When Ross & Aoife McDonald's victory in the 1720 Nationals at their home Club of Howth YC in August is added to the clear win they obtained racing J/70s in the Royal Yacht Squadron Team Invitationals in the Solent in June, we have a lineup of success that deserves special praise.
And with a 1720 racing with a crew of five, they'd a gender-equal team of all the talents, as Aoife did the bow while Eve McMahon and Lisa Tait called the shots, as too at various times did Paddy Good and Dylan Gannon.
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