Louise Makin & Chris Jones’ J/111 Journeymaker 11 from the Royal Southern YC won today’s first Volvo Cork Week race in IRC One by just under a minute from Team Knight Build racing J/112 Happy Daize from the RORC.
Jonathan Anderson’s J/122 El Gran Senor from the Clyde Cruising Club made it a full J Boats podium finishing third in the 16-boat fleet.
This is Journeymaker’s first-ever Cork Week, and the 2021 J/111 UK National Champion, loved racing on the Cork Harbour Course today.
“I would say it was a very good first day in unfamiliar waters,” commented Journeymaker’s navigator, Louise Makin. “We made some really good decisions; the crew work was excellent and the atmosphere on the boat was terrific. The harbour is a fabulous place to race, and we have been blessed with great weather. We have a top Irish sailor on board; Laura Dillon and we worked really well together today.”
Cork Week Top Three IRC One after one race:
1st JourneyMaker 11 J111 Louise Makin GBR 7751R Royal Southern YC 1.094 1.0 1.0 1.0
2nd Happy Daize J112E Knight Build Ltd GBR 748R RORC 1.051 2.0 2.0 2.0
3rd El Gran Senor J 122 E Jonathan Anderson GBR 4822R CCC 1.090 3.0
Results here
