#VDLR2013 – There is disappointment in class zero this morning following the withdrawal of the overall leader, Crazy Horse after a collision forced the Howth Yacht Club entry out of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta at the halfway stage. No one was hurt in the collision with J109 clubmate, Storm. Both boats were doing seven knots at the time of the incident.

It was a straight port and starboard collision, according to Crazy Horse skipper, Norbert Reilly. 

The J109 fleet and the Class Zero fleet shared the same Howth course on day two of the event, the collision occurring in yesterday afternoon's second race.

'Storm was bearing off to duck us but hit us two feet from the transom, said Reilly, the current Commodore of the Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA).

The damage took off the pushpit, pulpit , rails and stanchions on the port side. Fortunately there was no waterline damage but the Mills 36 yacht has been withdrawn from the regatta and is now back at base in Howth marina, awaiting repairs. 

WM Nixon has more on the T-Bone Collision click here

Meanwhile, Stephen Cowie's Scottish entry Zephyr now takes over the lead in the 12–boat class.