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Irish National Championship, Kinsale.
The 2019 edition of the Irish Championship was held over 4 days in the picturesque venue of next years Gold Cup, Kinsale. In a bid to promote the class, for the first time, the event was held in conjunction with the larger cruiser regatta (Sovereign’s Cup) and was acknowledged as a great success.
On day 2 there was too much wind, so the Dragon races were cancelled.
On day 3 only one race was completed in foggy conditions with IRL 180 “Serafina” helmed by Brian Goggin, crewed by Daniel & Sean Murphy taking the gun. Out of the three front runners, it was IRL 211 “Little Fella” that would hold the overall lead going into the final day.
The final day saw perfect sailing conditions and IRL 176 “Phantom” worked their magic to win both races… This gave yet another Irish National Title to Neil Heggarty, David Williams & Peter Bowring from the Royal St George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire. IRL 201 “Jaguar” with Martin Byrne, Adam Winkleman & John Simms finished runner’s up with the final podium place going to IRL 180 “Serafina” Brian Goggin, crewed by Sean & Daniel Murphy. Very well done to all and “Hats Off” to Kinsale Yacht Club for running a superb event.
Kinsale’s Shawn Kingston (who’s yard launched all the Dragon’s) told me “We appreciated Simon Barter travelling over from the UK, finishing a creditable 5th place overall, also the 4 boats who made the journey up from Glandore. It was good to see local sailor James Matthews back in the class and the resurgent Irish Fleet look forward to hosting the Gold Cup in Kinsale next year”. For sure the 2020 Gold Cup will be a fantastic event and if you have never been to Ireland, please make the effort to join in the fun, Kinsale will not disappoint.
Higher, Faster, Longer……….. Stavros.
Many thanks to Robert Bateman Photography for these action photo’s from Kinsale.