Kinsale Spring Series Opens With Tight Fleet Racing

13th April 2026

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Godot Glory – Alan Mulcahy’s Godot from Kinsale Yacht Club powers through Kinsale Harbour during the Axiom Private Clients Spring Series, securing a podium place in the White Sail fleet in brisk spring conditions

The Axiom Private Clients Spring Series got underway at Kinsale Yacht Club with competitive racing across multiple fleets.

Results remain provisional after two races sailed on April 12.

In IRC Spinnaker 1, J109 Artful DodJer leads the fleet. Finbarr O’Regan’s Kinsale Yacht Club entry posted two race wins to top the standings.

Second place goes to the Elan 333 Reavra Too, owned by Stephen Lysaght of Kinsale Yacht Club. Justus, sailed by Dan Buckley, also of Kinsale Yacht Club, is third overall.

The ECHO Spinnaker 1 fleet mirrors the IRC podium. Artful DodJer again leads, with Reavra Too second and Justus third, all representing Kinsale Yacht Club.

In IRC Spinnaker 2, Illegal holds a clear lead. The Royal Cork Yacht Club boat, owned by Kieran Kelleher and Coleman Garvey, secured two race wins.

Flyover, sailed by David Marchant of Waterford Harbour Sailing Club, sits second. Third place is shared between Snoopy of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, owned by Diarmuid Foley, and Gunsmoke II, sailed by Samuel Cohen of Kinsale Yacht Club.

The White Sail fleets are led by Valfreya. David Riome’s Kinsale Yacht Club Sigma 33 tops both IRC and ECHO standings after consistent results.

In IRC White Sail, Miss Charlie, owned by Patrick Beckett of Kinsale Yacht Club, is second. Capella of Kinsale, sailed by Peter and Siobhan Ryan, also of Kinsale Yacht Club, is third.

The ECHO White Sail podium sees Godot, owned by Alan Mulcahy, in second, with Capella of Kinsale again taking third.

Racing continues in the series next Sunday.

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