Friday night saw a great turnout for Kinsale Yacht Club’s annual RNLI fundraising night. A fleet of 20 competed for the Spalpeen Trophy, which is in memory of KYC member Billy Draper.
The fleet was a mixed keelboat fleet and the course set by Race Officer Michele Kennelly was designed to get everybody home for a BBQ and auction in support of the RNLI.
On the water and in the results it was closely contested between Cinnamon Girl and Reavra Too. Cinnamon Girl (Cian McCarthy and Sam Hunt) had taken a break from two-handed racing and there were three generations of sailors aboard for the race.
It was extremely close racing at the front of the fleet and a mistimed tack at Bulman by Reavra Too lead to Cinnamon Girl winning by a mere seven seconds.
Following racing the RNLI auction was ran by our auctioneer and ex-commodore, Dave O’Sullivan. Members dug deep to bid on everything from ropes and fenders to high quality bags and painting. Bidding was very competitive on the night.