Howth's Rocco Wright Wins Sail Sydney Optimist Regatta

15th December 2019

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Howth's Rocco Wright Wins Sail Sydney Optimist Regatta

Optimist ace Rocco Wright of Howth Yacht Club has won the 2019 Sail Sydney Optimist Open Championships this weekend, just ten days before his father starts the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race.

It completes a remarkable season for the youngster, back in July Wright took 10th overall in the Worlds, and then in October, he notched second overall in the North Americans, giving him Ireland’s best international performance in 2019 and an Afloat Sailor of the Month award to boot!

It's not the only Wright Optimist win of the weekend either, with Rocco's sister Sienna claiming the intermediate prize in Sydney.

WM Nixon writes about Rocco's father and the upcoming Howth Yacht Club Sydney Hobart Race challenge here.

Sail Sydney results here

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