Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX is Sovereign's Cup Coastal Champion

24th June 2023

Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX crew, co-skippered by Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen were the Sovereign's Cup Coastal Division winners off Kinsale

Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX crew, co-skippered by Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen, are pictured with the Axiom Trophy as Sovereign's Cup Coastal Division winners off Kinsale Credit: Bob Bateman

With three wins from four races sailed, Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX, co-skippered by Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen, were presented with the Axiom Trophy for their overall win of the IRC Coastal division of the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup at Kinsale Yacht Club on Saturday night.

Howth Yacht Club's First 50 Checkmate XX, co-skippered by Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen is the Sovereign's Cup Coastal Division winner after four races off Kinsale Photo: Bob Bateman

Early leader Scotland's J122E El Gran Senor was overhauled by Checkmate XX on Thursday, and Biggs and Cullen then went on to wrap up the Cup's biggest class (17 boats) on three nett points after two more wins on Saturday.

Finishing second overall was the brand new J112 Valentia of Johnny Treanor of the National Yacht Club, with a score of 3,2,3 and (5.0) in his first Irish regatta in the new boat.

As regular Afloat readers will know, Treanor took a debut victory last week on the Solent when Valentina won her class at the Key Yachting J Cup.

Third overall was the Clyde visitor Jonathan Anderson in the J122.

The crew of the J112E Valentina skippered by Johnny Treanor of the National Yacht Club, with her second prize overall prize in the coastal division of the Sovereign's Cup 2023 Photo: Bob Bateman

Scotland's J122E El Gran Senor skipper Jonathan Anderson was third overall in the Sovereign's Cup Coastal Division Photo: Bob Bateman

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