A fresh north-easterly breeze ranging from seven to 19 knots delivered competitive AIB Dublin Bay Sailing Club Saturday Series racing on 30 May, with conditions strengthening through the afternoon across the bay.
Among the day's standout performers were Brian Hall's Something Else, which returned to Dublin Bay fresh from Scottish Series success to win Cruiser One IRC, Michael O'Connor's Ted, which completed a clean sweep in the SB20 class, and Kevin Byrne's StarJay, which featured prominently in a Sportsboat fleet where seconds separated the leading boats.
Results were incomplete at the time of publication, with a number of cruiser and one-design classes still to post provisional standings.
CRUISERS
Something Else Returns to Winning Ways in Cruiser One IRC
Five boats competed in Cruiser One IRC under race officer Cormac Bradley. National Yacht Club skipper Brian Hall steered the J/109 Something Else to victory on corrected time in 1:47:44. Royal Irish Yacht Club's White Mischief, helmed by R & T Goodbody, was second on 1:48:27, 43 seconds adrift. Bobby Kerr's J/109 Riders on the Storm completed the podium on 1:49:55.
In the ORC Cruiser 1 division, R & T Goodbody's J/109 White Mischief took victory on corrected time in 1:57:15. Bobby Kerr's J/109 Riders on the Storm was second, 46 seconds behind at 1:58:01, while John Kelly and M. Monaghan's J/109 Jump the Gun secured third in 2:03:24. Four boats completed the race in the provisional results, with J/109s claiming all three podium positions. ORC results are posted here.
Misfits Takes Cruiser 5A Echo
Only two boats completed the course in the seven-boat Cruiser 5A Echo fleet. Bill Quigley's Misfits secured victory on corrected time in 1:06:32. Valda Boardman's Just Jasmin was second on 1:11:50, 5 minutes 18 seconds behind.
Fortitudine Edges Gemini in Cruiser 5B Echo
Cruiser 5B Echo also produced just two finishers from a seven-boat fleet. David Clarke's Fortitudine claimed victory with a corrected time of 1:08:19, narrowly beating Rodney Martin's Gemini, which corrected to 1:08:49, only 30 seconds behind.
ONE-DESIGNS
Sportsboats Deliver Closest Racing of the Day
The eight-boat Sportsboat fleet completed two races under race officer Declan Traynor in a building 15 to 18-knot north-easterly.
In Race 11, Martin Ryan's Jambiya won by 19 seconds from Declan Curtin's Jester, with Kevin Byrne's StarJay a further second behind in third. Race 12 saw StarJay turn the tables, beating Jester by just two seconds, while Jambiya was only eight seconds behind in third.
Ted Sweeps SB20 Fleet
Michael O'Connor's Ted dominated the seven-boat SB20 fleet, winning both races.
Tadhg Donnelly's Leviathan finished second in both contests, while Colin Galavan's Carpe Diem completed the podium in each race.
Ripples Wins Ruffian 23 Class
Frank Bradley's Ripples led home the six-boat Ruffian 23 fleet. Brendan Duffy's Scéal Eile took second place, with Ann Kirwan's Bandit third.
Geraldine Leads Dublin Bay 21 Fleet
John Leahy's Geraldine won the Dublin Bay 21 class ahead of Jean O'Driscoll's Naneen. Michael Reid's Garavogue retired, leaving only two finishers in the five-boat fleet.
Additional Cruiser and One-Design Results to Follow
Results for several classes were not available at the time of publication and will be added when released
