The Royal Cork Yacht Club held its annual Naval Race in moderate north easterlies in Cork Harbour, bringing together a fleet of 15 boats, racing under IHS, IRC and ECHO handicaps.
The race started on 'Grassy' with the Cage buoy as the line's pin end, followed by a course to Dosco mark S, W2 P, Harp P, No 10S, EF2P, No 13P, and a finish at no 15.
The RCYC Race Officer on duty was Michael McCann.
In the biggest division under IHS, Conor Hanlon's Sun Odyssey 34.2, Lapwing won from Philip Myers & Paul Horgan's Ronautica RO340, Freedom. Third in the 15 boat fleet was Frank Caul and John Molloy's Grand Soliel 37B Prince Of Tides.
Ronan and John Downing's Half tonner Miss Whiplash won a six-boat Spinnker IRC division from Annamarie and Denis Murphy's Grand Soleil 40 Nieulargo. Third was Ian Hickey's Granada 38, Cavatina. Under ECHO, Cavatina won from Miss Whiplash, with Nieulargo third.
In the 12-boat WS IRC Fleet, Kieran O'Brien & Fiorentina Stanciu's MG335 Magnet won from the McGrath family's Dehler 34 Big Mc. Third was Ronan Twomey's First 40.7 Rosmarina.