The national and international achievements afloat of Irish 29er dinghy star Alana Twomey were recognised ashore at the weekend at Royal Cork Yacht Club when the Irish female champion was presented with its perpetual Pyewacket Trophy.

As regular Afloat readers will recall, Twomey sailing with Lucia Cullen (Royal St George YC), won the U17 29er Female World Title in Spain in August.

It was a fantastic week for the Irish sailors in tough conditions at the 29er World Championships in Club Nautic, El Balis.

As Afloat reported previously, the Dublin-Cork duo sailed a very strong series and took home a number of trophies, including:

• Gold – Female World Under 17 Champions
• Bronze – 3rd Female World Championships
• 17th in the Worlds overall.

The Pyewacket Trophy is presented each year to the youth sailor, who has achieved the best results overall in the opinion of the club's Adjudicating Committee.

The Pyewacket Trophy was the icing on the cake in a bountiful season for Cullen and Twomey. They were the top female pair in fourth overall at August's 29er Irish National Championships on Dublin Bay too.

In October 2001, the late Roy Disney, the widely known American sailing enthusiast who had a home in West Cork, who had strong ties with the Royal Cork Yacht Club, and participated in many Cork Week Regattas, presented the club with the Pyewacket Perpetual Cup at a dinner in the club hosted by the then Admiral, Anthony O'Leary.