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Perfect conditions for Howth Autumn League race 3
Howth Yacht Club's Autumn League is renowned for enjoying, on occasions, some of the best sailing weather in a single season and the penultimate day of this year’s event, sponsored by Team PR Reilly (with its WD-40 brand) was just one of those occasions.
Pleasant sunshine, a flat sea, a moderate 15-knot westerly breeze and a fleet of 150 boats enjoying themselves was the order of the day for race 3 in the series which saw a distinct pattern in three classes where the winning boats were recording hat-tricks of success.
Stephen O’Flaherty’s elegant ‘Bond’ boat ‘Soufriere’ led the Class 1 fleet home but it wasn’t enough to prevent Pat Kelly’s ‘Storm’ registering its third win in a row on IRC and so stretch its overall lead over nearest rival ‘Crazy Horse’ (Chambers/Reilly) to seven points. ‘Tiger’ (Harris/Hughes) continues to impress on ECHO with a third successive win and so stay six points ahead of ‘Storm’.
Another treble winner was Anthony Gore-Grimes ‘Dux’ in Class 2 in IRC, just ahead of Ian Byrne’s ‘Sunburn’ but opening up a 6-point margin over second-placed ‘Indigo’ (Ritchie/Eadie) overall, although those placings are reversed on ECHO after the third race which was won by ‘C’Est la Vie’ (Flannelly & Others).
It’s tight at the top of Class 3 now, with the Race 3 results having a significant influence on the overall standings. ‘Wild Mustard’ (P&D Coyle) won the IRC day from ‘Goyave’ (Camier/Fitzpatrick) from Malahide but series leader ‘Quickflash’ (Alfred Mayrs) from Antrim was back in 4th, meaning there is now only one point separating the two visitors. ‘Goyave’ had the added satisfaction of winning on ECHO and now heads the table by a point from Ed Bourke’s ‘Starlet’.
‘Empress III’ (Fitzpatrick/Glennon) took the ECHO honours in Class 4 by just 17 seconds from ‘White Lotus’ (P.Tully) from Dun Laoghaire but it’s ‘Sojourn’ (Lacy/Blandford) that has the advantage going into the final day by quite a margin. ‘Flashback’ (Hogg & Others) won on IRC but its ‘Bite the Bullet’ (Colm Bermingham) and ‘Changeling’ (Kieran Jameson) who lead the fleet overall.
In something of a repeat of last year, the smallest boat in Class 5 – ‘Demelza’ (Ennis & Laudan) – is again showing the way and a double success on both handicap systems has given the veteran Shamrock a five point lead on ECHO over ‘Alphida’ (Harry Byrne) and second overall behind that rival boat on IRC by a single point.
In the one-design classes, Jay Bourke in ‘Dirty Protest’ continued his domination of the Etchells racing, posting his third win on the trot, this time ahead of ‘Gelert’ (J.Flynn) to stretch the overall lead to six points over ‘Glance’ (O’Reilly/Dix).
After missing last Sunday because of the ISA All-Ireland Sailing Championships at Lough Derg, J/24 National Champion Flor O’Driscoll (‘Hard on Port’) got back to winning ways in his own class, with a 30-second lead over Chris Shackleton’s ‘Johnny Bravo’ from Malahide. With the last weekend to go, two points separate the top four, with O’Driscoll sharing the overall lead with Mossy Shanahan’s ‘Crazy Horse’.
It was a very good day for the Walls/Browne partnership on ‘Gold Dust’ in the Puppeteers. Not only did they win on the double (scratch and handicap), in both cases ahead of Neil Murphy’s ‘Yellow Peril’, but the success also saw them assume the leadership in the overall standings on both tables.
There was a new winner in the Squibs, with ‘Chatterbox’ (J. Kay) heading Emer Harte’s ‘Puffin’ by less than 30 seconds (she won on HPH though), but it wasn’t enough to upset ‘Kerfuffle’s’ (Craig/Ruane) overall lead on both scratch and handicap.
Peter Courtney’s winning streak in ‘Oona’ was halted by Roddy Cooper’s ‘Leila’ who also won on handicap but he still has a comfortable lead overall on scratch while his HPH lead has been whittled down to a single point by Rear-Commodore Brian Turvey in ‘Isobel’.
The Autumn League comes to a close next Saturday with two back-to-back races to determine the outcome of the 10 competing classes.
Fresh conditions on first day of WD-40 Autumn League at Howth
Howth Yacht Club’s WD-40 Autumn League, sponsored by Team PR Reilly, got off to a blustery start on Sunday (25th September), with the ten classes encountering fresh 26-knot southerlies, stronger gusts and tough sea conditions.
