Durcan Triumphs With All Ireland Junior Sailing Title Win in Kinsale

28th September 2014

#youthsailing – Talented Royal Cork youth sailors made a clean sweep of the All Ireland Junior Helmsmans Championships off Kinsale yesterday. In an end of season boost just ahead of his solo assault on the Optimist Worlds in Argentina next month, Harry Durcan lifted the trophy in style, topping off a remarkable 1,2,3 result for Royal Cork Yacht Club.

Twenty sailors from nine classes and out of eleven clubs (including two wild cards) were chosen to compete this weekend out of Kinsale Yacht Club.

After patiently waiting again for wind the morning of day two, racing started at 12:30. Race five turned out to be hectic at the marks throughout the race with plenty of calling out by all. First over the line was Ros Morgan and Ronan Walsh of Skerries Sailing Club, followed by Clare Gorman and Amy Carrol of the National Yacht Club and third place Adam D'Arcy and James Hassett of Royal Cork Yacht Club.

Winds remained consistent for some reliable performance throughout race six with Peter McCann and Michael O'Suileabhain of Royal Cork Yacht Club coming first over the finish line on race six, the final preliminary race before choosing the top ten for the medal race.

Selection for the top ten resulting sailors to enter the medal race was calculated and six teams from Royal Cork Yacht Club made it through with one team from Malahide Yacht Club, National Yacht Club, Dingle Sailing Club and Kinsale Yacht Club.

The medal race (race 7) gave double points and the pressure was on to get a good start. James McCann and Michael Carrol of Royal Cork Yacht Club were ahead all the way with excellent mark rounding and good boat control that got them over the final line first. Fellow club members, Harry Durcan and Harry Whittaker, were close on their tail.

Harry Durcan and Harry Whittaker from Royal Cork Yacht Club were the overall winners

Gemma and Cara Mc Dowell from Malahide Yacht Club who won the Ladies Competition

The overall top three was:
• 1st Harry Durcan and Harry Whittaker of Royal Cork Yacht Club with 29 points.
• 2nd Peter McCann and Michael O'Suileabhain of Royal Cork Yacht Club with 32 points.
• 3rd Adam D'Arcy and James Hassett of Royal Yacht Club with 42 points.

Ladies Competition
• 1st Gemma McDowell and Cara McDowell of Malahide Yacht Club on 45 points.

Harry Durcan's next event he will be representing Ireland at the Optimist Worlds in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Harry will then be moving on to compete in 29ers in 2015.

Sail No	Helm	Class	Crew	Club	Place	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	M	Points	DSC	NET
12	Harry Durcan	Wild Card	Harry Whittaker	Royal Cork YC	1	3	3	1	3	7	6	6	29	7	22
4	Peter McCann	International 420	Michael O'Suileabhain	Royal Cork YC	2	5	2	2	2	4	1	16	32	5	27
6	Adam D'Arcy	Optimist	James Hassett	Royal Cork YC	3	7	7	7	7	3	7	4	42	7	35
10	Gemma Mc Dowell	Optimist	Cara McDowell	Malahide YC	4	4	9	10	5	6	3	8	45	10	35
15	Seafra Guilfoyle	Youth Worlds	Conor Horgan	Royal Cork YC	5	6	1	11	4	8	2	14	46	11	35
3	James McCann	Optimist	Michael Carroll	Royal Cork YC	6	21	6	5	12	10	5	2	61	21	40
20	Clare Gorman	Optimist	Amy Carroll	National YC	7	9	4	21	6	2	14	12	68	21	47
5	Paddy Cunnane	Topaz	Adam Byrne	Dingle SC	8	8	10	9	21	5	8	10	71	21	50
16	Cliodhna NiShuillebhain	International 420	Jill McGinley	Kinsale YC	9	1	14	6	1	12	12	18	64	14	50
13	Johnny Durcan	Laser 4.7	Florence Lyden	Royal Cork YC	10	2	5	3	8	21	21	20	80	21	59
19	Rory Caslin	Laser 4.7	Scott Levie	National YC	11	21	11	4	9	21	9		75	21	54
18	Shane McLoughlin	Mirror	Oscar Langan	Sutton DC	12	10	12	8	11	15	21		77	21	56
11	Ros Morgan	Topper	Ronan Walsh	Skerries SC	13	15	16	21	21	1	4		78	21	57
7	Stephen Craig	RS 200 Youths	Morgan Lyttle	Royal St. George YC	14	14	13	21	13	11	11		83	21	62
17	Triona Hinkson	RS Feva	Catherine Kelly	Royal St. George YC	15	16	15	12	10	13	21		87	21	66
1	Hugh Perette	Topper	Conor Kneafsey	National YC	16	18	19	21	14	9	10		91	21	70
8	Alison Dolan	RS Feva	Grainne Young	Blessington SC	17	12	18	21	21	14	15		101	21	80
14	Tiarnan Dickson	Mirror	Rory MacAllister	Lough Ree YC	18	11	20	21	21	17	13		103	21	82
2	Jack Kiely	Topaz	Joey Curran	Dungarvan HSC	19	21	8	21	21	18	16		105	21	84
9	David Johnston	GP 14 Youth	Meisha Johnston	Sutton DC	20	13	17	21	21	16	21		109	21	88

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