Howth Yacht Club has clarified that the traditional Lambay Lady award from Saturday's Lambay Race was won by Stephen Quinn's Class 2 yacht and not by the Howth 17 Isobel as previously reported.
The club issued the clarification following a number of queries received after initial reports of the race.
While Isobel, sailed by Conor and Brian Turvey, did not take the Lambay Lady award, the Howth 17 produced one of the standout performances of the day by winning her class by 5 minutes 14 seconds over the 1907-built Deilginis.
Birds And Boats — The Howth 17 fleet races beneath Lambay Island’s seabird colonies during the annual Lambay Race. Photo: Alan Kinsella
The margin was particularly notable in a class normally associated with exceptionally close racing. Third place went to Orla, sailed by Marc FitzGibbon and Donal Gallagher, just 34 seconds behind Deilginis.
Lambay Rivals — Simon Knowles' J/109 Indian (left) and Mike Evans' J/112E Big Picture under spinnaker along the Lambay shoreline during Saturday's classic race from Howth. Photo: Alan Kinsella
Elsewhere, one of the closest contests of the race came in Class 1, where Simon Knowles' J/109 Indian finished just 30 seconds ahead of Johnny and Suzy Murphy's sistership Outrajeous.
Howth Yacht Club is expected to publish a full report early next week.
Results here
Lambay Race ORC Division Results
Accordint oORC Ireland, ORC 1 produced the closest finish of the five divisions. Evans' J/112E The Big Picture took the win on corrected time with 2:45:32, just 12 seconds ahead of Knowles' J/109 Indian on 2:45:44. Murphy's J/109 Outrajeous completed an all-J fleet podium on 2:46:24, only 52 seconds behind the winner.
ORC 2 saw a convincing victory for the J/70 Ghost Raider, which posted a corrected time of 2:53:18. Second place went to Lindsay Casey's Dun Laoghaire J97 Windjammer on 3:01:45, 8 minutes 27 seconds adrift, while the J92 Cojones secured third on 3:10:03.
ORC 3 was headed by the Corby 25 Impetuous, whose corrected time of 2:36:56 was enough for a three-minute win. The X-302 Maximus was second on 2:39:57, with Aliance II, a Laser 28 X 1.55, third on 2:40:42, just 45 seconds further back.
ORC 4 went to the Elan 333 Bite The Bullet with a corrected time of 2:53:04. The Dufour 40 Splashdance was a close second on 2:54:12, only 1 minute 8 seconds behind, while the X4.3 Vixen took third on 2:57:31.
ORC 5 was won by the MG 335 Toughnut, which recorded a corrected time of 2:50:42. Bandersnatch of Howth, a Swan 37, finished second on 2:52:59, 2 minutes 17 seconds behind, while the Sun Odyssey 37 Arcturus completed the podium on 2:56:17.
Full ORC results published by ORC Ireland are here
