Royal Cork Yacht Club's famous vintage Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble has a firm grip of Class Two after the first day of racing at Kinsale Yacht Club's 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup.
James and David Dwyer took two wins in the Farr design to already be three points clear of the host club's Elan 333 Reavra Too, skippered by Stephen Lysaght.
Light westerly winds up to ten knots opened the regatta, with Class Two sailing two round the cans races.
John Gordon from Mayo Sailing Club in the X-332 X-Rated is lying third in the eight boat fleet.
This is the 15th edition of the biennial regatta, which has attracted 90 entries across all divisions and runs from 21st to 24th June and incorporates the 1720 European sportsboat Championships.
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