McCann's the Man for the John Donnelly Cup

Moderate south-westerly winds provided good sailing conditions for the John Donnelly Cup for cruisers. Brian McCann & Kieran Cranley set out three triangular courses with a start and finish off Ross’s Monument at Rostrevor. The larger cruisers led the fleet with Gannet skippered by Brian McCann narrowly pipping Paul Kavanagh’s Aquabat to take the coveted John Donnelly Cup. Michael O'Hare in Aurora completed the podium with third.

Pandemonium (Brian O'Sullivan) and Thetis (Don Campbell) in battle at the Monument

The event was part of an All Seasons 45 race, three part series between May and September. The overall winner of the All Seasons was Synergy and skipper Chris Cassidy was awarded the Boathouse Trophy.

The CLYC Early and Mid seasons were won by Invincible skippered by Mick McCann. The trophy for the Late Season series goes to Chris Cassidy in Synergy.

Results:

John Donnelly Cup: Gannet - Brian McCann

Spinnaker Prize: Synergy - Chris Cassidy

All Seasons Boathouse Trophy: Synergy - Chris Cassidy

CLYC Early Season Series: Invincible - Mick McCann
CLYC Mid Season Series: Invincible - Mick Mc Cann
CLYC Late Season Series: Synergy - Chris Cassidy

Some of the competitors relaxing after the prize-giving