#oppie – For the first time since 1983, the National Yacht Club (NYC) won the best senior team award at the Optimist National Championships held at the Royal Cork Yacht Club last weekend.
The award is presented to the club whose three highest ranked sailors (boy or girl) have the lowest cumulative score.
The team of Dara Donnelly (7th overall) Ella Hemeryck (6th overall) and Clare Gorman (2nd overall) were presented with the hard won trophy by Admiral Pat Lyons at the CH Marine sponsored event.
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