That Cork fella Kenneally seemed to have it all his own way.
Upcoming is the LogMeIn Laser Masters in the Irish.
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
Tuesday 27
Results for the Tuesday night race are online. Here.
That Cork fella Kenneally seemed to have it all his own way.
Upcoming is the LogMeIn Laser Masters in the Irish.
That Cork fella Kenneally seemed to have it all his own way.
Upcoming is the LogMeIn Laser Masters in the Irish.
Monday, May 26, 2014
RIYC Regatta for Maguire
A long-time name came back to the Laser fleet for the RIYC regatta and dominated.
Justin Maguire turned up and won both races of the RIYC Regatta Laser races on the day. Neil O'Toole, recent purchaser of a foiling moth, was second.
Race1 here. Race 2 here. Overall here.
Report to follow when available.
Justin Maguire turned up and won both races of the RIYC Regatta Laser races on the day. Neil O'Toole, recent purchaser of a foiling moth, was second.
Race1 here. Race 2 here. Overall here.
Report to follow when available.
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
Friday wipeout
Last Friday at the George was all cancelled due to weather. It would have been dangerous to try to get off the slipway and the conditions in the harbor weren't the best either.
Ben Fusco did take several juniors for a blast in an SB20 and we hope to have video of that soon.
Ben Fusco did take several juniors for a blast in an SB20 and we hope to have video of that soon.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Sunday, May 18, 2014
A heck of a reach home
A smaller fleet on Saturday sailed in sun and good breeze. And had a LONG fast reach home after a busy day sailing.
Full report over on the OK Dinghy site here.
Full report over on the OK Dinghy site here.
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
Warming up on Fridays!
Run by the RStGYC, Friday night racing for RSs and Lasers served up top notch sport in glorious conditions of sunshine and a warm westerly F 3-4.
Nine RSs came to the line followed by half a dozen Lasers, the latter somewhat depleted by Laser Northerns and Oppie Dad duty in Galway. Still, turnout keeps ticking up nicely.
The RSs had great tussles throughout the fleet and, unbelievably, the second race featured a dead heat for first in the 200s and a really tight photo finish for the win in the 400s.
In the "4s" Andrew Algeo and Paul Nolan took both races in a debut Friday cameo but Eoin Laverty in his brand new boat pushed him all the way in that second race, after leading at every mark. In the "2s" it was Stephen Craig and Conor Foley in race one, holding off SB20/GP14 veteran Mark Nolan while it was the youthful Jack Higgins and Chloe Eggers who crossed together with Craig/Foley in R2.
As the photos show, the Lasers were also really, really tight. Laser bullets were shared by Chris Arrowsmith and Ross O'Leary, with other podium showings by David Cahill, David Dwyer and Conor O'Leary. Conor enjoyed himself so much he wouldn't sail in and headed back up the Bay into the setting sun ! This PRO could hardly blame him as I looked on jealously.
Back onshore afterwards the fleet enjoyed the warm setting sun; a BBQ with the Junior racers from the Harbour series; no rush home for work....you know the script !
Two thirds of the series still to go, we'll tag on a third race as we head towards mid-summers.
Nine RSs came to the line followed by half a dozen Lasers, the latter somewhat depleted by Laser Northerns and Oppie Dad duty in Galway. Still, turnout keeps ticking up nicely.
The RSs had great tussles throughout the fleet and, unbelievably, the second race featured a dead heat for first in the 200s and a really tight photo finish for the win in the 400s.
In the "4s" Andrew Algeo and Paul Nolan took both races in a debut Friday cameo but Eoin Laverty in his brand new boat pushed him all the way in that second race, after leading at every mark. In the "2s" it was Stephen Craig and Conor Foley in race one, holding off SB20/GP14 veteran Mark Nolan while it was the youthful Jack Higgins and Chloe Eggers who crossed together with Craig/Foley in R2.
Back onshore afterwards the fleet enjoyed the warm setting sun; a BBQ with the Junior racers from the Harbour series; no rush home for work....you know the script !
Two thirds of the series still to go, we'll tag on a third race as we head towards mid-summers.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Hippie Wind
Whatever the weather forecast says, Dublin Bay gets the last word in these things. With a South Westerly wind the committee set a course with a start mark due north of the martello tower and the windward mark in under Teddies ice-cream. By the end of the race the breeze was back in the south west. As if nothing had changed in the interim. HA!
