Irish Laser National Championships - Day 1 at Ballyholme
by Irish Sailing Associaton on 30 Aug 2014
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At the Irish Laser National Championships, the three fleets woke up on a beautiful sunny day at Ballyholme Yacht Club knowing that the wind was to fill in over the afternoon but no-one was sure by how much. There is a little tension among the 126 competitors for the first time in a few years but if anyone was ignoring the pressure, it was the incumbent Providence Team IRL sailors James Espey and Annalise Murphy who have won five Nationals between them.
This summer has new blood on the horizon - Finn Lynch the new U19 Laser Standard World Champion and Seafra Guilfyle who won the Radial Silver medal at the ISAF Youth Worlds earlier in the summer.
Race 1 started with a southerly breeze and relatively flat seas with 16 knots. In the Standard fleet James Espey got off to a slow start rounding the first mark seventh but a left shift on the second beat took him up to first from where he distanced himself from the chasing pack. ISA Development Squad members Fionn Lyden was second with Finn Lynch in third. In the Radials Ballyholme’s Liam Glynn led around the course till the second round until he sailed the wrong course and was passed by the top four. Annalise also got off to a poor first beat in 20th place but she managed to catch up and pass Cork’s Cian Byrne at the final mark.
The conditions worsened considerably for Race 2 gusting up to 25 knots at the finish. Annalise has always excelled in heavier airs and showed the rest of the Radial class the way home from the first mark. Finn Lynch led the Standards for 90% of his race but James Espey passed him up the final beat as the breeze grew.
The Youth 4.7 fleet managed the conditions commendably with Johnny Durcan from Royal Cork YC winning Race 2 and was second to Lough Derg’s Scott Levie in Race 1. Asked for a comment afterwards Johnny offered that it was 'very windy' and was a day to 'keep your eyes out of the boat'.
Race Officer Robin Gray decided to postpone the final race until tomorrow with the wind settling over 24 knots. Unfortunately the morning looks like similar conditions with the breeze expected to start to die in the afternoon.
Results are provisional as of 19:00 on August 28, 2014
4.7 Rig
Sailed: 2, Discards: 0, To count: 2, Entries: 39, Scoring system: Appendix A
|
Rank
|
Tally
|
Name
|
Cat
|
Club
|
Sail No
|
R1
|
R2
|
Total
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
88
|
Johnny Durcan
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
188348
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
|
2nd
|
113
|
Niamh Doran
|
LY
|
Courtown SC
|
200674
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
|
3rd
|
65
|
Scott Levie
|
Y
|
Lough Derg YC
|
192881
|
1.0
|
9.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
|
4th
|
52
|
Rory Fekkes
|
Y
|
Ballyholme YC
|
204760
|
8.0
|
2.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
|
5th
|
56
|
Rory Caslin
|
Y
|
National YC
|
204032
|
9.0
|
4.0
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
