Officer of the Day Kieran Cranley set out a triangular course which brought a Class 1 and Whitesail combined fleet around on three laps. Cruiser racers competed in close and sometimes very close racing with the larger boats, as expected, leading the fleet.
The CLYC cruisers of Invincible, Aurora and Aquabat all took line honours in three respective races however due to the conditions, skippers decided not to fly the spinnaker.
The overall winner and retaining the Whistedown Trophy for another year, was Warrenpoint boat Atlantic Diva with crew Gerry Byrne, John Gray, Tom Taggart and Sean Tinnelly. The dynamic.Rostrevor BC team of Martin White and Conor Tinnelly were runners up in Freedom while Aurora skippered by Michael O’Hare was third.
The Warrenpoint Regatta is part of the Late Season Series which takes place every Saturday and runs until late September. Next week the fleet will be out again for the CLYC Cruiser Regatta.
At a prize giving ceremony, event coordinator Gerry Byrne thanked the OD Kieran Cranley, safety crew and the sponsors of the regatta, Whistledown Hotel, Warrenpoint Harbour Authority and Old Pulteney Whisky Distillers.
Crew members John Gray and Tom Taggart were also congratulated on their recent participation in legs of the Clipper Round the World race.
Results
1st Atlantic Diva (Whistledown Trophy) G Byrne/J Gray
2nd Freedom M White
3rd Aurora M O’Hare
Competitors at the Whistledown Hotel after the prize giving
Approaching the windward mark at the Warrenpoint Regatta
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