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Written by Liam Lynch
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Sunday, 18 July 2010 19:40 |
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The weather has been poor again this week and the sailors who ventured out were rewarded with a good soaking nearly every evening! On Tuesday evening a good fleet of keelboats were out racing in both classes with a long course around the West East and North marks to give a good combination of running, beating and reaching. In class 2 Rooster was well ahead to take both the ECHO and IRC categories. In class 1 Boojum won in IRC and Josie took the ECHO category. Thursday evening was a little bit better from the weather point of view but one heavy shower got everybody wet. Again it was a long race. In class 1 Boojum was well ahead to take line honours, ECHO and IRC. Rascal was the star in class 2 as she won both handicap categories. Keelboat racing continues on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and if you are not sailing it is well worth while to come out at 730 to watch the start from the pier. The OSM 100 mile race will be held on Friday July 30th with first gun at 730pm and will finish in Valentia.
There was no dinghy sailing on Wednesday much to the relief of the designated OD as it was a miserable evening. However there was a good fleet racing on Saturday afternoon with both the main fleet and the Optimist fleet enjoying two races in a stiff breeze. Both Optimist races were won by Sophie Browne but Lousie Magowan was very close behind her to take two seconds and Eoin O' Buachalla also had a good day with two third places.. In the main fleet it was all lasers, with radial and 4.7 rigs. In the first race Michael Lynch was so early that he was at least two boat lengths over the line when the gun went and had to come back! he managed to catch up though but could not get far enough ahead to beat the 4.7s and Tadgh O'Loinsigh sailed a great race to take the win from Michael with Kate Magowan in third. Michael had better luck in the second race and started cleanly and went on to pull well ahead in the first lap and win. The 4.7s were still sailing well and indeed were ahaed of some of the radials. Michael Magowan was second in a 4.7 and Tadgh had to be satisified with third.
A dozen Optimists enjoyed the coaching session on Saturday morning and it can't be too long before we see some of these sailors out on the racecourse as well
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