Long-time Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser sailor Dave O’Connell is in pole position to add another league victory to his record when the club’s August Dinghy League concludes in Cork Harbour tonight (Friday, 28 August).
O’Connell leads Class 1 on 11 points after seven races, with fellow Laser sailor Colin Johns his closest challenger on 14 points.
The finale continues a strong summer for O’Connell, who won MBSC’s June Class 1 League with 12 points after six races, including a race win and two second places.
July Winners Remain in Contention
July League winners Judy Moynihan and Therese Loesberg are still in the hunt in third place on 18 points aboard their Laser II. The pair won the eight-race July series with three race victories and a 10-point final score after two discards, ahead of Simon Butler and John Moynihan.
John Moynihan, Judy’s brother and another of Monkstown Bay’s long-standing Laser sailors, currently lies fourth in the August standings on 26 points.
O’Connell Chasing Another League Win
O’Connell’s position at the head of the fleet gives him an opportunity to bookend the summer with June and August Class 1 victories, although just three points separate him and Johns going into tonight’s concluding racing.
Fourteen boats have entered the August League, with seven races completed and one discard currently applying.
Tonight’s Cork Harbour racing will determine whether O’Connell can convert his narrow advantage into another Monkstown Bay league title.