|
6th
|
104
|
Conor Sherriff
|
Y
|
Courtown SC
|
182605
|
5.0
|
8.0
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
|
7th
|
17
|
Rebecca O Shaughnessy
|
LY
|
Royal Cork YC
|
175724
|
16.0
|
5.0
|
21.0
|
21.0
|
|
8th
|
28
|
Peter Gilmore
|
Y
|
Strangford Lough YC
|
178725
|
4.0
|
18.0
|
22.0
|
22.0
|
|
9th
|
120
|
Anna McNulty
|
LY
|
Carlingford Lough YC
|
205228
|
13.0
|
10.0
|
23.0
|
23.0
|
|
10th
|
94
|
Ben Martin
|
Y
|
Ballyholme YC
|
198772
|
10.0
|
15.0
|
25.0
|
25.0
|
|
11th
|
55
|
Patrick Coyle
|
Y
|
National YC
|
198561
|
15.0
|
11.0
|
26.0
|
26.0
|
|
12th
|
44
|
Heather Spain
|
LY
|
National YC
|
201595
|
12.0
|
14.0
|
26.0
|
26.0
|
|
13th
|
7
|
Evie Byrne
|
LY
|
National YC
|
190916
|
11.0
|
17.0
|
28.0
|
28.0
|
|
14th
|
54
|
Hugh Perrette
|
Y
|
National YC
|
196243
|
6.0
|
23.0
|
29.0
|
29.0
|
|
15th
|
91
|
Henry Higgins
|
Y
|
Royal St George YC
|
194899
|
7.0
|
22.0
|
29.0
|
29.0
|
|
16th
|
98
|
Conor Byrne
|
Y
|
National YC
|
180932
|
24.0
|
7.0
|
31.0
|
31.0
|
|
17th
|
76
|
Conor Quinn
|
Y
|
Carlingford Lough YC
|
201594
|
21.0
|
13.0
|
34.0
|
34.0
|
|
18th
|
90
|
Loghlen Rickard
|
Y
|
National YC
|
204041
|
14.0
|
20.0
|
34.0
|
34.0
|
|
19th
|
72
|
Ronan Walsh
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
179328
|
18.0
|
16.0
|
34.0
|
34.0
|
|
20th
|
122
|
Mark McDonough
|
Y
|
Ballyholme YC
|
193601
|
26.0
|
12.0
|
38.0
|
38.0
|
|
21st
|
5
|
Luke McGrath
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
189219
|
17.0
|
21.0
|
38.0
|
38.0
|
|
22nd
|
20
|
David Kelly
|
Y
|
Rush SC
|
186298
|
36.0
|
6.0
|
42.0
|
42.0
|
|
23rd
|
63
|
Emma McKnight
|
LY
|
Strangford Lough YC
|
192329
|
23.0
|
24.0
|
47.0
|
47.0
|
|
24th
|
53
|
Jenny Fekkes
|
LY
|
Ballyholme YC
|
186297
|
19.0
|
29.0
|
48.0
|
48.0
|
|
25th
|
74
|
James O'Connor
|
Y
|
Royal St George YC
|
179326
|
31.0
|
19.0
|
50.0
|
50.0
|
|
26th
|
124
|
Roisin Foley
|
YL
|
Royal St George YC
|
189212
|
20.0
|
32.0
|
52.0
|
52.0
|
|
27th
|
95
|
Andrew Mitchell
|
Y
|
County Antrim YC
|
206489
|
22.0
|
30.0
|
52.0
|
52.0
|
|
28th
|
33
|
Toby Hudson-Fowler
|
Y
|
Royal St George YC
|
170857
|
27.0
|
25.0
|
52.0
|
52.0
|
|
29th
|
18
|
Eoghan O'Regan
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
180594
|
29.0
|
27.0
|
56.0
|
56.0
|
|
30th
|
70
|
Greg Arrowsmith
|
|
Royal St George YC
|
170938
|
32.0
|
28.0
|
60.0
|
60.0
|
|
31st
|
57
|
Tara Coveney
|
LY
|
Royal Cork YC
|
160592
|
28.0
|
33.0
|
61.0
|
61.0
|
|
32nd
|
48
|
George O'Connor
|
Y
|
Skerries SC
|
142095
|
37.0
|
26.0
|
63.0
|
63.0
|
|
33rd
|
82
|
Robert Riordan
|
Y
|
National YC
|
190751
|
30.0
|
34.0
|
64.0
|
64.0
|
|
34th
|
62
|
Aaron Rogers
|
Y
|
Skerries SC
|
179380
|
25.0
|
40.0 DNF
|
65.0
|
65.0
|
|
35th
|
21
|
Michelle Ryan
|
LY
|
Rush SC
|
169130
|
35.0
|
31.0
|
66.0
|
66.0
|
|
36th
|
35
|
Lauren O Hare
|
LY
|
Rush SC
|
186296
|
33.0
|
40.0 DNF
|
73.0
|
73.0
|
|
37th
|
36
|
Aoife De Faoite
|
LY
|
Rush SC
|
173580
|
34.0
|
40.0 DNF
|
74.0
|
74.0
|
|
38th
|
100
|
Jane Bolger
|
LY
|
Royal St George YC
|
176678
|
38.0
|
40.0 DNF
|
78.0
|
78.0
|
|
39th
|
10
|
Daniel Hopkins
|
Y
|
