Twomey and Bateman Take 29er Southern Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club

7th May 2023

The mixed crew of Alana Twomey and Chris Bateman of the host club won the 29er Southern Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club. Scroll down for photo gallery of day two action Credit: Bob Bateman

The mixed crew of Alana Twomey and Chris Bateman of the host club clinched the 29er Southern Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club.

The Crosshaven pair's one-point overnight lead was swallowed up when they posted a third in the first race on Sunday.

Twomey and Bateman won the final race of four sailed on Sunday but they still had to await the application of discards in the 11-boat fleet to see who emerged victorious.

Prizewinners at the 29er Southern Championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club Photo: Bob Bateman

1st 29er overall - Alana Twomey and Chris Bateman Photo: Bob Bateman 1st 29er overall - (L to R) Kieran O'Connell, Admiral Royal Cork, Dom Daly 29er Captain, Rory Bevin, Waterman Kelly Consulting Engineers Sponsors, Chris Bateman, crew and Alana Twomey, helm with Maurice Collins, Rear Admiral Royal Cork Photo: Bob Bateman

2nd 29er Ben O'Shaughnessy and Ethan Spain Photo: Bob Bateman 2nd 29er (L to R) Rory Bevin, Waterman Kelly Consulting Engineers Sponsors, Kieran O'Connell Admiral, Royal Cork, Ben O'Shaughnessy, RCYC, Ethan Spain, NYC, and Maurice Collins, Rear Admiral Dinghies Royal Cork Photo: Bob Bateman

3rd 29er - Rian Collins and James Dwyer Photo: Bob Bateman 3rd 29er - (L to R) Kieran O'Connell, Admiral, Royal Cork, Rian Collins and James Dwyer, Rory Bevin, Waterman Kelly Consulting Engineers, Sponsors and Maurice Collins, Rear Admiral Dinghies Royal Cork Photo: Bob Bateman

1st 29er Female Crew - Emily and Jessica Riordan of the Royal St George Yacht Club Photo: Bob Bateman

U17 29er winners - Dara Jenkins and Ida Giesselmann of RCYC Photo: Bob Bateman

In the end, the tie-break rule was settled in Twomey and Bateman's favour even though Ben O'Shaughnessy from Royal Cork and Ethan Spain of the NYC finished on the same ten nett points.

Rian Collins and James Dwyer were third.

The first female crew were Emily and Jessica Riordan of Dun Laoghaire's Royal St George Yacht Club in fourth place overall.

The winning U17 crew were Dara Jenkins and Ida Giesselmann of Royal Cork

29er Southern Championships day two photo gallery by Bob Bateman

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