Perhaps it was the post-Rugby World Cup match euphoria or the gale forecast that was off-putting, but whatever the reason, around a quarter of the 150 boats entered for this year’s WD-40 Autumn League didn’t make it to the starting line for the first race of the series! As it was, some boats experienced gear damage and others were unable to complete the course.
It’s been a good season for Pat Kelly’s ‘Storm’ and the run continued with a comfortable win in Class 1 on IRC while ‘Tiger’ (Harris/Hughes) took the spoils on ECHO in a race which saw the first four boats crossing the line within a minute.
Line honours by a minute converted into a bigger IRC win for Anthony Gore-Grimes’ ‘Dux’ over second-placed ‘Superhero’ (Byrne/Banahan) in Class 2 and was also enough to earn top spot on ECHO too, in that case ahead of ‘Indigo’ (Ritchie/Eadie).
In Class 3, Antrim visitor Alfred Mayrs’ ‘Quickflash’ and ‘Starlet’ (Ed Bourke) battled it out at the head of the fleet, with the local boat taking the gun and ECHO honours (ahead of ‘Shenanigans’ – Douglas/Keane, MYC) and the northern crew heading the IRC standings.
Another visitor, Paul Tully of Dun Laoghaire Marina on ‘White Lotus’, clearly enjoyed heading the dozen Howth boats in Class 4 (White Sails) on ECHO while Colm Bermingham’s ‘Bite the Bullet’ did enough to beat ‘Changeling’ (Kieran Jameson) into second place on IRC. In the other White Sail division – Class 5 – ‘Demelza’ (Ennis/Laudan) had a good win over bigger rivals on ECHO and Harry Byrne’s Alphida’ topped the IRC rankings.
The Etchells was a match-racing affair, in effect, with Jay Bourke’s ‘Dirty Protest’ having a fairly comfortable margin of victory over ‘Glance’ (O’Reilly/Dix) while in the J24s, national champion Flor O’Driscoll (‘Hard on Port’) had a similar lead over second-placed ‘Crazy Horse’ (Mossy Shanahan). A feature of the J24 event is two boats – ‘Scandal’ and ‘Kilcullen’ – being sailed by two HYC Development Squad crews and they finished 3rd and 4th respectively.
The biggest entry and biggest fleet on the day was the Puppeteers and national champions ‘Harlequin’ (Clarke/Egan) filled their accustomed position at the top of the standings, with two minutes to spare over ‘Mojo’ (Callen/Stanley), although that order was reversed under the HPH handicap.
Biggest scratch win of the day was in the Squibs where ‘Kerfuffle’ (Craig/Ruane) had over 6 minutes in hand over ‘Too Dee’ (Dave Sheahan) and almost as big a win on HPH over ‘Arctic Fox’ (G.Barry). Only 22 seconds separated ‘Oona’ (Peter Courtney) and ‘Isobel’ (the Turveys) in the Seventeens after an hour and a half’s racing, but the latter had the consolation of winning on HPH.
The WD-40 Autumn League, sponsored by Team PR Reilly and supported by H.B.Dennis Airside and Windguru, continues next Sunday, 2nd October, with the second race in the 6-race series.
