The 2026 Joanna Murphy & Sons Cork Harbour Combined League concluded on Friday evening (June 26th) with the final race of the three-race series sailed off Cobh before competitors gathered at The Last Drop for the prizegiving.
Racing was held in the busy lower harbour around No. 20 Buoy, with the fleet sharing the water with departing commercial traffic, including a cruise ship and a new Hibernia Line vessel.
Hosted jointly by the Royal Cork Yacht Club and Cove Sailing Club, the series attracted strong fleets across ECHO and ORC divisions. Prizes were presented by Cove Sailing Club Commodore Ian Scandrett, with Royal Cork Yacht Club Rear Admiral Keelboats Tom McGrath and Vice Admiral Rob Foster also attending.
Cork Harbour Combined League Prizegiving Photo Gallery by Bob Bateman
In the ECHO Spinnaker division, George Radley's Tuco (Sun Fast 32) secured overall victory on seven points. Gary Mills' Le Rendezvous (Bavaria 38) also finished on seven points but placed second on countback, while Pat Tanner's Bateleur '88 (Castro 3/4 Ton) completed the podium on nine points.
The ECHO Non-Spinnaker Class 1 title went to Paul O'Shea's Elegance ahead of Pat Vaughan's Aramis, with Kieran and Fiorentina O'Brien's Magnet third overall.
In ECHO Non-Spinnaker Class 2, John O'Connor's Fast Buck claimed the series from Nicholas O'Rourke's Bright Wings, while Chris McGinley's Elf completed the top three.
The ORC Spinnaker standings saw Tuco again take overall honours, ahead of Bateleur '88, with Le Rendezvous finishing third.
In ORC Non-Spinnaker, Magnet topped the standings from Rosmarina, while Bright Wings secured third overall.
Provisional IRC overall results had not been published at the time of writing and ORC are here. Leqgue reports are here
