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Royal Irish's Joker II Has Advantage in 16-Boat Cork Week IRC Two Fleet

11th July 2022
A Class 2 start of race 3 of Volvo Cork Week 2022
A Class 2 start of race 3 of Volvo Cork Week 2022 Credit: Rick Tomlinson

16 teams in Cork Week IRC Two raced on a laid course in Ringabella Bay, three J/109s swapped the lead during the three races on Day One.

Barry Cunningham’s Royal Irish YC team racing Chimaera won a hotly contested first race by just nine seconds.

Pat Kelly’s Storm with a team from Howth YC/Rush SC rose to the challenge winning Race Two.

John Maybury’s Joker 2 from the Royal Irish won Race Three by just 17 seconds. Joker 2’s consistent results (3,2,1) were rewarded with first in class after three races. Chimaera is second and Storm in third.

IRC Two after three races sailed

1st Joker 2 J109 John Maybury IRL1206 RIYC
2nd  Chimaera J109 Barry Cunningham IRL 2160 Royal Irish Yacht Club
3rd  IRC Storm J109 Pat Kelly IRL 1141 Howth YC/Rush SC

Results here

Published in Cork Week
Louay Habib

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Louay Habib is a Maritime Journalist & Broadcaster based in Hamble, United Kingdom

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