New Leader in Kinsale's Class One As ICRA Champs Reach Half Way Stage

26th June 2015

#icra – A change of leader in class one was just one of the upsets as the ICRA Nationals reached the halfway poiint at Kinsale Yacht Club yesterday. Overall positions in most of the eight racing classes lie finely balanced with just four races remaining in the Cork County Council sponsored series.

The 109-strong fleet enjoyed fresher conditions though a lumpy seaway proved challenging for some despite the steady 14-18 knot southerly breeze.

The mid-size divisions are providing some of the closest battles with changes to overall leaderboards since the opening day. In Division 1, the two-way battle for the lead between Ian Nagle's Jelly Baby from the Royal Cork YC and John Maybury's Joker 2 from the Royal Irish YC reversed places as the Dublin boat edged ahead by a single point.

Meanwhile, Division 2 saw David Cullen's Checkmate XV ousted from his overall lead when his Howth club-mate Ross McDonald on Equinox matched his opening day double-win with one of his own yesterday to take the lead in the class. Howth boats continue to dominate this class, occupying the top four places.

"There are five or six boats in with a real chance at the overall win at this halfway stage," said Kinsale Yacht Club's Denis Kiely. "The decision to put the modified half-tonners with the three-quarter ton size boats is proving to be correct and there's genuine competition taking place in this division."

In Division 0, a navigational error cost Andy Williams the overall lead of this eleven strong class as he was obliged to retire or face protests from the fleet. A win in the afternoon was more like his form and with the single discard coming into force after race six, the Plymouth Ker 40 is almost certain to retake the lead.

However, ICRA Commodore Norbert Reilly still holds first place in the class on Crazy Horse and any further slips by Williams could still upset the standings. Also waiting in the wings is Conor Phelan's Jump Juice from the Royal Cork YC who delivered a win and a second place yesterday in a markedly improved form from the opening day.

Elsewhere in the large fleet, the White Sails divisions enjoyed an 18-mile race from their start off Charles Fort in Kinsale's spectacular natural harbour. Windsor Laudan's venerable but fast Club Shamrock Demelza from Howth delivered impressive performances on the water and leads on both IRC and ECHO handicaps. Racing continues today with the finale on Saturday afternoon.

Results – ICRA Nationals & Sovereign's Cup 2015 Day 2, after 4 races sailed (25th June 2015)

Division 0 IRC

1 Crazy Horse, Norbert Reilly/Alan Chambers (Howth Yacht Club)
2 Jump Juice, Conor Phelan, (Royal Cork Yacht Club)
3 Keronimo, Andy Williams (Yealm Yacht Club)

Division 0 ECHO

1 Godot, John Godkin (Kinsale YC)
2 Forty Licks, Jay Colville, East Down YC
3 Roxstar, Jonathan Anderson, (CCC)

Division 1 IRC

1 Joker 2, John Maybury, (Royal Irish Yacht Club
2 Jelly Baby, Ian Nagle, (Royal Cork Yacht Club)
3 Fool's Gold, Robert McConnell (Wicklow Harbour SC)

Division 1 ECHO

1 Adrenalin, Joe McDonald (National Yacht Club)
2 Indecision, Declan Hayes (RIYC)
3 Gringo, Tony Fox (NYC)

Division 2 IRC

1 Equinox, Ross McDonald, (HYC)
2 Checkmate XV, Dave Cullen (HYC)
3 The Big Picture, Michael and Richard Evans (HYC)

Division 2 ECHO

1 Equinox, Ross McDonald (HYC)
2 Checkmate XV, Davie Cullen, HYC
3 The Big Picture, Michael and Richard Evans (HYC)

Division 3 IRC

1 Fusion, Richard Cowell, (HYC)
2 Bad Company, Desmond, Ivers, Deasy (RCYC)
3 White Mischief, Timothy Goodbody, (RIYC)

Division 3 ECHO

1 Powder Mondy, Liam Lynch, (Tralee Bay SC)
2 White Mischief, Timothy Goodbody (RIYC)
3 Reavra, Stephen Lysaght (KYC)

Division 4 IRC

1 Blackfun, Tony Hayward (Cowes)
2 Anchor Challenge, Paul Gibbons, (RCYC)
3 White Magic, Donal Hardig (Waterford Harbour SC)

Division 4 ECHO-

1 Seven Whistler, Rene Wubben (WHSC)
2 No-Gnomes, Leonard Donnery, (RCYC)
3 White Magic, Donal Harding, Waterford Harbour Sailing Club

J109
1 Joker 2, John Maybury (RIYC)
2 Jelly Baby, Ian Nagle (RCYC)
3 Storm, Pat Kelly (Rush SC/HYC)

Quarter Tonner

1 Blackfun, Tony Hayward (Cowes)
2 Anchor Challenge, Paul Gibbons (RCYC)
3 Cartoon, Ken Lawless, Joe Brady, Sybil McCormack (RIYC)

White Sail Division 1 IRC

1 Bite the Bullet, Colm Bermingham, (HYC)
2 White Lotus, Paul Tully, (Dun Laoghaire Motor YC)
3 Baccarat, Brian & Anthony McCarthy (KYC)

White Sail Divison 1 ECHO

1 Baccarat, Anthony/Brian McCarthy (KYC)
2 White Tiger, Tony O'Brien (KYC)
3 Bite the Bullet, Colm Bermighham (HYC)

White Sail Division 2 IRC

1 Demelza, Windsor Laudan, (HYC)
2 Saoirse, Richard Hanley (KYC)
3 Loch Greine, Tom O'Mahony (RCYC)

White Sail Division 2 ECHO

1 Demelza, Windsor Laudan, (HYC)
2 Privateer, Dermot Lanigan (KYC)
3 Loch Greine, Tom O'Mahony (RCYC)

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