Irish Fireball Frostbite Series 2 at Dun Laoghaire - Day 6
By Cormac Bradley on 20 Feb19 February 2012
Sunshine and favourable breeze facilitate break-out from the harbour!
Bright sunshine greeted the Fireball Frostbite fleet in Dun Laoghaire yesterday and combined with 8-12 knots of breeze, it allowed the fleet to race outside the harbour for the first time this year.
Thirteen boats took to the water and Kenny Rumball & Dave Moran led from start to finish in a five-lap race that incorporated a separate weather mark for the Fireball fleet.
A “deep” first reach that kept the chasing bunch high allowed the wily fox that is Neil Colin, sailing with Margaret Casey, to outsmart everyone bar Rumball/Moran and get to the first gybe mark in 2nd place. Colin/Casey conceded another place to John Chambers to occupy third and this order remained for 2 laps before Noel Butler got wound up to stage a recovery, overtaking Colin/Casey on the third beat.
Late on Alaistair Court & Gordon Syme and Mick Creighton & Paul McDermott also got through with Court/Syme getting fourth on the last leeward mark, followed by Creighton/McDermott.
It was a day of snakes and ladders on a course that had holes of no-wind, à la Puma in the Volvo Ocean race in China, and big shifts resulting in a lot of place changing.
The all-girl team of Cariosa Power & Marie Barry had an excellent last beat to get into 7th, followed by Frank Cassidy & John Hudson.
Race 7 Results:
| Pos | Helm & Crew | Sail No | Club |
|---|
| 1 | Kenny Rumball & David Moran | 15058 | INSC |
| 2 | Noel Butler & Stephen Oram | 15061 | DMYC |
| 3 | John Chambers & A.N.Other | 15*** | RStGYC |
| 4 | Alaistair Court & Gordon Syme | 14706 | DMYC |
| 5 | Mick Creighton & Paul McDermott | 14937 | ISA |
With seven races completed and a single discard in play, the overall standings show that there is competition to be had between 1st and 2nd, separated by a point and 3rd, 4th and 5th, separated by four points, with a single point between 3rd and 4th.
Results after Day 6: (7 races, 1 discard)
| Pos | Helm & Crew | Club | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Noel Butler & Stephen Oram | DMYC | 8 |
| 2 | Kenny Rumball & David Moran | INSC | 9 |
| 3 | Neil Colin & Margaret Casey | DMYC | 26 |
| 4 | Alaistair Court & Gordon Syme | DMYC | 27 |
| 5 | John Chambers & Hugh Butler/Connor Kinsella | RStGYC | 30 |
The Frostbite Mugs were won by Mick Creighton and Paul McDermott who finished in 5th place.