Howth YC
|
186174
|
39.0
|
40.0 DNF
|
79.0
|
79.0
|
Radial Rig
Sailed: 2, Discards: 0, To count: 2, Entries: 46, Scoring system: Appendix A
|
Rank
|
Tally
|
Name
|
Cat
|
Club
|
Sail No
|
R1
|
R2
|
Total
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
112
|
Annalise Murphy
|
L
|
National YC
|
206937
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
2nd
|
67
|
Seafra Guilfoyle
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
199421
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
3rd
|
66
|
Cian Byrne
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
198555
|
2.0
|
6.0
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
|
4th
|
28
|
Tim Brow
|
Y
|
Ballyholme YC
|
203715
|
5.0
|
3.0
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
|
5th
|
50
|
Liam Glynn
|
Y
|
Ballyholme YC
|
205230
|
6.0
|
4.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
|
6th
|
86
|
Gary Fekkes
|
Y
|
East Antrim BC
|
199054
|
7.0
|
8.0
|
15.0
|
15.0
|
|
7th
|
30
|
Conor O'Beirne
|
Y
|
Royal St George YC
|
183231
|
11.0
|
7.0
|
18.0
|
18.0
|
|
8th
|
12
|
Simon Weatherspoon
|
Y
|
South Shields SC
|
203966
|
10.0
|
9.0
|
19.0
|
19.0
|
|
9th
|
42
|
Ross O'Sullivan
|
Y
|
Kinsale YC
|
183948
|
16.0
|
5.0
|
21.0
|
21.0
|
|
10th
|
47
|
Daniel Raymond
|
Y
|
National YC
|
157561
|
8.0
|
17.0
|
25.0
|
25.0
|
|
11th
|
46
|
Ruairi Finnegan
|
Y
|
Waterford Harb, SC
|
200637
|
4.0
|
22.0
|
26.0
|
26.0
|
|
12th
|
29
|
Aisling Keller
|
LY
|
Lough Derg YC
|
202444
|
13.0
|
16.0
|
29.0
|
29.0
|
|
13th
|
79
|
Andrew Penney
|
Y
|
East Antrim BC
|
196734
|
14.0
|
15.0
|
29.0
|
29.0
|
|
14th
|
16
|
Richard Thompson
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
205231
|
12.0
|
21.0
|
33.0
|
33.0
|
|
15th
|
25
|
Suzanne Flannigan
|
LY
|
Ballyholme YC
|
192602
|
15.0
|
19.0
|
34.0
|
34.0
|
|
16th
|
45
|
Ciaran Finnegan
|
Y
|
Waterford Harb, SC
|
203716
|
9.0
|
27.0
|
36.0
|
36.0
|
|
17th
|
110
|
Tadhg O Loingsigh
|
|
Tralee Bay SC
|
198780
|
25.0
|
11.0
|
36.0
|
36.0
|
|
18th
|
34
|
Erica Ruigrok
|
LY
|
Rush SC
|
197362
|
19.0
|
18.0
|
37.0
|
37.0
|
|
19th
|
119
|
Sorcha Donnelly
|
LY
|
BallyholmeYC
|
196740
|
26.0
|
12.0
|
38.0
|
38.0
|
|
20th
|
101
|
Mark Bolger
|
Y
|
Blessington SC
|
198556
|
24.0
|
14.0
|
38.0
|
38.0
|
|
21st
|
106
|
Dermot Lyden
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
180774
|
20.0
|
20.0
|
40.0
|
40.0
|
|
22nd
|
107
|
Sorcha Ni Shuilleabhain
|
YL
|
Kinsale YC
|
198435
|
28.0
|
13.0
|
41.0
|
41.0
|
|
23rd
|
83
|
Tom Purdon
|
Y
|
Strangford Lough YC
|
185981
|
18.0
|
26.0
|
44.0
|
44.0
|
|
24th
|
27
|
Laura Gilmore
|
LY
|
Strangford Lough YC
|
205229
|
22.0
|
23.0
|
45.0
|
45.0
|
|
25th
|
75
|
Patrick Cahill
|
Y
|
Royal St. George YC
|
201363
|
38.0
|
10.0
|
48.0
|
48.0
|
|
26th
|
9
|
Aoife Hopkins
|
YL
|
Howth YC
|
205770
|
27.0
|
24.0
|
51.0
|
51.0
|
|
27th
|
32
|
Fionn Conway
|
Y
|
Killaloe SC
|
187586
|
23.0
|
30.0
|
53.0
|
53.0
|
|
28th
|
111
|
Ewan McMahon
|
Y
|
Howth YC
|
207800
|
17.0
|
37.0
|
54.0
|
54.0
|
|
29th
|
123
|
Conor Foley
|
Y
|
Royal St George YC
|
204759
|
29.0
|
25.0
|
54.0
|
54.0
|
|
30th
|
89
|
Nicole Hemeryck
