Baily Bowl at the Royal Alfred Yacht Club

The Royal Alfred Yacht Club continued a proud 150 year old tradition of organising regattas in Dun Laoghaire for Corinthian yachtsmen and one design classes. The annual Baily Bowl regatta was sailed this weekend despite south-easterly gales and a large swell.

All competitors were grateful when PRO Harry Gallagher abandoned racing on Saturday. On Sunday, despite gusts up to 28 knots and vicious rain squalls, racing went ahead. On the more exposed A course 9 Dragons and 28 SB3s managed only one race before the Race Committee called it a day. Tucked in behind the Dun Laoghaire breakwater, the Race Committee ran 3 races for the Squibs (15 entries) and Flying Fifteens (16 entries).

Vincent Delaney, stalwart of the Water Wag class (a class that has been racing in Dublin Bay since 1887), made a clean sweep of the Squib class, winning all 3 races. In the Flying Fifteens, John Lavery won 2 races to claim both the Baily Bowl and the FF15 South Coast Championship.

For more information about the Royal Alfred Yacht Club visit www.rayc.ie. Upcoming events include the Bloomsday Regatta on 13th June.

Overall Results:

Squibs
1st Vincent Delaney, 3 pts
2nd Wyatt Wright/Simon Revell - 7 pts
3rd Frank Whelan, Deadly Buzz - 9pts

Flying Fifteens
1st John Lavery, 4 pts
2nd Brian McKee, 5 pts
3rd Andrew McCleery, 10 pts

Laser SB3s
1st Ben Duncan - Sharkbait
2nd Gareth Flanagan - McCreedy Sailboats
3rd Gordon Patterson - Splash Gordon

Dragon
1st Neil Hegarty - Phantom
2nd Andrew Craig - Chimaera
3rd Denis Bergin - Sir Ossis of the River