Two Wins for 2 Farr on Day Two of Maples Group IRC Europeans on Dublin Bay

13th September 2024

Half Tonner 2 Farr (Boardman, Kelly and O'Leary) scored two wins in Class Two on day two of Maples Group RORC IRC European Championships off Dun Laoghaire Credit: Afloat

Two wins on day two in class two for the Half Tonner 2 Farr (Boardman, Kelly and O'Leary) puts the Rush/Crosshaven crew three points shy of the top of the Maples Group RORC IRC European Championships off Dun Laoghaire leaderboard held by rival sistership Swuzzlebubble (James Dwyer).

Lighter conditions than Thursday day saw a delayed start to proceedings on the Dublin Bay but no further drama that saw the British Half Tonner Head Hunter withdraw after a first race dismasting on day one.

Lying third overall is Colin Kavanagh's J97, Jeneral Lee from Howth Yacht Club.

Saturday Prospects

The forecasts are suggesting fresh, possibly strong south to southwest winds for tomorrow (Saturday), but with 2024's often unstable winds and weather, the addition of the Dublin Bay Effect makes it anybody's guess.

Racing continues in the nine-race Royal Irish Yacht Club hosted championships on Saturday and concludes on Sunday.

Race Results

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Published in RORC IRC Europeans, Half Tonners, Royal Irish Yacht Club

Published in RORC IRC Europeans

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IRC European Championship

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IRC Europeans Championships

Alternating between the North and the South of Europe (the Channel and the Mediterranean Sea), the IRC European Championship is a flagship event of the IRC season and typically aims to bring together more than 60 boats.

IRC is a World Sailing-recognised rating system and the principal yacht measurement system for the rating of racing yachts worldwide.

The event is open to all IRC-rated boats. Typically, it will consist of a minimum of four coastal or tactical races (coefficient 1) and a long coastal race (coefficient 2).

Following the inaugural championship as part of Cork Week in 2016, the event sailed in Marseille in 2017, Cowes in 2018, and San Remo in 2019; the event sailed in Hyères, France in 2021 before moving to Brekens, Holland, in 2022 and in Cannes, France last June.

The IRC rating rule is administered jointly by the RORC Rating Office in Lymington, UK and UNCL Centre de Calcul, Pôle Course du Yacht Club de France, in Paris, France.