Class 1 IRC
1. Storm, P Kell, HYC
2. Equinox, R McDonald, HYC
3. Tiger, Harris/Hughes, HYC
Class 1 ECHO
1. Tiger, Harris/Hughes, HYC
2. Riot, B Linehan, HYC
3. Storm, P Kelly, HYC
Class 2 IRC
1. Dux, A Gore-Grimes, HYC
2. Indigo, Ritchie/Eadie, HYC
3. Maximus, P Kyne, HYC
Class 2 ECHO
1. Dux, A Gore-Grimes, HYC
2. Indigo, Ritchie/Eadie, HYC
3. Maximus, P Kyne, HYC
Class 3 IRC
1. Quickflash, A Mayrs, ABSC
2. Starlet, E Bourke, HYC
3. Goyave, Camier/Fitzpatrick, MYC
Class 3 ECHO
1. Starlet, E Bourke, HYC
2. Shenanigans, Douglas/Keane, MYC
3. Goyave, Camier/Fitzpatrick, MYC
Class 4 IRC
1. Bite the Bullet, C Bermingham, HYC
2. Changeling, K Jameson, HYC
3. White Lotus, P Tully, DLM
Class 4 ECHO
1. White Lotus, P Tully, DLM
2. Sojourn, Lacy/Blandford, HYC
3. Bite the Bullet, C Bermingham, HYC
Class 5 IRC
1. Alphida, H Byrne, HYC
2. Demelza, Ennis/Laudan, HYC
3. Voyager, J Carton, HYC
Class 5 ECHO
1. Demelza, Ennis/Laudan, HYC
2. Alphida, H Byrne, HYC
3. Voyager, J Carton, HYC
Etchells
1. Dirty Protest, J Bourke, HYC/GSC
2. Glance, O'Reilly/Dix, HYC
J24
1. Hard on Port, F O'Driscoll, HYC
2. Crazy Horse, M Shanahan, HYC
3. Scandal, HYC Dev Red, HYC
Puppeteer Scratch
1. Harlequin, Clarke/Egan, HYC
2. Mojo, Callen/Stanley, HYC
3. Gold Dust, Walls/Browne, HYC
Puppeteer HCap
1. Mojo, Callen/Stanley, HYC
2. Harlequin, Clarke/Egan, HYC
3. Flycatcher, Dillon/Wright, HYC
Squib Scratch
1. Kerfuffle, Craig/Ruane, HYC
2. Too Dee, D Sheahan, HYC
3. Arctic Fox, G Barry, HYC
Squib HCap
1. Kerfuffle, Craig/Ruane, HYC
2. Arctic Fox, G Barry, HYC
3. Too Dee, D Sheahan, HYC
17 Footer Scratch
1. Oona, P Courtney, HYC
2. Isobel, B & C Turvey, HYC
3. Deilginis, Deilginis, HYC
17 Footer HCap
1. Isobel, B & C Turvey, HYC
2. Oona, P Courtney, HYC
3. Deilginis, Deilginis, HYC
Irish Squib Championships 2011 Preview
The 2011 championship in Howth, North County Dublin, sponsored by SIAC Construction promises to be the largest Irish Squib Championship for many years, with 38 entries from fleets throughout the country, including 2 boats from Kinsale on the south coast, 2 boats from Westport on the west coast, 11 boats from Dun Laoghaire on the east coast, and 7 from The Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club on the north coast.
Recent days have seen high pressure with light winds, but this is no guarantee that the conditions will not have changed by the weekend.
Last year when the UK Nationals were held in Dun Laoghaire there were 24 Irish boats competing, so an event with 38 entries is an excellent turn out. It shows the excellent state of the class in Ireland which now has fleets in Arklow, Wexford, Kinsale, Glandore, Westport, Belfast Lough, Strangford Lough, Howth and Dublin Bay. In any fleet there would normally be a pecking order, but in 2011 there are many northern boats which have never sailed against the southern boats and many eastern boats which have never sailed against the western boats. This shows the logic in holding the Championship in a central location, Howth. If I were a betting man, which I am not, I would put money on any of the following boats to win the event:
Gordon Patterson and Ross Noland in No. 820 'Quickstep III', who won the Irish Championships last year in Hollywood. Aidan O' Connell and Sian Mc.Cleave in No. 35 'Ruby Blue'. Peter Wallace and Kerry Boomer in No. 818 'Toy for the Boys' who won the recent Volvo Dun Laoghaire Week event.
However some of the quickest boats in the country such as 'Aficianado' ( 2nd. Place in Northern Championships), Lola (regular event winner), and Femme Fatale ( Southern Championship winner) are not entered. It is important for the class that the Class Officials select a date and venue which suites as many boats as possible, and which would attract visitors from Wales.
All kinds of everything at Howth's Lambay Race
Howth Yacht Club's Lambay Race is renowned for providing a real mix of conditions to test the skills - and patience - of the hundreds of crews participating.... and the 2011 event was certainly no different!
Light to moderate westerlies which greeted the fleets at their respective starts veered and died, veered some more and gained in strength, faded along the back of the island and eventually veered to the south-east by the finish in a steadily increasing wind!
The effects were reflected in a number of the class results where pre-race favourites became victims of tidal flows and wind fluctuations, although there would be no complaints about shortening both courses after three and a half hours and more on the water.
Class 1 was led home by Crazy Horse (Reilly/Chambers) on the water but it was Makutu (Doyle & Others) who took the IRC honours by three minutes corrected ahead of the fleet leader while Trinculo (M/Fleming) was comfortably the ECHO winner.
MiniMumm (Cobbe/McDonald) got the gun and the IRC award in Class 2 ahead of Impetuous (Noonan/Chambers) and was runner-up to Superhero (Byrne/Banahan) on ECHO by a narrow margin.
