#RAYC – 50 boats entered the Royal Alfred Yacht Club Niobe Trophy, run in conjunction with the last day of the Howth YC Spring Warmer series on Saturday 28th April.
The RAYC Niobe Trophy has long been a feature of the racing calendar in Howth. This year, in a change of format, the Niobe Trophy was sailed in conjunction with the last day of the Howth Yacht Club Spring Warmer Series. In this way, boats had an extra reason to compete on the closing day of the series.
Traditionally both the Niobe Trophy and the Spring Warmer series were events for one-design keel boats. This year they were also open to the Cruiser Classes.
The blustery north easterlies, with associated lumpy seas and cold rain, made for exciting conditions. All classes sailed two races. In keeping with objective of providing additional motivation for crews winning the Spring Warmer series winning boats did not guarantee victory in the Niobe Trophy.
At the prize-giving, RAYC Rear Commodore Joe Carton thanked the owners and crew for ensuring the success of this new formula, which will be repeated next year.
The Royal Alfred Yacht Club will be providing more racing for boats from Howth this year. The revived Royal Alfred Superleague will be open to boats from Howth, with a special welcome this year for the Puppeteers.
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Boat Name |
Crew Details: |
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Class 1 |
Equinox |
Ross McDonald |
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Class 2 |
Sunburn |
Ian Byrne |
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Class 3 |
Starlet |
Bourke/others |
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Etchells |
Kootamundra Fetching |
Dan O’Grady Stephen Quinn / Des O’Flaherty |
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SB3’s |
Sharkbait Dinghy Supplies TBC |
Ben Duncan / Moran Shane Murphy Ronan Downing |
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Puppeteers |
Trick or Treat Harlequin |
Alan Pearson Dave Clarke / Liam Egan |
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J24 |
James Encore Hard to Port Kilcullen Euro Car Parks |
J.P. Caldin Flor O’Driscoll HYC Team 25 |
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Squib |
Kerfuffle |
Jonathan Craig / Hazel Ruane |
