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Winners Fly North Sails at KYC Axiom Spring Series

3rd May 2023
1st in Spin 1 ECHO at the Axiom Spring Series in Kinsale - The Jones family's
1st in Spin 1 ECHO at the Axiom Spring Series in Kinsale - The Jones family's "Jelly Baby" flying their North Sails 3Di ENDURANCE mainsail and Code 2 jib Credit: Robert Bateman

Congratulations to all the class winners at the recently concluded Axiom Spring Series in Kinsale.

Kinsale YC ran a really lovely series of races with some difficult conditions and some magnificent sailing to finish off the regatta this past weekend.

We were delighted to see the number of North Sail's badges in Robert Bateman's fabulous images on Afloat.ie

Looking down the list of winners, there was a common theme running in terms of sail supplier....

Spin 1 - Echo Fleet

  • 1st Overall Jelly Baby North Sails*
  • 2nd Overall Alpaca North Sails
  • 3rd Overall Swuzzlebubble North Sails

Spin 1 - IRC Fleet

1st in IRC Spin 1 - The Dwyer's half-tonner "Swuzzlebubble" flying their North Sails 3Di RAW mainsail and A-GRADE Superkote spinnaker Photo: Robert Bateman1st in IRC Spin 1 - The Dwyer's half-tonner "Swuzzlebubble" flying their North Sails 3Di RAW mainsail and A-GRADE Superkote spinnaker Photo: Robert Bateman

  • 1st Overall Swuzzlebubble North Sails
  • 2nd Overall Alpaca North Sails
  • 3rd Overall Jelly Baby North Sails*

Spin 2 - Echo Fleet

1st in IRC and ECHO Spin 2 - Conor Phelan's 1/4 Tonner "Anchor Challenge" flying their North Sails 3DL Mainsail & 3DL Code 2 jib Photo: Robert Bateman1st in IRC and ECHO Spin 2 - Conor Phelan's 1/4 Tonner "Anchor Challenge" flying their North Sails 3DL Mainsail & 3DL Code 2 jib Photo: Robert Bateman

  • 1st Overall Anchor Challenge North Sails
  • 2nd Overall Flyover North Sails
  • 3rd Overall Diamond North Sails*

Spin 2 - IRC Fleet

  • 1st Overall Anchor Challenge North Sails
  • 2nd Overall Diamond North Sails*

Whites - Echo Fleet

1st in Whites ECHO Kieran O'Brien's "Magnet" flying her North Sails 3Di RAW No. 1 genoa & 3Di NorDac mainsail Photo: Robert Bateman1st in Whites ECHO Kieran O'Brien's "Magnet" flying her North Sails 3Di RAW No. 1 genoa & 3Di NorDac mainsail Photo: Robert Bateman

  • 1st Overall Magnet North Sails
  • 2nd Overall Val Freya Sails
  • 3rd Overall Apache North Sails

Whites - IRC Fleet

1st in Whites IRC - Alan Mulcahy's Albin Express "Apache" flying her North Sails mainsail and AP jib1st in Whites IRC - Alan Mulcahy's Albin Express "Apache" flying her North Sails mainsail and AP jib Photo: Robert Bateman

  • 1st Overall Apache North Sails
  • 2nd Overall Magnet North Sails
  • 3rd Overall Val Freya North Sails

Sean Hanley's HB31 "LUAS" flying her North Sails 3DI NorDac mainsail & No. 1 genoa - Photo: Robert BatemanSean Hanley's HB31 "LUAS" flying her North Sails 3DI NorDac mainsail & No. 1 genoa  Photo: Robert Bateman

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From your Team at North Sails Ireland - Nigel, Prof and Shane

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In 2018 he again won his class in the Round Ireland Race and in 2019 finished 2nd in the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race - 10 years after he won it!

Also in 2019, he was providing expert commentary and analysis in studio for the SSL Star Europeans in Garda, Italy and SSL finals in Nassau.

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