Coleman Garvey and Keiran Kellher's Quarter Tonner Illegal and Jack Young's Albin Express North Star claimed the Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker IRC victories respectively in the second race of the Royal Cork Yacht Club's Brown & Brown Winter League on Sunday (8 November).
The results produced contrasting outcomes across the six handicap categories. The RCYC Under-25 team's J/24 Jambalya retained its Spinnaker IRC series lead and remained unbeaten in both ECHO and the ORC trial. Brian Twomey's Cork 1720 Dark Side leads Non-Spinnaker IRC and won both opening ECHO races, while Kieran and Fiorentina O'Brien's Magnet leads the Non-Spinnaker ORC trial.
Patches of fog were reported around Cork Harbour as competitors sailed Course 8 from the easterly-wind programme. The course sheet gives a 6.4-nautical-mile first round via No. 10, EF2, No. 8, Dosco and Cage, extending to eight nautical miles for two rounds and 10.2 nautical miles for three rounds. The distance sailed by each division has not been confirmed.
The fleet had opened the series on 1 November following the return of spinnaker racing. The following figures are provisional, as published at 14:46 GMT on 8 November.
Illegal Leads Spinnaker IRC
Illegal, absent from Race One, won on corrected time of 1:19:04, three minutes 25 seconds ahead of Conor Phelan's Anchor Challenge (1:22:29). John and Ronan Downing's Miss Whiplash was third (1:22:58), just 29 seconds behind Anchor Challenge. Jambalya placed fourth (1:23:33), followed by Brian Jones's Tighey Boy (1:24:59), which recorded the fastest elapsed time at 1:25:09.
After two races, Jambalya leads on five points, ahead of Miss Whiplash (six), Anchor Challenge (seven) and Tighey Boy (seven). Full Spinnaker IRC results.
North Star Wins Non-Spinnaker IRC
North Star won its first race of the series with a corrected time of 1:22:29, one minute 29 seconds ahead of Dark Side (1:23:58). The McGrath family's Big Mac finished third (1:29:06), ahead of Ian Hickey's Cavatina (1:30:34) and Magnet (1:31:01). Dark Side leads overall with three points, followed by Cavatina (seven), Magnet (nine) and Ria Lyden's Ellida (ten). Full Non-Spinnaker IRC results.
Jambalya and Dark Side Make It Two from Two Under ECHO
Jambalya won Spinnaker ECHO in 1:24:13 corrected time, ahead of Anchor Challenge (1:25:46) and Tighey Boy (1:26:56). The Under-25 crew leads the ECHO series with two points, followed by Tighey Boy on five and Anchor Challenge on six. IRC winner Illegal finished fourth under ECHO. Full Spinnaker ECHO results.
In Non-Spinnaker ECHO, Dark Side won in 1:30:54, just 12 seconds ahead of North Star (1:31:06), with James Kelleher and Gary O'Neil's Musketeer third (1:31:40). Musketeer improved from 19th in Race One to third. Dark Side leads on two points, with Seamus Gilroy's Split Point and John O'Connor's Fast Buck both on eight. Full Non-Spinnaker ECHO results.
ORC Trials: Two More Wins for Jambalya and North Star
The ORC trial uses five wind-speed bands. The opening race was scored in the Low/Medium band, while Sunday's second race used the Low band. Its corrected times therefore differ substantially from the IRC and ECHO figures and should not be compared directly.
In Spinnaker ORC, Jambalya won in 57:32, ahead of Miss Whiplash (59:47) and Tighey Boy (1:00:06). The same three boats occupy the top three series places, on two, four and six points respectively. Only six boats feature in this trial. Full Spinnaker ORC trial results.
In Non-Spinnaker ORC, North Star won in 57:40, with Dave Hennessy's Holly Blue second (1:01:18) and Magnet third (1:01:35), only 17 seconds behind Holly Blue. Magnet leads the trial on four points, just half a point ahead of Holly Blue (4.5), followed by Cavatina (eight). Full Non-Spinnaker ORC trial results.
Race Two Winners at a Glance
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Winning margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spinnaker IRC | Illegal | Anchor Challenge | 3:25 |
| Non-Spinnaker IRC | North Star | Dark Side | 1:29 |
| Spinnaker ECHO | Jambalya | Anchor Challenge | 1:33 |
| Non-Spinnaker ECHO | Dark Side | North Star | 0:12 |
| Spinnaker ORC trial | Jambalya | Miss Whiplash | 2:15 |
| Non-Spinnaker ORC trial | North Star | Holly Blue | 3:38 |
All results are provisional. View the complete Brown & Brown RCYC Winter League results below
