156 boats lined out for the IODAI Optimist Connaughts in Lough Derg at the weekend, with three fleets enjoying glorious conditions off Dromineer. The gold fleet completed five races over the two days, with Royal Cork's Peter McCann five points clear at the top of the fleet from Royal Cork clubmate Peter Crosbie. McCann kept it in the top three for the entire weekend, discarding a third place after race five. Dun Laoghaire sailor Adam Hyland was a further five points back and took the bronze.
In the junior fleet, it was another Cork victory as Daire Cournane stayed ahead of Howth pairing Robert Dickson and Fergus Flood.
Amy Carroll won the regatta fleet, with the National Yacht Club's Heather Spain in second and Toby Hudson-Fowler in third.
Gareth Craig of Fotosail.com has uploaded a gallery of photos from the weekend HERE
