The Howth 17 Class battled a closely fought contest to be deemed the Class Champion at the weekend. The event began on Friday evening at 19:00hrs from the East Pier in Howth and continued into Saturday for a further four more spectacular races in trying conditions for the Race Committee.This two-day event set challenges for Scorie Walls and her team with an abundance of wind shifts, but nothing was too much for their team and all five races were completed. There was a vicotrian styled BBQ and prizegiving and HYC has more here. Results as follows.

HOWTH YACHT CLUB. 17 FOOTER CHAMPS (O'ALL) 06/08/2011 17 Footer SCRATCH: 1, Hera M & J Duffy (7.00); 2, Sheila HYC/N O'Leary (9.00); 3, Deilginis Deilginis Group (12.00); 17 Footer ECHO: 1, Sheila HYC/N O'Leary (4.00); 2, Hera M & J Duffy (10.00); 3, Rosemary Curley/Jones (13.00)