The faint-hearted might reasonably have thought that a full-team race programme for 24 squads while Storm Ashley stalked the land was an impossible ambition. But way down in West Cork, little Baltimore Sailing Club can dream big and aim high, with some off-the-wall thinking outside the box. They bull-dozered through a complete programme by grabbing every racing possibility available. And in addition to organising it all while most folk were worrying about their roof tiles or thatch going into orbit, they won it too.
Baltimore Sailing Club are Sailors of the Month (Team Racing) for October
1st November 2024
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