RIYC
3rd Simon Brien, Mark Brien, David Good RNIYC
4th Andrew Craig RSGYC
5th Martin Byrne RSGYC
MGM Boats On Board as Kinsale Sovereigns Cup Partner
"We are delighted to announce our partners for Sovereign's Cup 2011 as MGM Boats has opened a new brokerage office in Kinsale, Eli Lilly is a long-established multi-national and the support of Fáilte Ireland is a great measure of the impact the event has on local tourism," said Gary Horgan, Regatta Director.
Entries are rolling in each week, with both regular competitors and newcomers to the event from all over Ireland and the UK. This year welcomes previous Sovereign's Cup winner, Eamonn Rohan returning to defend his title on his Quarter tonner 'Anchor Challenge'. Also registered is previous Sovereign's Cup winner and team Captain of last year's victorious Rolex Commodore's Cup Team, Anthony O'Leary on his Ker 39 'Antix'.
There are a number of entries in the strong Quarter Ton fleet, including international professional yachtsman, Peter Morton who will race on 'Odd Job' as his wife Louise Morton (and Quarter Ton Class Secretary) will race on 'Espada'. Other Quarter tonners include 'Black Fun' from New Zealand, Neil Kenefick on 'Tiger', Rob Gray on 'Aquila', Ian Travers on 'Bandit' and Ken Lawless on'Supernova', to name but a few.
According to Regatta Director, Gary Horgan, "As well as the excellent sailing conditions, race management and social programme ashore, we are encouraging sailors and guests to start thinking about their travel and accommodation plans. We are delighted that the Cork Swansea ferry will enable more sailors to access Kinsale easily from the UK and Failte Ireland's website www.discoverireland.ie/cork is an excellent vehicle for checking out accommodation in Kinsale and surrounding areas," he added.
The social programme is based around providing a fun atmosphere after racing for people to enjoy and later in the evenings there will be some great music for a top party atmosphere. The event kicks off with a launch reception at Kinsale Yacht Club on Tuesday 21st June and the week will draw to a close following the prizegiving on Saturday 25th June with a Bar-B-Q and musical entertainment.
The Sovereign's Cup was established in 1995 and has been a very successful and hugely popular cruiser regatta. The biennial event attracts over 140 boats from all over Ireland and the UK who compete for the prestigious Sovereign's Cup for best all round score in IRC and The Portcullis Trophy for best ECHO handicap.
There are many Classes for entry; including Class 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and two White Sails classes. Also, the Quarter Ton Class Championships will be taking place during the Sovereign's Cup, bringing many new visitors to Kinsale from the South of England and Wales in particular.
The John Corby designed 38 one off, Gloves off, was the winner in class zero of Kinsale Yacht Club's Spring Series League. In Class One, the X- yacht Eos skippered by David Scott had a 16-point winning margin over Dan Buckley's J109 Justus. In class two another Corby design, a 25-footer, Yanks and Franks skippered by Vincent O'Shea beat Brian Goggin's sister ship Allure. Provisional overall results are published below class by class. Photos of the event by bob Bateman are here. All the latest Kinsale news and photos including updates on June's Sovereign's Cup.
Kinsale's Spring Series Class IRC Zero Overall
Series Place | Sail No | Boat | Type of Boat | Owner | Handicap | Series Points |
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1 | IRL2003 | GLOVES OFF | CORBY 38 ONE-OFF | Kieran Twomey | 1.115 | 8 |
2 | IRL4477 | FREYA | X-442 | Conor Doyle | 1.098 | 17 |
3 | IRL4475 | GODOT | Dufour 44 | Godkin & O'Donovan | 1.099 | 24 |
4 | IRL4076-2 | MERIDIAN | SALONA 45 | Tom Roche | 1.131 | 29 |
Kinsale Yacht Club Spring Series Class IRC One Overall
Series Place | Sail No | Boat | Type of Boat | Owner | Handicap | Series Points |
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1 | IRL6695 | EOS | X-362 SPORT | David Scott | 1.022 | 10 |
2 | IRL2067 | JUSTUS | J 109 | Dan Buckley | 1.027 | 16 |
3 | IRL1843 | ANTIX BEAG | 1720mod | Anthony O'Leary | 1.005 | 27 |
4 | IRL2805 | INDULGENCE | DEHLER 36 [JV] | Aidan Heffernan | 1.023 | 30 |