Royal Irish YC visitor Supernova (Lawless & Others) were clearly not fazed by the conditions, romping home in Class 3 by a massive 25 minutes on the water, corrected to over 15 minutes on IRC ahead of Holly (B.McMahon). Unsurprisingly, the margin was also good enough to win ECHO too, from Lee na Mara (R.O’Malley).
The White Sail ‘A’ Division saw On the Rox (C&J Boyle) get the better of Bite the Bullet (C.Bermingham) on both IRC and ECHO while Alphida (H.Byrne) topped the ‘B’ Division on IRC and was runner-up to Bandersnatch (K.O’Grady) on ECHO.
Five First 31.7s travelled from Dun Laoghaire to compete with Howth’s C’Est la Vie in a scratch event and it was magic (O’Sullivan/Espey) of the Royal Irish which came home first by just under two minutes. An importation of six Shipman from the southside saw Joslim (Clarke/Maher, RSt.GYC) beat second-placed Just Good Friends (M.Carroll, DMYC) by over three minutes.
The other one-design classes started on the Inshore Course with the Squibs and Howth 17s given a head-start before a 3-class start of Etchells, SB3s and J24s gave chase, followed by E-Boats, Ruffians and Puppeteers.
Fetching (Quinn/O’Flaherty) had just 23 seconds to spare over second-placed Glance (Dix/O’Reilly) in the Etchells, Shockwave (E.Quinlan) had the better of Sin a Bhuifl (G.Guinness) in the SB3 match-race and former All-Ireland Sailing Champion Stefan Hyde (RCYC) on Kilcullen headed home the J24s by a little over a minutes from Hard on Port (F.O’Driscoll).
The regular fleet leader in the Puppeteers, Harlequin (Clarke/Egan), didn’t disappoint and headed the 17-strong fleet home by 15 minutes on scratch from Yellow Peril (N.Murphy), with the result the same on handicap.
Ten Ruffians travelled from Dublin Bay and it was the National Y.C.’s Ruff N Ready (Kirwan & Others) who took the honours from Ruffles (M.Cutliffe, DMYC) while Puffin (E.Harte) topped the Squib rankings by two minutes from Wasabi (C&N Penlerick) on scratch and was runner-up to Pegasus (T&K Smyth) on handicap.
The Howth 17s, almost as old as the Lambay Race itself, were led home after almost 4 hours racing by Aura (I.Malcolm) from Rita (Lynch/Curley) with the latter taking the handicap honours from Leila (R.Cooper).
HOWTH YACHT CLUB. LAMBAY REGATTA (RACE) 11/06/2011 Class 1 IRC: 1, Makutu Doyle/Others HYC; 2, Crazy Horse Reilly/Chambers HYC; 3, Storm P Kelly HYC; Class 1 ECHO: 1, Trinculo M Fleming HYC; 2, Makutu Doyle/Others HYC; 3, Gringo T Fox NYC; Class 2 IRC: 1, MiniMumm Cobbe/McDonald HYC; 2, Impetuous Noonan/Chambers HYC; 3, King One D Cullen HYC; Class 2 ECHO: 1, Superhero Byrne/Banahan HYC; 2, MiniMumm Cobbe/McDonald HYC; 3, Impetuous Noonan/Chambers HYC; Class 3 IRC: 1, Supernova Lawless/Others RIYC; 2, Holly B MacMahon HYC; 3, Goyave Camier/Fitzpatrick MYC; Class 3 ECHO: 1, Supernova Lawless/Others RIYC; 2, Lee na Mara R O'Malley HYC; 3, Taiscealai Richardson/Lindberg RIYC; First 31.7 SCRATCH: 1, Magic O'Sullivan/Espey RIYC; 2, Bluefin Two M & B Bryson NYC; 3, C'est la Vie Flannelly/Others HYC; Puppeteer SCRATCH: 1, Harlequin Clarke/Egan HYC; 2, Yellow Peril N Murphy HYC; 3, Blue Velvet C & K Kavanagh HYC; Puppeteer HPH: 1, Harlequin Clarke/Egan HYC; 2, Yellow Peril N Murphy HYC; 3, Blue Velvet C & K Kavanagh HYC; Squib SCRATCH: 1, Puffin E Harte HYC; 2, Wasabi C & N Penlerick HYC; 3, Pot Black I & R McMurtry HYC; Squib HPH: 1, Pegasus T & K Smyth HYC; 2, Puffin E