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Mark Lyttle of the National YC is February “Sailor of the Month (International)”

1st March 2024
Sea, sun and a brisk breeze – Mark Lyttle in his element at Adelaide
Sea, sun and a brisk breeze – Mark Lyttle in his element at Adelaide Credit: Jack Fletcher

Mark Lyttle’s devotion to the Laser/ILCA class is truly world league, as he has continued to race the boat for decades, from success at junior level right up to becoming World Grand Master Champion on Dublin Bay in 2018. There’s no sign of letup, as February’s ILCA World Masters in Australia saw him regularly on the podium, and he finished a sunlit but extremely demanding series with the Bronze in the main division to make him an Afloat.ie “Sailor of the Month”.   

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