|
LY
|
National YC
|
179329
|
21.0
|
35.0
|
56.0
|
56.0
|
|
31st
|
8
|
Conor Kneafsey
|
Y
|
National YC
|
196981
|
33.0
|
28.0
|
61.0
|
61.0
|
|
32nd
|
13
|
Richard Hogan
|
Y
|
Howth YC
|
184820
|
32.0
|
29.0
|
61.0
|
61.0
|
|
33rd
|
117
|
Tom O Hare
|
Y
|
Carlingford Lough YC
|
205232
|
30.0
|
31.0
|
61.0
|
61.0
|
|
34th
|
4
|
Thomas McGrath
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
195254
|
37.0
|
32.0
|
69.0
|
69.0
|
|
35th
|
92
|
Jamie Tingle
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
175642
|
39.0
|
33.0
|
72.0
|
72.0
|
|
36th
|
19
|
Guy Boggan
|
Y
|
Waterford Harb.SC
|
204043
|
42.0
|
34.0
|
76.0
|
76.0
|
|
37th
|
64
|
Andrew Levie
|
Y
|
Lough Derg YC
|
192861
|
40.0
|
36.0
|
76.0
|
76.0
|
|
38th
|
23
|
Howard Massie
|
M
|
Llandegfedd SC
|
137135
|
31.0
|
47.0 DNF
|
78.0
|
78.0
|
|
39th
|
43
|
Scott O'Sullivan
|
Y
|
Kinsale YC
|
189216
|
34.0
|
47.0 DNF
|
81.0
|
81.0
|
|
40th
|
93
|
Charlie Moloney
|
Y
|
Royal Cork YC
|
188047
|
35.0
|
47.0 DNF
|
82.0
|
82.0
|
|
41st
|
96
|
Stephen Finnegan
|
Y
|
Carlingford Lough YC
|
191307
|
36.0
|
47.0 DNF
|
83.0
|
83.0
|
|
42nd
|
78
|
Cillian Ballesty
|
Y
|
Wicklow SC
|
93831
|
41.0
|
47.0 DNF
|
88.0
|
88.0
|
|
43rd
|
6
|
Jack Carroll
|
Y
|
Kinsale YC
|
172261
|
43.0
|
47.0 DNF
|
90.0
|
90.0
|
|
44th
|
87
|
Kate Macadorey
|
LY
|
Carlingford Lough YC
|
190672
|
44.0
|
47.0 DNF
|
91.0
|
91.0
|
|
45th
|
99
|
Iseult Kneafsey
|
LY
|
National YC
|
185066
|
47.0 DNF
|
47.0 DNF
|
94.0
|
94.0
|
|
45th
|
125
|
Roberto Carlos Da Silva
|
|
Irish Sailling Assoc.
|
206427
|
47.0 DNF
|
47.0 DNF
|
94.0
|
94.0
|
Standard Rig
Sailed: 2, Discards: 0, To count: 2, Entries: 41, Scoring system: Appendix A
|
Rank
|
Tally
|
Name
|
Cat
|
Club
|
Sail No
|
R1
|
R2
|
Total
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
1
|
James Espey
|
|
Royal Ulster YC
|
206936
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
2nd
|
84
|
Finn Lynch
|
Y
|
National YC
|
203714
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
3rd
|
2
|
Colin Leonard
|
|
Ballyholme YC
|
204159
|
4.0
|
3.0
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
|
4th
|
77
|
Fionn Lyden
|
|
Schull SC
|
203718
|
2.0
|
6.0
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
|
5th
|
41
|
Darragh O'Sullivan
|
|
Kinsale YC
|
200745
|
7.0
|
5.0
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
|
6th
|
31
|
Dan O'Beirne
|
Y
|
Royal St George YC
|
197518
|
5.0
|
8.0
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
|
7th
|
71
|
Nick Walsh
|
M
|
Royal Cork YC
|
206859
|
14.0
|
4.0
|
18.0
|
18.0
|
|
8th
|
108
|
Dougie Power
|
Y
|
Waterford Harb, SC
|
203971
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
20.0
|
20.0
|
|
9th
|
109
|
Thomas Chaix
|
M
|
Kinsale YC
|
204045
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
24.0
|
24.0
|
|
10th
|
37
|
Jack Aitken
|
Y
|
RNCYC
|
128764
|
6.0
|
19.0
|
25.0
|
25.0
|
|
11th
|
68
|
Colin Galavan
|
M
|
Royal Irish YC
|
191670
|
16.0
|
9.0
|
25.0
|
25.0
|
|
12th
|
85
|
Rory Lynch
|
|
National YC
|
200493
|
9.0
|
16.0
|
25.0
|
25.0
|
|
13th
|
11
|
Oliver Davenport
|
Y
|
Redesmere SC
|