Harte HYC; 3, Wasabi C & N Penlerick HYC; 17 Footer SCRATCH: 1, Aura I Malcolm HYC; 2, Rita Lynch/Curley HYC; 3, Leila R Cooper HYC; 17 Footer HPH: 1, Echo B & H Lynch HYC; 2, Leila R Cooper HYC; 3, Pauline O'Doherty/Ryan HYC; Etchells SCRATCH: 1, Fetching Quinn/O'Flaherty HYC; 2, Glance Dix/O'Reilly HYC; 3, Northside Dragon D Cagney HYC; Shipman SCRATCH: 1, Joslim Clarke/Maher RStGYC; 2, Just Good Friends M Carroll DMYC; 3, Whiterock H Robinson RIYC; E Boat SCRATCH: 1, OctupussE P O'Neill CY&BC; Ruffian 23 SCRATCH: 1, Ruff N Ready Kirwan/Others NYC; 2, Ruffles M Cutliffe DMYC; 3, Ripples F Bradley DMYC; SB 3 SCRATCH: 1, Shockwave E Quinlan HYC; 2, Sin a Bhuifl Guinness/Costigan HYC; White Sail A IRC: 1, On the Rox C & J Boyle HYC; 2, Bite the Bullet C Bermingham HYC; 3, Flashback Hogg/Others HYC; White Sail A ECHO: 1, On the Rox C & J Boyle HYC; 2, Bite the Bullet C Bermingham HYC; 3, Changeling K Jameson HYC; J 24 SCRATCH: 1, Kilcullen S Hyde RCYC; 2, Hard on Port F O'Driscoll HYC; 3, Jibberish Wormold/Others HYC; White Sail B IRC: 1, Alphida H Byrne HYC; 2, Voyager J Carton HYC; 3, Demelza Laudan/Ennis HYC; White Sail B ECHO: 1, Bandersnatch K O'Grady HYC; 2, Alphida H Byrne HYC; 3, Demelza Laudan/Ennis HYC; White Sail B HPH: 1, Voyager J Carton HYC; 2, Sandpiper A Knowles HYC; 3, Alphida H Byrne HYC; White Sail A HPH: 1, On the Rox C & J Boyle HYC; 2, Sojourn Blandford/Lacy HYC; 3, Bite the Bullet C Bermingham HYC
Equinox Eclipses Storm off Howth
Equinox Shines in Howth IRC Class One
Equinox, the well known X-332 campaigned by the McDonald family was tonight's winner of Howth Yacht Club's Wednesday night racing in IRC class one. Second was a tie between the Sigma 400 Trinculo (M. Fleming) and the Hughes/Harris campaigned Tiger, a Beneteau 40.7. Full results below:
HOWTH YACHT CLUB. WEDNESDAY SERIES 1 (RACE) 11/05/2011 Class 1 IRC: 1, Equinox R McDonald; 2=, Trinculo M Fleming; 2=, Tiger Hughes/Harris; Class 1 HPH: 1, Trinculo M Fleming; 2, Equinox R McDonald; 3, Tiger Hughes/Harris; Class 2 IRC: 1, Dux A Gore-Grimes; 2, Toughnut D Skehan; 3, Sunburn I Byrne; Class 2 HPH: 1, Toughnut D Skehan; 2, Maximus P Kyne; 3, C'est la Vie Flannelly/Others; Class 3 IRC: 1, Jibberish O'Kelly/Others; 2, Alliance V Gaffney; 3, Starlet Bourke/Others; Class 3 HPH: 1, Jibberish O'Kelly/Others; 2, Checkmate J Faller; 3, Starlet Bourke/Others; White Sails HPH: 1, Tantrum 3 O'Leary/Klimche; 2, Brazen Hussy Barry/Stirling; 3, Bite the Bullet C Bermingham; White Sails IRC: 1, Bite the Bullet C Bermingham; 2, Tantrum 3 O'Leary/Klimche; 3, Alphida H Byrne
Lively Lady is ISORA Rockabill Race Winner
East Coast inshore campaigner Lively Lady (Derek Martin) left Dublin Bay racing behind yesterday for ISORA's offshore race to Rockaill and won. The Royal Irish boat, a Beneteau First 44.7, topped a 13-boat fleet over the 50 mile course to Rockabill. It was the second ISORA race of the 2011 calendar.
Second overall was another Beneteau, Walter Mitty, Stephen Mullaney's First 375 from Howth Yacht Club. Third was Jedi, Andrew Sarratt's J109 from Dun Laoghaire.
Yesterday's race was a much more pleasant start to the season compared to the previous weekend's pasting taken during the slog across the Irish Sea to Holyhead. Perhaps that was the reason for the drop off in entries from 21 to 13? Next Saturday's ISORA fixture features another cross Irish Sea venture, this time to Pwhelli.
