Carroll Family's Chancer Triumphs at Kinsale Yacht Club's Gunsmoke Bell 2024 Trophy Race

26th December 2024

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Chancer, the winner of the Gunsmoke Bell 2024 Trophy Race at Kinsale Yacht Club, has been in the Carroll family for 20 years. She has been raced and cruised with great fun and friends. The owners now make up 9 of the crew: Michael, Amy, Davey, Micky, Anna, Rory, Robert, Jack and Brian Carroll. Scroll down for a photo gallery Credit: Bob Bateman

The St. Stephen's Day Gunsmoke Bell 2024 Trophy Race at Kinsale Yacht Club was won by the Carroll family's Elan 40, Chancer.

Chancer has been in the Carroll family for 20 years. She has been raced and cruised with great fun and friends. The owners now make up nine of the crew: Michael, Amy, Davey, Micky, Anna, Rory, Robert, Jack and Brian Carroll.

Kinsale Yacht Club's Gunsmoke Bell 2024 Trophy Race winner Chancer prepares for a spinnaker hoist at the Bulman buoy in the St. Stephen's Day fixture Photo: Bob Bateman

As an all-in fixture under ECHO Handicap, Stephen Lysaght's smaller Elan 333 Reavra Too was second, with Samuel Cohen's First 32 Gunsmoke II in third.

Stephen Lysaght's Elan 333 Reavra Too was second in the St. Stephen's Day Gunsmoke Bell 2024 Trophy Race at Kinsale Yacht Club Photo: by Bob Bateman

The last KYC race of 2024 race attracted an 11-boat entry and was sailed in a light southerly wind of five to eight knots.

Samuel Cohen's First 32 Gunsmoke II was third in the St. Stephen's Day Gunsmoke Bell 2024 Trophy Race at Kinsale Yacht Club Photo: by Bob Bateman

Gunsmoke Bell 2024 Trophy Race at Kinsale Yacht Club Photo Gallery by Bob Bateman

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