Cian McCarthy And Sam Hunt Of Kinsale Are “Sailors of the Month (Offshore)” for June

1st July 2023

Job Done – Sam Hunt and Cian McCarthy relaxing in Dingle after winning the Two-Handed Division and placing second overall in the Dun Laoghaire-Dingle Race

The attractive Sunfast 3300 Cinnamon Girl made an impressive post-pandemic impact with last year’s Inishtearaght Race from Kinsale. But for 2023, her hand-in-glove team of Cian McCarthy and Sam Hunt made an international impression with fantastic coordination and impressively high-speed sailing in a souped-up boat, setting larger headsails with a lengthened bowsprit.

In an otherwise big boat Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race, they were right there with the second batch of leaders on the water, maintaining the full-on pace right to the end to finish second overall and win the two-handed division going away. A masterful performance by any standards.

With her lengthened bowsprit, Cinnamon Girl is an even more impressive performer in 2023

Published in Sailor of the Month, Dun Laoghaire Dingle, Kinsale

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