#oppienationals– British Optimist champion Milo Gill Taylor produced another string of consistent scores in blustery conditions to win the ten race Irish Optimist Open Series in Dun Laoghaire at the weekend. The Spinnaker Sailing Club visitor from Hampshire was 12–points clear in the 59–boat senior fleet. The top Irish result came from Royal Cork's Harry Durcan in fourth place overall, who wins the Irish National title. Second and third overall were taken by Max Clapp and Robbie King of the UK.
South westerly winds produced gusty offshore conditions with some gusts hitting 30–knots over the weekend for the event run by the National Yacht Club and sponsored by the Jelly Bean Factory.
Junior honours in the open series in a massive 89–boat fleet was taken by Germany's Roko Mohr but by the narrowest of margins. Irish European team–member Clare Gorman of the host club in tenth overall won the Irish junior championship title.
The 43–boat in harbour regatta fleet was won by the Royal Irish Yacht Club's Sean O'Shea. Results here
