Dragon East Coast Championships 2011
30 May
Congratulations to our own RSGYC Sailors, Andrew Craig and Commodore, Martin Byrne who came fourth and fifth respectively at this event over the weekend of the 28th to 29th May.
A strong, unstable and blustery airflow produced exciting, and at times marginal racing conditions at the weekend for the East Coast Dragon Championship hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire.
Despite Race Officer, Jack Roy's skill and patience only four of the six race series were completed as a full gale swept through the Bay.
In winds gusting up to 30 knots on the Friday and Saturday the tricky conditions produced four different winners, but Cameron Good and his team from Kinsale showed the most consistency to take the championship. Richard Goodbody from the host club was a close second, with Royal North of Ireland's Simon Brien third.
The Dragon focus now turns to Kinsale for the Nationals in August, and the last chance for visitors to check out the venue for the Dragon Gold Cup in 2012.
Dragon East Coast Championship 2011 Results
1st Cameron Good, Simon Furney, Henry Kingston KYC
2nd Richard Goodbody, Rick Johnson, Rob Johnson RIYC
3rd Simon Brien, Mark Brien, David Good RNIYC
4th Andrew Craig RSGYC
5th Martin Byrne RSGYC
Article taken from Afloat.ie.
