Volvo October Series at Galway Bay Sailing Club - Day 3

by Aodhán Fitzgerald 18 Oct 2005 10:50 BST 16 October 2005

Perfect conditions greeted the 13 boat fleet for Day three of the Volvo October league at Galway Bay Sailing Club on Sunday. A warm force 3-4 southerly wind and flat seas enabled Race Officers Dave Vinnell and Brendan Dunne to give the fleet two back to back short races.

The first race was a triangular course, which provided many exciting mark roundings for the fleet. First around the weather mark was Brendan Mc Inerney's new JS 9000 sportsboat which unfortunately hooked the windward mark using its bulb keel. Martin Breen's "That's Life!" looked like establishing a good early lead followed by "Peugeot Motocycles" when both realised they were sailing to the wrong gybe mark.

A quick recovery by "Peugeot" allowed them to get back in contention. "That's Life!" however broke their spinnaker pole while trying to recover and eventually retired.

Tommy Smith's "Catalpa" had established a good lead at this stage, with "Quelle Surpise" looking good close behind despite Henry Luptons absence. However an increase in wind speed saw the two sports boats establish a lead on the water with Brendan McInerney's JS 9000 taking line honours followed by "Peugeot" and "Catalpa". Kevin Heery's "White Dolphin" also did well in the heavier conditions.

The second race was a windward-leeward course which saw "Peugeot" establish an early lead from "Catalpa" and Glen Cahill's new J109 "Joi de Vie".

"That's Life!" with their splinted spinnaker pole were showing good pace until they snagged a pot buoy at the leeward mark. "Peugeot Motocycles" pace downwind allowed them to remain in the lead on the water and were followed closely by "Catalpa" and "Joi de Vie".

Results after Day 3:

Pos	Fleet	Boat	Rating	02-Oct	09-Oct	16-Oct	16-Oct	Pts
1	1ECHO	Peugeot MotorCycle	1.088	6	1	2	1	10
2	2ECHO	Silver Foam	0.885	2	3	5	6	16
3	2ECHO	White Dolphin	0.827	15.0 DNF	2	1	3	21
4	1ECHO	Addict	0.933	7	5	4	5	21
5	1ECHO	Quelle Surprise	1.013	5	4	6	8	23
6	1ECHO	Starlet	0.964	3	7	7	10	27
7	1ECHO	Thats Life	1.024	4	6	13.0 DNF	9	32
8	1ECHO	Catalpa	1.054	11	DNC	3	4	35
9	2ECHO	RhoCoDar	0.924	9	8	8	11	36
10	1ECHO	Joie de Vie	1.032	DNC	DNC	9	2	45
11	2ECHO	Siamsa	0.94	12	11.0 RAF	11	12	46
12	1ECHO	Now What	1.112	DNC	DNC	10	7	51
13	1ECHO	Valfreya	0.989	1	DNC	DNC	DNC	52
14	1ECHO	Ibariki	1.013	8	11.0 DNF	DNC	DNC	53
15	2ECHO	Thataway	0.883	10	DNC	DNC	DNC	61
16	1ECHO	Golden Eagle	0.944	15.0 DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	66
1	1IRC	Peugeot MotorCycle	1.028	7	1	1	1	10
2	1IRC	Quelle Surprise	0.962	3	2	4	8	17
3	1IRC	Thats Life	1.024	1	4	13.0 DNF	4	22
4	2IRC	Silver Foam	0.892	2	5	7	12	26
5	2IRC	White Dolphin	0.84	14.0 DNF	3	3	7	27
6	1IRC	Catalpa	1.034	8	DNC	2	2	28
7	2IRC	RhoCoDar	0.872	4	7	8	9	28
8	1IRC	Starlet	0.918	6	8	5	11	30
9	1IRC	Addict	0.927	12	6	6	10	34
10	2IRC	Siamsa	0.894	9	11.0 RAF	11	6	37
11	1IRC	Joie de Vie	1.033	DNC	DNC	9	3	44
12	1IRC	Now What	1.052	DNC	DNC	10	5	47
13	1IRC	Valfreya	0.921	5	DNC	DNC	DNC	53
14	1IRC	Ibariki	0.966	11	11.0 DNF	DNC	DNC	54
15	2IRC	Thataway	0.889	10	DNC	DNC	DNC	58