Sharkbait Wins SB3 National Championship (Full Results Here)

19th September 2011

After six races sailed and against a fleet of 39 SB3 sportsboats there was little surprise that champions 'Sharkbait' sailed by Ben Duncan, Brian Moran and Ric Morris were the winners of the National Championships sailed at the Royal Irish Yacht Club at the weekend. The Howth trio beat Belfast's Peter Kennedy, David Cheyne and Stephen Kane by a single point for overall honours. Third was royal Cork's Mel Collins, Killian Collins and Donal Hegarty. Full results below.

Boat	Helm	Crew 1	Crew	Club	Points	Place
Sharkbait	Ben Duncan	Brian Moran	Ric Morris	Howth Yacht Club	13	1
Ridgefence	Peter Kennedy	David Cheyne	Stephen Kane	RNIYC	14	2
Sibelus	Mel Collins	Killiian Collins	Donal Hegarty	RCYC	21	3
Toucan 3	Ross Vaughan	Andrew Vaughan	Ben Lynch	RNIYC	23	4
Gill Race Team	Gareth Flannigan	Jeremy Tomalin	Brian Spence	Ballyhome YC	23	5
Flutter	Andrew Algeo	Gary Haughton	Richard Knatchbull	RSGYC	30	6
Bomchickawahwah	John O'Driscoll	Joe O'Reilly	Owen Laverty	RSGYC	43	7
Hutton's	Ben Williamson	Nick Wright	Mike Wright	West Riding SC	50	8
Milvus Milvus	Robert Howe	Dan O'Connell	Joanne Sheehy	Royal Cork	50	9
Shockwave	Michael Evans	Eoin Quinlan	Peter Freyne	Howth Yacht Club	51	10
Defiant	Colin Galavan	Alan McGettigan	Ger Walsh	RIYC	52	11
Dinghy Supplies	Daragh Sheridan	Shane Murphy	John Phelan	Howth Yacht Club	66	12
Odin	James Gorman	Neil O'Toole	Ted Laverty	NYC	71	13
Jumpin Jack Flash	Geoff O'Donoghue	Jonathan Foley	Michael McCarvey	LDYC	71	14
Monkey	Graham Elmes	Aidan O'Connell	Marty O'Leary	RSGYC	73	15
Alert Packaging	Justin Burke	Ronan Haughey	Alistair Kissane	National Yacht Club	74	16
Soda Bread	Darren Martin	Simon Murray	Rodger Pannell	SLYC	76	17
Splash Gordon	Gordan Patterson	Ross Nolan	Colm Jones	RNI Yacht Club	78	18
Sinabhuifl	Gillian Guinness	Colm Costigan	Mark Wheeler	Howth Yacht Club	97	19
Quantitable Easing	Paul McMahon	Paul Devlin	Davie Coll	KYC	97	20
Mephisto	Ronan Downing	David Sweeney	Catriona O'Reilly	KYC	97	21
Le Bateau de Bang Bang	Guy O Leary	Conor Roche	Chris Andrews	RIYC	102	22
Mr Bump	David Taylor	Steve Ferres	Conor Brennan	Carrickfergus SC	104	23
Venuesworld.com	Ger Dempsey	Chris Nolan	Craig Matthews	RIYC	107	24
Sacre Bleu	Doug Smith	Adam Winkelmann	Breffni Jones	RIYC	113	25
Sandy Bottom	Gordon Judge	David Stewart	Patrick O'Reilly	RSGYC	113	26
Kicker Off	Selina Dicker	Michael Donolly	Ed Cook	RSGYC	114	27
Bad Kilcullen	Stefan Hyde	Jerry Dowling	Paul Baker	RIYC	119	28
Smoke on the Water	Bob Hobby	Glenn Fisher	Ted Byrne	GISC	120	29
Investwise	Garrett May	Jim Freyne	Bevan Ritchie	Howth Yacht Club	130	30
Rubadubdub	Nick Doherty	Robert Gavin	David Hammond	NYC	136	31
Probably	Ian Simington	Rory Byrne	Billy Riordan	RSGYC	139	32
Sunday Brunch	David Dwyer	Jonathan Carroll	Richard Tate	RSGYC	144	33
Seriously Bonkers x 3	Marty Cuppage	Peter Lee	Michael Galvin	RSGYC	151	34
Bumble B	Fionnuala Loughrey	Katy Kelly	Cathy Booth	National Yacht Club	151	35
Monkey	Keith Cassidy	Michael McCormack	Murrough Kavanagh	Howth Yacht Club	160	36
White Noise	Stephen Montgomery	Edward Doyle	Donal Hegarty	RSGYC	164	37
2fryedeggs	Liam Shanahan	Ben Shanahan	Will Shanahan	NYC	171	38
No Name	Domhall MacAuley			Carrickfergus SC	184	39

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SB20 (formerly Laser SB3) information

Designed by Tony Castro, the SB20 is a British-built strict one-design 6.15m keelboat conceived as a wide appeal, affordable, competitive sportsboat for teams of three or four sailors. It is also, arguably, the most successful sportsboat in the world with 800 owners competing regularly in a programme of exciting local, national and international events.

Originally known as the Laser SB3, the SB20 continues to deliver on its pioneering promise: a boat that is fun, fast and easy to sail by anyone of any age; the best value-for-money sportsboat in the market.

The Laser SB3 was designed by Castro and launched in 2002. In 2007 the Laser SB3 was awarded ISAF Recognised Status and the first World Championships were held in Ireland in 2008. In 2012, Tony Castro appointed a new builder, Sportsboat World. At this time, the Laser SB3 was renamed the SB20 and building was returned to the UK from Malaysia. The ethos of the class continues.

The boat is a strict one-design class, economic to buy and campaign, easy to sail with a simple deck layout and electric downwind performance delivered by the generous sail plan. The boat has a lifting keel, can easily be launched from a slipway and towed behind a family car.

Previous SB20 World Champions

2008 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Roger Gilbert, Roz Allen & Sarah Allan

Host National Yacht Club, Dun laoghaire, Ireland

2009 GBR: Craig Burlton, Stephen White, Adam Heeley

Host Clube Naval de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal

2010 GBR: Jerry Hill, Grant Rollerson, Joe Llewellyn

Host Circolo Vela Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy

2011 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Andy Ramus, Ian Mills & Emma Clarke

Host Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay, UK

2012 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Lesley Dhonau, Roger Hudson & Asenathi Jim

Host Hamilton Island Yacht Club, Queensland, Australia

2013 GRB: Craig Burlton, Stephen White, Adam Heley Host COYCH Club, Hyeres, France