Overall IRC and ECHO honours in Kinsale Yacht Club's inaugural Matthews Centre sponsored Inishtearaght Race went to double-handed duo Cian McCarthy and Sam Hunt of the host club.
McCarthy and Hunt sailing the Sunfast 3300 Cinnamon Girl finished with a corrected time of one day 12 hours 07 minutes and 26 seconds, some 20 minutes faster than line honours winner Chris Power Smith's full crewed J/122 Aurelia. (1:12:27:55 corr).
McCarthy and Hunt sailing the Sunfast 3300 Cinnamon Girl to an overall win pictured in the closing stage of the KYC Inishtearaght Race Photo: Bob Bateman
Third in the 240-miler on IRC was Denis Murphy's Grand Soleil 40 Nieulargo from Royal Cork Yacht Club which finished on 1:13:06:40 corrected.
As Afloat reported earlier, the Royal St. George J/122 Aurelia crew win the historic KYC Thullier Cup for the line honours win.
Chris Power Smith skipper of J/122 entry Aurelia from the Royal St. George Yacht Club and his crew with Kinsale's Thullier Cup for the line honours win. Pictured from left are Dave Cullinane KYC Race Organiser, Chris Power Smith, Niall Smythe, Matthew White, John McManus, Luke Murphy, Sam Magill-Dohan, Sam Gillivan and James Matthews, Sponsor Matthews Cork and (below) Aurelia reaches to the finish line Photo: Bob Bateman
Full results in the six boat fleet here.
The next KYC Inishtearaght Race is scheduled for May 2024.
