Laser Sharp O'Sullivan Continues to Lead Monkstown Bay Sailing League

21st January 2018

Royal Cork's Cian Byrne roll tacking in the changeable and gusty conditions of the MBSC Saturday Series sailed in Cork Harbour Credit: Bob Bateman

Daragh O'Sullivan continues to lead the 16–boat Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser dinghy League in Cork Harbour by a margin of two points from local Chris Bateman after nine races and two discards. Charles Dwyer is third. Overall results are downloadable below.

The fleet has been joined by some of Cork’s leading dinghy sailors. They include John Durcan, just back from a Cadiz training session, 49er sailor Cian Byrne (pictured above) and Nick Walsh, 2017 National 18ft British and Irish Championships winner.

Changeable and gusy conditions continued for the third outing of the Saturday series. Photos by Bob Bateman below

Monksotwn Bay Laser dinghy1 Eddie Rice in (206858) leeward boat in a start of the 16–boat Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy league. Photo: Bob Bateman

Monksotwn Bay Laser dinghy1 John Durcan uses his feet to tidy up his mainsheet. The Royal Cork youth saiilor is just back from training in Cadiz

Monksotwn Bay Laser dinghy1 Laser Masters Champion Nick Walsh deals with a lull

Monksotwn Bay Laser dinghy1 Fleet leader Darragh O'Sullivan

Monksotwn Bay Laser dinghy1 Local 16–year-old Chris Bateman (GBR sail) is mixing it with the Olympic hopefuls and lies in second place overall

Monksotwn Bay Laser dinghy1 The breeze eventually came up for Saturday's racing

Monksotwn Bay Laser dinghy1

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MBSC Results (301 Downloads)

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About the ILCA/Laser Dinghy

The ILCA, formerly known as the Laser, is the most produced boat in the world, with 220,000 units built since 1971.

It's easy to see why the single-handed dinghy has won the title of the most widely distributed boat of all time.

The Laser is a one-design dinghy, the hulls being identical but three rigs that can be used according to the size and weight of the sailor.

The class is international, with sailors from 120 countries. The boat has also been an Olympic class since 1996, being both the men's and women's singlehanded dinghy.

Three rigs are recognised by the International Laser Class Association (ILCA):