The beginning of the last run was normal and the run saw Kenneally gliding past the OK Dinghy, with the rest of the Lasers again bringing more wind with them down the run.
Back at the start, once more the PY race started in two tranches with the Lasers taking the 2nd gun three mins after the other PY boats. In the first start Tom Murphy's K1 underestimated the strength of the tide and whanged into the committee boat, getting into a right tangle. Then at the end of the first beat Sheehy's OK Dinghy forgot the offset mark and had to go back to round it correctly, but then that was the end of the non-wind related strangeness as a real hippie wind kicked in.
By the bottom of the first run Sheehy's OK Dinghy was sitting in a near dead lull and watching the Lasers charge downwind behind him along with the Vago. Then the wind filled in again and everyone sailed a tight and evenly competitive beat. Ronan Kenneally, that Cork fella, sailed fast up the beat and had nearly caught Sheehy's OK Dinghy by the end, with both of them extending slightly on the rest of the pursuing Lasers.
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The beginning of the last run was normal and the run saw Kenneally gliding past the OK Dinghy, with the rest of the Lasers again bringing more wind with them down the run.
Then it all went wobbly.
Kenneally was working to pass the leading IDRA14s when the wind turned off and - after some indecision - flicked right round to become an easterly. The run became a beat and boats struggled to round the leeward mark on a beat against a whooshing spring tide. Kenneally and Sheehy made it, followed by Galavan who'd seen breeze where it shouldn't be and had gone right over to the north to grab breeze and to leave O'Hare and the rest gasping for air near the mark.
Even after you got past the mark you weren't safe as the mounting tide and dropping wind could easily sluice you past the finish line completely if you weren't careful.
After having had the whole fleet within 50m of each other not 100m from the last mark, the final results show the huge spread of times at the finish. Boats that had been within feet of each other finished the race up to 10 minutes apart.
But it was good fun nonetheless. And that Cork fella won fair and square, whatever the wind was getting up to.
Results below.
Even after you got past the mark you weren't safe as the mounting tide and dropping wind could easily sluice you past the finish line completely if you weren't careful.
After having had the whole fleet within 50m of each other not 100m from the last mark, the final results show the huge spread of times at the finish. Boats that had been within feet of each other finished the race up to 10 minutes apart.
But it was good fun nonetheless. And that Cork fella won fair and square, whatever the wind was getting up to.
Results below.
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Sunday, May 11, 2014
39 knots
See a report on Saturday's blow-out over on the OK Dinghy site.
Here. http://goo.gl/EL5EsI
Here. http://goo.gl/EL5EsI
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Saturday, May 10, 2014
Building Fleet Grabs nice weather window
The RStGYC Friday night Dinghy Series for Laser and RS dinghies had another two great races last night.
There was an increased turnout and we were lucky with a little ridge of higher pressure between a series of lows. By start time the breeze had eased all the way back to a very pleasant 10 knots, blowing out from the direction of Seapoint's Martello Tower.
Races were rattled off by surely one of the youngest Race Officers Dun Laoghaire has ever seen for adult racing. Adam Hyland, who has represented the George overseas with distinction and topped national rankings in both the 420 and Optimist classes, performed one master-stroke in particular. He noticed he had time pre-start to shift his freshly-laid course 200 yards offshore. He had noticed fresher breeze and, crucially, big flicks to the left and, had he not relaid, the weather mark would have required a position way South, which would have been a very interesting obstacle course over the West pier !
RSs went off first for 3 rounds W/L and at the first mark the Boys Craig/Foley led in a 200 from Ryan/Murphy in the 400. However, Emmet and Luke in the bigger rig soon showed great speed and downwind angles, allied to slick boathandling, to dominate both races for the rest of the night. Craig/Foley led the 200s home comfortably in race one but were further back in the two lap second race when Clodagh and Adrain Hinkson staged a remarkable comeback on the lead 200 raced by Laser/Fireball ace Justin Maguire. The Hinksons carried a beautiful, soaking downwind course in a softening breeze and, had they not required one final gybe just a few metres from the line, they would surely have pipped Maguire and crew Heather Craig. Downwind finishes sure are interesting !! The other 200 and 400 crews all had their moments in the challenging patchy, shifty conditions.