Race two results are available for download below. Latest ISORA news here.
ISORA Commodore Peter Ryan adds:
It had been hoped that there would be a bumper fleet out for this popular day race run in conjunction with the Royal Alfred Yacht Club and the Lee Overlay Offshore Series but despite 25 entries, only 15 came to the start line. The heavy offshore race to Holyhead and delivery back the previous weekend and the strong winds all the week since then, had taken its toll with damage to boats and crew and boats not being to get to Dun Laoghaire.The weather forecast for the day was for wind force 3-5 south east going east. The original course was to go south to North Arklow buoy. However, with the strong spring tides going north at the start and the light winds forecast, the Sailing Committee decided that going north to Rockabill would ensure a finish would be achieved to all boats. The course was: Start – North Burford(P) – Lambay (P) – Rockabill (S) – Lambay (S) – Kish Light (S) – Finish at Dun Laoghaire Harbour (45 miles).
Paul McCarthy of the RAYC provided the start at 10.00 and the fleet set off on a white sail reach towards North Burford. The wind was as forecast, south east force 3-4. Rounding that mark, spinnakers were raised and the fleet sped north with the tide. Shorthy after 12.00 “Lively Lady” rounded Rockabill followed by “English Mick”, “Orna” and directly behind her “Tsunami”.
The leg back to Kish was a beat keeping Lambay to starboard. The wind fluctuated with the stronger wind being out to sea. Most boats tacked behind Lambay to get the benefit of some lack tides in the lee of the island.
The wind was holding as the fleet neared Kish. First round was “Lively Lady” followed by “English Mick”, “Tsunami”, “Orna” and “Jedi”. As forecast the wind backed to east and dropped. What was looking like a charge to the finish turned out to be a crawl. Many of the boats at the back of the fleet gained by a temporary filling of the wind from behind as they caught up with the leading pack. However, “Lively Lady” and “English Mick” held their positions and crossed the line first and second. “Jedi” and “Orna” crept past “Tsunami” to cross the finish.
“Lively Lady” took line honours, 1st in Class and 1st Overall. “Jedi” took 1st in Class 2 while “Walter Mitty” won Class 3.
Sandra Moore of the NYC provided the finish. The usual après sail took place in the NYC after the race.
The next race is the Day Race in Pwllheli on the 14th May. It is hoped that the day race there will attract some new entrants from the Welsh side.
| Rank | Fleet | Boat | SailNo | Type | Rating | Start | Finish | Elapsed | Corrected | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Class 1 | Lively Lady | IRL 1644 | First 44.7 | 1.109 | 10.00.00 | 16:21:00 | 6.21.00 | 7.02.32 | 98.6 |
| 2 | Class 3 | Walter Mitty | IRL 7963 | First 375 | 0.947 | 10.00.00 | 17:36:38 | 7.36.38 | 7.12.26 | 92.8 |
| 3 | Class 2 | Jedi | IRL 8088 | J109 | 1.029 | 10.00.00 | 17:05:15 | 7.05.15 | 7.17.35 | 87.0 |
| 4 | Class 1 | Orna | IRL 532 | 1.047 | 10.00.00 | 17:13:18 | 7.13.18 | 7.33.40 | 81.2 | |
| 5 | Class 2 | Lula Belle | IRL 3607 | First 36.7 | 1.019 | 10.00.00 | 17:28:55 | 7.28.55 | 7.37.27 | 75.4 |
| 6 | Class 3 | Windshift | IRL 37737 | SF37 | 0.992 | 10.00.00 | 17:41:59 | 7.41.59 | 7.38.17 | 69.6 |
| 7 | Class 2 | First of September | IRL 8581 | First 43.5 | 1.017 | 10.00.00 | 17:32:41 | 7.32.41 | 7.40.23 | 63.9 |
| 8 | Class 1 | Tsunami | IRL 4007 | First 40.7 | 1.061 | 10.00.00 | 17:15:00 | 7.15.00 | 7.41.32 | 58.1 |
| 9 | Class 1 | English Mick | GBR4771R | Beneteau 47.7 | 1.130 | 10.00.00 | 16:50:07 | 6.50.07 | 7.43.26 | 52.3 |
| 10 | Class 2 | Miss Scarlett | IRL 4763 | Sunfast 40.3 | 1.025 | 10.00.00 | 17:33:06 | 7.33.06 | 7.44.26 | 46.5 |
| 11 | Class 3 | Yahtzee | IRL 1068 | Oceanis 411 | 0.983 | 10.00.00 | 17:57:51 | 7.57.51 | 7.49.44 | 40.7 |
| 12 | Class 1 | Sailing West Intuition | GBR 9383 | Reflex 38 | 1.060 | 10.00.00 | 17:28:33 | 7.28.33 | 7.55.28 | 34.9 |
| 13 | Class 1 | Rebellion | IRL 6001 | Nicholson 58 | 1.054 | 10.00.00 | 17:39:22 | 7.39.22 | 8.04.10 | 29.1 |
| 14 | Class 1 | African Challenge | IRL 2649 | Fast 42 | 1.077 | 10.00.00 | 17:33:11 | 7.33.11 | 8.08.05 | 23.4 |
| 15 | Class 3 | Obsession | IRL4513 | Sigma 33 | 0.905 | DNF | 10.0 |
Sharkbait Sails in to the Lead at SB3 Eastern Champs
The conditions didn't seem to bother the 30-strong fleet in Race 1 with all bar one boat crossing the finishing line, the honours going to Andrew Algeo's 'Flutter' from the Royal St.George YC. Another visitor, 'Sibelius' (K.Dorgan) from Carrickfergus took second ahead of another northerner, former Olympian Peter Kennedy of RNIYC in 'Ridgefence.com'. Local interest was maintained by 'Sharkbait' (Duncan/Moran/Morris) by finishing 4th, a promising start for what would become an even better day.
