Ewen Barry and Charles Dwyer, racing a 505 dinghy, emerged as the winners of the single race 'Dash for Cash' event at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club on Saturday.
The pursuit race, open to all clubs, produced a super day on the water in Cork Harbour for the 34 competing dinghies.
The race was sailed using a triangle course; a beat to a windward mark off Raffeen Creek, a run across the river to Cooleen mark off Black Point and then a reach to a mark off Carrigaloe.
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club's Alan and Luke Fehily and John Moynihan were Race Officers onboard the MBSC Committee Boat.
It was a lovely Autumn day for the "Dash for cash" event and the 34 dinghies had a light flukey SW breeze for racing Photo: Mary Malone
Results were based on the PY (Portsmouth Yardstick) handicap system for dinghies ranging between PY 697 and PY 1387.
The lowest on the Portsmouth Yardstick rule started first, and these consisted of Cork Harbour's own vintage Rankin dinghy fleet.
The front runners emerged in three designs: Tommy Dwyer sailing singlehanded in a Rankin, a 505 and an ultra National 18 dinghy.
Tommy Dwyer sailing his Rankin singlehanded in the MBSC 'Dash for Cash' Race Photo: Mary Malone
The wind off Blackpoint was light, and the spinnakerless Rankin lost out to the 505 and the 18.
Close finish to the MBSC 'Dash for Cash' Race- The 505 to leeward just ahead of the National 18 (405) Photo: Mary Malone
It proved to be a nail-biting finish on handicap, with none of the top boats professing to know who had won when they came ashore!
See the vid clip of the finish at Monkstown Bay below by Mary Malone
Barry and Dwyer took the €300 prize for first place, €100 for second went to the National 18 pair Ronan Kenneally and Robbie O'Sullivan.
There were also additional prizes awarded on the day.
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club 'Dash for Cash' Results
