#oppy – Two Irish boats have finished in the top ten of the 70-boat British Optimist class championships. In a strong showing for Cork harbour teams Royal Cork Yacht Club boats were the top Irish boats in both senior and junior fleets.
Royal Cork's Douglas Elmes finished third and Harry Whitaker seventh in Pwllheli, North Wales yesterday. Racing was cut short when the final day of competition was canclled due to weather. In the Junior fleet Richard McGinley and James McCann was best of the Irish in sixth and seventh place in the 86-boat fleet.
A number of protests concerning overall results are still in play so overall results are still provisional.
The Irish highlights are:
Richard McGinley 6th Junior Gold
James McCann 7th Junior Gold
Emma Parker 1st Junior Silver
Ronan Walsh 3rd Junior Silver
Rachel Eggers 6th Junior Silver
Douglas Elmes 3rd Senior Gold
Harry Whitaker 7th Senior Gold
Frank Fagan 6th Mini-Racers Fleet
