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Quantum Sails Hails Successes in WIORA 2022 and Start of Seasonal Discounts

8th July 2022
The crew of Tribal celebrate their victory in WIORA 2022
The crew of Tribal — among them Quantum Sails’ Yannick Lemonnier — celebrate their victory in WIORA 2022

Quantum Sails Ireland congratulate their clients on their successes in the 2022 WIORA Championships.

Eight of the 24 boats in the fleet were powered by Quantum Sails — with five boats fully equipped. Between them they racked up five podiums and one overall victory.

Class 1 was the most represented with four boats out of five featuring Quantum Sails. Liam Burke’s Farr 31 Tribal won overall in Class 1, with John Gordon’s X-332 X-Rated in second equipped with an M5 (Technora/carbon) racing membrane jib and mainsail.

The X-332 Jimmy Bump from the Cronin family came third, equipped with an M6 grey cruising membrane mainsail which helped achieve a great performance for their first championship.

The under-25s crew of Tadgh O’Loingsigh’s J/24 Janx with their spoilsThe under-25s crew of Tadgh O’Loingsigh’s J/24 Janx with their spoils

Class 3 had only one Quantum representative but it was the best from a results standpoint: Tadgh O’Loingsigh’s J/24 Janx, with an under-25s crew, won not only their class but also the West Coast Championship.

Ed Enright’s Beneteau 375 Liberty was equipped with a full set of cruising laminate CDX from ContenderEd Enright’s Beneteau 375 Liberty was equipped with a full set of cruising laminate CDX from Contender

In Class 4 Div A, the Beneteau 375 Liberty from Ed Enright was equipped with a full set of cruising laminate CDX from Contender, which comes with long-lasting material in white and grey to give a racing look. His mainsail is rolled into a Profurl boom furler, a good system compared to in mast furling as it allows a more powerful mainsail.

The cutter Sally O’Keeffe was equipped with a full set of tan Dacron traditional sailsThe cutter Sally O’Keeffe was equipped with a full set of tan Dacron traditional sails

And in Class 4 Div B, the traditional cutter boat Sally O’Keeffe from Steve Morris came second in class. It was equipped with a full set of tan Dacron traditional sails including a top sail and a large jib that could be compared to a modern Code 0.

Quantum Sails Ireland are also delighted to announce that seasonal discounts have now started — get in touch with Yannick or Mark for a quote:

Yannick Lemonnier
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 087 628 9854

Mark Mansfield
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 087 250 6838

Published in Quantum Sails, WIORA
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