North-westerly winds of 12 to 14 knots and a falling tide produced another competitive afternoon of racing for Dublin Bay Sailing Club’s AIB Summer Series on Saturday, May 16.
The cruiser fleets delivered several close corrected-time finishes across IRC, Echo and VPRS divisions, while the one-design keelboat classes completed a busy programme under race officers Barry McNeaney, Jim Dolan and Declan Traynor.
Cruisers Zero IRC
Sean Lemass’s Prima Forte took victory in Cruisers Zero IRC, finishing ahead of Tsunami helmed by Peter Ryan and Tim Kane’s Wow.
Prima Forte won on corrected time by one minute and 21 seconds from Tsunami, while Wow was a further six minutes and 47 seconds behind in third.
Cruisers One IRC
Brian Hall’s Something Else, prior to her departure to Loch Fyne for her Scottish Series title defence, won a tightly fought Cruisers One IRC race by just 31 seconds corrected from Richard and Tim Goodbody’s White Mischief.
Bobby Kerr’s Riders on the Storm was third, 4 minutes and 58 seconds off the winning pace, with Barry Cunningham’s Chimaera fourth.
Sean Lemass’s Prima Forte
Cruisers Two IRC
Lindsay J. Casey’s Windjammer returned to winning form in Cruisers Two IRC.
The J97 won on corrected time by 4 minutes and 16 seconds from Jim McCann’s Peridot, while Fergus O’Sullivan’s Moonshine was third, only 50 seconds further adrift.
ORC Divisions Add Further Drama to DBSC Saturday Series
DBSC’s ORC divisions also produced close racing across Saturday’s north-westerly series on Dublin Bay. Full results here
Prima Forte Wins ORC Cruisers Zero
Lemass’s Prima Forte added the ORC Cruisers Zero win to its IRC success after correcting out 6 minutes and 16 seconds ahead of Tim Kane’s Wow.
Only two boats completed the race, with Gringo, El Pocko and Aurelia all recorded DNC.
Raptor Takes ORC Cruisers One
Fintan Cairns’ Mills 30 Raptor secured victory in ORC Cruisers One by the narrow margin of 22 seconds corrected from Richard and Tim Goodbody’s White Mischief.
Kerr’s Riders on the Storm finished third, 4 minutes and 22 seconds off the winning pace, while Jump the Gun helmed by J Kelly and M Monaghan was fourth.
Several J109s failed to finish the race, including Dear Prudence, Indecision, Jalapeno and Joker II.
Fintan Cairns’ Mills 30 Raptor
Rupert Tops ORC Cruisers Two
Philip Lovegrove’s Rupert claimed the ORC Cruisers Two race after correcting out 3 minutes and 16 seconds ahead of Lindsay J. Casey’s Windjammer.
Only two boats completed the race.
Cruisers Three Echo
Frank Guilfoyle’s Papytoo took victory in Cruisers Three Echo.
Edward Melvin’s Ceol Na Mara finished second by 1 minute and 58 seconds corrected, while Wyn McCormack’s Wynward placed third.
Cruisers 5A Echo
Colin O’Brien’s Spirit (pictured above) won Cruisers 5A Echo from Peter Richardson’s Dehliverence in another close finish.
The winning margin was 1 minute and 54 seconds corrected, with Charles Broadhead’s Persistance third and Valda Boardman’s Just Jasmin fourth.
Cruisers 5B Echo
David Clarke’s Fortitudine led Cruisers 5B Echo home from Rodney Martin’s Gemini.
The pair were separated by 2 minutes and 25 seconds corrected, while Howard Knott’s Calypso completed the podium places.
Cruisers 4–5A VPRS
Johnnie Phillips’ Playtime claimed the Cruisers 4–5A VPRS race by 22 seconds corrected from Peter Richardson’s Dehliverence.
Charles Broadhead’s Persistance was third, with Valda Boardman’s Just Jasmin fourth in another tightly packed finish.
One-Design Fleets Share Tight Finishes
The one-design keelboat fleets enjoyed a full afternoon of racing with steady north-westerly winds providing close competition across several classes.
SB20 Fleet Dominated by Venuesworld
Gerrard Dempsey’s Venuesworld completed a clean sweep in the SB20 class with back-to-back wins under race officer Declan Traynor.
Nick Doherty’s Zephyr finished second in both races, while the remainder of the fleet struggled for finishes as conditions freshened later in the afternoon.
Trigger’s Brush Sweeps Flying Fifteens
Waterford Harbour visitor, Lee Statham’s Trigger’s Brush dominated the Flying Fifteen class with two straight race wins.
Sean Craig’s Farfalla and David Gorman’s Fomo completed the top three in the opening race.
In the second race, Alan Green’s Mavh FFive improved to second behind Trigger’s Brush, while Frank Miller’s Glass Half Full took third.
StarJay Takes Double in Sportsboats
Kevin Byrne’s StarJay claimed two corrected-time victories in the Sportsboat fleet.
In race one, StarJay beat Ian Simington’s George V by 63 seconds corrected, with Helen Cooney’s Joyride third.
The second race proved even tighter, with StarJay holding off George V by 40 seconds corrected, while Joyride finished only four seconds further behind in third.
Beneteau 31.7 Fleet Produces Close Racing
Chris Johnston’s Prospect won the Beneteau 31.7 scratch class race from Michael Bryson’s Bluefin Two, with Brian Geraghty’s Camira third.
John Power’s Levante and Eoin O’Driscoll’s Kernach completed the top five in the seven-boat fleet sailed under race officer Jim Dolan.
Yikes Leads Beneteau 211 Fleet
The Beneteau 211 fleet saw Yikes, helmed by Team Yikes, take victory ahead of Team Capilano’s Capilano and Vincent Mulvey’s Plan B.
Several boats failed to finish.
Dragons, Glens and Ruffians Complete Programme
In the Dragon class, Denis Bergin’s Sir Ossis of the River won ahead of John O’Connor’s Vela.
The Glen class saw Ailbe Millerick’s Glenluce beat John Bligh’s Glencree, while Ross Cahill-O’Brien’s Osiris was recorded DNC.
Ann Kirwan’s Bandit continued its strong Ruffian 23 form with victory ahead of Brendan Duffy’s Scéal Eile and Frank Bradley’s Ripples.
Dublin Bay 21s Return to the Bay
The Dublin Bay 21 class completed a single race won by Winifred Kelliher’s Oola.
Michael Reid’s Garavogue finished second with Seán Doyle’s Estelle third in the historic keelboat class.
