Royal Cork's Oisin Pierse Leads Optimist Trials into Final Day at Ballyholme

24th April 2022

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Oisin Pierse of the Royal Cork Yacht Club, winning Race 9 of the IODAI 2022 Optimist Trials

Oisin Pierse of the Royal Cork Yacht Club leads the IODAI Optimist Trials at Ballyholme Yacht Club with the final races to be sailed on Sunday.

The 49-boat Optimist fleet is the largest sailing at this weekend's Youth Sailing Championships on Belfast Lough.

Lying second is Caoilinn Geraghty-McDonnell from the RStGYC with clubmate Carolina Carra in third place overall.

Caoilinn Geraghty-McDonnell (2021 National Champion), currently in second place at the IODAI 2022 Trials sailed out of Ballyholme Yacht Club

Conor Cronin (Malahide and Howth Yacht Club, 1634), Lucy Moynan (Royal Cork Yacht Club, 1620) and Jules Start (Royal St.George Yacht Club,1588) approaching the windward mark during Race 5 of the IODAI 2022 Trials sailed out of Ballyholme Yacht Club

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Irish Sailing Youth Nationals, Ballyholme Yacht Club – 9–12 April (Invite only)
Junior and Senior Development Squads Training, Lough Ree Yacht Club – 2–4 May Bank Holiday (Squads only)
U12 Training, Lough Ree Yacht Club – 2–4 May (Bank Holiday) (Squad only)
Ulsters, Strangford Lough Yacht Club – 16–17 May (Open)
Munsters, Waterford Harbour Sailing Club – 13–14 June (Open)
Leinsters, Howth Yacht Club – 18–19 July (Open)
=National Team Racing Champs, Royal Cork Yacht Club – 12 August (Open)
National Championships, RCYC – 13–16 August (Open)
Connachts, GBSC – 12–13 September (Open)