Last night's Royal Cork Yacht Club keelboat prizegiving celebrated a buoyant sason in Cork Harbour for the annual leages and Trophy races writes Bob Bateman.
Peter Deasy skipper of Bad Company (Deasy Ivers Desmond) was the winner of the Stack Polly Trophy awarded to RCYC boat of Year in Club events.
Quarter Ton sailor Paul Gibbons was awarded The Doyle Family Trophy (international events). Conor Phelan was the winner of the Club boat of the Year at National events.
Among those in the Crosshaven clubhouse for the presentation last night were Admiral John Roche, Rear Admiral Kieran O'Connell and some RCYC league sponsors including Nigel Young of North Sails sponsor of the Sunday morning leagues and Evie Conway of Union Chandlery, sponsor of RCYC's June League.
The crews will gather again early next month when Rugby commentator Alan Quinlan, who played for played for Munster, will be guest speaker at a separate kelboat dinner on December 2nd.
Scroll down for Bob Bateman's prizegiving gallery below