CRO

Each week over this glorious summer either Hugh Sheehy or Paul Keane have written a report after racing on Tuesday or Saturday. They would dearly love for others to get involved and put across their point of view. In fact it was an early idea of the current PY Committee that the 4th placed finisher would always be the one to write the report. Maybe that's another initiative we can roll out for next year.

We have finally been rewarded with a race report by the man seen in the video below. This wobbly footage (the cameraman was supposed to be doing flags or hooter or something..) is CRO winning last Saturdays windy race. He clearly thought he was sailing in the Caribbean and may still have some water in his head. He apologises in advance for lack of PY'ness.



No point
So Tuesday evening in Scotsmans bay, fleet exit the harbour with a nice 15-18knot SW wind promising interesting racing with commitee obviously expecting the forecast to hold true and the wind to stay... Setting a lengthy course in contrast to recent weeks.

But in true Dublin bay fashion, as the start approached the wind buggered off. The fireballs, PY, IDRA's & mermaids had some breeze, but lasers had Zero, it took several attempts for half the fleet to make it over the start. As the lack of wind finally affected the whole fleet, they all bunched up somewhat at the first windward, with some heading left for wind, some staying up the middle on the small gusts and shifts and1 or 2 heading to teddys for 99's.....

By the top mark in the lasers, Sean Craig led the way and got around in lucky wind against a strong tide while a close nit bunch including some tall skinny young fair haired pro lookin bloke led by the a Croatian and followed by Ross OLeary & ex "Hottest Irish Male Olympian 2008" (as voted by U-magazine) Phil Lawton - with Keaner unashamedly holding up the rear for now.

In patchy breeze, some took the wise option and called it a day at the leeward mark, having proven their points, Craiger and Matty ODowd headed to McDonalds for dinner.

Tide now flooding hard and wind clearly on its way home from Copper face jacks..... Lead to a frustrating and challenging beat. Benefitting the stealthy Colin Galavan, Dwyer and Keane, fighting his way back to pass the Croatian from almost a leg down... The Croatian admitting later, he almost "lost his point"...
After about 30 mins of snakes and ladders... Galavan took the horn, O'Toolavic nabbed 2nd off a valiant Dave Dwyer, Ross in 4th with Keaner battling back to 5th (I think, my mind was on the awesome RIYC €6 dinner surprise awaiting me on shore!!) go look at the results yourselves!!!!..... Mmmm pasta bolonaise."

Cheers,
CRO