McIlwaines and CLYC Storm RYANI Youth Champs

Last weekend saw the biggest ever fleet of dinghies at a RYANI Championships gather at Ballyholme Yacht Club. 147 boats was a fine sight as long as you weren’t the race officer!
5 races were held over two days in light winds. CLYC were well represented on the podium with Luke McIlwaine taking 1st full rig Topper and 1st Junior overall. His sister Erin took 1st 4.2 and 1st under 11 overall. Conor Quinn was 4th in the Laser 4.7 class. In the radials Anna McNulty, Stephen Finnegan, Tom O’Hare and Kate MacAdorey took 9th, 11th, 13th and 16th. Conor O’Farrell got another podium place in the 420’s with third. These fantastic results left CLYC 4th club overall.

Meanwhile back on the Lough Colin Matthews and Connla Conway were in charge of club racing in a nice easterly wind shifting frequently. Matthews set a great course which obviously suited Emma and Eoin Thornbury (assisted by Keith) who took a stonking bullet ahead of Tim Gibbons and Ian Roche. Roche recovered well in the second race to take a 1st ahead of Jim Linton and the Cranleys.

Photos Courtesy Simon McIlwaine (CLYC deputy photographer)

RYANI Topper and Junior Champion Luke McIlwaine in action (library photo)

Some of the CLYC Junior Squad from Left: Anna McNulty, Tom O’Hare, Luke McIlwaine, Conor Quinn, Erin McIlwaine, Stephen Finnegan