RSGYC Sailors took home plenty of crystal at the VDLR 2011!
11 July
Local success was toasted in Dun Laoghaire on Sunday, 10th July following the Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta prize giving. The bulk of the major trophies were divided among sailors from the waterfront Dublin Bay yacht clubs or Howth at the end of four days of racing.
The biennial regatta was hailed as an enormous success both afloat and ashore as a combined fleet of 420 boats raced over nine courses and in a range of conditions from Thursday, 7th until Sunday, 10th July!
RSGYC Top 3 Results:
IRC 0
1st: 'Crazy Horse' Chambers/Reilly of Howth YC with RSGYC tactician, Maurice "Prof" O'Connell
IRC 2 ECHO
3rd: 'Red Rhum' Jonathan Nicholson, Christopher Nicholson
IRC 3
2nd: 'Hard on Port' Flor O'Driscoll
J109
3rd: 'Jedi' Sarratt, Austin, McGuinness
Sigma 33
3rd: 'Gwili Two' Dermot Clarke & Paddy Maguire
Beneateau 31.7 Scratch
3rd: '30 Something' Kavanagh,Jones,Gaffney,Lubliner
Beneateau 31.7 ECHO
2nd: '30 Something' Kavanagh,Jones,Gaffney,Lubliner
Non-Spinnaker 2 ECHO
2nd: 'Vespucci' Sean and Kristina O'Regan
Non- Spinnaker DBSC Cup
3rd: 'Nauti-Gal' John / Jason Crawford
Ruffian 23 Class
1st: 'Diane 2' Alan Claffey
2nd: 'Ruff Nuff' Derek & Carol Mitchell
Glen Class
1st: 'Glenluce' Donal O'Connor & Richard O'Connor
2nd: 'Pterodactyl' Roderick & David McCaffrey
3rd: 'Glenmarissa' Frank Elmes & Wilf Higgins
Squib Class
2nd: 'Femme Fatale' Joe O'Byrne & Vincent Delany
3rd: 'Perfection' Jill Fleming
Dragon Class
1st: 'Phantom' Peter Bowring, David Williams
2nd: 'Jaguar' Martin Byrne
Laser SB3 Class
2nd: Aidan O'Connell
3rd: 'BomChickaWahWah'John O'Driscoll
Laser Standard Class
2nd: 'No Name' Francis Barry
3rd: 'Buster 3' Gary O'Hare
Water Wag Class
1st: 'Little Tern' J. Ross-Murphy
Wayfarer Class
2nd: 'Hofreki' Trevor Fisher of East Down YC with RSGYC Club Member, Heather King (This 2nd overall gave them 1st overall in the Irish Championships being run at the same time.)
Well done to all Club Sailors and, indeed, everyone who took part in the event over the weekend!
The next Dun Laoghaire regatta is scheduled for early July 2013
Photo: Gareth Craig Fotosail.com
