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#Rowing: Glenn Patterson of Sligo was the men’s winner of the Tullamore Time Trial on Saturday. Emily Dowling of the host club, Offaly, was the fastest woman. Dowling is a junior competitor.

TTT 2017Race 414.00 p.m.         
                       
Name Club Grade Launch Time                
                       
        num Cum Time num Cum Time Time Mins Secs time
G.Patterson Sligo MS 13.39 1 2810.29 1 3325.95 515.66 8 35.66 08:35.00
C Brady ORC MS 13.39 2 2876.28 2 3395.57 519.29 8 39.29 08:39.00
M Avery GNM MM(A) 13.39 3 2913.47 3 3487.83 574.36 9 34.36 09:34.00
P. Gallen ATLN MM(F) 13.39 4 2942.4 4 3524.81 582.41 9 42.41 09:42.00
B Cross GNM MM(A) 13.37 5 2989.59 5 3568.97 579.38 9 39.38 09:39.00
B Colsh Sligo MJ15 13.37 6 3034.62 6 3613.19 578.57 9 38.57 09:38.00
A Carroll ATLN MJ15 13.37 7 3074.95 7 4009.23 934.28 15 34.28 15:34.00
R Dunne ATLN MJ15 13.35 8 3119.4 8 3721.85 602.45 10 2.45 10:02.00
L Naughton ATLN MJ15 13.35 9 3150.84 9 3746.14 595.3 9 55.3 09:55.00
C Cronin ATLN MJ14 13.33 10 3268.41 10 3961.5 693.09 11 33.09 11:33.00
A Donovan ATLN MJ14 13.33 11 3227.1 11 3811.77 584.67 9 44.67 09:44.00
D Murtagh ATLN MJ12 13.33 12 3903.54 12 4668.51 764.97 12 44.97 12:44.00
E Dowling ORC WJ18 13.33 13 3327.28 13 3922.14 594.86 9 54.86 09:54.00
E Corcoran CAR WJ16 13.31                
G Guckian CoS WJ16 13.31 15 3829.98 15 4530.12 700.14 11 40.14 11:40.00
D Slater CAR WJ16 13.31 16 3364.83 16 4034.11 669.28 11 9.28 11:09.00
E Oçonnor Sligo WJ15 13.29 17 3404.62 17 4166.59 761.97 12 41.97 12:41.00
A Murphy ORC WJ15 13.29 18 3473.71 18 4092.89 619.18 10 19.18 10:19.00
A Egan CAR WJ15 13.29 19 3506.45 19 4178.19 671.74 11 11.74 11:11.00
G Creighton CoS WJ14 13.27 20 3604.1 20 4363.68 759.58 12 39.58 12:39.00
P Kaminska CoS WJ14 13.27 21 3677.13 21 4370.71 693.58 11 33.58 11:33.00
L Kate Cos WJ14 13.25 22 3713.76 22 4404.57 690.81 11 30.81 11:30.00
E Noyce ORC WJ14 13.25 23 3754.3 23 4449.72 695.42 11 35.42 11:35.00
M Cummins GNM WM 13.25 24 3785.64 24 4431.04 645.4 10 45.4 10:45.00
C.Nolan ORC WM(C) 13.23 25 3881.58 25 4545.96 664.38 11 4.38 11:04.00
J Patterson GNM WM(C) 13.23                
F Durkin ORC MM(H) 13.15 27 3978.11 27 4780.77 802.66 13 22.66 13:22.00
C. Murtagh ATLN TO(WJ15)   28 3572.5 28 4223.5 651 10 51 10:51.00

 

Published in Rowing

#Rowing: Ciaran Brady won the Tullamore Time trial on Saturday. The Offaly Rowing Club man, who had a fall off his bicycle earlier in the day, recovered and came out on top on the canal course. Becky Quinn was the fastest senior woman. The event was run in splendid, sunny, conditions.

Tullamore Time Trial, Saturday (selected results, winners)

Men - Senior: Offaly (C Brady). ‪Jun 18: Three Castles (R Quinn). ‪Jun 16: Carlow (J Keating).

Women - Senior: Three Castles (B Quinn). ‪Jun 18: Carlow (C Nolan). ‪Jun 18: Offaly (E Dowling).   

Published in Rowing

#InlandWaters - Tullamore's Offaly History Centre will host a talk on Monday 23 March on the history of the Grand Canal in Offaly from 1794 to 1804.

Presented by James Scully, the talk will be based on various contemporary sources, most notably the invaluable records within the Grand Canal minute books.

Irish Waterways History has more details HERE.

Published in Inland Waterways

#SHANNON FLOODING - Galway Bay FM reports that Galway county councillors have postponed making any decision on an Oireachtas report into flooding in areas adjacent to the River Shannon.

The move was taken on the suggestion of Cllr Dermot Connolly in the wake of a joint Dáil and Seanad committee report that highlights eight proposals for dealing with flooding issues along the longest of Ireland's inland waterways.

Cllr Michael Connolly has suggested that Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan and Minister for the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan should meet to discuss the report's findings from both a flooding and environmental stance.

Meanwhile, the Irish Independent reports that the Office of Public Works (OPW) has agreed to carry out tests at Meelick weir on the Shannon in Co Offaly after thousands of acres of farmland were flooded over the summer, ruining silage crops and summer grazing land.

Waterways Ireland has denied allegations that a failure to open sluices and lift boards at the weird contributed to the flooding.

Published in Shannon Estuary

About the Melges 15 Dinghy

The Melges 15 was designed by Reichel/Pugh and built by Melges.

The design prioritises stability, comfort, ease of use, and performance. 

The Melges 15 is built to be sailed by everyone from friends and couples to families and kids. The design offers performance, comfort, and stability in one sleek package.

The Melges 15’s stable hull shape and ergonomic cockpit make it a suitable layout for adult racing and educational sailing. Easy conversion from a club configuration (non-spinnaker) to a one-design setup, provides more versatility to club programs and options for individual owners.

“The Melges 15 creates a clear pathway for junior sailors to get started and stay excited about sailing while also being comfortable and accessible enough for adults to learn, race, or cross-train,” according to Harry Melges III.

With the main design goals focused on stability and performance in various conditions, the boat features a narrow overall beam and a flat cross-section shape for stability, righting moment, and ease of planing. For a more forgiving feel upwind and to navigate larger sea states, the Melges 15 has just the right amount of fore and aft rocker.

Melges conducted extensive research and product testing to produce this layout factoring in cockpit depth, backbone height, and floor plan. The result, they say, is a comfortable environment for both the skipper and crew. The deeper cockpit takes the load off the sailor’s knees helping them feel locked into the boat while the high boom and gnav vang system work together to make the boat easier to manoeuvre.

The asymmetric spinnaker offers an additional performance element, while the single-pull launch and retrieval system makes handling the sail easy and fast.

 

At a Glance - Melges 15 Specifications

  • LENGTH 15 ft 
    BEAM 5 ft 6 in
    DRAFT 2 ft 7 in 
    HULL WEIGHT 230 lbs
  • SAIL AREA
    MAIN 93.6 sq ft 
    JIB 39.8 sq ft 
    ASYMMETRICAL SPINNAKER 156 sq ft 
  • CREW 2

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