Heavy going at the SB3 Easterns. More photos on the gallery here. Photo: Brian Carlin
Race 2 saw HYC's 'Sharkbait' take line honours ahead of Sean Craig's 'Yeti' (RSt.GYC) while 'Sibelius' came home third to keep the pressure on the leader. 'No Name' (Darren Martin of Strangford Lough) took 4th and Andrew Algeo's 5th kept him in touch after two races. Kennedy in 'Ridgefence.com', however, was one of six boats forced to retire but unlike four boats which could not continue racing, he was able to return to the action for the third race.
In fact, he bounced back rather well with a 5th in that last race so he is not out of contention yet. Sean Craig's 'Yeti' went one better than in Race 2 with a bullet, this time changing places with Howth's leading contender 'Sharkbait'. 'Sibelius' and 'Flutter' continued to demonstrate admirable consistency, finishing 4th and 5th respectively.
It doesn't get much closer at the top of the leaderboard after PRO Harry Gallagher and his team got the three races completed and as the Championship reaches its half-way stage, HYC's 'Sharkbait' (Duncan/Moran/Morris) has the narrowest of margins over 'Sibelius' (K.Dorgan), with 'Flutter' (A.Algeo) two points adrift and 'Yeti' (S.Craig) another point behind, the reward for consistency so far.
Placings after 3 races at Howth Yacht Club
| SB3 | Easterns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plc. | Boat | Owner | Club | Gross | Disc | Nett |
| 1 | Sharkbait | Duncan/Moran | HYC | 7.00 | ||
| 2 | Sibeluis | K Dorgan | CSC | 8.00 | ||
| 3 | Flutter | A Algeo | RStGYC | 10.00 | ||
| 4 | Yeti | S Craig | RStGYC | 11.00 | ||
| 5 | Pattersonlifts | G Patterson | RNIYC | 28.00 | ||
| 6 | Seriously Bonkers | Cuppage/Lee | RStGYC | 29.00 | ||
| 7 | Bad | G Dowling | RIYC | 31.00 | ||
| 8 | Bluebird | C MacAleavey | NYC | 31.00 | ||
| 9 | No Name | D Martin | SLYC | 32.00 | ||
| 10 | Shockwave | E Quinlan | HYC | 32.00 | ||
| 11 | Toucan 3 | A Vaughan | RNIYC | 33.00 | ||
| 12 | Dinghy Supplies | S Murphy | HYC | 36.00 | ||
| 13 | Ridgefence.com | P Kennedy | RNIYC | 39.00 | ||
| 14 | Investwise | May/Quinn | HYC | 41.00 | ||
| 15 | Sin A Bhuifl | Guinness/Costigan | HYC | 43.00 | ||
| 16 | Lupi D'Irlanda | M Sorgassi | RStGYC | 47.00 | ||
| 17 | Monkey | Cassidy/Others | HYC | 53.00 | ||
| 18 | Mr Bump | D Taylor | CSC | 60.00 | ||
| 19 | Ruby Blue | A O'Connell | RStGYC | 61.00 | ||
| 20 | Quantitative Easing | P McMahon | HYC | 62.00 | ||
| 21 | Kick'er Off | Cook/Dicker | RStGYC | 62.00 | ||
| 22 | No Name | D MacCauley | CSC | 66.00 | ||
| 23 | Sunday Brunch | R Tate | RStGYC | 67.00 | ||
| 24 | Smoke on the Water | B Hobby | GISC | 70.00 | ||
| 25 | Bomchickawahwah | J O'Dricsoll | RStGYC | 72.00 | ||
| 26 | Seriously Blonde | J Toettcher | RStGYC | 72.00 | ||
| 27 | Mahanama | R Downing | KYC | 75.00 | ||
| 28 | Sirius Black | Hudson/Leech | ASC/LRYC | 77.00 | ||
| 29 | Rubadubdub | N Doherty | NYC | 90.00 | ||
| 30 | Sandy Bottom | G Judge | RStGYC | 93.00 |
Fine Day for Howth Yacht Club Spring Warmer Finale
FINE DAY FOR SPRING WARMER FINALE
Howth Yacht Club's Spring Warmer Sailing Series, sponsored by Key Capital Private, came to a close on Saturday afternoon after the eight classes completed the six-race series in conditions which, while pleasant, were particularly frustrating for the race officers. With the winds shifting from northerly to easterly as the day wore on, it was no surprise that the starts for both races were delayed until conditions settled.