The Lasers sailed two rounds each time and it was good to see some additional new faces this week in Ross O'Leary, Conor O'Leary and Peter Docherty. Things were competitive, especially when Ross challenged in race One and Conor got well in the mix in race Two. However Patrick Cahill again showed apalling disrespect for his elders, claiming both guns ! This Radial sailor will have no problems at all with the Full rig going forward, that much is clear. It also shows that the Friday series is absolutely perfect for younger sailors anywhere close to the transition stage between the smaller Laser rig and the Full. Plus what better way to take a little break from studies on a Friday night ?
Hyland wrapped things up to give his two old sea dog assistants a rest onboard the flagship and things looked decidedly gloomy and dark for the rest of the evening. Sure enough the heavens later opened up but boats were all derigged and pints and burgers were already being guzzled down under cover on the balcony.
We'll welcome more next week for sure as 4 or 5 cyclists were absent, not on the visting Giro D'Italia but away terrifying people with their lycra on the island of Mallorca. Lads, please note the lycra is out on this racetrack, especially "Giro pink". The peloton will no doubt also be boosted by the returning Hugh Sheehy. Expect double figure turnouts in both RSs and Lasers.
There was an increased turnout and we were lucky with a little ridge of higher pressure between a series of lows. By start time the breeze had eased all the way back to a very pleasant 10 knots, blowing out from the direction of Seapoint's Martello Tower.
Races were rattled off by surely one of the youngest Race Officers Dun Laoghaire has ever seen for adult racing. Adam Hyland, who has represented the George overseas with distinction and topped national rankings in both the 420 and Optimist classes, performed one master-stroke in particular. He noticed he had time pre-start to shift his freshly-laid course 200 yards offshore. He had noticed fresher breeze and, crucially, big flicks to the left and, had he not relaid, the weather mark would have required a position way South, which would have been a very interesting obstacle course over the West pier !
RSs went off first for 3 rounds W/L and at the first mark the Boys Craig/Foley led in a 200 from Ryan/Murphy in the 400. However, Emmet and Luke in the bigger rig soon showed great speed and downwind angles, allied to slick boathandling, to dominate both races for the rest of the night. Craig/Foley led the 200s home comfortably in race one but were further back in the two lap second race when Clodagh and Adrain Hinkson staged a remarkable comeback on the lead 200 raced by Laser/Fireball ace Justin Maguire. The Hinksons carried a beautiful, soaking downwind course in a softening breeze and, had they not required one final gybe just a few metres from the line, they would surely have pipped Maguire and crew Heather Craig. Downwind finishes sure are interesting !! The other 200 and 400 crews all had their moments in the challenging patchy, shifty conditions.
The Lasers sailed two rounds each time and it was good to see some additional new faces this week in Ross O'Leary, Conor O'Leary and Peter Docherty. Things were competitive, especially when Ross challenged in race One and Conor got well in the mix in race Two. However Patrick Cahill again showed apalling disrespect for his elders, claiming both guns ! This Radial sailor will have no problems at all with the Full rig going forward, that much is clear. It also shows that the Friday series is absolutely perfect for younger sailors anywhere close to the transition stage between the smaller Laser rig and the Full. Plus what better way to take a little break from studies on a Friday night ?
Hyland wrapped things up to give his two old sea dog assistants a rest onboard the flagship and things looked decidedly gloomy and dark for the rest of the evening. Sure enough the heavens later opened up but boats were all derigged and pints and burgers were already being guzzled down under cover on the balcony.
We'll welcome more next week for sure as 4 or 5 cyclists were absent, not on the visting Giro D'Italia but away terrifying people with their lycra on the island of Mallorca. Lads, please note the lycra is out on this racetrack, especially "Giro pink". The peloton will no doubt also be boosted by the returning Hugh Sheehy. Expect double figure turnouts in both RSs and Lasers.
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Saturday, May 3, 2014
George Friday success - old and new
The first night of the George's new Friday dinghy races was a great success! Piggybacking on the long success of the joint club Friday evening Junior sailing, the new series runs through May and June for RS200/400 fleets and Laser full-rig.