207798
|
11.0
|
15.0
|
26.0
|
26.0
|
|
14th
|
80
|
Stephen Penney
|
M
|
East Antrim BC
|
201365
|
20.0
|
7.0
|
27.0
|
27.0
|
|
15th
|
60
|
Bill O'Hara
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
186714
|
19.0
|
11.0
|
30.0
|
30.0
|
|
16th
|
58
|
Garth Maxwell
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
201001
|
22.0
|
13.0
|
35.0
|
35.0
|
|
17th
|
38
|
Dugal Wilson
|
Y
|
Loch Venachar SC
|
206183
|
17.0
|
18.0
|
35.0
|
35.0
|
|
18th
|
97
|
Chris Russell
|
|
Strangford Lough YC
|
201482
|
13.0
|
23.0
|
36.0
|
36.0
|
|
19th
|
24
|
Kevin Currier
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
200436
|
15.0
|
21.0
|
36.0
|
36.0
|
|
20th
|
69
|
Chris Arrowsmith
|
M
|
Royal St George YC
|
201888
|
21.0
|
17.0
|
38.0
|
38.0
|
|
21st
|
73
|
Edward Rice
|
M
|
Royal Cork YC
|
206858
|
25.0
|
14.0
|
39.0
|
39.0
|
|
22nd
|
49
|
Keith Storey
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
201567
|
18.0
|
22.0
|
40.0
|
40.0
|
|
23rd
|
121
|
Michael Kimber
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
202442
|
24.0
|
20.0
|
44.0
|
44.0
|
|
24th
|
105
|
Dara O'Shea
|
Y
|
Kinsale YC
|
198518
|
8.0
|
42.0 OCS
|
50.0
|
50.0
|
|
25th
|
115
|
Francis Kennedy
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
171885
|
27.0
|
24.0
|
51.0
|
51.0
|
|
26th
|
102
|
Paul Keane
|
M
|
Royal Irish YC
|
195130
|
29.0
|
25.0
|
54.0
|
54.0
|
|
27th
|
3
|
Des Magee
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
204044
|
31.0
|
27.0
|
58.0
|
58.0
|
|
28th
|
59
|
David Wilson
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
174434
|
34.0
|
26.0
|
60.0
|
60.0
|
|
29th
|
40
|
Trevor Patterson
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
200437
|
23.0
|
42.0 DNF
|
65.0
|
65.0
|
|
30th
|
114
|
Mark Mackey
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
180924
|
26.0
|
42.0 DNF
|
68.0
|
68.0
|
|
31st
|
22
|
Frankie Leonard
|
|
Lough Derg YC
|
191878
|
42.0 DNF
|
28.0
|
70.0
|
70.0
|
|
32nd
|
61
|
Charles Taylor
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
185032
|
28.0
|
42.0 DNF
|
70.0
|
70.0
|
|
33rd
|
118
|
John McVea
|
M
|
County Antrim YC
|
175738
|
30.0
|
42.0 DNF
|
72.0
|
72.0
|
|
34th
|
81
|
Nigel Martin
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
202443
|
32.0
|
42.0 DNF
|
74.0
|
74.0
|
|
35th
|
15
|
Charlie West-Hurst
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
197910
|
33.0
|
42.0 DNF
|
75.0
|
75.0
|
|
36th
|
14
|
Robin Moran
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
193573
|
35.0
|
42.0 DNF
|
77.0
|
77.0
|
|
37th
|
51
|
Ryan Glynn
|
|
Ballyholme YC
|
198552
|
42.0 DNF
|
42.0 DNF
|
84.0
|
84.0
|
|
37th
|
39
|
Neil Cameron
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
179769
|
42.0 DNF
|
42.0 DNF
|
84.0
|
84.0
|
|
37th
|
116
|
Mark Kennedy
|
|
Howth YC
|
187590
|
42.0 DNF
|
42.0 DNF
|
84.0
|
84.0
|
|
37th
|
126
|
Alex Ward
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
185156
|
42.0 DNF
|
42.0 DNF
|
84.0
|
84.0
|
|
37th
|
103
|
Chris Mackey
|
M
|
Ballyholme YC
|
186301
|
42.0 DNF
|
42.0 DNF
|
84.0
|
84.0
|
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