In terms of numbers, the SB3s had the biggest entry with 17, with a dozen or so out each week. Sharkbait (Duncan/Moran) and Yeti (Sean Craig, RStGYC) dominated proceedings on the last day, notching 1st and 2nd respectively in both races. While that was no doubt satisfying, it wasn’t enough to prevent the consistent Eoin Quinlan in ‘Shockwave’ from taking the overall prize.
The Quinn/O’Flaherty partnership in Fetching has been the crew to beat in the Etchells from day one and while Kootamundra Wattle and Jabberwocky took turns to win on the last day, two second places was more than enough for Fetching to head the fleet overall. That their discard was a second place speaks volumes for their dominance.
Class 1 was a three-boat affair but it was Storm (Pat Kelly) who headed Equinox (Ross McDonald) with two wins to take the overall honours by two points on IRC, although the order was reversed under ECHO.
Xtra Time (M&P Arthurs, MYC) enjoyed success in the first race but it was never going to be enough to upset the odds on Maximus (Pat Kyne) winning the Class 2 trophy on IRC, with the Howth boat also winning on ECHO as well.
Over on the ‘inshore course’, Class 2 was effectively a match-race between two boats – Gecko and Starlet – who took it in turns to win the races so that in the end they couldn’t be separated and had to share the spoils.
Lough Erne visitor JP McCaldin got away well to win the first race and with two guns and two seconds over the first two weekends had the luxury of retiring from the final race knowing that the series was wrapped up. Scandal from MYC (with Mossy Shanahan on helm) won well in the last race to share second overall with Flor O’Driscoll’s Hard On Port.
The only perfect score of the series was in the Puppeteers where Dave Clarke’s Harlequin topped the fleet with a peerless six guns and the margin of victory was such that they also won on handicap. Eclipse (A & R Hegarty) had a satisfactory series, finishing runner-up on both scratch and handicap.
Visiting boats dominated the Squibs from day one and while Royal North entry Toy for the Boys (P.Wallace) won the penultimate race, normal service was resumed with Lola (F.Whelan, RStGYC) in the last, to take the title by a clear four points from another George boat Nimble (O’Hare & others).
Dublin Bay Prawn Festival Heads for Howth
A Sampi trail will be held in various pubs and hotels on the Friday night starting at 7pm, no booking is required. On the Saturday afternoon there is a Prawn Shelling Competition starting at 2.30pm.
Howth Yacht Club will open its doors to public viewing on the Saturday and the Howth Coastguard Station (West Pier) will also be open on that day too in addition to the Sunday. The West Pier is also to host a Fishing Techniques demonstration on Sunday at 3pm.
On the mornings of Saturday and Sunday a self-guided walk from Howth to up to Howth Hill taking up to two hours will meet at The Courthouse at 10am. The walk which is to be pre-booked and registered online is also suitable for families. The route is weather dependant and will follow one of the four looped walks.
The Irish Seal Sactuary will be offering a seal watching tour and harbour walks guided by volunteers on the Saturday and Sunday. An information stand will be made available for more details click www.irishsealsanctuary.ie
Throughout the weekend there will be all day events which include island boat / eco tour trips and the National Transport Musuem, noting that these activities will be charged. It should be noted that festival programme is provisional and is subject to change.
For more information about the full festival programme logon HERE and by contacting Howth Tourist Office on 01 8396955 and by email: [email protected]
