A sunny day brought the crowds out for the annual Monkstown Bay Sailing Club St Stephen’s Day Race in Cork Harbour.
The dinghy club combined the annual fixture with its fun raft race from the Sand Quay. The event was run as a fundraiser for the RNLI.
A fleet of 13 dinghies competed. The sailing instructions dictated racing would start at 1.45 pm, the assurance given that they would be ashore by 2.30 pm to allow the Raft Race to start at 3 pm.
The annual Monkstown Bay Sailing Club St Stephen’s Day dinghy race in Cork Harbour preceded the raft race Photo: Bob Bateman
Five rafts participated in the race with a lot of cheering and encouragement from the large crown on shore.
Crowds gathered for the fun and games in the annual Monkstown Bay Sailing Club raft race Photo: Bob Bateman
Low tide and light winds died following the dinghy race provided ideal conditions for some dubious-looking rafts as Mary Malone's slipway video shows
