Laura Dillon is "Sailor of the Month (Offshore)" for June

1st July 2024

Former All-Ireland Helm Champion Laura Dillon continues her international winning ways steering the classic S&S 41 Winsome Credit: W M Nixon

The Round the Island Race circling the Isle of Wight is numerically one of the biggest events in the world, but seldom - if ever - has the large fleet gone through the near gale conditions 2024's June staging experienced in both the Needles Channel, and to the west of the island.

Yet in her accustomed place at the helm of Harry Heijst's classic alloy-built S&S 41 Winsome, Howth's Laura Dillon went so well that Winsome was first in Class 2b, going round the 54-mile course in just 6 hours and 18 minutes

The classic S&S 41 Winsome with Laura Dillon at the helm

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