Cian McCarthy's Cinnamon Girl of the host club has added to her offshore wins this season with an overall IRC victory in the UK Sailmakers Ireland Kinsale Yacht Club Fastnet Race.
A strong fleet of eight started the UK Sailmakers Ireland Kinsale Fastnet race on Friday evening at 7 pm inside Kinsale Harbour.
The race was run in association with SCORA.
Entries were from along the south coast from Kinsale YC to the Royal Cork YC and on to Waterford Harbour SC.
Cian McCarthy (right) and Sam Hunt of Cinnamon Girl who won Kinsale Yacht Club’s Fastnet Race, sailing the course in 14 hours, 49 minutes and 5 seconds, winning under both handicap systems – IRC and ECHO. It was a battle between the double-handed Kinsale sailors and Brian Jones’ Jelly Baby from the Royal Cork in Crosshaven, which finished two-and-a-half minutes later, in a total time of 14 hours 31 minutes and 50 seconds
The fleet had a southwest wind gusting to 23 knots for a bumpy beat to the Fastnet with the tide against them until midnight.
In second was George Radley's vintage Imp from Royal Cork YC. Third was Royal Cork YC's Jelly Baby (Brian Jones).
Royal Cork YC's J122 Jelly Baby (Brian Jones) Photo: David Cullinane
As regular Afloat readers will know, McCarthy, sailing with Sam Hunt, also scored a win in May's KYC Inistearaght Race and featured prominently, also two-handed, in June's 700-mile Round Ireland Race.
Scroll down for the results below.
