Overall leader Barry Cunningham’s Royal Irish Yacht Club J/109 Chimaera (RCYC/RIYC) came under pressure on the penultimate day of Volvo Cork Week on Thursday when Dublin Bay clubmate and defending champion John Maybury’s J/109 Joker 2 won both of the day’s races to move within three points of the top of the scoreboard.
With Cork Harbour shrouded in a fine sea mist, a light southerly breeze prevailed on day four.
Matthew Chubb’s First 35 First Light from the Royal Western YC is in third in the six-boat class.
Tomorrow, Friday 19th July, marks the final day of racing with up to two more races scheduled.
