In Class Zero IRC racing, Sean Lemass's First 40 Prima Forte won by a five-minute margin on corrected time from Chris Power Smith's J122 Aurelia in Race 13 of the Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) AIB Saturday Series. The result was repeated on the ECHO handicap.
Under Race Officer Barry MacNeaney, winds were southeasterly up to 10 knots on a warm and sunny Bay race track.
John and Brian Hall's J109, Something Else from the National Yacht Club won by four seconds on corrected time (2 hours 07 minutes and 20 seconds) from series leader Richard and Timothy Goodbody in the J109 White Mischief in IRC One (2:07:24). Third was Goodbody's Royal Irish clubmate Barry Cunngingham's J109 Chimaera (2:10:26) in a six-boat turnout.
On ECHO, Fintan Cairns Mills 31 Raptor won (2:11:25 corrected) from Anthony Fox's A35 Gringo (2:11:47) with Bobby Kerr's J109 Riders on the Storm, third (2:13:10).
In a three-boat IRC Two turnout, Dick Lovegrove's Sigma 33 Rupert from the Royal St. George won (1:56:44) from Lindsay Casey's J97 Windjammer (1:56:53) with Jim McCann's Mustang 30 Peridot third (2:00:30). On ECHO, Rupert was also the winner with the Mustang 30 second and Windjammer third.
Only Myles Kelly's Senator Maranda participated in IRC Three, but in a four-boat ECHO race, Kelly won from Wyn McCormack's First 27 Wynward with Michael Ryan's Saki third.
In selected results from the one design course under Race Officers Declan Traynor and Jim Dolan, in a 14-boat Flying Fifteen turnout, Alistair Court's Ffinisterre was first in the 25th race of the season. Niall Coleman's Flyer was second, and Adrian Cooper's Rockaffella was third. In the second race of the day, Ken Dumpleton's Rodriquez won from Coleman, with Alan Balfe's Perfect Ten third.
In the 24th race of the SB20 series, national champion Michael O'Connor in Ted won from Ger Dempsey. Nick Doherty's Rubadubdub was third.
As the Beneteau 31.7s prepare to make their ICRA championships debut at the end of the month, national champion Chris Johnston in Prospect won from John Power's Levante. Michael & Bernie Bryson's Bluefin Two was third.
Michael Cutliffe's Ruffles was the Ruffian 23 race winner in a five-boat fleet.
Results below.