Combined with a post-race BBQ the series is a great social and competitive event. And on the water the competition was fierce! Two races with quick two lap windward-leeward courses on a tight start line gave everyone a great evening as the sun set over the city.
In the Laser fleet we had two extremes. The fleet included everyone from the old (well, yes, ehem) champions like Chris Arrowsmith across to current members of the youth team like Patrick Cahill. Extremes all mixed on the course together, along with several who haven't raced Lasers for a while but who were drawn out by the social aspect of the races.
The RS fleets had a variety of participants too, with Stephen Craig, the Hinksons and multi-class sailor Richard Tate leading the way ahead of a solid Friday fleet.
This reporter mostly paid attention to the Laser races, but the RS200s dominated the RS battles. Stephen Craig led the results of the evening with the Hinksons close behind as the races ended tight and close, aided by some on-the-water coaching. Tate was best of the 400s.
Upwind the left generally paid, but the real interest was downwind with the light breeze demanding wide angles and the increasing tide making that choice even more critical than normal.
In the Laser fleets we saw titanic battles between the old and the young. In Race 1 Hugh Sheehy, normally in the OK Dinghy, just failed to hold off Cahill's downwind speed on the run in to the finish despite leading around the last mark. Niall Sheehy, in another Laser and sailing in his first dinghy race for a LONG time, epitomized the spirit of the evening. Trailing the leaders, but he kept chasing and stayed surprisingly close to the lead boats around the whole course. Not half bad!
In Race 2 Chris Arrowsmith went one better than Sheehy had in Race 1 and defended the honor of the old guard in the best way. After a tightly contested start he and Cahill fought around the course in a tight 1-1 battle - with the rest of the fleet swapping places slightly behind.
But up front Arrowsmith took the lead at the last windward mark and then held Cahill off all the way to the finish. Cahill took the evening over the two races, though not by much. But the old guard really do need to learn those downwind techniques that were on show!
All fleets adjourned to the George for a burger and a beer on the patio in the setting sun. Glorious. At least until the evening cooled and the warm bar beckoned!
Combined with a post-race BBQ the series is a great social and competitive event. And on the water the competition was fierce! Two races with quick two lap windward-leeward courses on a tight start line gave everyone a great evening as the sun set over the city.
In the Laser fleet we had two extremes. The fleet included everyone from the old (well, yes, ehem) champions like Chris Arrowsmith across to current members of the youth team like Patrick Cahill. Extremes all mixed on the course together, along with several who haven't raced Lasers for a while but who were drawn out by the social aspect of the races.
The RS fleets had a variety of participants too, with Stephen Craig, the Hinksons and multi-class sailor Richard Tate leading the way ahead of a solid Friday fleet.
This reporter mostly paid attention to the Laser races, but the RS200s dominated the RS battles. Stephen Craig led the results of the evening with the Hinksons close behind as the races ended tight and close, aided by some on-the-water coaching. Tate was best of the 400s.
Upwind the left generally paid, but the real interest was downwind with the light breeze demanding wide angles and the increasing tide making that choice even more critical than normal.
In the Laser fleets we saw titanic battles between the old and the young. In Race 1 Hugh Sheehy, normally in the OK Dinghy, just failed to hold off Cahill's downwind speed on the run in to the finish despite leading around the last mark. Niall Sheehy, in another Laser and sailing in his first dinghy race for a LONG time, epitomized the spirit of the evening. Trailing the leaders, but he kept chasing and stayed surprisingly close to the lead boats around the whole course. Not half bad!
In Race 2 Chris Arrowsmith went one better than Sheehy had in Race 1 and defended the honor of the old guard in the best way. After a tightly contested start he and Cahill fought around the course in a tight 1-1 battle - with the rest of the fleet swapping places slightly behind.
But up front Arrowsmith took the lead at the last windward mark and then held Cahill off all the way to the finish. Cahill took the evening over the two races, though not by much. But the old guard really do need to learn those downwind techniques that were on show!
All fleets adjourned to the George for a burger and a beer on the patio in the setting sun. Glorious. At least until the evening cooled and the warm bar beckoned!
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