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Kish Race 2015 at Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club

by Duncan Hill 29 Sep 2015 11:40 BST 27 September 2015
Kish Race Perpetual Trophy winners, Plan B (l-r) Vincent Mulvey, Commodore Burke, Kieran Kingston & Caroline Elliott © Duncan Hill

The Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club, celebrating its 50th anniversary, once again held its annual Kish Race. The Commodore, Kevin Burke, was Race Officer for the day on the committee boat "Hawaiian Goose".

Overall winner of the Kish Race was Plan B, sailed by K. Kingston, V. Mulvey and C. Elliott.

In the short-handed category, the first prize was taken by Black Sheep, sailed by the Despard father/son team.

  • Cruiser 2 – Jambiya (V. Lattimore)
  • Cruiser 3 – Saki (S. McCormack)
  • Beneteau 21 – Plan B (V. Mulvey)
  • Ruffian 23 – Paramour (R. Sastre)
  • Shipman 28 – Skua (H. Bradley)

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