The Custom Rigging Frostbite Series at Kinsale Yacht Club is getting strong support, underlining the popularity of the event sponsored by well-known club sailor, Harry Lewis, who owns the company.
The planned opening day of the series had to be cancelled on the last Sunday of January due to unfavourable weather.
On Sunday, thirty-seven of the 49 registered entries raced in five classes when Mixed Dinghies, 420s, Toppers and Optimists joined the League, according to the club results. Squibs, with an entry of 17 boats, are the largest fleet.
It was an impressive turn-out for the event, which was supported by club sailors from Cork Harbour - Monkstown Bay SC and the Royal Cork YC, Crosshaven.
The Squibs had their second day of racing in the series. After races 4, 5 and 6, Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan lead the Class. They won the first race of the day, rac4 of the series, finished 5th in race five which was a discard for them and were second in race 6, the last one on Sunday. Sailing Atomic that put them on 8 points, displacing leaders Colm Dunne and Rob Gill in Allegro on 11. The Carroll crew in Klipbok are third on 16.
Kinsale Dinghy Classes
After the first races for the other dinghy classes who joined the Frostbites League on Sunday - RCYC visitors are the leaders in Mixed Dinghies and 420s.
Dara Jenkins in a Laser Radial leads the Mixed Dinghies Class, followed by two sailors from Monkstown Bay SC – Olin Bateman second and Conor Kelly third, both Laser Full.
Isha Duggan and Tommy Hiras from the RCYC, Crosshaven, lead the 420s, where the RCYC/Schull Harbour SC-entered combination of Daniel Copithorn and Matthew Mapplebeck are second and the home club entry of Matthew Thuillier and Harry Coole third.
Sophie McCarthy leads the four home club boats in the Toppers fleet, with Vincent Tuohy second and Christian Creedon third.
Four Kinsale YC Optimists raced. Annabelle Wilson is in first place in the Class, with Tristan Bendon second and Jamie Blenerhassett third.
