John Cotter’s Miracle won the 12th race of Cove Sailing Club’s Wednesday Night Dinghy League in Cork Harbour.
David O’Brien was second in his Laser Radial and Rankin R12 was third, sailed by Maurice and Francis Kidney. The Rankin Class still dominates the league however, with the Kidney duo leading overall on 51 points.
Owen O’Connell’s Rankin R61 is second on a total of 96, giving the Kidney duo a distinct advantage in the final stages of evening league racing. In third place is Gary Mills’ Rankin R11 on 105 points.
The club’s Sunday Optimist dinghy League has had up to 19 boats racing. Eoin Jones leads on 9 points. Theo Carney is second on 12 and Alex Mills third on 23
Competing also in the Cruiser Class racing on Friday nights at Cobh, Gary Mills and his crew in their Shipman 28, Tonga, are first overall in the ECHO fleet on a total of 17 points after 11 races.
The league is sponsored by Great Island Motors. Second is Nick O’Rourke’s First 32, Bright Wings, on 25. There is a big gap to the next placed boat, Robbie Allen’s Rana, a Dehler 34, which is on 60 points, so the first two places seem fairly set overall as the evenings close in for racing and there is a clear Autumnal feeling in the sea air.
