Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta - Overall

Local success is being toasted in Dun Laoghaire tonight following the Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta prize giving this afternoon.

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 major overall prize went to the Class III IRC winner Supernova who produced three wins and three second places in a 38 boat fleet, the biggest class of the regatta.

The biennial regatta is being hailed an enormous success both afloat and ashore as a combined fleet of 420 boats raced over nine courses and a range of conditions since racing began last Thursday, 7th July from full gale to flat calm.

The cruisers zero IRC winner, in the biggest turn out of the class this year is Alan Chambers and Norbert Reilly's Crazy Horse. Steven Cowie's Beneteau 40, Zephyr from Royal Gourock was 4 points behind the Howth winner with the Dufour 42 Grand Cru from Clyde Cruising club three points further adrift.

In Cruiser one IRC the prize went to the National Yacht Club's Something Else (John & Brian Hall & Sue McDonnell). Second was Scotland's Carmen II (Paul Scutt/ Alan Jeffrey) and third Bengal Magic (John Moorehead/ Chris Ferres)

In class two Howth's Impetous lifted the IRC trophy from a fleet of 21.Second was Sligo traveller Conor Ronan sailing Ruthless, a Corby 25, Third was the half tonner King One (David Cullen) from Howth.

In the one designs class champions prevailed in the SB3, the Sigma and the Flying fifteen classes.

In a new departure for the event Kitesurfing was added to the slate and the sport was showcased yesterday off Seapoint. Francios Colussi won the demonstration event.

The next Dun Laoghaire regatta will be held in early July 2013.

Overall Results: (provisional and subject to protest)

OVERALL WINNER Supernova (Syd MacCormack/Ken Lawless/Pat Shannon)

IRC CLASS 0
1. Crazy Horse (Chambers/Reilly)
2. Elf Too (Christina Murray)
3. Grand Cru II (Jamie McGarry)

IRC CLASS 1
1. Something Else (John & Brian Hall & Sue McDonnell
2. Carmen II (Paul Scutt/ Alan Jeffrey)
3. Bengal Magic (John Moorehead/ Chris Ferres)

IRC CLASS 2
1. Impetuous (Fergal Noonan/Robert Chambers)
2. Ruthless (Conor Ronan)
3. King One (David Cullen)

IRC CLASS 3
1. Supernova (Syd MacCormack/Ken Lawless/Pat Shannon)
2. Hard on Port (Flor O'Driscoll)
3. Scandal (Brian McDowell)

NON SPINNAKER 1
1. Tsunami (Vincent Farrell)
2. Lula Belle (Liam Coyne)
3. Persistance (Charles Broadhead/Jerry Collins/Ian Stuart)

NON SPINNAKER 2
1. Bite the Bullet (Colm Bermingham)
2. Voyager (Joe Carton)
3. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer)

NON SPINNAKER DBSC CUP
1. Arwen (Philip O'Dwyer)
2. Eden Park (Liam Farmer)
3. Nauti-Gal (John and Jason Crawford)

J109
1. Joker 2 (John Maybury)
2. Storm (Pat Kelly)
3. Jedi (Barratt/Austin/McGuinness)

J80 WELSH/IRISH CUP
1. Ireland 1 (Geoff O'Donoghue)
2. Ireland 2 (Stephen Doherty)
3. Wales 1 (Kieron Iniman)

LASER SB3
1. Sharkbait (Ben Duncan/Brian Moran)
2. TBC Aidan O'Connell
3. BoMChickaWahWah (John O'Driscoll)

BENETEAU 31.7
1. Twister (Fletcher/Byers/Fair)
2. Flying Machine (Conor & Donal O'Gallagher)
3. 30 Something (Kavanagh/Jones/Gaffney/Lubliner)

SIGMA 33
1. White Mischief (Tim Goodbody)
2. Popje (Ted McCourt)
3. Gwili Two (Dermot Clarke and Paddy Maguire)

RUFFIAN 23
1. Diane 2 (Alan Claffey)
2. Ruff Nuff (Derek & Carol Mitchell)
3. Ruff n'Ready (Cullen/Brown/Kirwan)

SHIPMAN
1. Curraglass (John Masterson)
2. Whiterock (Henry M Robinson)
3. Lulu (Bob & Tom Galvin)

GLEN
1. Glenluce (Donal &Richard O'Connor)
2. Pterodactyl (Roderick & David McCaffrey)
3. Glenmarissa (Frank Elmes/Wilf Higgins)

FLYING 15
1. Hy5ive (David Gorman)
2. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole)
3. Deranged (Alan Green)

DRAGON
1.Phantom (Peter Bowring/David Williams)
2. Jaguar (Martin Byrne)
3. Susele (Michael Halpenny)

MERMAID
1. Tiller Girl (Jonathon O'Rourke)
2. Endeavour (Roger Bannon)
3. Dolphin (James O’Toole)

SQUIB
1. Toy for the Boys (Peter Wallace)
2. Femme Fatale (Joe O'Byrne/Vincent Delaney)
3. Perfection (Jill Fleming)
(PROTEST PENDING THAT AFFECTS SECOND AND THIRD)

WATER WAG
1. Little Tern (J Ross-Murphy)
2. Tortoise (William & Linda Prentice)
3. Molly (Cathy McAleavey)

WAYFARER
1. Black Pear (David Wade)
2. Hofreki (Trevor Fisher)
3. Devil's Advocate (Richard Hartley)

FIREBALL
1. El Rey Del Fuego (Francis Rowan)
2. Moon Monkey (Diana Kissane)
3. Lets Get Messy (Andy Boyle/Barry Hurley)

IDRA 14
1. Delos II (Patrick O Neill)
2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton)
3. Chaos (Julie Ascoop/Heather Keenan)

HOWTH 17
1. Oona (Peter Courtney)
2. Aura (Ian Malcolm) 3. Leila (Roddy Cooper)

LASER RADIAL
1. Pump It (Luke Murphy)
2. No Name (Declan Kickham)
3. No Name (Eoin Foley)

LASER STANDARD
1. Fossa Too (Will Nesbitt)
2. No Name (Francis Barry)
3. Buster 3 (Garry O’Hare)

KITE BOARDERS
1. Francios Colussi
2. Jade O’Connor
3. Colm Murphy

More information and full results on the event website.