Belfast's A35 Final Call Tops IRC Class 0 After Volvo Dun Laoghaire Last Race Tie-Breaks

13th July 2025

WM Nixon

Final Call, John Minnis’s A35, secured first place in the IRC Class 0 tie-breaks after a competitive race, finishing the event tied on points but clinching victory in the final standings. Credit: Bob Bateman

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta IRC Class 0 went bonkers on the tie breaks, as John Minnis's A35 Final Call from Belfast Lough blew what had been an extremely good scoresheet until today (Sunday), when she slipped back to a fourth. This meant they were level on 10 points with the Corby 37 Impetuous from SCYC, Abersoch (Ben Hodges), and the Evans Brothers J/112e Big Picture from Howth, but the tie-break techniques saw Final Call first, Impetuous second and Big Picture third.

Mike and Ritchie Evans' J/112e Big Picture from Howth Photo: Bob Bateman

CLASS 0 ECHO

Impetuous was in the frame in ECHO too, winning overall on 2,2,2,2,1,(4), while Jonathan Nicholson's El Pocko from RStGYC was second, and Michael Browne's veteran Dubois Victric takes home an ECHO third overall to Strangford Lough.

The Corby 37 Impetuous from Pwllheli (Ben Hodges) Photo: Bob Bateman The Corby 37 Impetuous from Abersoch (Ben Hodges) Photo: Bob Bateman

Published in DL Regatta: Cr 1, Northern Ireland Waters

Published in DL Regatta: Cr 1

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William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland for many years in print and online, and his work has appeared internationally in magazines and books. His own experience ranges from club sailing to international offshore events, and he has cruised extensively under sail, often in his own boats which have ranged in size from an 11ft dinghy to a 35ft cruiser-racer. He has also been involved in the administration of several sailing organisations.

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