Hong Kong regular visitors to Crosshaven Nick Burns and Andy Pidden’s King 40 Blitz (RHKYC) scored three race wins in the ten-race series to clinch the big-boat IRC Zero class at Volvo Cork Week.
Nick Burns and Andy Pidden’s King 40 Blitz (RHKYC) was the big-boat IRC Zero class winner at Volvo Cork Week Photo: James Tomlinson
They also defied the potency of Cape 31s racing on IRC rating even though Michael Wilson’s Cape 31 Shotgunn (Isle Of Man YC & RCYC) finished in style with a bullet in the final race to clinch second place.
The Jones family’s J/122 Jellybaby (RCYC) completed the IRC Zero podium.
The Volvo Cork Week Grand Prizegiving and Closing Ceremony was held at the Royal Cork Yacht Club and billed as one of the greatest parties on the international yachting calendar. Royal Cork Admiral Annamarie Fegan, Cork Week Chairman Ross Deasy and Johnson and Perrott Volvo Dealer Principal Peter Russell presented prizes.
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