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Cathy MacAleavey Steers 'Mariposa' to Victory at Water Wag Women at the Helm Regatta Race

6th June 2024
Water Wag dinghy Women at the Helm Regatta race Prizewinners were third placed Judy O’Beirne, Vice Commodore of the National Yacht Club, Rosemary Cadogan, winner Cathy MacAleavey, race organiser Ann Kirwan, and runner-up Ann-Marie Cox
Water Wag dinghy Women at the Helm Regatta race Prizewinners were third placed Judy O’Beirne, Vice Commodore of the National Yacht Club, Rosemary Cadogan, winner Cathy MacAleavey, race organiser Ann Kirwan, and runner-up Ann-Marie Cox Credit: Brendan Briscoe

After two postponements due to weather, the Water Wag dinghy Women at the Helm Regatta race took place at Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Wednesday evening, June 5th, in strong, testing conditions.

As Afloat reported earlier, 1988 Olympian Cathy MacAleavey's Mariposa, number 45, was the clear winner on the double-header night, sailed as part of the AIB DBSC series, a feat celebrated at a special prizegiving in the Royal St George Yacht Club immediately after racing.

Olympian Cathy MacAleavey at the helm of Mariposa, number 45, was the winner of the Water Wag dinghy Women at the Helm Regatta race at Dun Laoghaire Harbour Photo:Brendan BriscoeNational Yacht Club Olympian Cathy MacAleavey at the helm of Mariposa, number 45, was the winner of the Water Wag dinghy Women at the Helm Regatta race at Dun Laoghaire Harbour Photo:Brendan Briscoe

Badger Sailed by Ann-Marie Cox was second, and Judy O’Beirne's Shindilla was third.

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