Dun Laoghaire's Conor O'Beirne of the Royal St George YC won the Laser 4.7 UK Championships in Abersoch at this week-long regatta. Sailed in a variety of conditions from heavy to medium shifty conditions with a few light races thrown in for good measure O'Beirne finished with a 10-point margin and a race to spare. The event included an Irish representation of eight sailors, all of whom were competive in the fleet. Aisling Keller of LDYC challenged for the lead up to the final day, finishing a close third overall. At the mid-point, Irish sailors occupied five of the top ten places. Sorcha Ni Shuilleabhain of KYC finished in the top ten with Eric Ruigrok RSC placing 15th. Overall the Irish sailors finished strongly with most well inside the top half which bodes well for Irish Laser sailing into the future.
In the Laser Radial fleet, Daragh O'Sullivan of KYC put together a very strong series, including three bullets, to finish fifth overall. Dan O'Beirne from RStGYC also sailed a consistent series with string of top ten finishes to place 9th overall.
The event also featured top twenty placings for Cian Cahill, RStGYC and Ryan Glynn, BYC with the majority of the rest of the Irish sailors showing well in the Gold Fleet. Considering the Radial class included two GBR Olympic campaigners in the fleet of almost 100 along with the RYA-funded GBR Radial squad of 14 sailors, Irish Radial sailors have a lot to be happy about.
The championships consisted of a 12 race series with the best 10 races to count over six days competition.
Laser 4.7 UK Champs Overall
| Series Place | Sail No | Helm | M/F | Crew | Category | Tally | UK Nats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 183231 | Conor O'BEIRNE | G | J | 4.7-042 | I | |
| 2 | 174568 | Will CREAVEN | G | Y | 4.7-010 | W | |
| 3 | 193620 | Aisling KELLER | L | G | J | 4.7-046 | I |
| 4 | 202458 | Hamish ECKSTEIN | G | J | 4.7-023 | ||
| 5 | 179795 | Sam MCKAY | G | Y | 4.7-014 | ||
| 6 | 191850 | Georgia BOOTH | L | G | J | 4.7-027 | |
| 7 | 195118 | Tom JOESBURY | G | J | 4.7-030 | W | |
| 8 | 201701 | Sophie HERITAGE | L | G | J | 4.7-039 | |
| 9 | 165292 | Joe WOODLEY | G | J | 4.7-008 | ||
| 10 | 198435 | Sorcha NI SHUILLEABHAIN | L | G | Y | 4.7-049 | I |
| 11 | 193494 | Jack ROCKETT | G | J | 4.7-029 | ||
| 12 | 151286 | Simon WEATHERSPOON | G | J | 4.7-005 | ||
| 13 | 161777 | Caitlin TWEEDLE | L | G | Y | 4.7-007 | |
| 14 | 186262 | Josh ATHERTON | G | J | 4.7-020 | ||
| 15 | 197362 | Erica RUIGROK | L | G | J | 4.7-048 | I |
| 16 | 196999 | David HAW | G | J | 4.7-032 | ||
| 17 | 197899 | Karyna MANUEL | L | G | J | 4.7-034 | |
| 18 | 180292 | Emily GENT | L | G | J | 4.7-015 | |
| 19 | 185978 | Rupert DANIELS | G | Y | 4.7-019 | ||
| 20 | 193576 | Craig CAMPBELL | G | Y | 4.7-045 | ||
| 21 | 198827 | Jacob FARREN-PRICE | G | J | 4.7-036 | ||
| 22 | 186695 | Sophie TAYLOR | L | G | Y | 4.7-021 | S |
| 23 | 19617 | Hanna BRANT | L | S | J | 4.7-017 | |
| 24 | 192861 | Andrew LEVIE | G | Y | 4.7-044 | I | |
| 25 | 130583 | Verity HOPKINS | L | S | Y | 4.7-003 | |
| 26 | 189216 | Scott O'SULLIVAN | G | J | 4.7-043 | I | |
| 27 | 178210 | Sam TWEEDLE | S | J | 4.7-013 | ||
| 28 | 149321 | Harry COBBY | S | Y | 4.7-009 | ||
| 29 | 196243 | Lucy BURROWS | L | G | Y | 4.7-047 | I |
| 30 | 119333 | Fred WARREN-SMITH | S | Y | 4.7-002 | ||
| 31 | 185655 | Sam CHILTON | S | J | 4.7-018 | ||
| 32 | 153740 | Chelsea JACKSON | L | S | Y | 4.7-006 | W |
| 33 | 191038 | Sam THOMAS | S | J | 4.7-025 | W | |
| 34 | 189370 | Edward DOWNES | S | Y | 4.7-024 | W | |
| 35 | 197705 | Aimee O'BRIEN | L | S | J | 4.7-033 | |
| 36 | 187491 | Ollie TAIT | S | J | 4.7-022 | ||
| 37 | 191693 | James EADY | S | J | 4.7-026 | ||
| 38 | 180777 | Harriet PHILO POWELL | L | S | J | 4.7-016 | |
| 39 | 201836 | Tom FENEMORE | S | J | 4.7-040 | ||
| 40 | 199271 | Fiona HARRINGTON | L | S | Y | 4.7-037 | |
| 41 | 191794 | James WILLIAMS | S | Y | 4.7-035 | W | |
| 42 | 200748 | Tai THOMAS-DAY | S | J | 4.7-038 | ||
| 43 | 192517 | Rosie POVALL | L | S | Y | 4.7-028 | |
| 44 | 136198 | Steph HARDING | L | S | Y | 4.7-050 | |
| 45 | 186068 | Poppy DANIEL | L | S | J | 4.7-041 | |
| 46 | 196381 | Melissa BRADY | L | S | J | 4.7-031 | S |
| 47 | 176716 | Tadhg O'FARRELL | S | J | 4.7-011 | ||
| 48 | 133335 | Millie HOPKINS | L | S | J | 4.7-004 | |
| 49 | 118465 | Melissa COULTON-MCCULLOUGH | L | S | J | 4.7-001 |
