Three Wins on Day One Sees Cunningham's J/109 Chimaera Top of IRC One at Volvo Cork Week

15th July 2024

The seven-boat IRC One Cork Week fleet set out on one of their windward-leeward courses in blustery easterly winds on the first day of racing in Cork Harbour Credit: Con Murphy

Royal Irish's Barry Cunningham has scored three straight wins in a blustery first day of racing in the IRC One division of Volvo Cork Week Regatta, according to provisional results.

Cunningham, helming one of the four J/109 designs in this division, has built an early six-point cushion in the seven-boat fleet over Matthew Chubb's First 35 First Light from Royal Western YC, which scored 5,2,2.

Barry Cunnigham - an early lead for the Royal Irish J109 Chimaera crew after day one at Volvo Cork Week Regatta Photo: Afloat

Windward-leeward courses were run for the fleet under International Race Officer Con Murphy from Dun Laoghaire in direction 070 degrees and wind strength from 10 to 18 knots.

Matthew Chubb's First 35 First Light from Royal Western YC is lying second at Volvo Cork Week Regatta after day one Photo: Photo: James Tomlinson

Just a single point behind the British visitor lies 2022 Cork Week winner John Maybury's Joker 2, also from the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire.

2022 Cork Week winner John Maybury's Joker 2, from the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire lies third in Volvo Cork Week IRC One Photo: James Tomlinson

Results below.

Racing continues on Tuesday in a five-day schedule at Cork Week 2024.

Race Results

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