5 | IRL1583 | CHANCER | ELAN 40 | Carroll Bros | 1.033 | 39 |
6 | IRL4430 | SAMBA | SUNFAST 40.3 | John Downing | 1.030 | 41 |
Kinsale Yacht Club Spring Series Class IRC Two Overall
Series Place | Sail No | Boat | Type of Boat | Owner | Handicap | Series Points |
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1 | IRL2525 | YANKS & FRANKS | CORBY 25 | Vincent O'Shea | 0.938 | 14 |
2 | IRL2506 | ALLURE | CORBY 25 | Brian Goggin | 0.936 | 22 |
3 | IRL4170 | SLACK ALICE | GK 34 | Shane Statham | 0.953 | 26 |
4 | IRL16859 | BAD COMPANY | SUNFAST 32 | Desmond-Ivers-Deasy | 0.939 | 29 |
5 | IRL4506 | SEA HAWK | SIGMA 33ood | Clem McElligott | 0.915 | 34 |
6 | GBR7525R | Thunderbird | Corby25 | Denis Coleman | 0.940 | 43 |
7 | IRL1121 | MAC MAGIC II | First 31.7 | McCarthys | 0.956 | 62 |
8 | IRL78 | NO-GNOMES | NICHOLSON 30 mod | Leonard Donnery | 0.910 | 67 |
9 | IRL9732 | Wicked | Sun Fast 32i | Mark Mendel | 0.940 | 70 |
10 | IRL692 | GEMINI | FIRST 310 | Salter/O'Regan/Minihan | 0.930 | 82 |
11 | IRL329 | GUNSMOKE 11 | FIRST 32 | Sammy Cohen | 0.910 | 89 |
12 | IRL3492 | BIG DEAL | DEHLER 34 | Derek Dillon | 0.925 | 90 |
13 | IRL6676 | Y KNOT | FIRST 32S5 | Barrett_Conlon | 0.933 | 95 |
Kinsale Yacht Club Spring Series Class IRC Three Overall
Series Place | Sail No | Boat | Type of Boat | Owner | Handicap | Series Points |
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1 | GBR506R | ANCHOR CHALLENGE | Farr 1/4 tonner | Eamonn Rohan | 0.917 | 13 |
2 | IRL1771 | Shillelagh | BLAZER 23 | John Twomey | 0.868 | 15 |
3 | IRL9600 | IMPACUNIOUS | IMPALA | Eddie Rice | 0.888 | 21 |
4 | IRL4206 | POWDER MONKEY | SIGMA 33 | Liam Lynch | 0.909 | 31 |
5 | IRL6002 | STAGEFRIGHT | FORMULA 28 | STAGEFRIGHT | 0.912 | 47 |
6 | IRL6564 | MONKEY BUSINESS | Formula28 | Bill McConnell | 0.912 | 49 |
7 | IRL152 | CHAMELEON | FASTNET 34 | Padraig O'Donovan | 0.896 | 52 |
Kinsale Yacht Club Spring Series Class IRC Four Overall
Series Place | Sail No | Boat | Type of Boat | Owner | Handicap | Series Points |
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1 | GBR9625R | SUNDANCER | DYNAMO 25 | Alan Mulcahy | 0.841 | 8 |
2 | 148 | SHELLY D | MOODY 30 | Mick Murphy | 0.859 | 16 |
3 | A191 | LA MARAQUITA | ACHILLES 24 | Eddie Higgns & Kevin Morrisson | 32 |
Kinsale Yacht Club Spring Series Class IRC White Sail Overall
Series Place | Sail No | Boat | Type of Boat | Owner | Handicap | Series Points |
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1 | IRL3450 | Val Criss | First 345 | Murphy Hennessy Dann | 0.965 | 13 |
2 | IRL4004 | OBJECTION | SUN ODYESSY 35 | Kevin & Celia Murray | 0.953 | 17.5 |
3 | IRL7880 | Windrose | Nicholson 26 | Bill Joyce | 0.850 | 20 |
4 | IRL1176 | MAGIC ELFIN | Hanse 371 | Peter Kelly | 0.992 | 22 |
5 | IRL6006 | CIMARRON VI | OCEANIS 42.3 | Dave O'Sullivan | 1.009 | 33 |
6 | IRL4369 | Charisma | Sigma33 | Des Lyons & Aine Dunne | 0.957 | 35 |
7 | IRL7305 | Delos | First 305 | Dave Cullinane | 0.914 | 40 |
8 | IRL2123 | WHEELS | SUN ODYESSY 42 | John Whealan | 1.013 | 40 |
9 | IRL3910 | Sonas | Sun Odyssey 39i | David Ross | 1.011 | 44 |
10 | IRL1424 | Roloco | Oceaniis 343 | Brian Rose | 0.917 | 45 |
11 | IRL109 | Ragtime | GK 24 | John Alexander | 0.811 | 57 |
12 | IRL4003 | Aoife | Oceanis 350 | John O Mahony | 0.911 | 62 |
Squibs Start South Coast Champs in 30 Knots (Photos Here!)
Kinsale Cruiser League Ends with Big Blow Out (Photos Here!)
Big Seas, Big Photos from Kinsale
Photographer Bob Bateman captured the sailing action from the final day of Kinsale's April league this afternoon and what a finale it turned out to be. Big seas, big winds for a classic Kinsale finish. The Squib class joined for good measure and are racing today and tomorrow for South Coast championship honours. Scroll down for Bob's photos.
More final day Cruiser photo action from Kinsale HERE
Chart House on the Property Map in Kinsale
An appropriately named house for a sailing setting is on the market in Kinsale, County Cork. The Chart House is a 7-bed period house currently operating as a luxurious Bed and Breakfast.
The property is situated in the heart of Kinsale and within walking distance of Kinsale Yacht Club. It's on the market for €650,000. More here.
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