The RStGYC team retained the Cannonball Trophy for another year but only because there was no final result this weekend on the Solent.
Racing was blown out on Saturday because of 25+knot winds all day. This was followed by literally no wind on Sunday when only two very flukey races were completed.
It was a very unfortunate set of circumstances for The Royal London Yacht Club, the organiser of the event.
Next year the Royal St George host the event when they will use their newly acquired fleet of J80’s as the race boats.
A team from the Royal St George YC return to Cowes in defence of the Dragon Cannonball Team Racing Trophy.
Their competitors included the Royal London YC, the Royal Netherlands YC and the Royal Channel Islands YC.
As a new addition to the mix this year the hosts in Cowes, The Royal London Yacht Club introduced a brand new fleet of J70’s as the race boats.
The Royal St George YC team include former winning helms, Martin Byrne and Tim Pearson who were joined this year by another Dublin Bay Dragon sailor Clare Hogan.
This year the RSGYC invited Conor Byrne, who crewed on his fathers “Jaguar Sailing Team” this season to join the crew. These two return to Cowes together where they enjoyed some success at the British Dragon South Coasts & the Edinburgh Cup last July.
The British Team included recent Dragon Edinburgh Cup Champions, Graham & Julia Bailey who will be racing on their home waters on the Solent. Also the Dutch Team include former Gold Cup & Olympic Medalists in their team.
