Saturday’s lack of wind didn’t cause much excitement at the start of the first race as Invincible (skipper Mick McCann), Synergy (Chris Cassidy) and Scarlet (Michael O’Farrell) lined up at Killowen, but seconds after the start, a balmy breeze filled in and they were off for some decent racing.
There was enough wind eventually for Aidan McKay to hoist Synergy’s new secret weapon – a spinnaker:
As on this occasion there was a trophy at stake (the Irwin Cup), all the stops were out, and Invincible won the first race by more than 4 minutes ahead of the others, on corrected time.
This was all too much for Scarlet, retiring in the second race, but Synergy was not going to let go of the bone, and fought back in the second race to beat Invincible across the finish line by 4 minutes.
The outcome of all this was a dead heat for the series. Someone had to win the Cup, so the Rule Book was dusted off and lurking at the back somewhere, was a rule that in a case like this, the tie must be broken by counting the second race as more important than the first, so the winner of Race 2 wins the series.
Congratulations Synergy.
DINGHY RACES on Sunday – One of those Days
There was wall to wall sunshine, a breeze to die for and a high tide for good measure. It was one of those days that leaves you with memories that see you through the winter. Ian and Stephen Finnegan with Helen McParland did a great job with a nice long race for Race 1 and a shorter one for Race 2. Connla Conway manned the patrol boat and even though there were one or two capsizes, he didn’t have too much rescuing to do. The results were as follows:
R1
1st Kieran & Brian Cranley
2nd Conor O’Farrell
3rd Tim Gibbons
R2
1st Conor O’Farrell
2nd Andy Brown
3rd Sarah McCann
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